WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU volleyball looks forward to hosting NCAA Tournament matches this week

For the first time since 2016, and for the first time ever in the current iteration of Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, the Kansas volleyball team will host matches in the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks may not know it, but they are fulfilling a prophecy that was foretold when head coach Ray Bechard picked a password for one of his computer accounts during the offseason. “I’d used up all the vernacular, I ...

Preview: KU men's basketball opens lengthy home stretch with Eastern Illinois

After a whirlwind Thanksgiving week that saw the Jayhawks battle two of the nation’s top teams across the ocean at the Maui Invitational, they finally get a chance to come home again. Kansas last played at Allen Fieldhouse more than two weeks ago when it beat Manhattan on Nov. 10 and will welcome another mid-major foe Tuesday night in Eastern Illinois. KU does not play away from home again before traveling to ...

KU volleyball holds off UCF, stays in driver's seat for NCAA Tournament

Kansas won a challenge on what appeared to be the decisive point in the fourth set, then used a Toyosi Onabanjo solo block and Ayah Elnady kill to close out UCF in extra points, 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 28-26) at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. The Jayhawks' Senior Day win caps off a five-match winning streak to close the regular season, putting them at 23-5 (14-4 Big 12 Conference) and ensures that KU ...

Notebook: Neal shines following award snub

Cincinnati — Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield called Kansas running back Devin Neal “very impressive” this week, and defensive end Jowon Briggs said Neal “gets downhill fast, when he gets into open space he has good breakaway speed, he’s a very patient back” — so clearly Neal has garnered the respect of his Big 12 Conference foes. It hasn’t quite resonated on a national scale. Neal, a junior ...

KU routs Cincinnati 49-16 to conclude regular season

This story will be updated. Cincinnati — After dropping back-to-back home games in disappointing fashion, Kansas ensured it would not repeat the late-season three-week slide that had marred its 2022 campaign. The Jayhawks knocked off new conference foe Cincinnati 49-16 at Nippert Stadium Saturday night to improve to 8-4 at the conclusion of the regular season. KU quarterback Jason Bean, who returned from a ...

Bryant's interception was right play at right time for KU

Cincinnati — Kansas' 49-16 victory over Cincinnati went down as its biggest margin of the season, but the Jayhawks' victory didn't always seem so assured. KU's defense could not get off the field against Emory Jones, Corey Kiner and the Bearcats' rushing attack. The Jayhawks already trailed 3-0 early in the second quarter when they had to punt on UC's side of the field and incurred a fourth-down holding ...