Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass interference will become a 10-yard penalty and the little-used fair catch kick will be introduced to college football. Those ...

Kansas linebacker Bam Crouch, as a fifth-year senior, has been around the block. Crouch played 40 games at Boston College, including as a full-time starter in 13 in 2024, and was a team captain entering the 2025 campaign before an injury limited him to four appearances and an unexpected ...

Malachi Curvey found himself in a bit of an unusual position entering his second year at Kansas. On the one hand he was one of precious few returning players in the linebacker room, along with starting middle linebacker Trey Lathan; on the other, he was coming off a redshirt year. “Malachi ...

Kansas redshirt junior quarterback Cole Ballard doesn’t spend a lot of time on social media: “Nothing good can come from it,” he said. “I learned that a long time ago with my dad.” That is, of course, a reference to Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard, who like anyone ...

Jim Zebrowski, like much of KU’s current staff, has seen firsthand how quickly and suddenly a third-string quarterback can get called into action — like when Cole Ballard had to enter midgame as a true freshman former walk-on back in 2023, then start in the Sunflower Showdown. “What ...

Losing three safeties to the transfer portal and bringing in four new ones gave Kansas an opportunity to change its athletic profile at the position. In Corey Gordon, a veteran previously of Louisville and Baylor, and Christian Pritchett, a younger transfer from Georgia Tech, KU has a pair of ...