Articles Tagged: Kansas Jayhawks

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 11 of the college football season, including Iowa’s journey to the Rose Bowl and Iowa State’s trip to Arrowhead Stadium.

Iowa State is a three-point favorite against the Kansas, and its fans could make Saturday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium almost feel like a home game. Expect another tense game, regardless — and here are five Kansas players to know as the countdown to kickoff continues.

Libby Fandel, a senior-to-be at Cedar Rapids Xavier, announced her commitment Monday to play women’s basketball at the University of Kansas.

Iowa State fans hope to turn Arrowhead Stadium into a Jack Trice Stadium South of sorts on Nov. 9, but Kansas is coming off back-to-back bowl-worthy seasons for the first time since 2007-08.

Keshon Gilbert drained a shot clock buzzer-beating 3-pointer with 41 seconds left to essentially seal No. 23 Iowa State’s 79-75 triumph over Kansas — and moments later, fans streamed onto the Hilton floor to celebrate.

Hannah Belanger finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc while scoring the 2,000th point of her career. Her outburst helped Iowa State outscore Kansas by 11 points in what proved to be a decisive third quarter that came on the heels of a shaky first half.

No single play — whether late or early — served as an accurate representation of precisely how Kansas won at Iowa State for the first time since 2008.

Iowa State hosts No. 21 Kansas in a key Big 12 football game Saturday night. Here’s what you need to know.

Crisp autumn air. Bright, shimmering lights. A meaningful football game between Kansas and Iowa State in November — and on national TV, no less. All of those elements and more make Saturday’s 6 p.m. Big 12 game between the Cyclones and the No. 21 Jayhawks a must-see matchup.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season. This week’s picks include Iowa vs. Northwestern, Kansas vs. Iowa State and Nebraska vs. Michigan State.

It’s been 15 years since a ranked Kansas football team rolled into Jack Trice Stadium and escaped with a narrow win, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for both teams this time around. Here are three keys for the Cyclones.

Iowa State’s offensive line leads the Big 12 in sacks allowed (six) and that group has paved the way for its tailbacks to average 4.6 yards per carry since the fateful “had enough” pronouncement. Meanwhile, Kansas features one of the league’s top tailbacks in Devin Neal.

The outcome of Saturday’s 6 p.m. matchup with No. 22 Kansas will go a long way toward determining if Iowa State can remain in contention for the league title. With all that drama in mind, here are five Kansas players to keep an eye on in Saturday’s nationally televised (ESPN) clash at Jack Trice Stadium.

The Iowa State Cyclones erased an eight-point halftime deficit in Saturday’s Big 12 tournament semifinal against No. 3 Kansas, but couldn’t sustain that energy and fell, 71-58, at the T-Mobile Center.

No. 13 Cyclones beat No. 8 Jayhawks, 68-53, snapping a 7-game losing streak in the series