KU Football

Local receiver Sims commits to KU for 2026

The Kansas football team didn’t have to look far to find its first wide receiver commitment of the 2026 recruiting class. Nate Sims, who is from Ottawa, announced that he will play college football for the Jayhawks. Sims made his commitment at the Homefield sports complex in Olathe on ...

Former Jayhawk Armstrong makes key plays to help team reach conference championship

Former Kansas football player Dorance Armstrong was at the center of a pair of significant plays in Saturday's playoff action, boosting the Washington Commanders toward their upset win over the top-seeded Detroit Lions. Armstrong forced a fumble by Lions quarterback Jared Goff in the first ...

KU continues in-state recruiting run with commitment of Higgins

The Kansas football team continued its recent run of in-state success in the 2026 high school recruiting class, beating out a trio of Big Ten Conference schools for the commitment of Maize South’s Hunter Higgins. Higgins, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end, announced his decision Tuesday ...

Former KU football coach Beaty takes job at Texas high school

Former Kansas football coach David Beaty is the new head coach at Denton High School in Texas, the Denton Independent School District announced in a press release. Beaty's hiring was approved at a board meeting on Tuesday. After KU's then-athletic director Jeff Long fired Beaty at the ...

Top 5 transfers, Part 2: Which Jayhawks will make the greatest immediate impact?

Among the 22 transfers from whom the Kansas football team has earned commitments in the winter portal window, approximately half are entering their final year of collegiate eligibility, with the exact number yet to be determined as some players could earn medical waivers to play additional ...

Texas transfer defensive end Finkley commits to KU

Texas edge rusher Justice Finkley is transferring to Kansas, his representation from A&P Sports Agency confirmed to the Journal-World on Monday morning. The addition of Finkley, the Jayhawks' 22nd commitment in the winter transfer portal window, fills the last remaining major offseason ...