WRITER: Matt Tait

New facilities & plans for renovations, both in and out of the Big 12 Conference, popping up at a rapid rate

For at least the past few decades, and probably a lot longer, college athletics — particularly football — has been more or less defined by a facilities arms race. Bigger, better, nicer, newer has been the currency for national relevance and a requirement for competitive programs. And coaches, athletic directors and big money donors have worked hard to make sure their universities can keep up. The ...

Kansas volleyball opens 2022 season ranked 23rd in AVCA poll

The Kansas women’s volleyball team will open the 2022 season where it ended the 2021 season — ranked in the top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. That news came Monday night, when the first AVCA poll of the season was released with the Jayhawks ranked in the No. 23 spot. Ray Bechard’s team, which got red hot and made it all the way to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last ...

Gary Woodland finishes strong at St. Jude but falls short of advancing

Former University of Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland saved his best for last at the St. Jude Championship, site of the first round of the 2022 FedEx Cup playoffs. But it was not enough to advance Woodland to Round 2 next week. After back-to-back 1-under 69s to just make the cut on Thursday and Friday, Woodland shot 73 on Saturday to fall toward the bottom of the leaderboard. He followed that up with a ...

Kansas football assistant Jim Panagos' approach to recruiting about much more than just wooing the player

When you’ve covered Kansas football as long as I have, you’ve heard about, seen and written about all kinds of different recruiting approaches from the long list of head coaches and assistants that have come through Lawrence. From a Kansas-first approach or heavy reliance on junior college prospects to starting with positions of need, emphasizing high school talent or targeting specific areas and regions ...

38th annual Late Night in the Phog set for Oct. 14 at Allen Fieldhouse

The Kansas men’s basketball program will officially usher in the 2022-23 season for its adoring fans with the 38th annual Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 14. KU announced the date of its unofficial season tipoff event on its social media platforms Thursday evening. The announcement did not include a start time or any other details, but, once again, for the 33rd time starting with the 1988-89 season, the ...

Fifth-year Kansas volleyball senior Rachel Langs aiming to make her final year her best yet

Kansas volleyball player Rachel Langs, a fifth-year senior from Fairview, Texas, spent four years falling in love with all things KU and four months hoping she could stick around. The news that she would be able to play her fifth and final season of college volleyball for the Jayhawks this season came in mid-April after an agonizing stretch of nearly 16 weeks of waiting. It wasn’t that the 6-foot-3 middle ...