Orlando, Fla. — As much as Kansas may have missed Darryn Peterson’s production in the second half of Saturday’s 81-75 upset loss at UCF, Melvin Council Jr. picked up the slack quite effectively. The fifth-year senior transfer from St. Bonaventure didn’t necessarily make it look as easy as Peterson, a potential future No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, but he nevertheless ensured that KU still had a consistent ...
Orlando, Fla. — Darryn Peterson scored 23 points in the first half and Melvin Council Jr. added 20 in the second as Peterson spent the final minutes on the bench, but the 17th-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt fell short in an 81-75 loss at UCF on Saturday afternoon. “It was just a poor, poor defensive effort," KU coach Bill Self said. "We’ve guarded a lot better than that of ...
With the official opening of the transfer portal on Friday came the apparent departures of several additional Jayhawks whose intentions to enter had not previously been widely reported. Namely, middle linebacker Joseph Sipp Jr. confirmed to the Journal-World on Friday that he will enter the transfer portal, and defensive end Dylan Brooks, cornerback Jacoby Davis and wide receiver Jaidyn Doss were included on a ...
The Kansas-UCF series, which favors KU 3-1, has been something of an adventure over the course of the Knights’ first couple seasons in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks lost to the Knights in the first-ever Big 12 game at Addition Financial Arena in 2024, then came back a year later and beat them by the largest margin in any Division I road win in school history. They then played two additional of ...
Andy Kotelnicki is headed back to Kansas after two years at Penn State, KU announced on Friday morning. His title will be associate head coach. He previously served as KU’s offensive coordinator from 2021 to 2023, overseeing dynamic, motion-heavy and extremely productive offenses during the 2022 and 2023 bowl seasons, and held the title of associate head coach beginning in December 2022. "We are excited to ...
Kansas will have another significant vacancy to fill on its offensive line during the offseason. Center Tyler Mercer, who spent one season with the Jayhawks, is entering the transfer portal, he announced on Thursday afternoon shortly before the portal was set to open on Friday. He will have three years of eligibility remaining as a redshirt sophomore. “The University of Kansas will always be a part of my ...