Greg Goff made a pivotal decision in 1973 that shaped the course of his life. As he recounted upon his induction to the Baker Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 3, Goff was a couple years removed from a memorable pair of seasons playing basketball for the Wildcats — he was a team captain, double-figure scorer and assist leader — and had been coaching high school basketball. Then he had the chance to become a ...
Kansas endured on Thursday its most significant transfer-portal defection of the offseason thus far, as Lyrik Rawls will be leaving the Jayhawks. Rawls, a starting safety for KU during the 2025 campaign, will enter the portal when it opens on Jan. 2, his agent Zach Williams confirmed to the Journal-World on Thursday. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound redshirt senior has played five seasons of college football but has ...
No one has beaten this year’s Nebraska team yet. The Cornhuskers are 32-0 and have lost one set — not one match, but one set — in their previous 23 matches. But Nebraska as a program is certainly not unbeatable, and Kansas coach Matt Ulmer is proof: In his very first match as a head coach, back in 2017, his Oregon Ducks took down the Huskers in four sets at a neutral site. “I actually joked about that ...
Laura Frost remembers vividly the day that she and her Kansas teammates tied the Nebraska volleyball team. Not just the historic result, not just the fact that KU and NU split a pair of sets in Robinson Gymnasium during her senior year as a Jayhawk, but exactly where within the gym the fateful tie took place. “I can tell you which side,” Frost recalled in a recent interview. “It was on the south side of ...
Kansas safety Damani Maxson announced on Wednesday that he will enter the transfer portal. "I’ve officially entered the transfer portal," Maxson wrote in a post on X. "Hungry for a new opportunity to grow, compete, and contribute at the highest level. Let’s work." Maxson follows a series of teammates — running back Johnny Thompson Jr., linebacker JaCorey Stewart, tight end Jaden Hamm and more — who ...
The newfound frontcourt depth that Kansas cultivated in the offseason has been put to the test in recent weeks by key injuries. The Jayhawks were already down star freshman Jaliya Davis, who has been limited to three games by what head coach Brandon Schneider has described as “lower leg pain,” and has been seen wearing a walking boot on her left leg at recent games. Then, on Sunday at Missouri State, Regan ...