Football

Bean, Young hoping to impress at Hula Bowl

Orlando, Fla. — The dream of playing professional football has taken a pair of recent Kansas standouts far afield — working out in a conference rival’s facilities, wearing unfamiliar numbers and even getting ready to play new positions if needed. Quarterback Jason Bean and linebacker ...

KU football adds key piece to O-line in Division II transfer Bumgardner

After losing Mike Novitsky and Dominick Puni to graduation, then Ar'maj Reed-Adams and Spencer Lovell to the transfer portal rather unexpectedly, the Kansas football team made a critical move to supplement its offensive line. KU secured the services of Shane Bumgardner, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound ...

KU football finishes season ranked No. 23

The Kansas football team has finished a season ranked for the first time in 16 years. KU, which concluded the year at 9-4 with a bowl victory, earned a No. 23 ranking in the final AP Poll released following Monday's national championship game. This is just the eighth time the program has ...

KU football earns Curvey’s commitment for 2025 class

Kansas football doubled the size of its 2025 recruiting class Sunday when it earned the commitment of Malachi Curvey from Waukee, Iowa, a three-star athlete as assessed by Rivals and 247Sports and a four-star at On3. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Curvey could play on either side of the ball as a ...

Year in review, Part 3: A look ahead to 2024

The year 2023 featured a conference championship in men’s basketball, a Women’s National Invitation Tournament title in women’s basketball, broken records in women’s golf, a football bowl victory and plenty more. What will 2024 have in store? As usual, the Kansas athletic department ...

Booker declares for draft

The writing was on the wall when he opted out of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, but Kansas defensive end Austin Booker made his departure official Thursday when he announced on Instagram that he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft. In his post, he thanked head coach Lance Leipold, defensive tackles coach ...

Neal has thrived with hometown program, helping shape it along the way

A sea of Kansas blue greeted the Jayhawks inside of Phoenix’s Chase Field on Dec. 26. The baseball stadium that permanently houses the Arizona Diamondbacks, complete with foul poles by the end zones and the smells of kettle corn and hot dogs wafting through the stadium, was transformed into a ...