DAVE SKRETTA
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) escapes a tackle by Houston defensive lineman Nelson Ceaser en route to a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Duke, Kansas put 3-0 starts on line in gridiron showdown

By Dave Skretta Sep. 21, 2022 10:38 AM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Duke and Kansas are accustomed to these high-stakes showdowns,

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) escapes a tackle by Houston defensive lineman Nelson Ceaser en route to a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Big 12 teams finding identities as conference play looms

By Dave Skretta Sep. 20, 2022 06:00 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has managed to forge an identity for itself through

Kansas State cornerback Julius Brents (23) celebrate after making a tackle during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Dakota Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
K-State on rise with old-school defensive-minded philosophy

By Dave Skretta Sep. 15, 2022 06:00 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The hallmark of the early Bill Snyder teams at Kansas State

FILE - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino talks to Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson (8) during a timeout against Alabama in the first half of an NCAA college football game on, Sept. 24, 2011, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Petrino will return to Fayetteville on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, when he will lead Missouri State against his former program in a much-anticipated game for an FCS program that he's quickly turned into a juggernaut. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Petrino comes full-circle as Missouri State visits Arkansas

By Dave Skretta Sep. 14, 2022 01:56 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Petrino is 61 these days, nearly five years removed

Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn (22) gets past Missouri defensive back Jaylon Carlies (1) as he runs the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Big 12's underappreciated stealing spotlight early in season

By Dave Skretta Sep. 13, 2022 01:44 PM EDT
Kansas improved to 2-0 for the first time in more than a decade by squeezing out a

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
K-State blows out Mizzou 40-12 in first meeting since 2011

By Dave Skretta Sep. 10, 2022 04:30 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The century-old rivalry between Kansas State and Missouri

Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez (9) runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Dakota Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Missouri renews K-State rivalry with non-conference match-up

By Dave Skretta Sep. 06, 2022 02:55 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Chris Klieman remembers when Missouri and Kansas State played

Kansas State cornerback Julius Brents (23) celebrate after making a tackle during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Dakota Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Vaughn helps Kansas State run past South Dakota, 34-0

By Dave Skretta Sep. 03, 2022 10:19 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Chris Klieman thought Kansas State had a nice set of offensive

Kansas wide receiver Quentin Skinner (83) running for a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee Tech Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Jayhawks pound away in 56-10 victory over Tennessee Tech

By Dave Skretta Sep. 02, 2022 11:26 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There have been plenty of years that Kansas has struggled to

Missouri running back Cody Schrader, right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a 5-yard run during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech Thursday, Sept. 1, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Burden shines as Mizzou rolls past Louisiana Tech, 52-24

By Dave Skretta Sep. 01, 2022 11:50 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When things went awry for Missouri last year, the defense was

FILE - Kansas head coach Lance Leipold takes the field with his team before playing TCU in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kansas is set to kick off its season on Sept. 2, 2022, against Tennessee Tech. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Kansas rewards Leipold with extension through 2027 season

By Dave Skretta Sep. 01, 2022 07:38 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas added an additional year to football coach Lance Leipold

FILE - Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz watches his team during an NCAA college football intra-squad spring game Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz welcomed 19 transfers among 50 newcomers to the Tigers this season, and 14 of them arrived from Division I schools. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Missouri leans on transfers as opener vs La Tech approaches

By Dave Skretta Aug. 31, 2022 02:51 PM EDT
There was a time when Missouri defensive tackle Darius Robinson was the youngster

FILE - Texas running back Bijan Robinson (5) runs against Oklahoma State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Robinson was named to The Associated Press preseason All-America NCAA college football first team, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
NIL deals put just a few bucks in most athletes' pockets

By Dave Skretta Aug. 31, 2022 10:58 AM EDT
Texas offensive lineman Christian Jones remembers walking up to Bijan Robinson not

FILE - Penn State's Ji'Ayir Brown talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. “Having an opportunity to change other peoples' lives, that's what's cool about NIL,” said Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford. “It's not what we're doing or what I'm doing,” Clifford said, “it's about what Ji'Ayir came from to now where he's at, being able to impact a dude like that. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
New rules make star college football players millionaires

By Dave Skretta Aug. 31, 2022 10:54 AM EDT
Glance around the parking lot of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at The Ohio State

FILE - Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn speaks to a reporter during the NCAA college football Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Kansas State is set to kick off its season on Sept. 3, 2022, against South Dakota. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
K-State hoping Deuce Vaughn leads the way to top of Big 12

By Dave Skretta Aug. 26, 2022 12:39 PM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman likes to tell a story from

FILE - Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn speaks to a reporter during the NCAA college football Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Kansas State is set to kick off its season on Sept. 3, 2022, against South Dakota. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
K-State eyes top of Big 12 behind bevy of returning starters

By Dave Skretta Aug. 19, 2022 11:24 AM EDT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The expectations when Kansas State coach Chris Klieman was

FILE - Kansas head coach Lance Leipold takes the field with his team before playing TCU in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kansas is set to kick off its season on Sept. 2, 2022, against Tennessee Tech. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Jayhawks ride late-season success into Leipold's second year

By Dave Skretta Aug. 19, 2022 11:22 AM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The strides made by Kansas under first-year coach Lance Leipold

Missouri quarterback Brady Cook, front left, takes part in a drill during an NCAA college football practice Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Mizzou full of optimism with new QB, defensive coordinator

By Dave Skretta Aug. 16, 2022 03:47 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz is on his third defensive

FILE - Kansas head coach Lance Leipold takes the field with his team before playing TCU in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Leipold took over the football program at Kansas after a winless season and a somewhat scandalous departure of his predecessor, Les Miles. And while the long-time small-school coach won just twice in Year 1, he is full of optimism heading into fall camp this season. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Jayhawks' Lance Leipold settled in, optimistic about Year 2

By Dave Skretta Aug. 08, 2022 02:01 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lance Leipold first walked into the head coach's office at

Kansas St promotes ex-Heisman finalist Klein to lead offense

By Dave Skretta Jan. 07, 2022 03:18 PM EST
Kansas State assistant Collin Klein, who had been serving as the interim offensive