WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Kansas wide receiver Tanaka Scott reportedly enters portal

Kansas wide receiver Tanaka Scott has entered the transfer portal, On3 was first to report Monday afternoon. 247Sports and Rivals also reported the news, which Scott himself has not yet announced. A redshirt sophomore, Scott had three catches for 31 yards during the 2023 season as the backup to Lawrence Arnold at the “X” receiver spot. According to Pro Football Focus, he played 33 total snaps in the ...

Leipold believes Grimes can complement KU's existing staff

When Kansas was preparing to face Baylor in October 2022, KU coach Lance Leipold said that Jeff Grimes, the Bears’ offensive coordinator, “was going to be probably a head coach in January somewhere.” But when Leipold suddenly found himself looking for a new offensive coordinator of his own last week, Grimes emerged as an unexpected option to join KU's own staff. Grimes had been let go from Baylor on Nov. ...

KU weathers poor start to beat rival Missouri, 73-64

It took the Kansas basketball team almost 10 minutes to get to 10 points Saturday evening. By halftime, the Jayhawks had 41. A fired-up Missouri squad had come out energized on defense in the opening minutes, cutting off all possible passing lanes to star center Hunter Dickinson, and the Tigers were both aggressive and accurate enough on offense to open up a 15-6 lead. But KU embarked on a 20-2 run ...

Missouri win was, as usual, “personal” for Thomas Robinson

When Kansas men's basketball great Thomas Robinson spoke to the current team prior to its rivalry game against Missouri Saturday, he told them “that it’s personal.” “You have to respect that it’s a tradition that you got to keep with this school,” Robinson told reporters Saturday. “I don’t care if you’re a player that’s supposed to be here one year, if you’re the best high school player in ...

Preview: Rivalry will be renewed once more Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse

Missouri will make its latest attempt to reverse the course of its rivalry when it visits Allen Fieldhouse Saturday for this year’s edition of the Border Showdown. The Tigers have lost eight of the last nine matchups against the Jayhawks, including both meetings since the rivalry first got renewed as a nonconference contest in 2021 — 102-65 in Lawrence that year and 95-67 in Columbia last season. Because ...

KU tabs Grimes as new offensive coordinator

Updated 4:25 p.m. Dec. 7: Former Baylor and BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes will assume the role of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the Kansas football team, KU Athletics officially announced Thursday afternoon. Grimes replaces Andy Kotelnicki, who left for the offensive coordinator job at Penn State last week after three seasons at KU. Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger was first to report ...