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 ...

When Kansas coach Lance Leipold discussed the acquisition of Georgia transfer safety Jaden Harris this spring, he made sure to note how helpful it could be for Harris to provide competition for returning starter Taylor Davis. In the spring, in the summer and into fall camp, Harris has by all ...

Ever since the NCAA removed limits on so-called “countable coaches” in college football — allowing more members of a team’s staff to do hands-on coaching in practices and games than ever before — the significance of analyst roles has dramatically increased. Kansas has 14 analysts on ...

It’s hard to tire out Kansas strength coach Matt Gildersleeve, but the process of onboarding KU’s class of transfer-portal additions back in the winter did just that. “I would do it tenfold over again,” he said. When the 2025 season concluded, KU’s longtime director of sports ...

The NFL preseason begins on Thursday, and while no former Kansas players will be taking the field for the Arizona Cardinals or Carolina Panthers at the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, it’ll only be another week before they make their exhibition debuts. The contingent of KU football ...