When Kansas lost Tulane transfer defensive tackle Tre’von McAlpine for the season to an ACL injury, it created opportunities for several other players in his position group to earn more playing time than they would have otherwise during the 2026 season. UAB transfer Eamon Smalls might be the ...
Once Kansas reaches the midway point of its schedule, it begins to look a bit more favorable. The extent to which the Jayhawks can take advantage will depend on where their morale sits and how much momentum they have amassed during the first half — which will certainly be challenging with ...
When linebacker Jibreel Al-Amin first arrived at Kansas, he downloaded an app to track his calorie intake. At a certain point he forgot about the app entirely — he had to keep eating, whether he was hungry or not. Such is the life of a previously 200-pound linebacker attempting to bulk up in ...
With a different calendar layout and no Week 0 game this season — despite Kansas’ best efforts — the KU football schedule looks quite a bit different in 2026. The Jayhawks will open on Sept. 4, a full 12 days later than they did in 2025, and on a Friday rather than a Saturday. That’s ...
As long as DeAndre Harper has been playing competitive football, he’s been changing positions. By the time Harper was a second-team all-state lineman at Omaha North High School in Nebraska, he had already moved outside once, from guard as an underclassman to tackle as an upperclassman. As a ...
Austin Alexander, then a redshirt freshman, took advantage of the opportunities he garnered in fall camp while the more experienced D.J. Graham II was dealing with nerve damage to earn a starting job at outside cornerback in 2025. Then came the first game action of his career. “He had to ...
Way back in 2023, head coach Lance Leipold and then-offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki took little time to identify wide receiver Keaton Kubecka as someone they wanted to deploy early in his collegiate career. “What he has shown, really, is that he’s been able to handle the load and the ...
Growing up in Pickerington, Ohio, in the Columbus suburbs, Roman Pearson played wide receiver. It wasn’t until his freshman year at Pickerington Central High School that his defensive backs coach moved him over to free safety. By his junior season, he was a cornerback. And by the time he ...
