The Kansas Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) are set to host their in-state rivals, the Kansas State Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 Big 12), in this year’s first edition of the Sunflower Showdown. The game tips off at Allen Fieldhouse, where Kansas will look to right the ship after a recent stretch of inconsistency.

K-State comes into Saturday’s noon clash at Allen Fieldhouse with a record of 7-9 (1-4 in the Big 12); KU is 12-4 (3-2).

Matt Ulmer, head volleyball coach at Oregon since 2017, has been named the Kansas Jayhawks’ successor to Ray Bechard, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced Friday. Ulmer signed a six-year contract through the 2030 season. Bechard retired last month after 27 seasons at Kansas.

The first time the Kansas Jayhawks lost a Big 12 game, they responded with a 51-point victory over UCF on the road. Now with a loss in Ames that has fans questioning the offense in particular, KU hosts the first Sunflower Showdown game of the season against a reeling Kansas State team.

Kansas ranks near the top 15 in the country in scoring defense, placing at No. 3 in the Big 12. Kansas State coach Jerome Tang detailed what makes the Jayhawks so difficult on tha

K-State (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) renews one of the oldest rivalries in college basketball on Saturday, as the Wildcats visit No. 9/10 Kansas (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) for

Sloppy play, the fact that every bounce seemingly went Iowa State’s way, and the fact that Bill Self didn’t really rotate his guys when things started going downhill led to a game that was a tossup midway through the second half changing into an Iowa State romp late.

Bill Self has proved an injury update on Kansas' KJ Adams ahead of their showdown with Kansas State on Saturday afternoon.

The Jayhawks did not take care of the basketball while also misfiring from the line and beyond the 3-point arc.

• In the middle game of KU’s three-game win streak, the Jayhawks held Arizona State to 13 points in the final half of a 74-55 victory on Jan. 8 at Allen Fieldhouse. Arizona State hit 5 of 23 shots the second half and went 1-of-11 from 3 as KU erased a six-point halftime deficit.

Kansas basketball’s next Big 12 Conference game is Saturday at home against Kansas State. Is KJ Adams going to be able to play for the Jayhawks?