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The Weekend Mauling: 11/22/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Though Darryn Peterson is out for next week, Bill Self says he’s close to returning The KC Star did a full Jayhawk Q&A ($ Kansas soccer will have to win on the road at Duke to make the Elite Eight Links! Earth just got hit by a surprise solar storm Even with […]

19 days ago | 0 reads

How to Watch: Kansas at Iowa State

Kansas heads to the great, um, brown(?) north, to um, face off against the Cyclones of Iowa State. ISU is one of the few conference foes that Kansas has a winning record against, with the Jayhawks holding a 53-45-6 edge against the Cyclones all-time. The Numbers Iowa State: 6-4, 3-4 B12 Kansas: 5-5, 3-4 B12 […]

19 days ago | 1 read

The Daily Mauling: 11/21/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Is there a silver lining to Darryn Peterson’s absence? Bill Self has an international player in his sights for next year’s class The consequences of missing a bowl game this year Kansas soccer uses a big second half to beat Louisville and move on to the Sweet 16 Links! Why are people […]

20 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/20/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Don’t forget to check out KU soccer against Louisville in the 2nd round of the tournament today! Bill Self praised Melvin Council’s performance Tuesday night, with one exception Matt Campbell said what about KU’s roster? Links! A Big 12 coach has the best odds to replace Brian Kelly at LSU, despite his […]

21 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling 11.19.25

We’re a little late in posting today but I had to wait so I could get some recaps from the game last night. Overall, pretty pleased with what we saw considering one of the best players in the nation was on the bench and it’s a lot of new guys. ESPN has a full box […]

22 days ago | 0 reads

Kansas vs Duke: Open Game Thread

Kansas, minus star freshman Darryn Peterson, takes on Duke in what should have been a great matchup on ESPN at 8pm Central Time. This one could get ugly. Feel free to overreact in real time in our open game thread. Rock Chalk!

23 days ago | 1 read

How to Watch: Kansas vs Duke

Apparently there is a roundball game tonight? Ah. Yes. Here it is.  The Kansas men’s basketball team travels to New York City and Madison Square Garden to take on the Duke Blue Devils. Kansas is 7-8 all-time vs Duke; the most recent matchup was in November of 2024 in Las Vegas, a 75-72 Kansas victory. […]

23 days ago | 1 read

The Daily Mauling: 11/18/25

Kansas Jayhawks News This article suggests three Jayhawks need to step up to beat Duke tonight The KC Star previews the matchup tonight with Duke and their freshman star, while Kansas appears to be without theirs Take a look at the coach leading KU Soccer to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament Links! Virginia […]

23 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/17/25

Links! Is there a problem with Melvin Council, Jr’s game? See the highlights from KU’s win over Princeton Fans are worried about how vague the updates are on Darryn Peterson Texas Tech and BYU are hanging on at the top of the Big 12, but another team is jumping up the standings Here are the […]

24 days ago | 1 read

Princeton at Kansas: Open Game Thread

Time: 1pm Jayhawk Time Streaming: ESPN+ Line: Kansas -22.5 Hopefully this will be another chance for the Jayhawks to gel and figure out how to operate without DP on the court. Rock Chalk!

26 days ago | 1 read

The Weekend Mauling: 11/15/25

Kansas Jayhawks News The soccer team won yesterday, advancing Kansas to the 2nd round of the tournament Lance Leipold talks about what’s needed to get to bowl eligibility Will Darryn Peterson be healthy for the Duke game? Links! The YouTube TV/Disney dispute is over, and likely to spark a new streaming package for YTTV A […]

26 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/14/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Bill Connelly ranked his top 25 QBs in college football. I’m sure literally everyone will agree with what he had to say about Jalon Daniels Through the Phog ranks the 10 biggest games of the basketball season Don’t forget to watch Jayhawk soccer on the NCAA tournament tonight! Links! YouTube TV reportedly […]

27 days ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/13/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Kansas soccer is hosting an NCAA Tournament game tomorrow FPI shows almost a 50-50 shot of Kansas becoming bowl eligible This video breakdown goes into Lance Leipold’s history of conservative decision-making Bill Self considers KU’s first man off the bench a “sixth starter,” and it’s not Elmarko Jackson! (try posting the link […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

The Daily Mauling 11.12.2025

Kansas takes down Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77-46. The big news from the game is that Darryn Peterson didn’t play due to a hamstring issue. Bill Self doesn’t seem concerned about the long term but if this turns into a lingering issue, it may be another long season. Another bye week, so we’re starting off football […]

29 days ago | 4 reads

Texas A&M CC at Kansas: Open Game Thread

At 7pm Jayhawk Time, the Kansas men’s hoops team hosts the Texas A&M Corpus Cristi Islanders at Allen Fieldhouse. The game will be broadcast only on ESPN+, which is actually good news for those of us with an ESPN+ subscription but also YouTube TV. This is your safe space to overreact, both positively and negatively, […]

30 days ago | 2 reads

TAMUCC at Kansas: Preview and How to Watch

Kansas looks to rebound from Friday’s frustrating loss at UNC with an easy one at Allen Fieldhouse. Tonight they’ll take on Texas A&M Corpus Cristi. Game time: 7pm Jayhawk Time TV/Streaming: ESPN+ TAMUCC comes in as KenPom’s 262nd ranked team (Kansas is 28th), which makes them slightly more formidable than KU’s first test against Green […]

30 days ago | 2 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/11/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Here’s an interesting look at how some former Jayhawks are doing at their new programs after transferring out of Lawrence Since I didn’t post any links yesterday, here’s a recap of Saturday’s loss to Arizona from the UDK Here’s the KC Star’s report card from Saturday The Kansas soccer team lost to […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

The Daily Mauling: 11/10/25

Got a late start this morning and couldn’t throw together a full mauling. I’ll try to add links as my morning allows. For now, this should give you a place to start your Monday morning discussions. Ok I’m not going to have time to gather links, but here’s a Question of the Day What’s the […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

The Weekend Mauling: 11/8/25

Kansas Jayhawks News 247 gives you three observations from the UNC loss For those of us who couldn’t watch the game, here’s the ESPN recap Don’t miss the soccer team playing for the Big 12 Championship tonight! Links! The latest on our interminable government shutdown, with one side more willing to negotiate than the other […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

How to Watch: Kansas at Arizona

The Kansas football team has apparently not seen the memo that it’s basketball season, and will travel to Arizona (where to be fair, it’s also basketball season) to take on the Wildcats. The Jayhawks need one more win in their final three games to clinch a trip to someplace really really cool, like, um, Shreveport. […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Kansas at North Carolina: Open Game Thread

Kansas has won the last five meetings between these two teams. Can they make it six on the road with a young team still learning to play together? Talk about the game here as you watch it on ESPN at 6pm Jayhawk Time. Rock Chalk!

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

How to Watch: Kansas at North Carolina

Since football season is now officially over (according to 90% of KU fans), it’s time to refocus on the basketball program and this early season blue-blood matchup with the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kansas is 7-6 all-time against North Carolina. The Jayhawks have won each of the last five matchups between the two programs; four […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

KU at UNC: A Brief Preview

Kansas had its way with Green Bay in the season opener. Now it’s time to face a real test, with a road trip to Chapel Hill, to face North Carolina. Kansas has recorded five straight overall wins over UNC, though that really has no impact on how this one will unfold. The game is at […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads