WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU adds transfer center from Big 12 foe

The Kansas football team may not know quite yet who will be taking snaps at quarterback, but it has a new candidate to do the snapping. Offensive lineman Kasen Carpenter, formerly of Oklahoma State, announced his commitment to KU on Saturday morning. The vast majority of his playing experience across three years of college football — two at Tulsa, one at OSU — has come at the center position. Carpenter, ...

KU demonstrates narrow 'margin for error' in second-half struggles at WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With Kansas’ 86-75 loss to West Virginia at Hope Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, it fell to 6-15 in Big 12 road games since the start of the 2023-24 season. Its record in all league games, home and away, during the same time frame is 22-19. That’s a data set that encompasses three dramatically different versions of KU basketball — this year’s, in particular, features only three ...

KU gets second tight end from transfer portal

Make that two tight ends in two days set to join the Kansas football program. Albany transfer Carter Moses announced his commitment to KU on Saturday afternoon, following the Jayhawks’ addition of Old Dominion transfer Jailen Butler on Friday. The duo gives the Jayhawks some new options to throw into the mix with returning contributors Carson Bruhn and Leyton Cure, all on what will undoubtedly be a ...

KU brings in new kicker from Michigan State, Australian punter

After experiencing plenty of success with a transfer kicker in 2025, Kansas went back to the well for another ahead of the 2026 season. Former Michigan State kicker Martin Connington announced his commitment to KU in a post on social media on Friday morning. He fills the vacancy left by Laith Marjan, a former East Carolina and South Alabama kicker who went 14-for-17 on field goals for the Jayhawks in his lone ...

KU adds veteran tackle Morrow, per reports

Kansas may have a new candidate for its recently vacated offensive tackle spot. Former Cal tackle Nick Morrow committed to the Jayhawks on Friday, according to multiple reports. JayhawkSlant was first to report the news, which gives KU a veteran option to start opposite Calvin Clements. Morrow has 16 starts to his name at left tackle over the course of the last two seasons with the Bears. The 6-foot-8, ...

Linebacker revamp continues with addition of Al-Amin

The run on linebackers for the Kansas football team continued on Friday morning, as Marshall transfer Jibreel Al-Amin committed to KU, his agent Hutton Reed confirmed to the Journal-World. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, Al-Amin played the first three years of his career with Jacksonville State and the fourth with the Thundering Herd before entering the portal a second time and moving to the power-conference ...