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 ...
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 ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team, which features just three players who had played Big 12 minutes prior to this season, has already gotten a taste of just how difficult it can be to win in the conference. The Jayhawks’ league opener at UCF on Saturday didn’t go according to plan, as star guard Darryn Peterson carried KU through the first half but spent most of the second on the bench — which head coach ...
Kansas has added a player with experience in some of the nation’s top programs. Safety Jaden Harris, who spent his first three seasons at Miami and then played at Georgia in 2025, announced on Instagram on Monday evening that he will join the Jayhawks next year. Harris called KU his “Final Destination” in the Instagram post, and indeed, 2026 will be his last year of eligibility after he was a three-star ...