Yardbarker: Kansas Jayhawks

Box Scorin': USC offense escapes the cellar long enough to down Devils

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:15:03 -0500

Weird, wild and prolific stats from Saturday's action. • USC was held to one offensive touchdown and 258 total yards, the Trojans' worst offensive output since October 2004, in a 14-9 win at Arizona State. Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley had his worst game, completing 7-of-22 passes for 112 yards, 75 of them on one spectacular catch-and-run by Damien Williams, who took a pass behind the line of scrimmage for USC's only gain of the game longer than 13 yards. • Nebraska...

Sunflower Meltdown

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:06:00 -0500

Halftime was less than a minute away and Kansas led Kansas State, 7-3, despite three wasted opportunities, including two horribly-timed Todd Reesing turnovers and a missed field goal after Darrell Stuckey's 66-yard game-opening kick return. My esteemed Phog.net colleague Kevin Flaherty turned to me and asked, “How is KU still leading this football game?”

KU coach Mangino defends quarterback Reesing

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:41:55 -0500

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Kansas coach Mark Mangino believes the struggles of the Jayhawks offense go far beyond the play of quarterback Todd Reesing.

No, Todd Reesing is not getting the gold-watch treatment (yet)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:34:44 -0500

Three weeks ago, Kansas was 5-0 and coach Mark Mangino was stumping for his quarterback's Heisman credentials. After two straight losses and another three-and-a-half quarters of malaise Saturday at Texas Tech, Mangino decided he'd seen enough of Todd Reesing -- trailing 35-21 with seven minutes to go and still within striking distance against a notoriously forgiving secondary, unfortunately named redshirt freshman Kale Pick took the field in place of the fifth-year senior, and didn&#...

NCAA Football Handicapping: Kansas vs Texas Tech

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:24:00 -0500

The fans at Jones AT&T Stadium will be treated to a game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders when they take their seats on Saturday. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Raiders listed as 7-point favorites versus the Jayhawks, while the game's total is sitting at 66. Todd Reesing ended his day with 224 yards passing, no touchdowns and three interceptions as Kansas lost to Oklahoma 35-13 in Week 8. The Jayhawks did not cover the 8-point spread, while the final score...

The Midwest Matchup: Kansas vs. Minnesota

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:39:45 -0500

The Kansas Jayhawks (7-5) and Minnesota Gophers (7-5) will ring in the New Year by facing off in the Insight Bowl at 5:30pm EST on New Year's Eve. The game is played in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ and will air on the NFL Network. Kansas will be making a bowl appearance for the second straight year, a first in school history. Last year they beat Virginia Tech 24-21 in the FedEx Orange Bowl to complete their 12-1 season. See more by following the link!

KU Officials Trying To Stop Students From Swearing At Their F'ing Football Games

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:57:47 -0500

Kansas officials are wondering what they can do to stem the tide of students swearing during Jayhawk football games - such as the kickoff chant, "Rip his (expletive) head off!"

Getting To Know Your Obese Coaches: Mark Mangino

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:24:38 -0500

Name: Mark Mangino School: Kansas Estimated Weight: 400 pounds Why We Love Him: College football's leading big boy these days, Mangino is coming off an Orange Bowl win that gave Kansas its first BCS victory and had M&M the closest he's been to a piece of fruit in eons. He also gave College GameDay its best signage of last season. Here's a sampling: Mangino Ate Jon Benet, Fangino Is Mat, Mangino Causes World Hunger, ESPN: Obesity Lives Here. Dude also looks like he&...

Kansas Loses 3: Talib, Collins, & Coach Beck

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:05:30 -0500

I can't say that anyone is surprised to see these three move on from Kansas as the rumors and speculations have been floating around for a while now. Coach Tim Beck, one of the best recruiters for Kansas, has decided to become the running backs coach in Nebraska--Let's hope with this past season the recruits will keep coming. Aqib Talib and Anthony Collins apparently made a pact to either stay at Kansas together or play with the big boys. With Talib being currently forecasted as a second round draft pick (and possibly first round) he couldn't resist seizing the opportunity. So Collins, will follow.

Aqib Talib Best Corner in College Football?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:38:35 -0500

Aqib Talib showed the world last night how he can anticipate Hokie moves to help lead the Jayhawks to their 24-21 victory. He made his job look effortless. Way to go Talib and fellow Jayhawks!

Kansas Jayhawk Football - 2007 Season Summed Up On Video

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:11:02 -0500

Rock Chalk Talk pointed us to a great video edited Kansas football's own #37 Micah Brown which gives a neat overview of the 2007 (first video below). That prompted me to find some other great KU Football 2007 videos. Enjoy!

Mark Mangino Is Coach of the Year

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:46:08 -0500

Last night Mangino and several of the Kansas players were recognized and Mangino was awarded The Home Depot Coach of the Year. Rock Chalk Jayhaws!

Kansas Jayhawks Going to the Fiesta Bowl?

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:52:35 -0500

There is a lot of speculation about who is going to what bowl. Of course I am most interested in where Kansas is going. According to the Dallas Morning News, Kansas is most definitely going to the Fiesta Bowl. This decision would not be about who wins or looses Saturday's Big 12 championship but rather $$$$$--some system that is.

Mangino is Big 12's Coach of the Year

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:43:35 -0500

Several Jayhawks were honored with a Big 12 2007 Football award: Mark Mangino received the Coach of the Year award. James McClinton received the Defensive Lineman of the Year. Way to go Jayhawks! What a great season! Rock Chalk Talk has a full listing of all the awards the Jayhawks were honored with this year: http://www.rockchalktalk.com/story/2007/11/28/112838/16

Jayhawks Are11-1: Greatest Season In This School's History

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:25:15 -0500

As a Jayhawk I am disappointed with our loss against Mizzou. However, we shouldn't let this disappointment overwhelm our joyous feelings of completing our best football season ever.

Top 10 In Honor of Jayhawks 10-0 Start

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:47:50 -0500

To honor the Kansas Jayhawks football first 10-0 start since 1899, Rock Chalk Talk has a great great top 10 list breaking down the "biggest surprises" putting the Jayhawks on the way to the Big 12 National Championship title. The Offensive line is at #4. I would have probably put them at #2. I definitely agree with quarterback Todd Reesing's position at #1.

Kansas Jayhawks, #4 Football Team in the Country

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:43:03 -0500

Our rise to #4 in the BCS wasn't surprising to most BCS experts. We finally received some respect from the human voters, sliding past idle West Virginia and losing Arizona State and Boston College into #5 in both the USA Today poll and Harris poll from #7 last week. That, coupled with the affection the computers have towards the Jayhawks (we are 4th as a whole; as high as 2nd according to Sagarin) has moved us up to #4 in the BCS. That is pretty special in itself, but as of now, it holds much more weight. Why?

Bear Watch - the Fighting Manginos are 4-0!!!!!

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:12:40 -0500

The Fighting Manginos are 4-0 http://stilespoints.blogspot.com/

The Bear Watch - The Fighting Manginos are 2-0

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:18:39 -0500

The weekly Bear Watch has begun for Stiles Points' favorite college head football coach.... http://stilespoints.blogspot.com/

2007 Kansas Jayhawks Football Preview

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:52:06 -0500

The Jayhawks return 15 starters from a 6-6 team last season. They will be hungry to get to a bowl game and show doubters they're for real.