At some points early Tuesday night, the Jayhawks passed the ball so easily it looked like Eastern Illinois wasn’t even on the court; at others later on — the ones that will undoubtedly last in their memory — they made the sorts of uncharacteristic errors that plagued them during their turnover-prone showing at the Maui Invitational. It was an off-and-on sort of night, more off than on, for the Kansas ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...