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 ...
There were so many things not to like about how Kansas played on Tuesday night against TCU. Head coach Bill Self can, and will, list them: The Jayhawks didn’t guard, didn’t rebound, didn’t maintain good body language, didn’t display consistent energy, didn’t create activity and so on. But they did dispel all those numerous and variegated issues in the final few minutes to win 104-100 in overtime and ...
Former Ball State defensive back Roman Pearson has committed to Kansas, he announced on Thursday morning. Pearson is a 6-foot-2, 198-pound outside corner who played in 12 games and started eight at the position for the Cardinals during the 2025 season. He finished with a Pro Football Focus grade of 62.6 and played 504 defensive snaps on the year. He is the first cornerback KU has acquired this offseason after ...
The Kansas football team has added an offensive lineman with a familiar name. Trezelle Jenkins Jr. announced on Thursday morning that he has committed to KU as a transfer from Wayne State, a Division II school in his hometown of Detroit. Jenkins is the son of the original Trezelle Jenkins, a former first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs’ at offensive tackle in the 1995 NFL Draft who had a brief ...
Kansas will have a new long snapper next season. The under-the-radar special-teams position has long been defined by continuity for the Jayhawks, who had plenty of consistency over the years with Luke Hosford and Emory Duggar. In 2026, though, they have a new veteran option at their disposal: Rino Monteforte. Monteforte, a transfer from Cal who started his career at Notre Dame, confirmed to the Journal-World ...
Even with Kansas coach Lance Leipold soon to be five years removed from his tenure overseeing the program at Buffalo, the Jayhawks will continue to have a western New York presence on their roster in 2026. Former Buffalo wide receiver Nik McMillan has committed to KU, his agent Matt Glose confirmed to the Journal-World on Thursday morning. McMillan is a splashy addition for the Jayhawks at a position of need, ...