Roy Helu Jr. ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns, helping Nebraska move into a tie atop the Big 12 North with a 31-17 victory over Kansas on Saturday. Niles Paul had 226 total yards, including 154 on four catches, and Alex Henry kicked three field goals to set up next week's Big 12 North showdown between Nebraska (7-3, 4-2) and Kansas State. Helu recovered a fumble in the end zone in the first quarter and had TD runs of 20 and 14 yards in the fourth quarter to give the Cornhuskers their... Read Full Story
The University of Kansas said Tuesday it is investigating what it calls a personnel matter concerning football coach Mark Mangino, whose team is mired in a five-game losing streak that threatens to ruin the season. Athletic director Lew Perkins met with the entire football team Monday night and Mangino, the national coach of the year in 2007, was not present. Mangino said he met with Perkins for "10 or 15 minutes" on Tuesday after Perkins issued a brief statement confirming the internal... Read Full Story
Tyler Hansen wanted to prove that he should have been Colorado's starting quarterback all along. He sure showed he deserves to be the Buffaloes' main man from here on out. Hansen, who replaced Cody Hawkins — the coach's son — in the starting lineup, ran for a touchdown and threw a TD pass to lead Colorado to a 34-30 upset of No. 17 Kansas on Saturday night. Providing a spark both through the air and on the ground, Hansen threw for 175 yards and ran for 34 yards. Colorado (2-4, 1-1 Big 12... Read Full Story
Chris Brown scored three touchdowns, and No. 25 Oklahoma throttled Todd Reesing and the nation's second-leading offense en route to a 35-13 victory Saturday over No. 24 Kansas. The Sooners (4-3, 2-1 Big 12) intercepted Kansas' career passing leader on the Jayhawks' first three possessions. Dominique Franks set the defensive tone with an 85-yard touchdown return of the second interception of the NCAA's fifth-leading passer. Landry Jones, starting for injured Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback... Read Full Story
Todd Reesing threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 20 Kansas shook off the effects of a midweek fight with the basketball team to hold off Southern Mississippi 35-28 on Saturday. Kansas (4-0), as usual, had no trouble moving the ball and rolled up 433 total yards. The Jayhawks weren't so good on defense, allowing Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis to throw for 331 yards and three touchdowns. Southern Miss (3-1) knocked off one BCS school last week, upsetting Virginia 37-34 at... Read Full Story
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 (UPI) --
Colt McCoy's four touchdown passes Saturday led second-ranked Texas to a 51-20 Big 12 Conference win over Kansas.
The likely Heisman Trophy candidate completed 32-of-41 passes for 396 yards in his final home game at Austin's Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Jordan Shipley caught 10 passes for 108 yards.
Malcolm Williams made six receptions for 103 yards, scoring on a 68-yard pass from McCoy in the third quarter.
Tre' Newton gained 66 yards on 12 carries... Read Full Story
LAWRENCE, Kan., Oct. 24 (UPI) --
Chris Brown's three touchdowns Saturday keyed Oklahoma's 35-13 Big 12 Conference rout of No. 21 Kansas.
Oklahoma has won the last six games in the series.
Brown ran for two scores and his 8-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Landry Jones upped OU's lead to 28-6 with 6:18 left in the third quarter.
Jones completed 26-of-38 passes for 251 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Wide receiver Ryan Broyles caught 11 passes for 121 yards for the... Read Full Story
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 18 (UPI) --
Rodney Stewart's fourth-quarter touchdown run Saturday led Colorado to a 34-30 Big 12 upset of 15th-ranked Kansas.
His 13-yard scoring run erased a 30-27 deficit with 8:36 left in the contest.
He finished with 108 yards rushing on 24 carries.
Quarterback Tyler Hansen completed 14-of-25 passes for 175 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Riar Geer scored once after four catches for 65 yards, and Aric Goodman booted two field goals or the... Read Full Story
LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 19 (UPI) --
Todd Reesing threw three touchdown passes Saturday, leading No. 22 Kansas to a 44-16 win over Duke.
The senior quarterback completed 28-of-41 passes for 338 yards.
Maxwell Onyegbule's 48-yard interception return for a touchdown ignited a 17-point Kansas third quarter.
Toben Opurum ran for two touchdowns.
Dezmon Briscoe scored once after six catches for 117 yards, while Jacob Branstetter added a third-quarter field goal for the Jayhawks (3-0), who... Read Full Story
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 13 (UPI) --
Jake Sharp scored three touchdowns while rushing for 104 yards and catching six passes Saturday in No. 25 Kansas' 34-7 win over Texas-El Paso.
The Jayhawks (2-0) rushed for 255 yards in the victory while holding Texas-El Paso to 4 yards on the ground.
Kansas' Todd Reesing completed 25-of-41 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown. Kale Pick added 87 yards rushing on two carries. Dezmon Briscoe made eight receptions for 154 yards.
Trevor Vittatoe passed... Read Full Story
