MANHATTAN — Even after squandering one of its largest leads in the 18-year duration of its Sunflower Showdown losing streak — 10 points — the Kansas football team still had a chance to surge ahead of Kansas State late on Saturday afternoon when was trailing by just one point.

But Isaiah Marshall threw a pivotal end-zone interception early in the fourth quarter, Joe Jackson ran for 64 yards on the next play and KU never scored again. The Wildcats proceeded to salt away a 35-24 victory at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State ran for 359 yards, including 159 for...

2027 Football Season Tickets and Renewals Now Available

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fresh off K-State's 18th-straight win in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, athletics officials announced today that season tickets and renewals for the 2027 football season are available now. As a measure to ensure a more efficient season ticket holder experience, both Ahearn Fund and ticket statements are...

Avery Johnson injury updates: Kansas State QB returns after leaving KU game

MANHATTAN — Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson returned to the game after missing one play that resulted in a touchdown. The quarterback was slow to get up after a 59-yard run that set up a four-yard rushing touchdown by Rodney Fields. Backup Jacob Knuth entered the game to hand the ball off to Fields with 13:46 left in the first quarter. Johnson lay on the turf for several minutes before being pulled up by the trainers. He smiled as he got up and had no noticeable limp . At the end of the 59-yard run, he stumbled before falling to the turf. Kansas ' Bryson Hayes returned the ensuing kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven with 13:04 left in the opening quarter. On Johnson's first play back, he completed a 45-yard pass to a wide-open Derrick Salley downfield. The Wildcats ran a designed run for Johnson two plays later. Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_ , contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Avery Johnson injury updates: Kansas State

Kansas High School Football Game Ends On Controversial Goal-Line Stand That Spoiled Top-Five Upset On Final Play

Mill Valley defeated Olathe West during a tense top-20 high school football matchup in Kansas on Thursday. However, the final play of the game could’ve gone either way and might’ve changed the outcome. It was ruled as a game-winning goal-line stand. Based on the high school football broadcast, the running back appeared to get in […] The post Kansas High School Football Game Ends On Controversial Goal-Line Stand That Spoiled Top-Five Upset On Final Play appeared first on BroBible.

KSU Recap: The Cats Keep the Cup

MANHATTAN – The 124th edition of the Sunflower Showdown was yet another close competition for the Governor’s Cup. And like the last 17 battles for the Cup, the Kansas State Wildcats walk away with the win over the Kansas Jayhawks. K-State HC Collin Klein was six weeks into...

MANHATTAN — Through its first four games of the 2026 season, the Kansas football team held its opponents to a total of 400 rushing yards.

The Jayhawks’ defensive front, combining elite defensive ends in Leroy Harris III and David Santiago with a steady rotation of defensive tackles and the solid linebacker play of Trey Lathan, Quincy Davis and more, forced its opponents to attack KU through the air, with varying levels of success. KU’s...

Riley County Rallies Against Southeast of Saline

The Riley County Falcons rallied to defeat the Southeast of Saline Trojans 21-20 Friday night at Riley County High School’s Homer Hanson Stadium in Riley. The Trojans led 8-7 after one quarter, 14-7 at halftime and 20-14 after three quarters. Riley County rallied with a touchdown and extra point in the fourth quarter to win the game.

Baylor Football vs. Kansas Week 8 Game Time, Channel Revealed

We now know when Baylor will take on the Jayhawks.

Arizona State hosts Kansas State in Big 12 matchup

Kansas State (4-2) at Arizona State (3-3), Oct. 24 at 3:45 p.m. EDT. Opening Line: Kansas State by 3.5. Against the spread: Kansas State 3-3, Arizona State 2-4. How to watch: ESPN2

A (Semi) Statistical Recap of K-State

Say what you will about KU football, but at least they’re consistent. Nobody — and I mean NOBODY — beats Kansas eighteen times in a row and gets away with it. And Kansas State, apparently. Insert Hank Hill Garden Hose dot gif. Freshmen enrolling in college next...

Kansas Jayhawks Showed Great Fight, but Also Vulnerability Against KSU that Baylor Can Exploit

Up next for the Bears, the Jayhawks play with grit and determination, but not without flaws.

Wamego spoils Hesston’s perfect season

HESSTON, Kan. (Catch it Kansas) - A second half shutout prevented Hesston from continuing its lossless season Friday night. While undefeated Hesston kept the front 30 minutes competitive, an offensive collapse let Wamego run away with it. Red Raiders won with a crushing 42-14 win. Wamego stifled Hesston’s offense immediately,...

Kansas's Bryson Hayes takes it to the HOUSE for 95-yard kickoff return TD, tying game vs Kansas State

Kansas football game at Kansas State puts focus on KU's Dylan Edwards

LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s rivalry game Saturday, on the road against Kansas State , will garner attention for a lot of reasons. For one, K-State has dominated the recent history of this in-state clash and won 17 games in a row. For another, it’s a Big 12 Conference game that means a lot for the teams’ seasons, and there could be many others worth pointing toward. But one that’s getting highlighted a lot this week is the storyline involving KU redshirt junior running back Dylan Edwards. Edwards isn’t just a featured player in the Jayhawks’ offense — he’s someone who spent the past two seasons at Kansas State before transferring to Kansas ahead of the 2026 season. RELATED: Kansas State football vs Kansas predictions for Sunflower Showdown “I don’t want to speak for Dylan; obviously, I think people on both sides of this will look at this as a game — what I hope for is that Dylan just concentrates on what he has to do and focus on playing his best football,” Kansas head coach Lance Leipold said earlier this week, when asked if this game means more to Edwards. “I know in his time here, he has not

K-State at Arizona State to Kick in Afternoon on ESPN2

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced on Sunday that Kansas State's game this coming Saturday at Arizona State will kick off at 2:45 p.m. (CT) and be televised by ESPN2. K-State is playing at Arizona State for the first time since the 1989 season opener....

Stark Difference: Kansas State commit gives Lutcher one of state’s best two-way players

A total of 23 years at Lutcher High, both as offensive coordinator and head coach, have afforded Dwain Jenkins plenty of opportunities to witness next-level performances. By the time he reached his team’s locker room after a 49-35 victory Slidell in the third week of the season, Jenkins made his senior wide receiver Ashton Stark there would competition trying to sway him away from his commitment to Kansas State.

K-State MBB picked to finish tied for 14th in Big 12 preseason poll

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Over six months after starting fresh from the Jerome Tang era, K-State men’s basketball isn’t getting much love in the Big 12 preseason poll. The Wildcats were tied for 14th in the coaches’ poll. Only Utah ranked below K-State. K-State finished in 15th...