WRITER: Henry Greenstein

In-state quarterback Mason is KU's first 2026 commitment

Jaylen Mason, a high school junior quarterback from Wichita Northwest, announced his commitment on Tuesday night to play college football at Kansas. He became the first member of the Jayhawks' 2026 recruiting class. In doing so he followed in the footsteps of Edmond, Oklahoma, quarterback David McComb, KU's first 2025 commitment in July 2023. Between current true freshman Isaiah Marshall, McComb and Mason, KU ...

Preview: Somewhat healthier, KU hosts Washburn for second exhibition

Washburn coach Brett Ballard had a humble suggestion. In response to a reporter’s post on X last week about Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson, Rylan Griffen and Shakeel Moore sitting out the Jayhawks’ exhibition game at Arkansas due to injury, Ballard joked, “I think they should all rest until at least next Wednesday,” with shrugging and laughing emojis appended. Unfortunately for Ballard, the former KU ...

Jayhawks unable to close out another game, will endure long wait before next chance to do so

Manhattan — Kansas wide receiver Luke Grimm has been in the program long enough — having witnessed a 55-14 loss to Kansas State his freshman year — to understand what a Sunflower Showdown victory could have done for the Jayhawks. He and his teammates were one good drive away, on either of two occasions, from getting to experience one for the first time on Saturday night. After all the chaos and ...

KU men's basketball will face Indiana in Las Vegas in 2027

The Kansas men's basketball team will face Indiana in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2027, the Hall of Fame Series event announced on Sunday afternoon. “I just think it’s hard to pass up being part of something that’s going to be the focal point of all of the eyeballs in college basketball," KU coach Bill Self said on Monday. The game will take place as part of a doubleheader with an Arizona-Duke matchup, and it ...

KU sweeps No. 21 Utah as Onabanjo returns from injury

The ninth-ranked Kansas volleyball team continued its unbeaten start to Big 12 play on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Utah 25-16, 25-21, 25-22 to improve to 18-1 (9-0 in league matches) on the season. Opposite hitter London Davis led the way for the Jayhawks with 11 kills on .429 hitting and setter Camryn Turner tallied 32 assists as KU recorded its 11th victory in straight sets this year. Senior middle blocker ...

Another year of heartbreak for KU in 29-27 Sunflower Showdown loss

Manhattan — The Kansas football team went into halftime of the 122nd Sunflower Showdown on Saturday night down just two points, a reasonably solid outcome given that host Kansas State had entered as the heavy favorite. But the 16-14 deficit looked vastly worse in the context of all that preceded it: a dropped touchdown pass that could have put the Jayhawks up 14-0 early, a bizarre special-teams blunder that ...