WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Day 2 of camp: Tight end group, tutored by Kotelnicki, strives for further growth

You can never really be sure where on the field a Kansas tight end might line up, but at least this season, you can be quite certain which players you’re going to see. KU’s tight end group is one of its most familiar on a roster characterized by continuity. Back from 2022 are senior Mason Fairchild, a safety net for quarterback Jalon Daniels who came on strong last season; junior Jared Casey, a former ...

KU men’s basketball adds forward Johnny Furphy for upcoming season

Updated 5:10 p.m. Thursday: After nearly a month of reported mutual interest between the Kansas men's basketball program and Johnny Furphy, the Australian standout has committed to KU and will play for the Jayhawks this upcoming season, the school announced Thursday night. The news was first reported by 247Sports national basketball analyst Travis Branham. The 6-foot-8 small forward, who has played for ...

Kansas football opens camp with new confidence

The Kansas football team held a lengthy, administrative meeting Monday night to help prepare its players for the start of training camp. At one point, head coach Lance Leipold said, he asked his players what was different from two years ago when his staff first came in. Leipold cited Lawrence Arnold — a redshirt freshman then, a redshirt junior and one of quarterback Jalon Daniels' go-to targets now — as ...

Three questions to ponder as KU football camp opens

The Kansas football team is in uncharted territory, facing the highest expectations in over a decade, but this year's fall training camp should feature a refreshing familiarity. Practically all of the coaches and players are back from last season, and certainly little of note has changed on the roster since spring practice. As a result, fall camp, which begins Tuesday, should serve as a demonstration of what ...

How and why Mass St. Collective brought KU alumni to The Basketball Tournament

The Basketball Tournament had included just one Kansas alumni squad in its nine years of existence before the Mass St. Collective sponsored a team this year. Mass St. serves primarily as the name, image and likeness partner of Kansas Athletics, helping secure financial partnerships for current Jayhawk athletes — thus making the connection to their predecessors somewhat more tangential. But Dan Beckler, the ...

KU football lands first 2025 commitment

Just when it seemed like 2024 football recruiting had slowed down for the summer, 2025 recruiting kicked into gear. The Kansas football team earned its first verbal commitment from an incoming junior Thursday evening. Quarterback David McComb from Oklahoma's Edmond Memorial High, who first visited Lawrence on June 25, pledged to attend KU after spending more time with head coach Lance Leipold and offensive ...