WRITER: Henry Greenstein

2026 cornerback Brown announces commitment to KU

As the Kansas football team puts the finishing touches on its 2025 recruiting class, it has begun to establish a foothold in 2026. With quarterback Jaylen Mason from Wichita Northwest already in the fold, the Jayhawks got their second 2026 commitment in Lennie "Trey" Brown, a three-star prospect from Tustin High School in Tustin, California, who announced his decision on Thursday evening. Brown, a 6-foot, ...

Linebacker commit Rivera flips to Memphis

With the early signing period just days away, the Kansas football team got a bit of bad news on the recruiting trail as 2025 linebacker Kenyon Rivera flipped his commitment to Memphis. Rivera made the announcement on Thursday morning, and it deprives the Jayhawks of one of their two freshman linebacker commitments for next season. They still have Malachi Curvey, from Waukee, Iowa, one of the earliest pledges in ...

Big 12 power rankings: ASU gets its turn as No. 1 entering final week of regular season

The Arizona State Sun Devils moved into the top spot in the Big 12 power rankings for the first time this season as they continue a dream season in the desert. After going 3-9 in Kenny Dillingham’s first season, Arizona State is 9-2 and in contention for a spot in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas. The Sun Devils were a near-unanimous pick, receiving 15 of a possible 16 first-place votes from ...

KU embraces challenge of playing without Dickinson, builds 'more of an identity' in the process

Las Vegas — When Kansas’ preseason All-American center Hunter Dickinson got ejected midway through the second half of Tuesday night’s game, head coach Bill Self remembered telling his team, “Now we’ll find out how tough we are.” The Jayhawks, as it turned out, were just tough enough to scrape together a few exceptional defensive possessions late and beat No. 11 Duke, 75-72. In the process of doing ...

Puzzling through postseason prospects if KU beats Baylor

The Kansas football program has one major hurdle to clear if it wants to reach a third straight bowl game for the first time ever: beating a streaking Baylor team in a stadium where the Jayhawks have never won. If they do that, it’s anyone’s guess what the month of December might hold. Due to the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, a possible excess of bowl-eligible teams and a relatively low ...

KU football notebook: Daniels, Leipold shed light on quarterback's decision to walk on senior day

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels, who has one year of eligibility left with which to play college football, participated in senior-day festivities on Saturday against Colorado, but he said postgame it was primarily because he graduates this winter. “I feel like that’s really all that went into it,” Daniels said. “This is a class that has been here since 2020. We got guys like Luke Grimm. I mean, Cornell ...