Jaden Nickens announced on Thursday night that he is leaving Kansas and switching to playing exclusively basketball. His departure brings to an end a tenure at the university in which Nickens arrived as a two-sport athlete but never appeared in a game for either KU’s football or men’s basketball teams. “After much reflection and prayer, I have decided that I will be putting the football down and parting ...
To be clear, I’m not saying Kansas is not going to get Tyran Stokes. That caveat has to go at the top because Stokes’ recruitment has been the sort of high-scrutiny, high-stakes affair in which the mere brand of athletic apparel he wears in an Instagram story can send three fan bases into a frenzy. So a published article considering a worst-case scenario needs to acknowledge that it is not in fact ...
The Kansas Athletics board of directors on Thursday evening approved a resolution to replace its current $35 million line of credit with a new $50 million line. The refinancing was authorized through a special digital meeting of the board that was conducted via email between Monday and Thursday. Athletic director Travis Goff presented the motion for the new credit line, which was seconded by KU Chief Financial ...
The NFL Draft can be exceptionally difficult to predict. In the days leading up to last year’s draft, after Kansas had graduated a memorable and extremely talented senior class, it appeared a virtual certainty that four KU players would get selected, matching the program’s high-water mark in recent years. There was even a strong possibility that five Jayhawks would go off the board in a single draft for the ...
After taking Kansas to a Big 12 tournament title and a Sweet 16 appearance in his first two seasons at the helm, head soccer coach Nate Lie has signed a contract extension. Athletic director Travis Goff announced the new contract in a press release on Tuesday morning. It is a five-year deal, meaning that Lie is now under contract through the 2030 season. "It's hard to imagine a tenure starting stronger than ...
The Kansas volleyball coaching staff isn’t starting fresh this offseason like it did last year, but it still underwent some significant changes after Matt Ulmer’s first season in charge and the Jayhawks’ run to the Sweet 16. In rapid succession in early February, associate head coach Matt Werle and assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Arica Nassar left for jobs in the Big Ten Conference. Werle took over ...