WRITER: Matt Tait

KU announces self-imposed 4-game suspensions for Bill Self and Kurtis Townsend

Updated 1:55 p.m. Wednesday The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that head basketball coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend will miss the first four games of the 2022-23 season to serve a self-imposed suspension relating to KU’s NCAA infractions case. According to a release announcing the suspensions, KU informed the NCAA’s Independent Resolution Panel last week that it was ...

Jayhawks feeling refreshed and ready to go after football bye week

As the Kansas football team returned to the practice field on Tuesday to begin game-week preparations for its Saturday matchup with Oklahoma State, the vibe around the program was one a refreshed team ready for the final push. The Jayhawks (5-3 overall, 2-3 Big 12) had their bye last week and several KU coaches and players said the team used the off week to clear their minds and get their bodies ready for the ...

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self says KU's 3-point attempts should be up this season; here's why & what that might look like

Last week, Kansas basketball coach [Bill Self mentioned the possibility of using senior walk-on Michael Jankovich in the rotation][1] this season to bolster KU’s 3-point shooting. It makes sense given the fact that Jankovich’s best skill is and always has been his ability to shoot the ball from the outside. But it also underscores the situation the Jayhawks are facing from behind the arc entering the ...

Former Kansas basketball forward Gethro Muscadin dies at age 20

Former Kansas men's basketball forward Gethro Muscadin died Monday at age 20, about 10 months after a serious car crash that put him in a coma. Muscadin, a native of Haiti, played in 11 games for Kansas during the 2020-2021 season and also briefly played for New Mexico before the accident, which occurred near Topeka in late December 2021. On Tuesday morning, the New Mexico Lobos basketball program's Twitter ...

Hopeful Kansas football coach Lance Leipold says Jayhawks 'need a great crowd' Saturday vs. Oklahoma State

It’s been a few weeks since football fans in Lawrence made it their mission to Pack the Booth and fill up David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium for the surprising Jayhawks’ home games. And even though Kansas has lost three games in a row since its last campaign to sell out the home stadium, head coach Lance Leipold said Monday he was hopeful that his team has shown KU fans enough to make them want to keep ...

Kansas QB Jalon Daniels is back practicing but KU's Week 10 starter remains unknown

Injured Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is listed first at the QB position on the Jayhawks’ Week 10 depth chart, with an “or” separating him and recent starter Jason Bean. But it remains to be seen which will start at quarterback for KU this weekend against Oklahoma State. Generally speaking, the “or” indicates that it could be either player who starts and, for the first time in weeks, that sounds ...