Football

Big 12 power rankings: Utah tightens grip on top spot as BYU surges

Utah was a near-unanimous top pick in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings. The unbeaten Utes received 15 of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12. Iowa State climbed to No. 2 this week, while BYU made the biggest jump of the week from ninth to ...

Bumgardner earned rotational chance at WVU, impressed coaches

When Shane Bumgardner lost out on a starting job to fellow transfer center Bryce Foster, he didn’t immediately have a clear-cut role on the 2024 Kansas football team. But offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes and offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa clearly made good on their preseason allusions ...

Leipold provides update on injured Wheeler; linebacker missed practice Monday

After suffering an injury in the final minutes of Kansas' loss to West Virginia on Saturday, starting middle linebacker Cornell Wheeler missed practice on Monday, head coach Lance Leipold said. “We’ll see where it progresses with him," Leipold added. During West Virginia's penultimate ...

Whole KU squad to share responsibility of holding team together

Morgantown, W.Va. — The Kansas football team’s season has gotten off to an unexpectedly poor 1-3 start, culminating in Saturday’s conference-opening loss at West Virginia. As the Jayhawks’ vaunted class of seniors looks to keep the team together and get the year back on track, though, ...

Notebook: Weather delay disrupts fourth quarter of KU-WVU game

Morgantown, W.Va. — As Kansas and West Virginia entered the home stretch of a hotly contested Big 12 opener on Saturday, Mother Nature intervened. With KU leading 21-17 and 10 minutes and 43 seconds remaining in the game, the public-address announcer at Milan Puskar Stadium declared a severe ...

Preview: Daniels, KU offense have opportunity against struggling WVU secondary

West Virginia coach Neal Brown agreed on Monday with a reporter’s suggestion that “Jalon Daniels’ biggest strengths are the things that you’ve struggled with so far.” “That’s fair,” Brown said. “He’s probably pretty excited.” The Mountaineers, who like Kansas have ...