WRITER: Benton Smith

Senior WR Stephon Robinson Jr. latest Jayhawk to enter transfer portal

The NCAA’s transfer portal continues to be a popular route for Kansas football seniors looking to extend their careers, and on Tuesday the Jayhawks lost receiver Stephon Robinson Jr. via the same exit ramp. Robinson became the second KU senior to enter the portal on the day, joining receiver Ezra Naylor II. Previously, receiver Andrew Parchment, cornerback Kyle Mayberry, center Api Mane and punter Kyle ...

Numerous 2021 recruits prepared to sign with KU football

Kansas football coach Les Miles and his staff are poised to get much of their Class of 2021 recruiting work completed when the early signing period commences Wednesday. Of the 21 players — all of whom are high school seniors — who committed to join the Jayhawks next year, more than half have made it known that they intend to sign this week instead of delaying the process into February. The following ...

Former walk-on Kwamie Lassiter II finished as Jayhawks' leading receiver in 2020

Entering the 2020 season, many expected Kansas senior Kwamie Lassiter II to play a key role for the offense. Few would have predicted, however, that the former walk-on would finish the year as the Jayhawks’ leading receiver. In a campaign marred by inconsistencies, Lassiter, at 6 feet and 175 pounds, proved to be a reliable target for KU quarterbacks, making four or more receptions in every game. His steady ...

Safety Davon Ferguson leaving KU football

Just as Kansas football coach Les Miles indicated a month ago, safety Davon Ferguson won’t be back with the program in 2021. The redshirt junior from Baltimore announced Friday night on his Twitter account he will be entering the NCAA’s transfer portal. A starter in the secondary for the KU defense in each of the first four games this year, Ferguson first appeared on the team’s did-not-dress list for ...

1st steps of KU football offseason include figuring out which seniors to bring back

The offseason arrived a few days early for the Kansas football program this week, once the Jayhawks’ rescheduled finale versus Texas got scrapped. So by Thursday afternoon, head coach Les Miles and his staff turned their attention away from the Longhorns and toward what’s next for their roster, in part by considering what to do with the 2020 senior class. As KU coaches continue forging ahead with their ...

Jayhawks 'not very good' at defending the rim so far

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2020/dec/08/331635/ The first three words of Bill Self’s assessment on how the Jayhawks have defended around the rim through six games said it all. “Not very good,” Self began, shaking his head. The Kansas basketball season got started with top-ranked Gonzaga eviscerating the Jayhawks inside, and KU’s defense near the hoop hasn’t improved a great deal since then, ...