Kansas linebackers coach Chris Simpson said that early last season, linebacker JB Brown was a “see ball, get ball” kind of player. That’s theoretically a good quality for a linebacker to have, particularly one who, since arriving from Bowling Green last spring, has consistently dazzled his teammates with some of the hardest hitting of any Jayhawk. But Simpson noted that such a straightforward mentality ...
Returning players will be the minority on next year’s Kansas women’s basketball team. Paris Gaines, Skyler Gill and Zsófia Telegdy are all in the transfer portal, a KU spokesperson confirmed Monday, running the total number of offseason departures from the Jayhawks’ roster to seven. Changing out seven of its 13 scholarship players is far from calamitous for KU — after all, it’s not too far off what ...
The Kansas volleyball team announced its 2024 conference schedule, and it looks quite a bit different from the 2023 edition. For one, 2023 league winner and national champion Texas is gone, as is Oklahoma, as both will depart the Big 12 Conference prior to next season. Instead, the league now features Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, formerly of the Pac-12 Conference. In addition, the layout of the ...
The Kansas wide receivers have become so experienced, and with that experience developed such a high level of sophistication, that position coach Terrence Samuel is willing to give them the chance to sit in on quarterback meetings. “That’s another way to try to help speed up the process for older guys,” Samuel said. “Because they’re tired of me … You would only do that with guys that you know care, ...
Offensive lineman Calvin Clements and wide receiver Lawrence Arnold will miss the rest of spring practice due to injury, head coach Lance Leipold said. After the conclusion of Tuesday’s practice, Leipold described his team’s overall health as “fair at best.” “I’d probably like it to be a little healthier,” he said. “... We’ll get there. And when some are out it creates opportunity for ...
Future Kansas center Flory Bidunga, the top prospect in the Jayhawks' three-man 2024 recruiting class, scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in the McDonald's All-American game Tuesday night in Houston, as his West team fell 88-86 to the East. Bidunga, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who comes to KU from Kokomo, Indiana, scored on all three of his shots, which were dunks: one on a ...