WRITER: Shane Jackson

LHS senior OL Noah Smith's recruiting process 'reignited' with latest Division I offer

Fresh off a busy June, Lawrence High senior Noah Smith received a scholarship offer from Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday to rejuvenate his recruiting situation. It was the first offer of the summer for Smith, who was contacted by the other schools on his college list this past spring. Smith, a 6-foot-4 and 295 pound offensive lineman, now has offers from South Dakota, Dartmouth, Middle Tennessee State, ...

Eudora juniors earning offers from Division I programs ahead of 2021 campaign

The recruitment process is picking up steam for two standout juniors on Eudora’s football team, one of whom has already received offers from a dozen programs. Both players — Jaden Hamm and Jaiden Bender — have gotten offers from Kansas and K-State. And Hamm has collected ten more offers: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa State, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State and TCU. ...

Kansas basketball has national title odds cut in half at one online sportsbook

In a matter of three months, the Kansas men’s basketball team has catapulted from possible contender to an early favorite entering the 2021-22 campaign. Remy Martin and Ochai Agbaji both announced they were withdrawing from the NBA Draft to return to KU on Tuesday, which meant that this roster finally appears to be set. So it was a good time to view the updated betting odds for the upcoming season. According ...

Free State OL Calvin Clements receiving interest from Big 12 teams entering junior campaign

Free State junior offensive lineman Calvin Clements hasn’t played a single snap of 11-man football at the varsity level, but he’s already received scholarship offers from three Big 12 programs — Kansas, Kansas State, and Iowa State. How did it happen? Part of it was Clements’ hard work at both Free State and at Veritas Christian, where he played as a freshman; part of it was showing off his skills to ...

Transfer report: What to expect from former Michigan LB Cornell Wheeler

Kansas football added another potential impact player via the transfer portal on Monday, when former Michigan reserve linebacker Cornell Wheeler announced his decision to transfer to the University of Kansas. Wheeler, who spent one season with the Wolverines, was rated a four-star inside linebacker coming out of high school in 2020. Wheeler attended West Bloomfield High School during his final prep season and ...

Gavin Grant joins Olympic Training Center Academy for next step in martial arts career

Monday marked a monumental day for Gavin Grant, who has been competing in martial arts for the past 10 years. Grant held a ceremony to celebrate signing with the Olympic Training Center Academy, where he joined the resident program as a scholarship athlete. The celebration took place at Prime Martial Arts in Lawrence, which is where Grant has been training most of his life. Now, Grant is one step closer to ...