One week into the 2026 college football season, Kansas is already set to face what could be the best team it sees all year. And, by the way, it’s the Jayhawks’ hated rival, which will be making its first trip to Lawrence since 2005. “It’s a great deal of challenge for our team,” left guard Amir Herring said. “Really, it’s a measuring stick of where we stand as a program and where (we will) be ...
The latest turn in the Melvin Council Jr. saga will give the recent Kansas guard an opportunity to potentially become eligible, but he hasn't gotten there quite yet. Judge Daniel J. Doyle of the Monroe County Supreme Court on Thursday signed an order to show cause, which will require the NCAA, on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, to explain before his New York court why Council should not receive an injunction ...
A lawsuit filed in Westchester County, New York, on Wednesday revealed that Kansas has attempted to help former Rutgers men’s basketball player Emmanuel Ogbole become eligible for the 2026-27 season, according to court documents reviewed by the Journal-World. Ogbole, a native of Nigeria, is suing the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility after playing one season at Monroe College and three for the Scarlet ...
Kansas middle linebacker Trey Lathan has been known to make offensive players pay when he meets them in the hole. From now on, he will be the one paying. Lathan announced last Friday, shortly before KU kicked off its season against Long Island, that he will donate both $50 to Nicklaus Children's Hospital and $50 to WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital for each tackle he makes during the 2026 ...
Recent Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. refiled his lawsuit against the NCAA in Monroe County, New York, court on Tuesday. The new filing makes it clear that Council, who is seeking to play another year of college basketball, is at least entertaining options besides specifically returning to KU. Council voluntarily dismissed his previous claim against the NCAA in Douglas County court on Aug. 28. Now, a footnote ...
It’s not clear yet whether either of Kansas’ players who wear No. 7 will be able to take the field on Friday night against Missouri. The statuses of linebacker Bam Crouch and wide receiver Cam Pickett, both key starters for the Jayhawks who are battling injuries, remain in doubt after head coach Lance Leipold was not yet certain about their prospects in his weekly press conference on Monday. “Bam did not ...