Football

Former Oklahoma, Utah State corner Graham commits to KU

Kansas continued to add to its defensive backfield on Tuesday afternoon when D.J. Graham II, a veteran cornerback who previously played at Utah State and Oklahoma, announced his plans to join the Jayhawks. Graham will be a sixth-year senior in 2025 after spending four years with the Sooners ...

Former Tulsa tackle Tanner is latest lineman to commit to KU

The Kansas football team has made its second offseason transfer acquisition along the offensive line, as former Tulsa lineman Jack Tanner committed to KU on Monday night. Tanner, a native of Highland Village, Texas, saw extensive action for the Golden Hurricane of the American Athletic ...

KU promotes Shelby to DB coach

Kansas football analyst Brandon Shelby has been promoted to defensive backs coach, head coach Lance Leipold announced on Monday afternoon. "We're excited to announce Brandon Shelby as our defensive backs coach," head coach Lance Leipold said in a press release. "Brandon has a proven track ...

KU wraps up big portal day by adding former Alabama corner

Updated 3:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16: The Kansas football team began to rebuild at another position of need on Sunday night. Former Alabama cornerback Jahlil Hurley will join KU next season. He shared a social media post by On3's Hayes Fawcett announcing the move, citing Hurley's agent Casey ...

Jayhawks get first receiver commitment of transfer class

Now that quarterback Jalon Daniels has locked in his return to Kansas for a sixth and final season, the KU football coaching staff has been tasked with finding players to catch his passes in 2025. On Sunday the Jayhawks added their first such player since Daniels' announcement, earning the ...

KU adds accomplished transfer kicker Marjan

The Kansas football team has done something it did not do last season: add a kicker. It got a good one. Previously a kickoff specialist for three years at East Carolina, Laith Marjan went 16-for-17 on field goals and 42-for-44 on extra points during the 2024 season at South Alabama. He was a ...

KU football adds Division II offensive lineman

Kansas football made a surprise late-night move on Friday, securing a former Division II player in whom its interest had flown under the radar. DeAndre Harper, a transfer from Northwest Missouri State who played in nine games as a freshman, announced his commitment to KU. A 6-foot-6, ...

Former OSU safety Rawls commits to KU

The Kansas football team has bolstered its secondary with Big 12 Conference experience. Former Oklahoma State safety Lyrik Rawls became the fourth transfer-portal commitment of KU’s offseason roster rebuild and the third on the defensive side of the ball, as he announced on Friday morning ...