WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU Athletics projects deficit of $14.9 million for fiscal year 2026

The board of directors of the University of Kansas athletic department on Wednesday approved a budget for the ongoing fiscal year 2026, projecting a $14.9 million deficit as a total of $149.9 million in expenses is expected to outweigh $135.0 million in revenue. The projection follows an actual deficit of $11.9 million for the fiscal year 2025, which concluded on June 30. That was in fact a favorable result as ...

UCF is 'TBD' at quarterback entering matchup with KU

Kansas and UCF are about to face off for the second time ever, and both matchups have featured considerable intrigue at quarterback for the Knights. When they made their inaugural trip to the old David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to take on the Jayhawks in 2023, the big question was whether quarterback John Rhys Plumlee would make his return from injury. He did, only to land awkwardly and exit the game after ...

KU's frequently uncovered tight end Groen garners big role

When Boden Groen caught his first touchdown as a Jayhawk, a 7-yard grab from Jalon Daniels in Kansas’ blowout win over West Virginia on Sept. 20, Groen was able to find space in the flat on the right side of the field when no Mountaineer was even past the hashmarks. Then, Groen’s second touchdown came on Saturday against Cincinnati, and it was a 24-yard snag that required a bit more of an adjustment. A ...

KU preparing for season's first long-distance road trip

The Kansas football team is six weeks and five games into its season and still hasn’t had to play more than a few hours’ drive away from Lawrence. KU’s 2025 schedule oriented itself in such a way that the Jayhawks have already hosted four games — two nonconference against Fresno State and Wagner, two in Big 12 play against West Virginia and Cincinnati — and gone through a bye week, and a short trip to ...

Kinney announces commitment to KU's class of 2026

The Kansas men’s basketball team has its first commitment in the high school recruiting class of 2026.af Taylen Kinney, of Newport, Kentucky, announced on a CBS Sports livestream on Sunday that he will join KU next season. The 6-foot-3, 188-pound guard, as he was recently measured at the Overtime Elite Pro Day, picked the Jayhawks over Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville and Oregon. "Coach (Bill) Self ...

KU soccer suffers home loss to TCU, 3-2

The 14th-ranked Kansas soccer team suffered its second straight loss following a nine-match unbeaten run to open the season, as it fell 3-2 to No. 10 TCU at Rock Chalk Park on Sunday afternoon. The Horned Frogs avenged their defeat to KU in last season’s Big 12 tournament championship game, largely on the strength of forward Seven Castain, who scored a hat trick on three shots, including back-to-back goals in ...