The college football transfer portal always seems to create action at the most unexpected moments, but right now is about as quiet as it gets this time of year. The window for players to enter the portal concludes on Saturday and schools are currently in the midst of a dead period during which they cannot bring potential transfers on campus for visits. At this point, Kansas is up to 17 transfer commitments, ...
The Kansas athletic department features no shortage of extremely quotable people. From the wildly distinct but equally vibrant personalities of Hunter Dickinson and S’Mya Nichols to the thoughtful responses of the likes of coaches Dan Fitzgerald or Nate Lie, KU’s personnel gave reporters plenty to write about this year. Here’s a look back at some of the most significant quotes of the last calendar ...
The year in University of Kansas athletics was one of wild reversals of fortune. Teams like KU soccer and women’s basketball experienced some of their lowest lows and highest highs in the span of just a few weeks, ultimately rallying on their way to postseason success. Meanwhile, some of the biggest headlines of 2024 came from longstanding records that fell across the department, from running back and ...
The Kansas football team and its offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa received an early Christmas gift on Tuesday night with the signing of UCLA transfer lineman Tavake Tuikolovatu, according to multiple reports. Tuikolovatu will have three years left to play. As a redshirt freshman in 2024, he played 37 snaps on offense, including 15 at right guard, with one start, as well as 66 on special teams; in his first ...
Kansas sneaked in one of the highlight plays of its nonconference slate under the wire. In the final two minutes of KU’s last game prior to the start of league play, with the Jayhawks already up 33 points on Brown, AJ Storr pestered N’famara Dabo in the post to such an extent that Dabo wasn’t able to put up a shot off Jeremiah Jenkins’ behind-the-back entry pass. Instead, Dabo spun awkwardly between ...
Updated 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23: The Kansas football coaching staff continues to reap the rewards of its extensive efforts to recruit wide receivers in the transfer portal. On Monday morning, Alabama transfer Emmanuel Henderson Jr. signed with KU, his representation from A&P Sports Agency announced. Henderson joins fellow wideouts Cam Pickett (from Ball State) and Levi Wentz (from Albany) in the Jayhawks' ...