Towards the end of last season, it started to set in for the Kansas tight ends that they would have to face a season without Mason Fairchild. "We started thinking about it more and more, where we’re not going to have Mason next year, and it got pretty important to us to retain a lot of the offense this year," senior Trevor Kardell recalled recently, "and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that so ...
The weight of high expectations could be heavy upon the shoulders of Kansas' freshman quarterback Isaiah Marshall, especially given that fans, media and coaches alike have taken to comparing him to current starter and redshirt junior Jalon Daniels. In fact, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski drew the comparison himself Tuesday after Marshall's fifth day of spring practice, ...
Zeke Mayo, a former Lawrence High standout and the reigning Summit League player of the year, announced Tuesday on social media that he plans to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft while also retaining collegiate eligibility and entering the transfer portal. Mayo, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard, just completed his third season at South Dakota State, where he led the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Tournament and averaged 18.8 ...
After seeing its momentum cut short at midweek by a home loss to No. 15/16 Missouri on Wednesday, the Kansas softball team bounced back with its second straight Big 12 Conference sweep, this time at Houston. It was the first time in 19 years that the Jayhawks had swept consecutive Big 12 series. Against the Tigers, the Jayhawks didn't get on the board until a two-run error with two outs in the bottom of the ...
The Kansas defense has some holes this offseason, and the team is getting creative in order to fill them. Craig Young, a converted safety who served as something between a safety and a linebacker in the hybrid “Hawk” role for KU’s defense, has graduated. But over the weekend, redshirt senior safety Marvin Grant discussed his ongoing process of adaptation into a new role with some more linebacker-like ...
Salt Lake City — An excellent shooting performance gave Kansas a one-point halftime lead and plenty of hope Saturday afternoon against Gonzaga. But the offensive outburst was a mirage. After shooting 50% from the field in the first half and, more remarkably, 7-for-11 from deep — the most 3s KU had made in a game, let alone a half, since January — the Jayhawks regressed hard, shooting 28% and 18% after ...