WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Jayhawks lose specialists to transfer portal, add high school kicker

Next year's revamp of the Kansas special teams units will be even more comprehensive than previously believed, as a pair of Jayhawks will transfer. Reserve kicker Charlie Weinrich officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday afternoon, per his announcement on social media while around the same time starting punter Damon Greaves did so as well, according to multiple reports. Weinrich's move shortly follows ...

Former Oklahoma, Utah State corner Graham commits to KU

Kansas continued to add to its defensive backfield on Tuesday afternoon when D.J. Graham II, a veteran cornerback who previously played at Utah State and Oklahoma, announced his plans to join the Jayhawks. Graham will be a sixth-year senior in 2025 after spending four years with the Sooners and one with the Aggies. In his most recent season at USU, he started nine games and played in 12 total with a strong Pro ...

KU football adds linebacker Sipp

Updated 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18: The Kansas football coaching staff continues to reload at one of its most depleted positions, and returned to a familiar source on Tuesday when it added former Bowling Green linebacker Joseph Sipp Jr. Sipp, who announced his decision on Tuesday night, follows in the footsteps of KU's recently graduate linebacker JB Brown, an all-conference honorable mention who also ...

KU continues to stock up on young linemen with addition of Mercer

The youth movement along the Kansas offensive line continued on Tuesday night with the addition of Tyler Mercer. Mercer, who spent his freshman season playing center for North Texas with six starts in eight games, is the third lineman with three years of eligibility remaining to join KU in recent days, following in the footsteps of DeAndre Harper (Northwest Missouri State) and Jack Tanner (Tulsa). Mercer is ...

Former Tulsa tackle Tanner is latest lineman to commit to KU

The Kansas football team has made its second offseason transfer acquisition along the offensive line, as former Tulsa lineman Jack Tanner committed to KU on Monday night. Tanner, a native of Highland Village, Texas, saw extensive action for the Golden Hurricane of the American Athletic Conference as a freshman. He played 437 snaps on offense, according to Pro Football Focus, and started four of the nine games ...

KU promotes Shelby to DB coach

Kansas football analyst Brandon Shelby has been promoted to defensive backs coach, head coach Lance Leipold announced on Monday afternoon. "We're excited to announce Brandon Shelby as our defensive backs coach," Leipold said in a press release. "Brandon has a proven track record of developing and recruiting at a high level. He's an experienced coach at the power-four level and did an excellent job this fall ...