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After winning only two football games during his first season as Kansas University's head football coach, Mark Mangino knew his team needed immediate help for 2003. Mangino said he had found that help Wednesday when he announced a recruiting class of 26 players, including 13 junior-college transfers, on national signing day.
| Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (School) |
| Lyonel Anderson | TE | 6-3 | 240 | Rochester, N.Y. (Alfred State College/Wilson Magnet HS) |
| Tang Bacheyie | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Windsor, Onatrio, Canada (Sandwich Secondary) |
| Adam Barmann | QB | 6-4 | 210 | Weston, Mo. (West Platte HS) |
| Mark Brown | DB | 6-3 | 185 | Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) |
| Richard Estrella | OL | 6-4 | 285 | Los Angeles (Cerritos CC/St. Paul HS) | Rodney Fowler | DB | 6-0 | 192 | San Diego (Pasadena City College/University City HS) | Marcus Hicks | CB | 5-10 | 173 | Rialto, Calif. (Chaffey College/Eisenhower HS) |
| Zack Hood | LS/OL | 6-4 | 255 | Creston, Iowa (Creston HS) |
| Moderick Johnson | WR | 6-5 | 190 | Houston (North Shore HS) |
| Chuck Jones | DE | 6-4 | 275 | Altadena, Calif. (Pasadena City College/Long Beach Poly HS) |
| Tony King | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Florissant, Mo. (McCluer North HS) |
| Reid Kirby | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Gladstone, Mo. (Oak Park HS) |
| Brandon McAnderson | LB/RB | 6-0 | 220 | Lawrence (Lawrence HS) |
| John McCoy | LB | 6-3 | 250 | Richwood, Ohio (Victory Valley College/North Union HS) |
| Zach Mims | OLB/DE | 6-3 | 235 | Kingwood, Texas (Hinds JC/Arizona State/Kingwood HS) |
| John Randle | RB/DB | 6-0 | 175 | Wichita (Southeast HS) |
| Bruce Ringwood | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) |
| Cesar Rodriguez | OL | 6-7 | 253 | La Puente, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS) |
| Shelton Simmons | CB | 5-11 | 175 | Georgetown, S.C. (Georgia Military College/Chopper HS) |
| Andy Temple | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway West HS) |
| Gabriel Toomey | LB | 6-4 | 235 | West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Central CC/Oklahoma/Valley HS) |
| Phil Tuihalamaka | DT | 6-3 | 323 | Riverside, Calif. (San Bernardino CC/Norte Vista HS) |
| Joe Vaughn | C | 6-2 | 290 | Del City, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M/Del City HS) |
| Scott Webb | K | 5-11 | 180 | Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) |
| Monroe Weekley | DE | 6-4 | 256 | Aliquippa, Pa. (Arizona Western College/Pittsburgh/Aliquippa HS) |
KU football competes but falls at Texas November 22, 2009
Mangino heads to Austin for Saturday game November 20, 2009
Mangino, Jayhawks board bus before heading to Austin, Texas November 20, 2009
GameDay Cram Session: Texas November 20, 2009
Mangino insists he did not act inappropriately November 19, 2009