Football

Several Jayhawks have accepted all-star invites, with more likely to come

The Kansas football team may have fallen short of a third straight bowl, but several KU standouts will still get an opportunity to play at least one final college football game this winter. Among the Jayhawks’ momentous and exceptionally large senior class, three players have already earned ...

KU continues to stock up on young linemen with addition of Mercer

The youth movement along the Kansas offensive line continued on Tuesday night with the addition of Tyler Mercer. Mercer, who spent his freshman season playing center for North Texas with six starts in eight games, is the third lineman with three years of eligibility remaining to join KU in ...

KU football adds linebacker Sipp

Updated 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18: The Kansas football coaching staff continues to reload at one of its most depleted positions, and returned to a familiar source on Tuesday when it added former Bowling Green linebacker Joseph Sipp Jr. Sipp, who announced his decision on Tuesday night, ...

Jayhawks lose specialists to transfer portal, add high school kicker

Next year's revamp of the Kansas special teams units will be even more comprehensive than previously believed, as a pair of Jayhawks will transfer. Reserve kicker Charlie Weinrich officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday afternoon, per his announcement on social media while around the ...

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 ...