WRITER: Matt Tait

How Kansas and Southern Illinois came together to replace a pair of canceled college football games

Although it took time to finalize the details, Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long identified a replacement for New Hampshire on KU’s 2020 football schedule the same day that UNH pulled out. Mere hours after UNH AD Marty Scarano informed Long that the Wildcats would not be competing in any fall sports this year, Long placed a call to Southern Illinois AD Liz Jarnigan. Jarnigan was on the other line with ...

Walk-on guard Elijah Elliott officially transferring from KU

Sophomore walk-on Elijah Elliott is officially leaving the Kansas basketball program. The news of Elliott's decision to transfer comes one month after Kansas coach [Bill Self told the Journal-World Elliott had entered his name into the transfer portal][1] and was made official through a news release from KU on Monday. "We want to thank Elijah for all of his contributions to our program in his two years ...

Three-star defensive back from Florida commits to Kansas

Less than a week after decommitting from Ohio, three-star defensive back DeVonte Wilson orally committed to the Kansas football team Saturday afternoon. Wilson, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound cornerback from Robert F. Munroe Day School in Quincy, Fla., is close with fellow Class of 2021 KU commitment O.J. Burroughs and did not need long to make a decision. “As soon as I got the Kansas offer, I told myself I am ...

Former KU golfer Daniel Sutton finishes 4th at Korn Ferry Tour's Price Cutter Charity Championship

Former University of Kansas golfer Daniel Sutton fired his fourth consecutive round in the 60s on Sunday to take fourth place at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, Mo. Playing in the final group at Highland Springs Country Club, and starting the day three strokes behind Round 3 leader Brandon Wu, Sutton did what he had to do to catch Wu, firing a 3-under par 69 while Wu ...

KU to open 2020 football season Aug. 29 vs. Southern Illinois

The Kansas football program has a new start date for the 2020 season and a new first opponent. KU on Saturday announced an agreement with Southern Illinois to open the season Aug. 29 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks had previously been scheduled to open the season against New Hampshire on Sept. 5, but UNH pulled out of all fall sports competitions on July 17 because of the COVID-19 ...

KU's Bill Self to serve as virtual Grand Marshal at Kansas Speedway on Saturday

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self will be the voice behind some of the most famous words in racing on Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Self, now in his 18th season at KU, will serve as the virtual Grand Marshal ahead of Saturday’s 4 p.m. Kansas Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway. And his biggest role, just prior to the 250-mile race, will be to utter the words, “Drivers, start your ...