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, ...
Former Boston College linebacker Daveon Crouch has committed to Kansas, his agent Kyle Logan confirmed to the Journal-World on Thursday afternoon. Crouch fills a significant need for the Jayhawks at middle linebacker, where their top two players acquired during last year's offseason are expected to depart once again via the transfer portal. Crouch brings significant veteran experience at the power-conference ...
Kansas bolstered its secondary with two more young players on Thursday evening, as it added former Iowa State safety Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman and Mississippi State cornerback Elijah Cannon, both of whom announced their commitment decisions on social media. The Jayhawks are now up to two corners in the portal (Cannon and Ball State’s Roman Pearson) and three safeties (Cummings-Coleman, Jaden Harris of Georgia ...
Kansas was down 15 points with less than five minutes remaining in regulation against TCU on Tuesday, but what felt like the emotional low point of KU’s second-half near-disaster occurred when the margin was just nine. With the Jayhawks attempting to push the ball up the floor and just over two minutes remaining, Elmarko Jackson tossed it down the court to Darryn Peterson. But Peterson, who was starting to ...
Darryn Peterson scored a season-high 32 points and hit three free throws to force overtime on Tuesday night, Melvin Council Jr. carried the Jayhawks through the extra period, Tre White poured in a workmanlike 26 points, Jamari McDowell hit one of the biggest shots of the game when KU trailed TCU by nine points with just over a minute remaining and a previously quiet Flory Bidunga grabbed some pivotal offensive ...
The Kansas backfield added another key piece on Wednesday morning. Former Syracuse running back Yasin Willis, the Orange’s leading rusher in 2025, will join KU next season. He shared the news as part of a pair of collaborative posts on his Instagram page. The addition of Willis gives KU a bruising, big-bodied rusher to pair with the already-acquired Jalen Dupree from Colorado State, as the Jayhawks continue ...