KU Football

Running back Thompson to enter portal

Kansas running back Johnny Thompson Jr. announced on Thursday afternoon that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Thompson, who spent three years at KU and is originally from Canoga Park, California, will have two seasons left to play. He carried the ball 24 times for 107 yards during his ...

Final Big 12 power rankings: See where KU landed after 5-7 season

Texas Tech is No. 1 in the final Big 12 power rankings of the season. The Red Raiders were the unanimous pick, receiving all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12, and will meet BYU on Saturday in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas. Utah was ...

Henderson headlines KU’s All-Big 12 selections

Emmanuel Henderson Jr. entered the 2025 season with five career catches and six career kickoff returns over the course of three years at Alabama. Given the chance at Kansas to show what he could do on both offense and special teams during his senior season, Henderson rewarded the Jayhawks with ...

Leipold weighs in on Klieman’s retirement: ‘He just felt it was time’

Updated at 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Kansas coach Lance Leipold and his counterpart at Kansas State, Chris Klieman, have often spoken over the years about their friendship. They share common roots as former Division III head coaches — Leipold at Wisconsin-Whitewater, Klieman at ...

KU gets first portal commitment by flipping defensive lineman Conde

The Kansas football team has earned its first transfer commitment of the offseason by way of a flip. Defensive tackle Jibriel Conde, formerly of Division II Grand Valley State and for about two days committed to Wisconsin for the 2026 season, will instead attend KU, his agent Kyle Logan of ...