Updated 4:21 p.m. Wednesday: Kansas athletic director Travis Goff has received a raise to a starting base salary of $1.3 million and a contract extension through 2031, KU announced Wednesday afternoon. “I am thankful to Chancellor Girod for his continued trust in our team and I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to continue leading Kansas Athletics through a pivotal time," Goff said in a press ...
Shortly before Wednesday night's deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, Kansas' Johnny Furphy announced that he instead plans to remain in the draft and pursue a professional career. "Playing in the NBA has always been a lifetime goal of mine," Furphy wrote in a statement on social media. "With that, I've decided that now is the time to pursue that dream." Furphy, a native of Melbourne, Australia, had been ...
The Kansas track and field team is sending 11 athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second straight year after a slew of Jayhawks emerged from regional competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with top-12 finishes over the weekend. They will represent the Jayhawks in Eugene, Oregon, from June 5-8. Arkansas graduate transfer Yoveinny Mota, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, was the headliner, as she ...
Even without getting selected for Monday’s NCAA Tournament, the Kansas baseball team put together a 31-23 record that serves as a clear indication of the progress the Jayhawks have made in two years under Dan Fitzgerald. “We have moved things in such an awesome direction,” Fitzgerald said after KU lost to Oklahoma on Friday. “The culture is rock-solid. It’s something we have to protect every day and ...
The Kansas football team is reportedly targeting a player who could reshape its offensive line, even without having participated in spring practice. That wouldn’t be anything new for transfer center Bryce Foster, who is used to being otherwise occupied in the spring. The former Texas A&M lineman did not enroll early with the Aggies as a freshman in 2021 because he was competing in the discus and the shot ...
Kansas added to its deep group of wide receivers when Syracuse transfer Bryce Cohoon announced his commitment to join the Jayhawks on Saturday. Cohoon will have four years of eligibility after playing in three games without recording a stat and redshirting as a freshman for the Orange. He is originally from Maize and was a three-star prospect out of high school, where he was a frequent target of current Kansas ...