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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]

The Daily Mauling: 11/7/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Where each team has the edge in Kansas vs Arizona A Kansas-UNC preview from the Tar Heels’ perspective Kansas soccer plays BYU for the Big 12 Tournament Championship Saturday Links! ESPN Bet is shutting down Hope for a resolution in the government shutdown took another hit yesterday The world’s tallest teenager is […]

The Daily Mauling: 11/6/25

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star asks if Kansas can stop the Arizona offense KU soccer notched a quarterfinal win in the Big 12 tournament Tyran Stokes withdrew from his high school team. Could that benefit KU’s chances of landing him? Bill Self says he knows who the team’s “sixth man” will be Links! Traffic […]

The Daily Mauling 11.5.25

Kansas Jayhawk News KU Athletics has a quick preview on the trip to Arizona this week. For the first time in 59 years, the Kansas Jayhawks will face the Arizona Wildcats when they travel to Tucson on Saturday for a matinee matchup. Kickoff at Arizona Stadium is slated for 2:30 p.m., CT on ESPN2 with […]

The Daily Mauling: 11/4/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Darryn Peterson made his presence felt without big minutes in KU’s win over Green Bay Peterson wasn’t the only player who impressed TCJ has three lingering questions about the football team headed into their last three games Links! The Athletic released their NBA mock draft. They think highly of Darryn Peterson Tonight’s […]

Green Bay at Kansas: Open Game Thread

If you get ESPN+, congratulations! You’ll be able to watch the season opener tonight, with the Jayhawks taking on Doug Gottlieb’s Green Bay Phoenix. Hopefully this will be an end-to-end blowout without any drama, with Kansas a 29.5 point favorite. Rock Chalk!

Green Bay at Kansas: Preview

KU men’s basketball is underway for real today, opening the regular season by hosting the Green Bay Phoenix. The game tips off at 7pm Jayhawk Time and will be broadcast on ESPN+ There isn’t a ton of information worth going through where Green Bay is concerned. Bart Torvik ranks them 305th nationally while KenPom has […]

The Daily Mauling: 11/3/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Here’s everything Lance Leipold had to say after Saturday’s win Leipold is not happy with all the targeting calls Kansas has picked up this year Here’s what the KC Star will be watching for in this evening’s game against Green Bay Links! The Chicago Bears beat Cincinnati in a wild, wild ending […]