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Take a peek at renovations of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Construction crews continue work on David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, home of the Kansas Jayhawks' football team. The plan is for work to be completed on the west side of the stadium in time for the start of the 2025 football season.
Kansas Athletics to Provide Student Transportation During 2024 FB Season
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas Athletics is excited to announce details for the KU Student Bus Program in an effort to provide a free mode of transportation to and from Kansas City on home football gamedays. In conjunction with KU Parking and Transportation, Student Union Activities, First Student bus company and Event Transport Solutions, Kansas Athletics will provide safe and seamless transportation opportunities for students to and from Children's Mercy Park and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Released: Jayhawks Set to be Battle-tested for Big 12 Action
Expectations are through the roof for Bill Self and his Kansas Jayhawks for the 2024-2025 season. After lacking depth last season, and falling short of program expectations, coach Self loaded up with recruits and the transfer portal and has expectations sky-high again for this season. The Kansas Jayhawks posted their non-conference schedule for the season, and they are set to be battle-tested for Big 12 action following the new year.
Kansas Jayhawks 2024 Team Preview | The College Football Experience (Ep. 1661)
The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 134 college football team preview series with the Kansas Jayhawks 2024 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & NC Nick (@NC__NicK) break down every single position on the Kansas Jayhawks roster and key in on the Jayhawks 2024 football schedule. Is this the year the Kansas Jayhawks make the Big 12 Championship game and perhaps the 12 team college football playoffs? Is Lance Leipold the best coach in the new Big 12?
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.
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.
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’s Goff calls 2024 football season a ‘no-lose’ situation
LAWRENCE, KS. (KSNT) – If Kansas football can reach a bowl game in the 2024 season, it will mark the first time in program history that the Jayhawks have played in the postseason for three-straight seasons. That’s the kind of context the KU Athletic Director Travis Goff has to remind himself when he thinks about […]
37 DAYS TO 2024 KICKOFF: Andrew Sonner
Andrew Sonner (b. May 19, 2002) is a preferred walk-on tight end from Olathe High School East who redshirted in 2021 and is majoring in mechanical engineering. He did not see any game action in either 2021 or during the 2022 Big 12 Championship season, nor last season, and projects as a member of the scout team and perhaps special teams in 2024.
KU Baseball's Dutton, Easley ink professional deals
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas right-handed pitchers Reese Dutton and J’Briell Easley are the latest Jayhawks to go pro. The two have both signed free agent contracts, Dutton agreeing to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Easley signing with the Texas Rangers. Dutton was the Friday night starter...
Travis Goff provides update on KU's fundraising efforts for the Gateway District
Take a drive around the University of Kansas campus over the last few months and you'll see there's a lot of construction to athletics-related venues going on at the moment. On the north side of campus, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the Anderson Family Football complex have been under renovation for months. The football complex is set to re-open to the team on Monday while the stadium continues to undergo construction ahead of its re-opening in 2025.
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...
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...
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.
College football season is just weeks away, but until the first ball is kicked off in late August — in Kansas’ case, at Children’s Mercy Park against Lindenwood — it’s still what coaches and media members alike know as “talking season.”
The term, often associated with former college coach Steve Spurrier, defines the period of time in which soundbites and speculation take the place of actual on-field action. Big 12 talking season reached its apex at media days in Las Vegas two weeks back. Before players are back on the field...
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.
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