Kansas football news: Cole Ballard headlines extensive injury report vs.
Kansas · Arizona StateKansas football and Arizona State will make history Saturday . But Jayhawks quarterback Cole Ballard is facing possibly sitting this one out.
He joins wide receiver Cam Pickett and linebacker Bam Crouch, the latter needing to sit out the Missouri clash too . The Jayhawks are currently 1-1 overall after taking a 38-21 loss to their longtime Border War foe the Tigers .
That game even featured an eye-grabbing social media video KU released that depicted the history of bad blood between the programs. Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)
But now the focus shifts to starting out conference play fast. Leipold also has only produced two bowl campaigns, with his best season in Lawrence a 9-4 mark from the 2023 season.
KEY POINTS
- Kansas football news: Cole Ballard headlines extensive injury report vs. Arizona State.
- Both conference rivals will play in the first-ever Big 12 game in London, with both playing inside Wembley Stadium.
- Kansas rises as one of the few Big 12 teams dealing with a number of injuries in the early part of the 2026 season.
- Kansas head coach Lance Leipold is aiming to get the Jayhawks to snap out of their consecutive 5-7 marks.