WRITER: Henry Greenstein

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Offensive portal roundup: KU heavy on receiver, O-line offers

The transfer portal has ballooned to such an epic scale this year that it is nearly impossible to keep track of whom any given school is targeting. But via public posts about scholarship offers, it is at least possible to get a window into the sort of talent the Kansas football team is going after as it looks to replace a monumental senior class. On offense, that mostly means wide receivers and offensive ...

Foster will return to KU in 2025

Kansas center Bryce Foster will be back with the Jayhawks for the 2025 season. He posted a picture from one of KU's 2024 games at Arrowhead Stadium on social media Thursday afternoon with the caption, "One more ride." The subject of some NFL Draft buzz after he started all 12 games for the Jayhawks with a team-high 764 snaps, finishing as the highest-graded center in the Big 12 on Pro Football Focus, Foster ...