WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU Athletics projects deficit of $14.9 million for fiscal year 2026

The board of directors of the University of Kansas athletic department on Wednesday approved a budget for the ongoing fiscal year 2026, projecting a $14.9 million deficit as a total of $149.9 million in expenses is expected to outweigh $135.0 million in revenue. The projection follows an actual deficit of $11.9 million for the fiscal year 2025, which concluded on June 30. That was in fact a favorable result as ...

Big 12 officially announces KU football game in London

Updated 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025: The Big 12 Conference officially announced on Wednesday morning that Kansas and Arizona State will play a football game in London on Sept. 19, 2026. KU and ASU will become the first-ever college football teams to play at Wembley Stadium, and the first FBS programs to play in the United Kingdom, as part of the new event, which is called the Union Jack Classic. “This ...

Perry commits to KU men's basketball's class of 2026

Four-star small forward Trent Perry, from Link Academy in Branson, Missouri, announced his commitment to Kansas’ class of 2026 on Wednesday afternoon. Perry revealed his decision to choose the Jayhawks over Maryland and TCU as part of a CBS Sports livestream. He attributed his choice to "Coach (Bill) Self and his great resume of all the players that came through that he got the NBA, and his winning ...

KU's frequently uncovered tight end Groen garners big role

When Boden Groen caught his first touchdown as a Jayhawk, a 7-yard grab from Jalon Daniels in Kansas’ blowout win over West Virginia on Sept. 20, Groen was able to find space in the flat on the right side of the field when no Mountaineer was even past the hashmarks. Then, Groen’s second touchdown came on Saturday against Cincinnati, and it was a 24-yard snag that required a bit more of an adjustment. A ...

UCF is 'TBD' at quarterback entering matchup with KU

Kansas and UCF are about to face off for the second time ever, and both matchups have featured considerable intrigue at quarterback for the Knights. When they made their inaugural trip to the old David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to take on the Jayhawks in 2023, the big question was whether quarterback John Rhys Plumlee would make his return from injury. He did, only to land awkwardly and exit the game after ...

KU preparing for season's first long-distance road trip

The Kansas football team is six weeks and five games into its season and still hasn’t had to play more than a few hours’ drive away from Lawrence. KU’s 2025 schedule oriented itself in such a way that the Jayhawks have already hosted four games — two nonconference against Fresno State and Wagner, two in Big 12 play against West Virginia and Cincinnati — and gone through a bye week, and a short trip to ...