WRITER: Benton Smith

KU football signs new WRs coach Terrence Samuel to 3-year contract

Hired to replace Emmett Jones, the Kansas football team’s new receivers coach, Terrence Samuel, signed a three-year contract to join Lance Leipold’s staff. According to documents obtained by the Journal-World, only the first two years of the deal are guaranteed. The contract was signed this past Friday. Jones left KU on Dec. 6 to become the passing game coordinator and receivers coach at Texas Tech. Samuel ...

Virginia prep QB Ethan Vasko commits to KU football

Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold and his staff found their prep quarterback for the 2022 recruiting class when Ethan Vasko announced Monday evening his commitment to the Jayhawks. A 6-foot-3, 205-pound QB from Chesapeake, Virginia, Vasko just this past weekend helped Oscar Smith High win its second consecutive Class 6 state title. Rivals currently rates Vasko as a two-star prospect, while 247 Sports’ ...

Strong 4th quarter gives KU women's basketball its 4th win in a row

With its best quarter coming just in time, the Kansas women’s basketball team turned a tight game into an 80-65 victory over Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks outscored the Broncos, 25-11, in the final quarter, as the home team shot 8-for-12 in the last 10 minutes. Playing without junior guard Holly Kersgieter, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, the Jayhawks (8-1) didn’t let ...

Former 4-star prospect and Nebraska RB Sevion Morrison to transfer to KU

A reserve running back at Nebraska a little more than a month ago, Sevion Morrison announced Sunday night he’ll soon be calling Kansas home. A 6-foot, 210-pound back from Tulsa, Okla., Morrison was a freshman this past season, and finished with 30 carries for 116 yards and three touchdowns, while appearing in seven games for the Huskers. It was his second season with the program, but he didn’t play in any ...

Former North Dakota State recruit Mason Ellis flips, commits to KU football

The Kansas football program’s 2022 recruiting class now has its first in-state high school prospect. A 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior defensive back from Mulvane, Mason Ellis gave head coach Lance Leipold and the KU staff his verbal commitment on Sunday. Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals, Ellis previously had been committed to North Dakota State. He made three trips to KU in recent months, and was on campus ...

With 'so much to build on,' KU volleyball upbeat about program's future

Still feeling the sting of a season-ending loss at Pitt in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, members of the Kansas volleyball team at least exited the postseason encouraged about the program’s future. The Jayhawks, during their first tournament appearance since 2016, advanced to the third round for just the third time in program history. And because few expected KU to make that type of run this year, and the ...