WRITER: Zac Boyer

Kansas freshman QB Ethan Vasko already 'more than meets the eye'

Even though Ethan Vasko has only been at Kansas for a few informal offseason practice sessions, he has already impressed Jalon Daniels. Vasko, a freshman quarterback from Chesapeake, Virginia, has what Daniels called "a tremendous amount of athletic ability" last week at Big 12 football media days. Daniels said Vasko already has shown to his teammates that he should be able to handle playing in college. "It's ...

Kansas' Sevion Morrison should add 'really dynamic' talent to backfield

Even though Sevion Morrison and Adrian Martinez didn't share many snaps while they played together at Nebraska last season, Martinez always thought the running back had potential. After all, Morrison rushed for more than 5,000 yards while playing at Edison High in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was considered one of the top 250 high school players in the class of 2020 and often showed flashes of excellence that caught ...

Kansas QB Jalon Daniels eager for Doug Emilien to make impact after transfer

The only thing Jalon Daniels knew upon Doug Emilien's decision to transfer from Minnesota to Kansas was that Ky Thomas used to be one of Emilien's roommates. The connection between the two figures to be much closer — and soon. Daniels, who is expected to begin the season as the Jayhawks' starting quarterback, is likely to benefit from the spring addition of Emilien, a speedy, 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide ...

Kansas, track coach Stanley Redwine agree on three-year contract extension

Kansas has signed track and field and cross country coach Stanley Redwine to a contract extension that will last through the 2024-25 season. Redwine, who has been the Jayhawks' coach since 2000, is a five-time Big 12 Coach of the Year who in 2013 guided the women's track and field team to Big 12 indoor and outdoor titles and the NCAA outdoor national championship. He has also coached competitors to 145 ...

Kansas' Ioanna Chatzileonti powers Greece in FIBA U20 Women's Championships

Kansas forward Ioanna Chatzileonti made an impact in the FIBA U20 Women's European Championships, which concluded over the weekend. Chatzileonti, a junior, averaged 18.3 points per game, which was third in Division B, and 9.9 rebounds per game to help Greece finish in fifth place. She started all seven games, played 30.4 minutes per game, had four double-doubles and led her team in scoring once and in ...

Kansas' Ochai Agbaji, Alexandra Emilianov nominated for Big 12 Athlete of the Year

A pair of conference titles, as well as breakthrough performances on grander stages, led to the selections of Ochai Agbaji and Alexandra Emilianov as Kansas' nominees for the Big 12 Athlete of the Year awards. Those honors, which recognize one man and one woman based on their athletic performance, academic achievement and citizenship, will be decided next week by a media panel and fan voting conducted on the ...