WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU football alumni set for big NFL Draft

The NFL Draft is imminent, with the first round set for Thursday night, and this year’s event has a chance to make history for the Kansas football program. With offensive lineman Logan Brown, a former five-star high school recruit, and KU’s all-time leading rusher Devin Neal joining cornerbacks Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson in the draft, the 2025 class already looked like a good bet to match 2008 with four ...

KU women's basketball staff pleased with roster following initial transfer addition

With just one key transfer addition in the fold, head coach Brandon Schneider says the Kansas women’s basketball staff will be “very, very picky at this point” when it comes to considering any additional acquisitions. That’s because of KU's high level of returning talent, with nearly every significant contributor returning from last season; its highly touted group of freshmen that ranks among the best ...

KU football adds first spring transfer addition in defensive end Harris

Not long after losing a young defensive end to the transfer portal, the Kansas football coaching staff found a new one. Leroy Harris III, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound end out of Brentwood, Tennessee, announced his commitment to KU via Instagram on Tuesday afternoon. He played his freshman season at Chattanooga at the FCS level. Harris tallied 11 tackles and recovered three fumbles in 302 snaps of defensive action, ...

Moore and Mayo's post-career portal entries are testament to strange state of college sports

At 3:29 p.m. on Monday, On3 was first to report that Kansas guard Shakeel Moore had entered his name in the transfer portal; by 4:41 p.m., a KU Athletics spokesperson had told the Journal-World that Moore was removing it. All the while, Moore lacked a meaningful ability to transfer anywhere anyway. He had already played five full seasons of college basketball, without any eligibility remaining: 25 games at ...

Volleyball will return to Allen Fieldhouse for Sunflower Showdown

The Kansas volleyball team revealed its 2025 conference schedule on Monday, and one match features a particularly significant choice of venue. On Oct. 24, the Jayhawks will welcome Kansas State to Lawrence for the latest edition of the Sunflower Showdown, but instead of doing battle at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, the two rivals will face off on James Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse. It will be the ...

Mayo gets key preprofessional opportunity at Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Lawrence native and former Kansas guard Zeke Mayo received a significant opportunity over the weekend to bolster his professional prospects ahead of the pre-draft process. Mayo played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a multi-day showcase for outgoing college basketball seniors, and averaged 11.3 points, 4.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds in three games playing for Portsmouth Partnership. Mayo shot 50% from ...