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 ...
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 ...
Former Georgia Tech defensive back Christian Pritchett has committed to join the Kansas football team, the Journal-World confirmed on Wednesday night. The safety from Harvey, Louisiana, will have two seasons left to play after working primarily on special teams during his two years with the Yellow Jackets. He is the latest transfer to commit in short order following a visit to Lawrence. “They came in with ...
Kansas trailed by as many as 16 points on Tuesday night, including by 13 with four minutes to go, but completed a wild comeback to beat TCU in overtime, 104-100, at Allen Fieldhouse. KU guard Darryn Peterson came back from another late-game absence to hit three free throws and tie the game with 1.7 seconds to go. He finished the game with 32 points, but did not play in overtime, when Melvin Council Jr. helped ...
The revamp of Kansas’ interior defensive line continued on Tuesday afternoon with the commitment of Tre’Von McAlpine. McAlpine announced his decision in a post on X. He is a 6-foot-3, 305-pound defensive tackle who joins KU after spending the 2025 season at Tulane, which reached the College Football Playoff. McAlpine played in all 14 games with 12 starts and about 31 snaps per game in his lone season with ...
Kansas is swiftly restocking its linebacker group after a series of offseason departures. New Mexico State transfer Quincy Davis announced on Monday afternoon that he will transfer to KU, and former South Carolina linebacker Jaron Willis shared the news that he was joining the Jayhawks on his Instagram page after it was initially reported by JayhawkSlant. They became the second and third linebacker transfers ...