WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Year in review, Part 3: A look ahead to 2024

The year 2023 featured a conference championship in men’s basketball, a Women’s National Invitation Tournament title in women’s basketball, broken records in women’s golf, a football bowl victory and plenty more. What will 2024 have in store? As usual, the Kansas athletic department features an intriguing mix of programs on the rise and more established teams looking to secure their position in the ...

Booker declares for draft

The writing was on the wall when he opted out of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, but Kansas defensive end Austin Booker made his departure official Thursday when he announced on Instagram that he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft. In his post, he thanked head coach Lance Leipold, defensive tackles coach Jim Panagos and the rest of his support system at KU — "it felt like family and I will be forever grateful for the ...

A needlessly early look at the 2024 Kansas football roster

The dust has just settled on the 2023 season, the final echoes from the referees’ 27 penalty calls in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl have subsided — though who am I kidding, those were mostly unmiked — and now it’s time for eight months of speculation. The Kansas football roster is far from finalized, particularly after the recent departures of players like Austin Booker and Ar'maj Reed-Adams created ...

Lovell to transfer, further depleting KU O-line

Kansas offensive lineman Spencer Lovell will leave the team as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility, he confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday morning. Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com was first to report the departure of Lovell, who will seek to play his seventh collegiate season in 2024 for his fourth different school in four years. Lovell's transfer out detracts further from KU's dwindling ...

Bryant will return for senior season

Kansas' top two corners will anchor the secondary once again in 2024. Cobee Bryant announced Monday that he will return for his senior season — he posted a short highlight video on social media concluding with the words "I'm back." He joins fellow starter Mello Dotson, who had confirmed in a post of his own on Dec. 10 that he planned to stay at KU next year. Bryant, a true junior from Evergreen, Alabama, ...

Ar'maj Reed-Adams announces he will transfer

Kansas offensive lineman Ar'maj Reed-Adams, a starter at guard and tackle this season for the Jayhawks, announced Sunday evening that he will transfer away from KU. "This was a tough choice for me, as I've had some incredible experiences here and have met so many amazing people and teammates," he wrote in a social media post. "Thank you to my team for your unwavering support and passion ... I am truly grateful ...