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The Weekend Mauling: 8/29/26
Links! After scrolling through Google News for five minutes and not finding anything that I feel like posting, I’m declaring this a link-free day Weekend Discussion Topic Today is the start of FBS season with “week zero.” What sports have the best opening day/opening week?
The Daily Mauling: 8/28/26
Kansas Jayhawks News You probably already know, especially if you’ve been to the home page, but Isaiah Marshall has been named starting QB, one day after Cole Ballard, not Marshall, was named a captain In case you want different perspectives, the KC Star also has a writeup on the Marshall news SI wrote about ESPN’s […]
Kansas Football Names Starting QB For 2026 Season
The quarterback battle in Lawrence has come to an end. Kansas is set to kick off the 2026 regular season in eight days and now has a starting quarterback. According to multiple reports on Thursday, Kansas has named redshirt sophomore Isaiah Marshall as the starting quarterback, beating out Cole Ballard. Marshall brings a dual-threat ability […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/27/26
Kansas Jayhawks News 247 wrote up a piece on the five players named team captains for Kansas Football. It seems to give a pretty big hint as to who’s winning the QB battle The LJW has a very cautious depth chart prediction for the football team Through the Phog takes a look at the basketball […]
The Daily Mauling 8.26.26
Kansas Jayhawk Links We’re kicking things off with some basketball today as SI projects the starting lineup and rotations for the Jayhawks. The biggest question in KU’s starting lineup is whether Christian Reeves or Paul Mbiya will get the nod at center to open the season. All signs point toward Mbiya being the favorite, as […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/25/26
Kansas Jayhawks News Matt Tait writes about some defensive players who Kansas fans should know about headed into this season Michael Swain of 247 has an injury update on the football team as they prepare for game one in less than two weeks Kansas Basketball is conspicuously missing from a major publication’s preseason top 25 […]
Kansas Football Showing Portal Interest In NFL RB
Kansas is preparing to begin the regular season is less than two weeks but the coaching staff might not be finished adding to the roster. In the current era of college sports as the NCAA’s eligibility rules continue to be a debacle, the Jayhawks might be looking to take advantage of these, while ludicrous, legal […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/24/26
Kansas Jayhawks News The Tampa Bay Times says yes, Jalon Daniels looks good, but tap the brakes on him being QB2 this year OTOH, Pewter Report believes JD6 (JD10 now?) Should be considered for the backup job 12th ranked Kansas Soccer bounced back from their first loss of the year to pick up a road […]
The Weekend Mauling: 8/22/26
Links! Lionel Messi has been fined by MLS for slapping an opponent A passenger’s laptop caught fire mid-flight on American Airlines On3’s “way too early” bracket projections don’t think much of this year’s Kansas basketball team at all Tre White faces a new hurdle in his attempt to return to Kansas for a5th year of […]
Kansas Football: Lance Leipold Gives Update On QB Battle
The Kansas Football season opener is officially two weeks away. The Jayhawks will open the season at home against LIU — a game that seems like a nice tune up for a new starting quarterback. The question is, who will that starting quarterback be? Head coach Lance Leipold has yet to name a starter to […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/21/26
Kansas Jayhawks News Michael Swain of 247 has a QB battle update, and for the first time it sounds like Chase Jenkins is getting a least a bit of consideration 247 also talked to Bill Self, who gave a breakdown of the upcoming season’s roster SI writes that if Jaxon Kohler picks BYU over Kansas, […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/20/26
Kansas Jayhawks News We still have no idea whether Tre White is coming back for another year, but that’s not stopping SI from writing about his fit in potential lineups A freshman cornerback is making himself known in camp for Kansas football Could Tyran Stokes be the next Carmelo Anthony? Links! Arizona drivers feel safer […]
Kansas Football’s Promising Transfer WR Named To Biletnikoff Watch List
The newest Jayhawk weapon has been named to a major watch list ahead of the 2026 season. On Wednesday, transfer wide receiver Nik McMillan was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list. He was one of 45 players listed for the award, given annually to college football’s top wide receiver. McMillan transferred to Kansas after […]
