Once again, a weekend of Kansas football visits led to a pair of immediate Sunday commitments. That timing took on an added significance for one recruit, Damani Maxson of Clear Lake High in Houston. Maxson posted that he was committing to Kansas on Father's Day as a tribute to his own father, who died two years ago. "Ever since he introduced me to playing football, we had a plan to make it to college ball," ...
Jill Larson Bradney had already been a three-sport athlete at Kansas and the Jayhawks’ first-ever softball All-American by the time she found her way to Perry-Lecompton High as an assistant volleyball coach. “I had a friend that knew me, I was working here in town at a daycare center, I was trying to apply for some jobs, and I was going back and getting my master’s,” she recalled. “And they called and ...
Kaela Hansen started more games and played more minutes than anyone else in Kansas soccer history and never scored a goal. She made herself an irreplaceable fixture on the Jayhawks’ back line for five distinguished seasons, but took just 19 shots during her tenure. A little over two months into her professional career, though, Hansen controlled a pass outside the box with a smooth touch to put the ball on her ...
The Kansas athletic department benefited from a reenergized football fanbase in the fiscal year 2023, to the tune of increased revenues from ticketing, concessions, merchandise and sponsorships. “I think the theme for ’23 is return on investment, particularly in football," Kansas Athletics Chief Financial Officer Pat Kaufman said. "A couple years ago we invested in a coaching staff in a bigger way than we ...
Just under a week away from next Thursday's 2023 NBA Draft, the mock-draft-industrial complex is starting to reach something resembling a consensus on Gradey Dick. The 6-foot-8 wing from Wichita, whose shooting prowess and uncommon size helped him rocket up draft boards following just one season at Kansas, looks increasingly likely to go to the Orlando Magic at No. 11 after long being projected as a top-10 ...
The first big weekend of June visits continues to pay dividends for Kansas football. Cornerback Jalen Todd of Southfield A&T in Michigan announced his commitment Wednesday night to join the Jayhawks in 2024. He visited Lawrence last weekend, along with his high-school quarterback and prior KU commitment Isaiah Marshall, and now becomes the fifth player Kansas has added from that slate of a dozen visitors ...