Football

Spotlight will be on Daniels again, this time in Frisco

Precious few players occupy the college football spotlight for so long that they represent their schools four separate times at conference media days, but few players have career arcs quite like that of Jalon Daniels. Daniels has been Kansas’ starting quarterback for long enough that he has ...

KU football scheduled to host SEMO in 2027

The Kansas football team will host Southeast Missouri State during the first week of the 2027 season, according to documents obtained by the Journal-World on Tuesday via a Kansas Open Records Act request. The game will take place on Sept. 2, 3 or 4, 2027 with KU, as the home team. The Jayhawks ...

Discussion topics for KU’s trio of linemen at Big 12 media days

This year’s edition of Big 12 media days will give some new Kansas football players a turn in the spotlight. Yes, Jalon Daniels will indeed be in attendance as usual at Ford Center at The Star down in Frisco, Texas, and indeed, he’ll have plenty of time to answer questions from local and ...

Smalls-Allen gives KU its second defensive tackle in the 2026 class

Lucas Smalls-Allen, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound three-star defensive tackle from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia, announced his commitment to the Kansas football class of 2026 on Friday morning. He joins recent addition Carter among the defensive tackles, as well as ends ...

Fairchild wins UFL title in first pro season

It was a charmed few months on the football field for former Kansas tight end Mason Fairchild. At the end of the fall he had won a state championship as part of the coaching staff for his alma mater, the powerhouse Andale High School; by the end of the spring, he had become a United Football ...

KU continues Indiana recruiting with commitment of Reddick

The Kansas football team acquired a new piece for its future secondary when Robert Reddick announced his commitment on Wednesday evening. Reddick, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound cornerback from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, picked KU out of a top five that also included Illinois, Northern ...