WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Tight end Utz joins KU's 2026 class

Jack Utz, a tight end from Platte County High School in Missouri, announced on Tuesday afternoon his intention to join the Kansas football team as part of its class of 2026. A three-star prospect who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 225 pounds, Utz becomes KU's 11th commitment in the class. That number currently leads the nation, according to Rivals' recruiting rankings, a metric that provides one indication of how ...

Without Harris, KU survives UCF 91-87

The first Kansas men’s basketball game without Dajuan Harris Jr. in the lineup since March 7, 2020, featured some never-before-seen sets of five Jayhawks. As KU coach Bill Self searched for answers, there were groups without point guards. There were groups with three big men. One lineup late in the first half even fulfilled both those constraints. Two constants amid much of the turnover were Hunter Dickinson ...

Peterson named McDonald's All-American

Kansas men’s basketball signee Darryn Peterson was named a McDonald’s All-American, KU announced on Monday afternoon. Peterson, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound combo guard from Canton, Ohio, is a consensus top-three player in the 2025 recruiting class. The selection makes him KU’s 52nd signee to receive the honor, following his future teammates Flory Bidunga, who tallied six points and six rebounds in the 2024 ...

Preview: KU will need to regroup in time for UCF rematch

Home losses are rare enough at Kansas that prior to Saturday, the Jayhawks hadn’t experienced more than one in a single season since the 2017-18 campaign. Every other home loss in the six and a half years since has been followed by a road trip. This time, though, the Jayhawks will have an immediate opportunity to redeem themselves in front of the Allen Fieldhouse crowd — which accepted KU coach Bill ...

KU football adds Snyder from Salina Central

The Kansas football team earned its second commitment along the offensive line in as many days when Kaden Snyder, a member of the class of 2026 who attends Salina Central High School, announced on Monday afternoon his intention to join KU. Snyder, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 265 pounds according to his X bio, picked the Jayhawks over offers from Arkansas, Duke, Kansas State and Wisconsin, securing his spot ...

Davis earns rare distinction as McDonald's All-American for KU women's basketball

One of the top recruits in the Kansas women's basketball team's recent program history received a noteworthy honor on Monday afternoon. Future Jayhawk Jaliya Davis, a 6-foot-2 five-star forward from Overland Park who ranks as ESPN’s No. 17 prospect in the nation, was named a McDonald’s All-American. She becomes just the third KU women’s basketball player ever to receive the honor overall and just the ...