The next year is shaping up to feature some of the most dramatic changes in college sports history, at least since the equally monumental shifts that took place four years earlier. Not long after rule changes first allowed college athletes to take financial advantage of their name, image and likeness rights, schools are now slated to pay their athletes directly for the first time in 2025 as the result of a ...
The college football transfer portal always seems to create action at the most unexpected moments, but right now is about as quiet as it gets this time of year. The window for players to enter the portal concludes on Saturday and schools are currently in the midst of a dead period during which they cannot bring potential transfers on campus for visits. At this point, Kansas is up to 17 transfer commitments, ...
One of the longstanding fixtures of the Kansas athletic department is moving on following a distinguished career. KU volleyball coach Ray Bechard is retiring after 27 seasons leading the Jayhawks, he announced on Friday afternoon. "It's been the honor of a lifetime to fulfill the role as Head Volleyball Coach at the University of Kansas for the last 27 years," Bechard said in a press release. "This ...
The Kansas athletic department features no shortage of extremely quotable people. From the wildly distinct but equally vibrant personalities of Hunter Dickinson and S’Mya Nichols to the thoughtful responses of the likes of coaches Dan Fitzgerald or Nate Lie, KU’s personnel gave reporters plenty to write about this year. Here’s a look back at some of the most significant quotes of the last calendar ...
The year in University of Kansas athletics was one of wild reversals of fortune. Teams like KU soccer and women’s basketball experienced some of their lowest lows and highest highs in the span of just a few weeks, ultimately rallying on their way to postseason success. Meanwhile, some of the biggest headlines of 2024 came from longstanding records that fell across the department, from running back and ...
The Kansas football team and its offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa received an early Christmas gift on Tuesday night with the signing of UCLA transfer lineman Tavake Tuikolovatu, according to multiple reports. Tuikolovatu will have three years left to play. As a redshirt freshman in 2024, he played 37 snaps on offense, including 15 at right guard, with one start, as well as 66 on special teams; in his first ...