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Kansas center Mike Novitsky named to Rimington Trophy watch list

Kansas center Mike Novitsky has been named as one of the preseason candidates for the Rimington Trophy, which is awarded annually to the best center in Division I. Novitsky, a redshirt senior, started all 12 games at Kansas last season. It was his first with the Jayhawks after his ...

Ex-Kansas standout Aqib Talib joins Amazon Prime as NFL analyst

Former Kansas standout Aqib Talib will serve as one of the analysts for the NFL's "Thursday Night Football," which is moving to Amazon Prime this season. Talib, the 12-year NFL veteran defensive back who retired in 2020 and began working for Fox Sports, will serve as a pregame, halftime ...

Kansas’ Devin Neal named preseason candidate for Doak Walker Award

Kansas running back Devin Neal has been named as a candidate for the Doak Walker Award, which recognizes the best running back in the country. Neal, a sophomore and a Lawrence High graduate, ran for 707 yards and eight touchdowns on 158 carries and caught seven passes for 57 yards and a ...

Kansas football recruiting target Marcus Calvin trims list to three

Marcus Calvin, a 6-foot-2, 290-pound defensive tackle, shared on Twitter on Monday morning that he will attend Kansas, Vanderbilt or Liberty. Calvin, who is from St. Petersburg, Florida, took an official visit to Kansas on June 17 and one to Vanderbilt the following weekend. He has also ...

Kansas football to face UNLV at home in 2024

The Kansas and UNLV football teams will face each other during the 2024 season, the schools jointly announced Wednesday. The teams will play on Sept. 14, 2024, at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. As part of the arrangement, there will be no return game in Las Vegas. Kansas had not ...

Top class of 2023 guard Mikey Williams set for official visit to KU

Mikey Williams, who is considered one of the best players in the class of 2023, is scheduled to begin an official visit to Kansas on Monday, according to multiple reports. A 6-foot-2, 185-pound combo guard from San Diego, Williams is ranked No. 11 in his class by 247Sports and No. 20 by ...

Top KU football target Surahz Buncom to choose school Saturday

Surahz Buncom, a wide receiver who has emerged as one of the Kansas football coaches' top recruiting targets in the Class of 2023, wrote on Twitter on Monday that the Jayhawks are among his top five schools and that he will be choosing one on Saturday. Buncom, from Mater Dei Catholic ...

Flavio Gonzalez decommits from Kansas football, opts for Oregon State

Flavio Gonzalez, a left guard at Butler Community College who committed to transfer to Kansas on April 30, instead intends to play at Oregon State. Gonzalez, who is from Tucson, Arizona, wrote on social media on Monday night that he had always dreamt of playing in the Pac-12 and was thus ...