The Kansas rowing team is set to face Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown Saturday in Kansas City, Kan. This is the rowing team’s only home event except for the Big 12 Championship. The nine seniors on the team, Danielle Adam, Olivia Catloth, Katy Evans, Eileen Gallagher, Olivia Kinet, Katy MacCormack, Ashlyn Midyett, Emily Starr [...]
Kansas’ schedule didn’t have to be this exhausting. In theory, playing at TCU last Wednesday should have been a tune-up for a tough three-day stretch. Losses at home against Oklahoma State, on the road to the Horned Frogs and a third straight at Oklahoma changed that notion and has shaken the perception of an “easy [...]
MANHATTAN —Travis Releford already had plenty on his plate guarding Rodney McGruder in the Sunflower Showdown on Tuesday. And with his struggle on offense, especially from three-point range, that wasn’t his main priority. Turns out the senior guard from Kansas City, Mo., found his rhythm with two early 3-pointers that helped him lead Kansas to [...]
Bramlage Coliseum. For a long time, this was “Allen Fieldhouse West” for Kansas fans, and for good reason. From 1988 until 2008, the Jayhawks took the 88-mile drive down I-70 and returned with a victory against the in-state rival. However, since Kansas State’s first victory inside the arena against Kansas on January 30, 2008, it’s [...]
Kansas fans may have overlooked Kansas State when the 2012-13 schedules were released this season. Many were focused on a non-conference schedule that included Michigan State, Ohio State and Temple in a year that the Big 12 appeared weak. Many cited the fact that the Jayhawks have won nine of the last 10 games against [...]
MANHATTAN, KAN. — For three possessions the Kansas Jayhawks football team looked like it had it figured out for Saturday’s contest. Before the interceptions from senior quarterback Dayne Crist, before freshman Tre’ Parmalee’s kick return blunders and before Kansas dug itself into a 40-point deficit, the Jayhawks appeared as good as their counterpart for this [...]
The Jayhawks traveled to Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday Oct. 6 to take on the Wildcats. The Jayhawks were defeated 16-56.
MANHATTAN, KAN. — Going on the road and facing a Kansas State team ranked in the top 10, Kansas coach Charlie Weis wanted his players to get off to a fast start. The Jayhawks either led or tied for the first 20 minutes. Kansas scored first and tried to build the momentum throughout the first [...]
After three years of futility against the in-state rival, Kansas coach Charlie Weis needed to try something different if he wanted to give his team any chance in the 111th Sunflower Showdown. So Weis changed up his practices by making it full contact for everyone—even the quarterbacks. “Everything was full speed, including going against my [...]
During the bye week, Kansas football coach Charlie Weis didn’t take any breaks while prepping his players for the Sunflower Showdown with a three-game losing streak in their rear-view. Weis visited the history between Kansas and Kansas State with his players. He stressed the importance of this rivalry to give them pride going into Saturday’s [...]
The bye week is over and Kansas football is getting ready to return to action against Kansas State in Manhattan on Saturday. Both Kansas coach Charlie Weis and Kansas State coach Bill Snyder had an opportunity to speak to the media on Monday’s teleconference call where they touched on the upcoming game. B-rad is Rad [...]
After four losses to rival Kansas State, the Jayhawks are hungry for a win.
Fans and players should not forget the importance of this traditional rivalry.
Kansas enters Saturday’s game trying to pull off an upset similar to the one in 2007.
Familiar Jayhawk loss to Bill Snyder’s Wildcats is as unwelcome as the Backstreet Boys’ reappearance.
