WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Santiago eager to 'be more creative and free' as KU defensive end

Michigan State transfer David Santiago still thinks highly of his defensive coordinator with the Spartans, Joe Rossi. Santiago said he thought he became a lot smarter as a player and as a student of the game during his year in East Lansing, Michigan. But during his time at the school, he also felt like he “had to fit into a glove” to be a defensive end. Not so at Kansas, where he transferred this past ...

Allen has entered portal

Kansas guard Corbin Allen has entered the transfer portal, he confirmed to the Journal-World on Friday morning. CBS Sports first reported the news. Allen leaves after one season with the Jayhawks, during which he redshirted. A 6-foot-5, 175-pound guard from Kansas City, Missouri, he was a two-time winner of the DiRenna Award for the top player in the area. Allen played at Oak Park High School under former KU ...

How Blake Herold has developed his leadership — and his game in the process

It’s been a long time since Kansas fielded a group of defensive tackles that didn’t include both Tommy Dunn Jr. and D.J. Withers — so long that it predates Jim Panagos’ arrival as a member of Lance Leipold’s coaching staff. Kenean Caldwell, for his part, had been around so long as to predate even Leipold’s arrival at Kansas. Now all three of those program mainstays are gone, and someone has to take ...

Jackson commits to Georgetown

Former Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson has committed to Georgetown, he revealed on Thursday afternoon in a collaborative Instagram post in partnership with On3. The move brings Jackson, a New Jersey native, closer to home after his three seasons at KU, and will give him a new start at the high-major level. His commitment follows those of fellow ex-Jayhawk transfers Flory Bidunga (Louisville), Samis Calderon ...

KU gets first transfer commitment from Utah's Dawes

Kansas is on the board with its first transfer-portal commitment. Utah forward Keanu Dawes committed to KU, his agent Brandon Grier confirmed to the Journal-World on Thursday morning. Dawes, who was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Houston, started his career at Rice before playing two seasons with the Runnin’ Utes in their first two years in the Big 12 for two different coaching staffs. During the ...

Former KU forward Tiller crosses rivalry lines, announces commitment to Missouri

A former Kansas Jayhawk made an unprecedented move across enemy lines on Thursday morning, as Bryson Tiller announced on The Field of 68’s livestream that he has committed to Missouri in the transfer portal. Tiller will be a redshirt sophomore for the Tigers when he meets KU in a Border War revenge game at the T-Mobile Center this fall. He enrolled early with KU in the winter of 2025 and redshirted as he ...