Sunflower Showdown to KU or 574–473–7 according to K-State. Sunflower Showdown The Sunflower Showdown is the series of athletic contests between Kansas State University and the University of Kansas athletic programs, most notably football and men's basketball. The name is derived from the official nickname for the state of Kansas: the Sunflower State. The two schools compete each year for the Governor's Cup in football. The football series dates back to 1902, and has been played every year since 1911, making it the sixth-longest active series in NCAA college football. The University of Kansas built a large advantage in the series by
North Sunflower Academy North Sunflower Academy North Sunflower Academy is a private school in unincorporated Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta area, between Ruleville and Drew. The school has grades Kindergarten through 12. As of 2002, the school draws students from Doddsville, Drew, Merigold, Ruleville, Schlater, Tutwiler, and Webb. In the 2015-16 school year, two black children were enrolled in grades 1-12. The school originated as a segregation academy. After the Drew School District was desegregated, white residents of Drew enrolled their children in North Sunflower Academy. In 1969 the State of Mississippi passed a law written by Ruleville-based state senator Robert