WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU defense builds confidence with late-game stops against UCF

Orlando, Fla. — Kansas linebacker Trey Lathan had no doubt that he had stopped UCF quarterback Cam Fancher on fourth-and-goal in the late stages of KU's 27-20 victory. “For sure, yeah,” Lathan said. “I knew he was short.” The officials at the Bounce House on Saturday night weren’t quite as certain — they reviewed the play to confirm that Lathan had wrestled Fancher down without the ball crossing ...

KU getting backup quarterbacks involved in unusual ways

With running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. out for Kansas’ game last Saturday against Cincinnati, the Jayhawks were looking for a spark in the run game wherever they could get it. Offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski turned to an unlikely source: KU’s backup quarterbacks. On a first-and-10 in the third quarter with the Jayhawks looking to tie the game, Zebrowski, who is also KU’s longtime quarterbacks coach, ...

Preview: KU defense looks to get back on track with road trip to UCF

The Kansas defense was plagued by misalignments and missed assignments, as head coach Lance Leipold put it, from the beginning of the Jayhawks’ game against Cincinnati. The results were not pretty. KU conceded 603 total yards, including 388 through the air and a pair of touchdowns to the Bearcats' quarterback Brendan Sorsby, in a 37-34 home loss that dealt the Jayhawks a significant setback early in their Big ...

2027 five-star Bardwell commits to Jayhawks

A busy week for Kansas men’s basketball recruiting continued with the Jayhawks’ first addition in the 2027 recruiting class. High school junior Javon Bardwell on Friday announced his commitment to KU. He is a five-star prospect who ranks No. 26 in the 247Sports Composite rankings for his high school class. The 6-foot-6 wing from Harlem, New York, currently attends Phoenix Prep in Phoenix; he previously ...

KU volleyball outlasts No. 15 Baylor for 3-2 road win

The 18th-ranked Kansas volleyball team snapped losing streaks of five straight five-set matches and four straight ranked matches when it beat No. 15 Baylor, 3-2 (19-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-27, 15-13) in dramatic fashion at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, on Friday night. "I am really happy for our group. We executed at a high level in a lot of different phases of the game," KU coach Matt Ulmer said in a press ...

KU volleyball loses road match at TCU, 3-1

The Kansas volleyball team dropped to 10-7 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 Conference play with a 3-1 loss to TCU (15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 13-25) on Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The 12th-ranked Horned Frogs routed the 18th-ranked Jayhawks in the first and fourth sets, with team hitting percentages of .441 and .385, respectively, and split the two closer games in Wednesday’s match to ...