Allen Fieldhouse was built for games like this. During the nine full seasons that Kansas went without facing its historical rival from across the state line, seldom did the name of an opponent alone drum up the type of atmosphere that makes college basketball, and this venue in particular, memorable. Outside of Kentucky running onto James Naismith Court to face the Jayhawks, nothing sets a KU home crowd off ...
After booting the football for Lawrence High, Grant Glasgow’s new gridiron home will be just a few lengthy kickoffs north, at the University of Kansas. Glasgow announced this week his plans to join KU football next year as a walk-on. A senior at LHS, Glasgow handled the Lions’ kickoffs, field goals and extra points. He went 8-for-9 on field goals, with a long of 48, and delivered a game-winning kick in the ...
A former starting cornerback at Michigan State, Kalon Gervin’s venture into the transfer portal has landed him at the University of Kansas. Just a little more than six weeks ago, Gervin planned to transfer to Wisconsin and committed to play for the Badgers in 2022. However, Gervin announced Friday he has flipped on that decision, and committed to KU. “Change of plans,” Gervin posted to Twitter, along ...
Prepare yourself for even more snarls and swagger from Kansas junior Christian Braun. He won’t be able to hold back. Not with that black and gold he knows all too well in his line of sight. To say that Saturday’s Border Showdown revival means more to Braun than most current players on either side of the college basketball state line is an understatement. While the 6-foot-7 guard from Burlington, like all of ...
Just one Kansas football player — Kenny Logan Jr. — made the Associated Press All-Big 12 team this year. The conference’s leading tackler, Logan, a junior safety, was a second-team selection when the AP announced its postseason honors for the league on Thursday. The Jayhawk defender who most often came through with the stop his team needed, Logan totaled 113 tackles, leading the conference, as well as ...
A hot start proved to be brief and ultimately unsustainable Thursday for a Kansas volleyball team trying to upset the NCAA Tournament’s No. 3 overall seed, Pitt, on the road. The Panthers recovered quickly from a first-set deficit to sweep the Jayhawks, 25-19, 25-21, 25-18, at Fitzgerald Field House, in Pittsburgh. “We jumped on them pretty good in the first set, but you didn't see a lot of panic or ...