WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU wraps up big portal day by adding former Alabama corner

Updated 3:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16: The Kansas football team began to rebuild at another position of need on Sunday night. Former Alabama cornerback Jahlil Hurley will join KU next season. He shared a social media post by On3's Hayes Fawcett announcing the move, citing Hurley's agent Casey Gunn. The Jayhawks are looking to strengthen an inexperienced position group after losing Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson to ...

Mayo, Dickinson get KU back on track in victory over N.C. State

The Jayhawks trotted out some lineups on Saturday afternoon that could generously be described as creative. With KJ Adams and Flory Bidunga in severe foul trouble throughout and Hunter Dickinson in a dicey position himself with three fouls midway through the second half, KU had to play far more four-guard lineups than usual and gave some key minutes to reserve forward Zach Clemence. “It was kind of like a ...

Dickinson shows growth by impacting victory over N.C. State in new ways

On a night when he went on to shoot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc, Kansas guard Zeke Mayo had a decent opportunity in the opening minutes to lob a deep 3-pointer over N.C. State guard Michael O'Connell from the right wing. Instead, he bounced it in to center Hunter Dickinson in the post, sending O'Connell flying out of the play towards the Wolfpack's bench. Dickinson immediately returned the favor in one fluid ...

Preview: KU has chance to correct recent issues against N.C. State

If Kansas hasn't learned from its mistakes in the Border Showdown loss at Missouri, it could be quite apparent very soon. Head coach Bill Self said that N.C. State, the Jayhawks’ upcoming foe at Allen Fieldhouse at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, reminds him a lot of Missouri. “Very athletic,” Self said of the Wolfpack, “and they play a lot like Missouri as far as (they) switch to deny, and pressing — ...

KU football adds Division II offensive lineman

Kansas football made a surprise late-night move on Friday, securing a former Division II player in whom its interest had flown under the radar. DeAndre Harper, a transfer from Northwest Missouri State who played in nine games as a freshman, announced his commitment to KU. A 6-foot-6, 305-pound offensive lineman who attended Omaha North High School in Nebraska, where he was a second-team all-state selection, ...

Former OSU safety Rawls commits to KU

The Kansas football team has bolstered its secondary with Big 12 Conference experience. Former Oklahoma State safety Lyrik Rawls became the fourth transfer-portal commitment of KU’s offseason roster rebuild and the third on the defensive side of the ball, as he announced on Friday morning that he will join the Jayhawks next season. Rawls, the only safety KU is known to have offered a scholarship in the ...