Football

KU inks 17 freshmen on signing day

Any chance of signing-day drama for the Kansas football team was extinguished very early Wednesday morning. By 9:30 a.m., the Jayhawks had officially announced the signings of each of their 17 expected high school recruits for the class of 2024. “I think we hit our needs, of course, like ...

KU earns commitment of Greydon Grimes, son of OC

Kansas spiced up its signing day with a late-in-the-game high school commitment, as three-star 2024 prospect Greydon Grimes, from China Spring High School in Texas, announced early Wednesday morning that he will join the Jayhawks next season. Grimes is the son of new KU offensive coordinator ...

Year in review, Part 1: The most significant storylines of 2023

It’s time to close the book on a wide-ranging year of University of Kansas sports, one that saw some programs continue their upward trajectories and others begin the process of reinventing themselves completely. Here are a few of the most significant storylines that defined 2023 for KU, plus ...

Zebrowski, rest of KU program proud of son’s accomplishment

For Kansas' ebullient assistant coach Jim Zebrowski, "every day is good," as he put it. But Friday was "kind of a special day," he admitted, just as he sat down for a pre-Guaranteed Rate Bowl media availability. Just hours earlier, his son Zach had been announced as the winner of the Harlon ...

Grimes impressed by “nuts and bolts” as he takes stock of KU program

For three pre-bowl practices now, since he arrived in Lawrence a week ago, new Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes has been observing from the sidelines, jotting down observations in a little red notebook as he surveys the personnel and schemes he'll inherit this spring. “I told him ...

Defensive tackle Gage Keys will enter portal

Kansas football sustained potentially its biggest player-personnel loss of the month thus far when Gage Keys announced his decision to enter the transfer portal Thursday morning. "Thank you for everything, Kansas," Keys wrote on X. "This has been the best year of my life and I’m proud to ...

Bowl preview: Spotlighting a pair of underappreciated Jayhawks

Ahead of the bowl game is a great time to give some shine to players who don’t always get the star treatment. Here are a couple of Jayhawks who helped the team grow this year and didn’t always get much recognition for it. Both of them have additional eligibility and could figure ...