It’s been a long road back to full strength for Kansas running back Jalen Dupree after he missed spring practice due to injury. But in a recent scrimmage in the final days of fall camp, Dupree said, “I hurdled somebody and I kind of had a glimpse of my old self for a little bit.” That ...

When Kansas lost Tulane transfer defensive tackle Tre’von McAlpine for the season to an ACL injury, it created opportunities for several other players in his position group to earn more playing time than they would have otherwise during the 2026 season. UAB transfer Eamon Smalls might be the ...

Once Kansas reaches the midway point of its schedule, it begins to look a bit more favorable. The extent to which the Jayhawks can take advantage will depend on where their morale sits and how much momentum they have amassed during the first half — which will certainly be challenging with ...

When linebacker Jibreel Al-Amin first arrived at Kansas, he downloaded an app to track his calorie intake. At a certain point he forgot about the app entirely — he had to keep eating, whether he was hungry or not. Such is the life of a previously 200-pound linebacker attempting to bulk up in ...

With a new calendar layout and no Week 0 game this season — despite Kansas’ best efforts — the KU football schedule looks quite a bit different in 2026. The Jayhawks will open on Sept. 4, a full 12 days later than they did in 2025, and on a Friday rather than a Saturday. That’s made ...

As long as DeAndre Harper has been playing competitive football, he’s been changing positions. By the time Harper was a second-team all-state lineman at Omaha North High School in Nebraska, he had already moved outside once, from guard as an underclassman to tackle as an upperclassman. As a ...