Kansas linebacker Cornell Wheeler’s collegiate career has rarely been allowed to continue on a linear upward trajectory. “Cornell’s had some really good weeks in the program, and then something’s always happened that unfortunately set him back,” head coach Lance Leipold said. Two years ago, he got sick and missed time; last year, he snagged a massive interception at Texas that “really boosted his ...
Kansas senior point guard Wyvette Mayberry will use her extra year of COVID-19 eligibility and return to the team next season, she announced on Instagram Thursday afternoon. Mayberry had gone through senior-night festivities at the end of the season, casting some doubt on whether she would be back for a fifth year after spending two at Tulsa and two at KU. She dispelled that doubt in a short message just three ...
As a slew of departing Jayhawks angle for favorable positioning ahead of next month's NFL draft, a total of 16 are participating in a new event hosted by the Big 12 Conference. For the first time, the Big 12 is holding a centralized Pro Day that encompasses all the league's members, instead of the individual school-specific events that have taken place in the past. The event, which is taking place at Ford ...
Towards the end of last season, it started to set in for the Kansas tight ends that they would have to face a season without Mason Fairchild. "We started thinking about it more and more, where we’re not going to have Mason next year, and it got pretty important to us to retain a lot of the offense this year," senior Trevor Kardell recalled recently, "and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that so ...
The weight of high expectations could be heavy upon the shoulders of Kansas' freshman quarterback Isaiah Marshall, especially given that fans, media and coaches alike have taken to comparing him to current starter and redshirt junior Jalon Daniels. In fact, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski drew the comparison himself Tuesday after Marshall's fifth day of spring practice, ...
Zeke Mayo, a former Lawrence High standout and the reigning Summit League player of the year, announced Tuesday on social media that he plans to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft while also retaining collegiate eligibility and entering the transfer portal. Mayo, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard, just completed his third season at South Dakota State, where he led the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Tournament and averaged 18.8 ...