Cristin Cline describes her transfer process — following head coach Matt Ulmer from Oregon to Kansas — as “a whirlwind of emotions.” But the decision to make the move really wasn’t all that difficult. “I was sold immediately, honestly,” Cline recalled. “I loved my coaches there, and he was like, ‘I’m so sorry we’re leaving, but what does that look like for you?’ And I’m like, ‘Um, ...
Veteran cornerback D.J. Graham II quite obviously provides his main source of value to the Kansas football team when he is on the field. “He’s a vocal guy who has a lot of experience, and so when he’s out on the football field, it calms a lot of those younger guys down,” defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby said. But in recent weeks, Graham has had to apply his expertise primarily from the sidelines. ...
The biggest issue for cornerback Austin Alexander early in his Kansas career, as defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby puts it, was his ability to “stay healthy.” Not so much in the traditional sense of that phrase as it’s used in football — although Alexander did miss time during his true freshman season due to a broken wrist — but with regard to his nutrition and strength. “You got to do a good ...
Kansas men’s basketball assistant coach Chase Buford is leaving the team after one season, as head coach Bill Self said on Friday that Buford has accepted an assistant coach job with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. “It’s a great gig for him, and happy for him, and he did a really good job here,” Self said. Buford, a former walk-on player under Self from 2007 to 2010, departs Self’s coaching staff after ...
The Kansas football team debuted a new “Whitehawk” uniform in a video posted on social media on Friday morning. According to KU’s post, the white alternate jersey will be worn at some point in October, a month in which the Jayhawks have away games at UCF on Oct. 4 and at Texas Tech on Oct. 11. The Whitehawk is essentially an inverted variant of the Blackhawk uniform that KU debuted in 2023 against ...
Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self said on Friday that he did not consider stepping away for health reasons due to his hospitalization in July. But as he recalled, he did ask his surgeon at one point, “What do you think? Is this something that should change my way of thinking on stuff? “He said, ‘Do you love what you do?’” Self said. “And I said yes, and he said, ‘Well, keep doing ...