KU Football

Year in review, Part 1: The most significant storylines of 2023

It’s time to close the book on a wide-ranging year of University of Kansas sports, one that saw some programs continue their upward trajectories and others begin the process of reinventing themselves completely. Here are a few of the most significant storylines that defined 2023 for KU, plus ...

Utah State transfer Devin Dye commits to Kansas

Kansas earned the commitment of Utah State transfer safety Devin Dye, the two-year junior college product announced on social media Tuesday. Dye officially re-entered the transfer portal last Monday. https://x.com/Devin_Dye6/status/1737193919266631843?s=20 Dye, a San Diego native and ...

Zebrowski, rest of KU program proud of son’s accomplishment

For Kansas' ebullient assistant coach Jim Zebrowski, "every day is good," as he put it. But Friday was "kind of a special day," he admitted, just as he sat down for a pre-Guaranteed Rate Bowl media availability. Just hours earlier, his son Zach had been announced as the winner of the Harlon ...

Grimes impressed by “nuts and bolts” as he takes stock of KU program

For three pre-bowl practices now, since he arrived in Lawrence a week ago, new Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes has been observing from the sidelines, jotting down observations in a little red notebook as he surveys the personnel and schemes he'll inherit this spring. “I told him ...

Defensive tackle Gage Keys will enter portal

Kansas football sustained potentially its biggest player-personnel loss of the month thus far when Gage Keys announced his decision to enter the transfer portal Thursday morning. "Thank you for everything, Kansas," Keys wrote on X. "This has been the best year of my life and I’m proud to ...

Why KU football hasn’t been especially active in the transfer portal so far

The Kansas football team used the transfer portal to rebuild its most vulnerable position group last offseason, and so the defensive line, which appeared a glaring weakness entering the year, ended up becoming a fairly consistent strength. Defensive end Austin Booker, who barely played at ...