WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Transfer linebacker Davis is one early spring standout

Kansas linebacker Quincy Davis has a tattoo of a star under his right ear. “I’m going to be so honest with you, it was a deal, so I just got it,” Davis said with a laugh as he met with KU media for the first time on Thursday. In any case, it might be fitting for the player that linebackers coach Chris Simpson said has “probably shined the most” in his position group during KU’s spring ...

Utah transfer guard Brown likely to visit KU

Updated 2:37 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2025: Utah transfer guard Terrence Brown, an All-Big 12 honorable mention who was third in the conference in scoring at 19.9 points per game, has completed a Zoom call with Kansas and will "most likely early next week" take a visit to Lawrence, his advisor Adam Kado told the Journal-World in a text message on Friday evening. Kado previously confirmed that KU was among a ...

Report: Calderon latest Jayhawk to enter portal

Kansas forward Samis Calderon will enter the transfer portal after one season with the Jayhawks, according to a report from Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress on Thursday morning. Calderon, a 6-foot-8 freshman, played sparingly during his lone season in Lawrence. He appeared in 16 games and averaged 0.4 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. His most extensive action came when he received 14 minutes and tallied two ...

Big 12's top teams face off as KU welcomes UCF

It’ll be a battle for first place in the Big 12 this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark as No. 12 UCF visits Lawrence for a three-game series with Kansas, beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. The Knights, picked to finish 10th in the league in the preseason, are riding high in first place at 10-2 in Big 12 play after taking two of three on the road from fellow upper-echelon foe West Virginia. “I don’t think it’s ...

Why Jayden Dawson entered the portal without remaining eligibility

Every transfer-portal period these days seems to bring a couple of entries from Kansas players who have ostensibly exhausted their collegiate eligibility but are apparently hoping for some sort of waiver — Zeke Mayo, Dean Miller and the like in recent years — and this spring’s basketball portal window is no exception. Kansas guard Jayden Dawson entered the portal on Thursday after playing four years of ...

Lathan explains why he returned to KU after considering transfer portal

The Kansas football team had the privilege this offseason of being able to retain its leading tackler, the ever-reliable linebacker who played more snaps on defense than anyone during the 2025 campaign. But the Jayhawks almost lost him. Trey Lathan announced on New Year’s Day that he was entering the transfer portal. Two weeks later, he announced his return to KU. “Just wanted to see what was the best ...