Tale of the Tait

Jayhawks to watch as the NFL Draft draws near

It’s likely that [offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji will be the only Jayhawk drafted this week][1] in the seven-round NFL draft that starts tonight and runs through Saturday. But he’s far from the only former Kansas player with a chance to catch the eye of an NFL franchise. A ...

Underclassmen to watch on Kansas basketball’s recruiting trail

Already full in the 2020 class and focusing most of its recruiting efforts on prospects in the classes of 2021 and 2022, [the Kansas men’s basketball program has not been slowed down by the recruiting restrictions put in place because of the pandemic.][1] Things have been different, of ...

Most college hoops analysts peg the 2020-21 Jayhawks as a Top 10 team

Now that several members of the Kansas men’s basketball team have shared their plans for next season, it’s time to start looking at where the national pundits think the 2020-21 Jayhawks fit into the national landscape. In short, nearly all of them believe Bill Self’s bunch is ...

KU’s 2007-08 national title team cruises to Self Madness crown

It ended where most people thought it would, with the 2007-08 national championship team being crowned as the best of the Bill Self era at Kansas. But after three rounds of blowouts in our Self Madness 2020 bracket, that legendary squad finally faced a team that could at least compete. ...

KU great Paul Pierce interested in H-O-R-S-E idea for ESPN

With games on hold because of COVID-19 and live sports reduced to replays of games gone by, the NBA is working on plans to create a H-O-R-S-E competition, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski’s report indicates that the shot-making competitions would be televised by ...