Kansas RB Duo Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List
The Kansas run game needed a complete reboot and that is exactly what happened this offseason. The Jayhawks added a pair of running backs in the transfer portal and both have been named to a prestigious list ahead of the 2026 season. Both Dylan Edwards and Yasin Willis were named to the Doak Walker Award […]
The Daily Mauling 8.19.26
Kansas Jayhawk Links We’re starting off talking football today and first out of the gate is CJ Online with a story about the wide receivers and the progress that group is making at fall camp: Kansas’ wide receiver room appears top-heavy this year, but with the way the team practices, the younger players are still […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/18/26
Kansas Jayhawks News A key date has been set for Melvin Council’s case for another year of eligibility Some of this has already been covered, but Bill Self spoke candidly about his thought process when he considered retirement in the spring Could KU’s trip to London next month set the tone for the entire season? […]
3 Biggest Swing Games For Kansas Football In 2026
Kansas Football is just weeks away from kicking off the 2026 season. What are the expectations for the fall? It depends who you ask but the overall sense is that it is not as high as prior years. Jalon Daniels is gone and the Jayhawks will feature a new-look offense. After back-to-back five-win seasons, head […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/17/26
Kansas Jayhawks News The NCAA filed a formal response to Melvin Council Jr’s request for an unifying Through the Phog notes that Bill Self gave a couple of interesting player comps for Tyran Stokes ESPN’S FPI gives a probability of winning for each Kansas football game this year Links! The “super El Nino” is really […]
The Weekend Mauling: 8/15/26
Linkapalooza VIDEO: Watch Jalon Daniels run for a TD in his first preseason game! The Tampa Bay Times is wondering if Jalon Daniels might be make a case for QB2 on the Bucs’ roster this year Pewter Report isn’t willing to go that far, but they think Daniels has a real shot at being Tampa […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/14/26
Kansas Jayhawks News Could losing Javon Bardwell’s decommitment open the door for a former Jayhawk to return? The Topeka Capitol-Journal has some insight from Bill Self into this year’s roster Speaking of Bill Self, it sounds like he genuinely came very close to retirement in the spring Links! A young man in Iowa is facing […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/13/26
Kansas Jayhawks News Bill Self and Kansas lost a big time commit from next year’s class, as he reclassifed to 2026 at the last minute Kansas volleyball will start their season ranked in the top 25. Here’s a look at what they’ve got going for them Kansas soccer, who is also ranked, just started their […]
Kansas Football: Lance Leipold Gives Injury Updates On Secondary
There are many questions around Kansas heading into the fall. Head coach Lance Leipold recently spoke on one of the bigger ones for 2026 — the secondary. On Monday, the Jayhawks head coach touched on injuries to the cornerback room for Kansas just one month ahead of kickoff. Austin Alexander underwent surgery in the spring […]
The Daily Mauling 8.12.26
Kansas Jayhawk Links Passing game coordinator Jim Zebrowski discussed the approach with two quarterbacks this season. We’ve got dudes, two of them: Heading into the season, Ballard brings 654 all-purpose yards to go along with 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Marshall, meanwhile, brings 188 all-purpose yards, having played six games less than Ballard. “So I […]
The Daily Mauling: 8/11/26
Kansas Jayhawks News Don’t forget about the Kansas soccer team. They’re getting ready to start up too Now it sounds like Tre White could potentially come back to the basketball team? This is an Oklahoma State article, but it lists the five Kansas football players that fans should be familiar with Links! With a super […]
How to do a Kansas Football Game Day
There are plenty of ways to attend a Kansas football game. For example, you can drive to Lawrence shortly before kickoff, find somewhere to park, walk into Kansas World War I Memorial Stadium, watch approximately three and a half hours of football, walk back to your car and go home. Technically, you attended. You did […]
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