By announcing on March 20 that it would not host its usual Spring Showcase this year, the Kansas football team became part of a broader national conversation about the ongoing evolution of spring football practices. And while head coach Lance Leipold reiterated on Saturday KU’s initial rationale for making the change — logistical conflicts at Rock Chalk Park, which he said he should have been more aware of ...
Joseph Sipp Jr. still would have come to Kansas even if he hadn’t heard about the school from JB Brown. “Just coming here, stepping on ground, stepping on campus when I took my visit, it just felt like home from the get-go,” Sipp said on Saturday. There’s no denying, though, that the chance to learn about the merits of KU from his ex-roommate — Sipp and Brown played together as linebackers at Bowling ...
Updated 1:42 p.m. Monday, March 31: Kansas wing Rakease Passmore plans to enter the transfer portal, a source confirmed to the Journal-World on Sunday night. The news constituted the third portal entry for KU in a three-day span, and guards David Coit and Rylan Griffen closely followed on Monday morning . It also means there is a high chance the Jayhawks will lose the entirety of their 2024 signing class ...
Kansas diver Shiyun Lai has completed one of the most decorated seasons in her program’s recent history. Lai reached sixth place in the 3-meter dive at NCAA nationals in Federal Way, Washington, with a score of 357.40, and seventh place in the 1-meter dive at 309.10. In doing so, she claimed the highest individual finish for a Jayhawk since Michelle Rojohn won the 3-meter event in 1996 — and her ...
Updated 3 p.m. Saturday, March 29: One of the key building blocks for the Kansas men's basketball team entering its 2025-26 season could be at risk of leaving the program. Flory Bidunga plans to enter the transfer portal, multiple sources confirmed to the Journal-World. "Yes, he is entering the portal," Bidunga's guardian Dillon Craft said in a text message. "With Kansas remaining a strong option." ESPN ...
Kansas forward Zach Clemence has entered the transfer portal, a KU Athletics spokesperson confirmed on Friday morning. This is Clemence’s second time in the portal after he previously left KU and committed to UC Santa Barbara following the 2022-23 season, only to reverse course and return to Lawrence over the summer. He then took an unusual mid-career redshirt and returned to action last fall, averaging 1.4 ...