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Kansas football team adds linebacker from Switzerland

The Kansas football team landed another transfer over the weekend in Alex Raich, a linebacker from Switzerland who spent the last two seasons at a junior college in California. Raich, who is 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, joined the Jayhawks for practice for the first time on Sunday and wore ...

Kansas QB recruiting target set to make college decision next week

One high school quarterback who has caught the eye of Kansas' coaching staff has said he will share his college decision next week. Kasen Weisman, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound three-star quarterback from Douglasville, Georgia, plans to make his announcement on Thursday. Kansas offered him a ...

Kansas waiting for transfer LB Lorenzo McCaskill to be cleared to join team

Lorenzo McCaskill, a sixth-year senior linebacker who spent the last four seasons at Louisiana, was not in attendance for Kansas' first training camp practice on Tuesday. Head coach Lance Leipold cannot comment on McCaskill's status because of NCAA regulations regarding players who have ...

Kansas receives commitment from Florida HS defensive tackle Marcus Calvin

Marcus Calvin, a 6-foot-2, 290-pound defensive tackle from St. Petersburg, Florida, committed to play football at Kansas on Monday evening. Calvin chose the Jayhawks over Vanderbilt and Liberty, which he identified as his finalists on July 18. He had been recruited heavily by Kansas ...

KU’s Kenny Logan Jr. named to another preseason watch list

Senior safety Kenny Logan Jr. was named Thursday to the watch list for the Paul Horning Award, which honors the most versatile player in major college football. Logan had 113 tackles last season, the most of any safety in a Power 5 conference, as well as one interception and two forced ...

Kansas’ Kenny Logan Jr. named to Thorpe Award watch list

Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr. has been named to the watch list for the Thorpe Award, which recognizes the nation's top defensive back. Logan, a senior, led the Big 12 with 113 tackles last season — the most by any safety on a Power 5 team. He was three shy of matching Kent State's Dean ...