WRITER: Henry Greenstein

2027 running back Stewart commits to KU

The Kansas football team is heading into peak recruiting season for the 2027 class, and on Sunday it earned its third overall commitment of the cycle. Trey Stewart, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, announced in an afternoon ceremony at his high school that he will join the Jayhawks for the 2027 season. “What made me choose Kansas was the love Coach (Jonathan) Wallace and the ...

KU softball draws UCF for Big 12 tournament after losing 2 of 3 at OSU

After losing two out of three in a road series at Oklahoma State over the weekend, the Kansas softball team finished fifth in the 11-team Big 12. The Jayhawks will face No. 4 seed UCF in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. KU, which is in the midst of its most successful season in the eight-year tenure of head coach Jennifer McFalls, concluded its ...

After stints at high-profile programs, Harris will embrace whatever role he earns at KU

Kansas safety Jaden Harris possesses a rare asset for a Jayhawk: experience playing at some of the most successful programs in the country. He was at Miami in 2024 when the Hurricanes spent much of the year ranked in the top 10 nationally, then made the move to Georgia for a season in which the Bulldogs won the SEC championship. “He understands what it takes to prepare each week,” KU defensive backs coach ...

Which KU football players might earn 2027 NFL Draft consideration?

The considerable roster turnover Kansas experienced this past offseason makes it difficult to project who might break out during the 2026 campaign. Throw in the significant possibility of changes to collegiate eligibility rules, which could allow a massive number of players another year to stay in school and profit from revenue sharing and name, image and likeness dollars, and it’s very difficult to predict ...

More Jayhawks receive NFL minicamp opportunities

Football remains a long way away, but rookie minicamp season is in full swing, and two additional Jayhawks have earned recent opportunities to prove their worth to NFL teams. Longtime Kansas running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. has been invited to the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie minicamp that begins on Friday, while both Hishaw and tight end DeShawn Hanika have received invitations to the Indianapolis Colts’ ...

KU adds prep school forward Mordini

Updated 9:48 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2026: The Kansas men’s basketball team added a young player to its frontcourt on Thursday when it earned the commitment of Grant Mordini. Mordini is a 6-foot-11 center who was previously at Lake Forest High School in Illinois but recently played a postgraduate year at Avon Old Farms, a boarding school in Connecticut. He revealed his decision in a post on Instagram, in which ...