Kansas’ struggles on offense in the second half of what became a 61-56 home loss to UConn on Tuesday occurred with the Jayhawks’ star freshman, Darryn Peterson, in street clothes as he missed a seventh straight game due to a hamstring injury. “It’s one of those deals, without DP, we don’t have the firepower not to execute, and we haven’t executed the way that we should,” head coach Bill Self said ...
The transfer portal looks a bit different this offseason, as it now consists of a single two-week period beginning Jan. 2 during which players may enter. There will always be exceptions, and acquisitions that take place at unusual times — coaching changes provide a significant one — and indeed, Kansas already had Division II prospects visit campus even before its season ended, and signed one, former Grand ...
Eudora native Jaden Hamm, whose commitment in the class of 2023 represented an early bit of local recruiting success for Kansas under head coach Lance Leipold, is transferring after three years in the program. Hamm will have two years left to play. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound tight end played in every game for KU in 2025, serving primarily on the kick-return unit at first but seeing increased playing time after ...
Kansas linebacker JaCorey Stewart announced on Friday that he plans to enter the transfer portal. “Thank you to the University of Kansas for helping me grow on and off the field,” Stewart wrote in a post on X. “I’ll be entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility left. Grateful for the Jayhawk family.” A 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker from Atlanta, Stewart didn’t find significant playing ...
Kansas’ star guard Darryn Peterson is on track to play against Missouri and KU is approaching the game as though it will have Peterson back in the fold, head coach Bill Self said on Friday. “He’s practiced the last two days, so he should be available,” Self said. “Unless he has a setback between now and game time.” Peterson has missed seven straight games due to a hamstring injury as KU proceeds ...
Kansas running back Johnny Thompson Jr. announced on Thursday afternoon that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Thompson, who spent three years at KU and is originally from Canoga Park, California, will have two seasons left to play. He carried the ball 24 times for 107 yards during his career as a Jayhawk, receiving some significant action in mop-up duty in a trio of blowout wins for KU early in the 2025 ...