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Bill Self updates Kevin McCullar Jr.’s injury status after Kansas basketball’s win at OU
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self reacts to Big 12 win at Oklahoma
Check out what Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had to say Saturday after the Jayhawks picked up a Big 12 Conference win against Oklahoma.
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball finally had Kevin McCullar Jr. back this past weekend when the Jayhawks played at Oklahoma and won 67-57.
McCullar, a graduate senior guard, had missed the previous two games due to injury. In his return, he struggled with missed shots, and foul trouble, but finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. And postgame, redshirt senior guard Dajuan Harris Jr. appeared optimistic McCullar would continue to receive treatment throughout the week and be 100% for Kansas’ home game Saturday against Texas.
But on Monday, during the latest edition of the “Hawk Talk with Bill Self” show, Jayhawks coach Bill Self revealed McCullar suffered a setback during the road win against Oklahoma in Big 12 Conference play. Self said McCullar, who’s been dealing with what’s been described as a bone bruise, “tweaked it again.”
And it doesn’t sound like what McCullar is dealing with will be resolved any time soon.
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“I think it’s going to be something that is going to — until he has a substantial amount of time to rehab and do some things to strengthen some muscles around it, which doesn’t happen overnight,” Self said. “Yeah, this is going to be something he deals with probably for the rest of the year.”
It was only a couple days after the Oklahoma game that Self was speaking, but he did note McCullar hasn’t been able to do anything since they’ve gotten back. Self added Kansas took Sunday off and practiced Monday. Looking ahead to the rest of the week, Self projected the Jayhawks practicing Tuesday and taking Wednesday off before practicing Thursday and Friday.
If McCullar can play against Texas, that gives Kansas an All-Big 12 caliber talent, who might also end up being an All-American. He’s certainly earned the former. He’s averaging 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game for the Jayhawks.
If McCullar can’t play against Texas, that means Kansas would be without all of that for a third time this season. The Jayhawks would need to rely upon the likes of freshman guard Elmarko Jackson and graduate senior guard Nicolas Timberlake. In the games McCullar has missed this season, Kansas has wins against Oklahoma State and Baylor at home and a loss against Texas Tech on the road.
“I thought he was definitely out of sorts, out of rhythm, but he played within himself and we don’t win the game unless he plays,” Self told reporters postgame this past weekend after the Oklahoma win. “I mean, the kid gets — what’d he get? Still gets 10 points or whatever it was? And eight rebounds. And made arguably as big a shot as we had in the game.”
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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Thousands without power as wind whips through Kansas City metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – As excessive winds whipped through the metro Monday evening, thousands of people lost power.
According to an Evergy outage map, just over 6,000 customers in the Kansas City metro area were impacted by a loss of power as of 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The loss in power came as several counties on both sides of the state line dealt with high wind warnings.
Across Kansas, more than 10,000 total customers were impacted, according to Evergy’s outage map.
This is a developing story and will be updated as it continues.
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BYU Football Gets Trolled By Kansas Player After Upset Loss
PROVO, Utah – BYU football suffered its first loss of the 2024 season over the weekend to the Kansas Jayhawks.
In their first visit to Provo, the Jayhawks won 17-13 to keep their bowl game hopes alive as they improved to a 4-6 record overall.
BYU football had four trips to the red zones, resulting in zero touchdowns and only six points.
Kansas CB Cobee Bryant trolled BYU football and their No. 6 ranking
After the game at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Kansas star cornerback Cobee Bryant turned to TikTok to share his thoughts on BYU with his 112,100 followers.
He posted a dance video to the song “Clock Dat” by FendiDa Rappa with the caption, “No way they was #6 in da country.”
Note: The video contains song lyrics that may not be suitable for all audiences; watch at your own discretion.
@cobeebryant2 theres no way bro😂 #fyp #viral #BTA #humbled ♬ Clock Dat (feat. Shamar Marco) – FendiDa Rappa & Shamar Marco
Bryant’s commentary was a common thread in the national narrative after BYU’s first trip up of the year.
Bryant finished the game with three tackles in the win. The senior cornerback is one of the top defensive backs in the Big 12.
Last year against BYU in Lawrence, Bryant had a forced fumble that he scooped and scored, plus an interception. He finishes his college career against BYU with a 2-0 record.
BYU will look to get back in the win column this week when it travels to Tempe to face nationally-ranked Arizona State. Bryant and Kansas welcome red-hot Colorado to Lawrence.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
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Bowl projections after Arizona State's win over Kansas State
After Arizona State’s win at Kansas State on Saturday, the Sun Devils found themselves ranked for the first time since 2021.
In Kenny Dillingham’s second year at the helm, ASU will be back in a bowl game for the first time since their Las Vegas Bowl loss three years ago.
Even though all but two of the former Pac-12 schools left the conference, current and former Pac-12 football teams will still be part of the existing bowl selection process for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons.
As Week 13 gets underway and with a showdown against BYU set for the Sun Devils on Saturday, here is where the Sun Devils are projected to end up during bowl season.
Predictions: What bowl game can Arizona State get invited to in 2024?
In a quick survey of five bowl predictions refreshed since Saturday, the Holiday Bowl was picked as a landing spot three times with the less illustrious Las Vegas Bowl matching with the Sun Devils twice.
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: DirecTV Holiday Bowl vs. SMU — Snapdragon Stadium on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. MST on Fox.
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs. Missouri– Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 27 at 8:30 p.m. MST on ESPN.
The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy: DirecTV Holiday Bowl vs. Clemson — Snapdragon Stadium on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. MST on Fox.
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm: SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl vs. Florida – Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 27 at 8:30 p.m. MST on ESPN.
247 Sports’ Brad Crawford: DirecTV Holiday Bowl vs. Clemson — Snapdragon Stadium on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. MST on Fox.
What’s left on Arizona State’s football schedule?
Arizona State sits at 8-2 with two games left this season.
The Sun Devils host No. 14 BYU on Saturday before closing the season in Tucson for the Territorial Cup against Arizona on Nov. 30.
ASU and BYU will kick off at 1:30 p.m. MST on Nov. 23. Listen to play-by-play coverage on 98.7 FM, the Arizona Sports app and ArizonaSports.com.
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