The Kansas-UCF series, which favors KU 3-1, has been something of an adventure over the course of the Knights’ first couple seasons in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks lost to the Knights in the first-ever Big 12 game at Addition Financial Arena in 2024, then came back a year later and beat them by the largest margin in any Division I road win in school history. They then played two additional of ...
The hits keep coming for Kansas’ defense. KU middle linebacker Trey Lathan, the Jayhawks’ leading tackler from the 2025 season, announced late Thursday afternoon that he will enter the transfer portal. Lathan, who has one year of eligibility remaining, immediately becomes KU’s most significant offseason loss to this point, following other prominent departures on defense like linebacker Jon Jon Kamara and ...
Kansas coach Bill Self said on Thursday that star guard Darryn Peterson is slated to play in the Jayhawks’ conference opener on Saturday at UCF. “Darryn’s practiced, same as before, but it’s a little bit of a different level now as far as his explosiveness,” Self said. “So unless something unforeseen happens, we should have all our full complement of guys going into the game Saturday.” Peterson ...
Kansas will have another significant vacancy to fill on its offensive line during the offseason. Center Tyler Mercer, who spent one season with the Jayhawks, is entering the transfer portal, he announced on Thursday afternoon shortly before the portal was set to open on Friday. He will have three years of eligibility remaining as a redshirt sophomore. “The University of Kansas will always be a part of my ...
Kansas offensive lineman Carter Lavrusky will enter the transfer portal. Lavrusky and his representation from Athlete Asset Protection Sports Agency both shared the news on Thursday night after it was initially reported by 247Sports. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound tackle will have three years of eligibility remaining. Lavrusky redshirted in 2024, then played 20 snaps in two games in 2025, according to Pro Football ...
A new year and the start of the spring semester bring a variety of fresh opportunities for athletes across Kansas’ 16 varsity sports teams. Below are some of the athletes who will have chances to seize the spotlight over the course of 2026. As usual, the only criteria for these selections were 1) representation of each and every sport that KU offers and 2) the general avoidance of some of the department’s ...