Henry in the Huddle

A deep dive into the season’s strangest KU basketball stat

Jamari McDowell has by any metric exceeded expectations this season. The offseason acquisitions of players like reclassifying freshman wing Kohl Rosario and Loyola-Chicago transfer guard Jayden Dawson seemed poised to push McDowell far down the rotation, especially because both those players ...

Latest turn in Peterson’s cramping saga is most concerning development yet

Updated 1:53 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2026: STILLWATER, Okla. — Kansas coach Bill Self has spoken at length this season — even at his team’s happiest moments, like after KU beat No. 1 Arizona on Feb. 9 — about how he believes his team can reach another level of play when it has all its ...

5 Jayhawks who will need to improve this offseason to earn big roles

Plenty of the offseason discussion of the Kansas football team, especially before the Jayhawks have taken the field for spring practices, will inevitably center on the Jayhawks’ numerous and in many cases quite promising transfer-portal additions. That’s natural considering how much KU had ...

KU surges into Big 12 race, poised to grow beyond results of recent seasons

Kansas’ victory over No. 1 Arizona on Monday night will surely be remembered for years and decades to come. It was, after all, KU’s first-ever win over a top-ranked opponent in the 71-year history of Allen Fieldhouse — a new milestone in the so-called cathedral of college basketball. But ...

Some thoughts on KU’s unenviable 2026 schedule

The Kansas football team’s schedule has been out for a handful of days, providing plenty of time to process the unusual slate of games the Jayhawks have drawn for the 2026 season. From three bye weeks down to one, from starting on Aug. 23 to Sept. 4, from a home conference opener on Sept. 20 ...

Breaking down how KU has revamped its roster in recent weeks

With 28 players joining through the transfer portal, 18 incoming freshmen (one newly added from Australia) and 40 returning players from last season’s roster, the Kansas football team appears to be up to 86 scholarships. That is, of course, an educated guess, as the team doesn’t publicize ...