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KU announces Lawrence-based events and promotional opportunities for upcoming football season
The Kansas athletic department announced on Thursday a variety of events and projects it plans to implement around Lawrence as KU football games relocate to Kansas City during the 2024 football season. The initiatives include watch parties at local businesses, “zone parties” that drive fans to a specific area within...
KU football aiming for sellouts in four games at Arrowhead Stadium
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The start of college football is just about a month away, and the 2024 season will look very different for KU football. With the Gateway District construction not slated to end until August of 2025, the Jayhawks will play all six of their home games in Kansas City this year.
Beatty Family Adds Substantial Gift for Gateway District to Legacy of KU Support
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Beatty family has been linked with the University of Kansas and KU Athletics for seven generations and 130 years — almost as long as KU has had a football program. Obtaining a KU education and cheering on KU Athletics teams are family traditions — as are a passion for serving others and giving back.
KU’s Hunter Cranton’s massive leap is a big credit to Jayhawks’ program
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The 2023 season was a disappointment for the KU closer, something he didn’t expect right away. It did happen in 2024 and now he’s a third round pick. Cranton was selected by Seattle with the 91st overall pick, which ties him for being the...
Former Kansas Jayhawks AD Bob Marcum, who rehired Don Fambrough, has died at 87
Former University of Kansas athletic director Bob Marcum, who worked at KU from 1978-82 during a 40-year career as an administrator in college athletics, died Tuesday at the age of 87. At KU, Marcum ran an athletic department that racked up 15 Big Eight Conference titles in six sports. KU...
Report: Kansas hires former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland
Kansas reportedly hired former Iowa assistant coach Kelton Copeland as an analyst, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Sources: Kansas has hired former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland as an analyst,” Thamel wrote on Twitter. “He will assist with the wide receivers, as a late addition to the 2024 staff. Copeland has worked at Iowa, Northern Illinois […] The post Report: Kansas hires former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland appeared first on On3.
Decision Dossier: Five-star Darius Acuff Jr.
The recruitment of one of the top prospects in the 2025 Rivals150 is nearing its end, as IMG Academy star Darius Acuff Jr. is poised to announce his college choice on Friday. Acuff will choose among Arkansas, Kansas and Michigan, all of which he has visited and seems to feel comfortable with.
KU Men’s Hoops Spends Day with a Lawrence Fire and Medical Crew
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men's basketball learned first hand that leadership, teamwork and culture are not just qualities for victory on the court, but are also integral to the success as the Jayhawks took an interactive field trip to Station 5 with the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department (LDCFM) on Tuesday.
Kansas makes the cut for four-star wing Tounde Yessoufou
Four-star prospect Tounde Yessoufou included Kansas in his top group on Wednesday. The Jayhawks remain in the hunt for the versatile wing and are in his top 10 schools along with Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kentucky, Tennessee, UCLA, UConn, USC and Washington. So far, he has taken official visits to Arizona, USC and Washington.
Allen Fieldhouse on track for early-October reopening
The new-look, 15,300-seat renovated Allen Fieldhouse is on track to be open early in October in advance of Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 18, Kansas athletic director Travis Goff reiterated on Thursday. “Definitively, (Late Night is) the first time 15,300 will make their way into Allen Fieldhouse,” he...
70 Kansas Student-Athletes Placed on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference announced the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team on Wednesday, with 762 student-athletes earning the honor. Kansas had 70 student-athletes recognized to the team. Of the Jayhawks' 70 honorees, 14 earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA) for the 2023-24 academic...
Kansas adds to 2024 signing class, inking recruits from San Diego Surf and San Juan SC
LAWRENCE, Kan. – With under a month until the first regular season soccer match, Kansas Head Soccer Coach Nate Lie has finalized the roster for the 2024 season with two freshmen joining the squad. Jordan Fjelstad and Shea Ryan will both be with the program when the team starts...
As Lawrence hopes to be a FIFA base camp host, city leaders are planning for World Cup ’26 fever
Although still two years away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence is hoping to capitalize on Cup fever set to descend upon Kansas City, and to play host to a visiting national team. Back in June, FIFA, the governing body that runs international soccer competitions, listed Lawrence in its...
KU alum, World Champion Bryce Hoppel feels confident ahead of Paris Olympics
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Track & Field alum Bryce Hoppel is no stranger to Big 12, National, and even World titles. The only thing missing from his collection, is an Olympic medal. The now two-time Olympian has a chance to change that in Paris. He enters the 2024 Olympic...
KU extends women’s golf coach Lindsay Kuhle
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The new extension for Kuhle is three years and runs through the 2028-2029 season. She led the Jayhawks to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances for the first time in program history. Kuhle’s squad carried a 289.3 stroke average, the lowest in program history and a 6.1 stroke improvement from the previous best in program history, set in 2022-23, also under Kuhle’s guidance.
Lance Leipold expects home games in Kansas City to have an electric atmosphere on game day
This fall, the home games for the Kansas football team won't be quite the same. With the $450 million stadium and Gateway District project underway at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the surrounding area, the Jayhawks will play their home football games at Children's Mercy Park and Arrowhead Stadium.
Zach Clemence calls his redshirt season 'the best thing I could have done'
When Zach Clemence and Bill Self agreed that the Kansas basketball forward was going to be allowed to remove his name from the transfer portal and return to the Jayhawks, there was just one stipulation: Clemence had to redshirt and sit out the 2023-24 season. As Clemence recalls, he received a challenge from the KU coach to improve every facet of his game and what he offers on the basketball court.
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