WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU gets second tight end from transfer portal

Make that two tight ends in two days set to join the Kansas football program. Albany transfer Carter Moses announced his commitment to KU on Saturday afternoon, following the Jayhawks’ addition of Old Dominion transfer Jailen Butler on Friday. The duo gives the Jayhawks some new options to throw into the mix with returning contributors Carson Bruhn and Leyton Cure, all on what will undoubtedly be a ...

KU concedes backbreaking run in second half, loses at WVU, 86-75

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kansas had the ball and an eight-point lead when Tre White lined up a second-chance corner 3 with just under 14 minutes to go on Saturday at West Virginia. White, who had been 3-for-5 from deep on the day, couldn’t knock it down — nor could any Jayhawk in fact knock down any shot for an extended stretch afterward. While the KU offense went silent, the Mountaineers rattled off 16 ...

KU demonstrates narrow 'margin for error' in second-half struggles at WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With Kansas’ 86-75 loss to West Virginia at Hope Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, it fell to 6-15 in Big 12 road games since the start of the 2023-24 season. Its record in all league games, home and away, during the same time frame is 22-19. That’s a data set that encompasses three dramatically different versions of KU basketball — this year’s, in particular, features only three ...

Preview: KU will look to build on positives, mitigate negatives as it takes on WVU

There were so many things not to like about how Kansas played on Tuesday night against TCU. Head coach Bill Self can, and will, list them: The Jayhawks didn’t guard, didn’t rebound, didn’t maintain good body language, didn’t display consistent energy, didn’t create activity and so on. But they did dispel all those numerous and variegated issues in the final few minutes to win 104-100 in overtime and ...

Linebacker revamp continues with addition of Al-Amin

The run on linebackers for the Kansas football team continued on Friday morning, as Marshall transfer Jibreel Al-Amin committed to KU, his agent Hutton Reed confirmed to the Journal-World. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, Al-Amin played the first three years of his career with Jacksonville State and the fourth with the Thundering Herd before entering the portal a second time and moving to the power-conference ...

KU adds veteran tackle Morrow, per reports

Kansas may have a new candidate for its recently vacated offensive tackle spot. Former Cal tackle Nick Morrow committed to the Jayhawks on Friday, according to multiple reports. JayhawkSlant was first to report the news, which gives KU a veteran option to start opposite Calvin Clements. Morrow has 16 starts to his name at left tackle over the course of the last two seasons with the Bears. The 6-foot-8, ...