KUsports.com Headlines for December 18

[Sources: Kansas volleyball sophomore Caroline Crawford planning to leave KU]( [Middle blocker Caroline Crawford eats up a Kansas City Roos attack during the Jayhawks' four-set win on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. ]( By: Matt Tait A source close to the Kansas volleyball program confirmed to the Journal-World on Friday night that reports of sophomore middle blocker Caroline Crawford’s plans ... Posted yesterday at 11:26 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Transfer portal a source of depth and experience for KU football]( [FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019 file photo, Central Florida linebacker Eriq Gilyard rushes the Stanford line during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Orlando, Fla. Gilyard announced on Dec. 14, 2021, he will transfer to Kansas. AP Photo/John Raoux, File) ]( By: Benton Smith When head coach Lance Leipold and his staff took over the Kansas football program this past May, they knew recruiting for the 2022 class would ... Posted yesterday at 5:15 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bill Self hopeful vaccinations and boosters will keep KU basketball from having COVID pause this season]( [Kansas head coach Bill Self watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. Kansas won 64-50. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)]( By: Benton Smith As COVID-19 cases among players in the NFL, NBA, NHL and college basketball in recent days have games being postponed and rescheduled, Kansas basketball head ... Posted yesterday at 3:42 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Jalen Coleman-Lands on KU’s players adjusting to Bill Self’s defensive expectations]( [Jalen Coleman-Lands on KU’s players adjusting to Bill Self’s defensive expectations]( By: Benton Smith Posted yesterday at 2:45 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [David McCormack on how KU approaches its next game, after atmosphere of Missouri matchup]( [David McCormack on how KU approaches a game after atmosphere of Missouri matchup]( By: Benton Smith Posted yesterday at 2:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Bill Self on KU facing a former player, Covid's impact on college hoops and much more]( [Bill Self on KU facing a former player, Covid's impact on college hoops and much more]( By: Benton Smith Posted yesterday at 2:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU football to kick off 2022 season on a Friday]( [Kansas head coach Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks take the field for kickoff against South Dakota on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Nick Krug/Special to the Journal-World)]( By: Benton Smith Whether it will become a new Kansas football tradition remains to be seen, but for the second straight season the Jayhawks will kick off their ... Posted yesterday at 12:52 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Game day breakdown: No. 7 Kansas basketball vs. Stephen F. Austin]( [Kansas guard Christian Braun lays up the ball between Iona guard Walter Clayton Jr., front left, and forward Nelly Junior Joseph, front right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Jacob M. Langston)]( By: Matt Tait A look at some of the keys for seventh-ranked Kansas in Saturday's home clash with Stephen F. Austin at Allen Fieldhouse. By Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 12:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Brian Hanni's new children's book on Dr. James Naismith to be featured at 2 events this weekend]( [Brian Hanni's new children's book on Dr. James Naismith to be featured at 2 events this weekend]( By: Matt Tait Saturday’s Kansas basketball game against Stephen F. Austin will feature an added element that very few places in the country can say they’ve ... Posted yesterday at 8:28 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Basketball Friends: [Basketball Friends | Are Ochai & Braun turning into one of the best duos of the Bill Self era?]( By: Matt Tait Fresh off of a near-40-point drubbing of bitter border rival Missouri, the Kansas Jayhawks appear to have hit their stride again as they close in ... Posted December 16 at 5:02 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jayhawks still waiting for reserve guard Joe Yesufu to break out]( [Kansas guard Joseph Yesufu (1) chases down a steal from Missouri guard Anton Brookshire (0) during the second half on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait Seven games into his Kansas career, sophomore guard Joe Yesufu found himself in the enviable position that so many former Jayhawks probably wished they could ... Posted December 16 at 12:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas running back Amauri Pesek-Hickson enters transfer portal]( [Kansas running back Amauri Pesek-Hickson looks to evade defenders during a spring practice at the Jayhawks' indoor facility in April of 2021.]( By: J-W Staff Report Kansas running back Amauri Pesek-Hickson has entered the transfer portal and will play college football somewhere else during the 2022 season. Posted December 16 at 11:23 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['The whole package': Why KU football targeted prep QB Ethan Vasko out of Virginia]( [Kansas University football recruiting]( By: Benton Smith When the Kansas football staff determined the Jayhawks needed to add a high school quarterback to their 2022 recruiting class, the coaches already had Ethan ... Posted December 16 at 10:14 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Former KU great Devonte' Graham drains NBA's longest game-winning buzzer-beater in last 25 seasons]( [Former KU great Devonte' Graham drains NBA's longest game-winning buzzer-beater in last 25 seasons]( By: Matt Tait Ever the showman and nearly always confident in every shot he took, former Kansas All-American Devonte’ Graham spent countless hours firing up half-court shots throughout ... Posted December 16 at 9:10 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold tried to keep Emmett Jones on KU football staff]( [Kansas receivers coach and passing game coordinator Emmett Jones coaches from the sideline in this file photo from the 2020 season. KU named Jones the football team's interim head coach on March 11, 2021.]( By: Benton Smith Even though Texas Tech’s hiring of former Kansas football receivers coach Emmett Jones means KU will benefit from a $600,000 buyout, KU head ... Posted December 15 at 9:33 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas volleyball freshman Caroline Bien becomes 10th Jayhawk to earn AVCA All-American recognition]( [Kansas volleyball players, including outside hitter Caroline Bien (smiling), celebrate after a point during the Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament win over Oregon, on Dec. 2, 2021, in Omaha, Neb.]( By: Matt Tait One day after being named to the NCAA Tournament’s Pittsburgh Regional team for her play during the Kansas volleyball team’s run to the ... Posted December 15 at 6:44 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold explains why KU football only signed 6 players on Day 1 of early period]( [Kansas head coach Lance Leipold reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)]( By: Benton Smith Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold was all of 10 seconds into his opening remarks during his early signing period press conference when he brought ... Posted December 15 at 4:11 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Lance Leipold talks all things signing day, including key players, the big picture & what's next for Kansas football]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold on KU’s haul in the early signing period]( By: Matt Tait Posted December 15 at 3:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold saying the 85-man scholarship limit is in reach is a feat worth celebrating as much as any KU victory]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold saying the 85-man scholarship limit is in reach is a feat worth celebrating as much as any KU victory]( By: Matt Tait For years, different Kansas football coaches have stood at the podium at various times of the year and danced around the question about where the ... 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