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Jon Jon Kamara will transfer away from KU football

The Kansas football team lost a significant piece of the present and future of its linebacker room on Friday afternoon when Jon Jon Kamara announced that he intends to transfer. "I will be entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining," he wrote in a post on X. "Thank you ...

AP All-Big 12: Texas Tech has 7 first-team picks with Rodriguez the top defender

Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was named The Associated Press Big 12 defensive player of the year Thursday, when he was among seven first-team picks on the all-conference team from the playoff-bound Red Raiders. BYU's Kalani Sitake was named the Big 12's top coach and Cougars running ...

KU loses starting safety Rawls to portal

Kansas endured on Thursday its most significant transfer-portal defection of the offseason thus far, as Lyrik Rawls will be leaving the Jayhawks. Rawls, a starting safety for KU during the 2025 campaign, will enter the portal when it opens on Jan. 2, his agent Zach Williams confirmed to the ...

Maxson will enter transfer portal

Kansas safety Damani Maxson announced on Wednesday that he will enter the transfer portal. "I’ve officially entered the transfer portal," Maxson wrote in a post on X. "Hungry for a new opportunity to grow, compete, and contribute at the highest level. Let’s work." Maxson follows a series ...

KU football declines bowl bid amid shortage of eligible teams

The Kansas football team has declined a bowl bid, a KU Athletics spokesperson confirmed on Sunday night. The Jayhawks could potentially have had an opportunity to play a postseason game — their third of Lance Leipold’s tenure — despite their 5-7 record, because several bowl-eligible ...

Eudora native Hamm to enter portal

Eudora native Jaden Hamm, whose commitment in the class of 2023 represented an early bit of local recruiting success for Kansas under head coach Lance Leipold, is transferring after three years in the program. Hamm will have two years left to play. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound tight end played in ...