WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Preview: Jayhawks will need to step up against No. 2 Iowa State

The Kansas men’s basketball team’s struggles early in conference play have turned what would under any circumstances be one of the biggest games on the calendar — a showdown with unbeaten Iowa State at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night — into an extremely important opportunity for the Jayhawks to set their season back on course. “We need to get back on the right track — but understanding, also, that ...

Middle Tennessee transfer receiver Cox to join KU

Former Middle Tennessee wide receiver Nahzae Cox has committed to Kansas, he announced in a post on Instagram on Sunday night. Cox is the second wideout, after Buffalo transfer Nik McMillan, and fourth pass catcher overall that KU has added in the transfer portal. He started nine of the Blue Raiders’ 11 games in 2025 and caught 40 passes for 473 yards and five touchdowns, playing more snaps than any other ...

Former Louisville, Baylor safety commits to KU, per reports

Kansas has earned the transfer commitment of former Baylor and Louisville safety Corey Gordon, according to multiple reports on Sunday night. ESPN was first to report the addition, which gives KU yet another power-conference veteran to deploy in one of its most thoroughly overhauled position groups. Gordon’s commitment at safety follows those of Jaden Harris (Georgia), Christian Pritchett (Georgia Tech) and ...

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 concedes backbreaking run in second half, loses at WVU, 86-75

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kansas had the ball and an eight-point lead when Tre White lined up a second-chance corner 3 with just under 14 minutes to go on Saturday at West Virginia. White, who had been 3-for-5 from deep on the day, couldn’t knock it down — nor could any Jayhawk in fact knock down any shot for an extended stretch afterward. While the KU offense went silent, the Mountaineers rattled off 16 ...

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, ...