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The Daily Mauling: 4/13/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star gives you the latest update on Tyran Stokes’ recruitment status SI takes us through KU’s transfer portal misses so far this offseason Kansas does have a visit set up with one of the portal’s better guard options though There’s been a lot of confusion about Paul Mbiya announcing his […]

The Weekend Mauling: 4/11/26

Link Dump! Are the Jayhawks the team to beat for a big Tennessee transfer? The Chiefs are showing interest in Jalon Daniels. Wait, what? That can’t be true. He’s not even a Power 4 QB. Is he up for equipment manager? The Artemis II astronauts splashed safely into the ocean yesterday The ocean is heating […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/10/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Kansas basketball lost another one to the transfer portal yesterday. Next season will be an adventure! The KC Star tells you how Andy Kotelnicki turned a former Penn State star into a selling point for Kansas TEs What are the three best transfer portal fits for outgoing Kansas C Flory Bidunga? Kansas […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/9/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog brings you three “dream transfers” from the portal Is Kansas basketball facing a “complete overhaul?” It’s not a tough question, but you can read Matt Tait’s answer SI is calling this week’s events a “mass exodus” from the Kansas basketball program Links! I thought this post was interesting. Is […]

The Daily Mauling 4.8.26

Kansas Jayhawks News On the basketball front, it’s all portal news and tracking. Such a crappy time for college basketball and I have no idea how this ever gets reined in or fixed in a way that’s not detrimental to the athletes. Anway, I won’t get up on the soapbox today. We’ll start with a […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/7/26

Kansas Jayhawks News In this KC Star article, Bill Self opens up about his heart issues Might Flory Bidunga end up elsewhere in the Big 12? Bryson Tiller joined Flory in the transfer portal yesterday The three major questions facing Kansas basketball this offseason Links! As you likely know, Michigan won the title last night […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/6/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Three must-get portal players for KU basketball’s offseason The KC Star brings you a new Q&A about all things Jayhawk What did we learn from the beginning of the new documentary featuring Kansas, among others? Links! The Artemis II astronauts are seeing the moon from a brand new angle Scientists discovered “the […]

The Final Four Mauling: 4/4/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog wrote about three possible destinations for Flory Bidunga that would get under KU fans’ skin Through the Phog also wrote about the opportunity Bidunga’s departure would open up for one Kansas player Through the Phog is a content machine! Here’s a look at what Bill Self may have in […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/3/26

Kansas Jayhawks News People are trying to read the tea leaves on a social media post by Tyran Stokes Bill Self’s return may have widespread portal transfer ramifications The KC Star says Kansas football’s QB race comes down to two players Links! Pam Bondi is out as AG Ditto for the Army chief of staff, […]

The Daily Mauling: 4/2/26

Kansas Jayhawks News (Bill Self news) The KC Star dives into what likely led to Bill Self’s return Yahoo Sports claims that Self’s return instantly makes Kansas a title contender next year The Star also looks into the to-do list for Self now that he’s announced his return Links! NASA’s manned mission to the moon […]

The Daily Mauling 4.1.26

The Lady Jayhawks were knocked out of the WBIT in Semifinals against in conference rival BYU. The loss officially ends basketball season in Lawrence. The fourth quarter was all about runs, starting with an 8-0 spurt by BYU as the Cougars took a 54-51 lead at the 6:48 mark. Meister ended the run with a […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/31/26

Kansas Jayhawks News How Bill Self, Billy Donovan, and Dusty May could shake up the entire college basketball landscape Kansas fans are eagerly awaiting Tyran Stokes’ college decision, which will likely come soon The three biggest needs in the transfer portal for Kansas basketball (seems we need a lot of things to happen before we […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/30/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Darryn Peterson reflects on the season that was, and what could have been If Bill Self returns for another year, here’s where his focus will be Here’s a look at what KU basketball’s roster might look like next year Links! Read all about Gary Woodland and his triumph in Houston o over […]

Weekend Mauling/Elite 8 OGT: 3/28/26

A little change up on the weekend maulings moving forward. I’m going to keep QOTDs as a weekday thing. We just don’t get a lot of QOTD discussion on the weekends, and to conserve my question ideas, which are few and far between, I’ll save them for the work week when we’re bored and shooting […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/27/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star takes a look at the state of Kansas football heading into spring practices A former Kansas star is offering to join KU’s basketball star MSN takes a look at Bill Self’s potential retirement SI dives into next year’s basketball roster, and who on this year’s team might still be […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/26/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Larry Brown talked with the KC Star about the prospect of Bill Self retiring, and discussed the modern college game as well It’s common knowledge in Kansas circles now, but ESPN (and others) shot down yesterday’s talk that Self is retiring This comes from an Oregon Ducks site, but it discusses new […]

The Daily Mauling 3.25.26

Kansas Jayhawk News While the men’s team saw their season end on Sunday, the Lady Jayhawks are still alive in the WBIT: “Getting one more game is really important to us,” Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider said after the game. “We want to play well, we want to advance in this tournament and we want to represent […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/24/26

Kansas Jayhawks News After Bill Self’s postgame remarks, a number of media members discussed his future as a coach The Athletic wrote about what could have been in Darryn Peterson’s lone season at Kansas The KC Star discusses Self’s decision to sub out Kohl Rosario for Elmarko Jackson at the end of Sunday’s loss Links! […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/23/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Here’s the KC Star’s recap of yesterday’s game, if you’re into that sort of thing Yahoo Sports is blaming a lot of the loss on Self’s coaching decisions Here’s what Self had to say about his uncertain future after the game In a shocking turn of events, it appears Darryn Peterson won’t […]

St John’s vs Kansas: Open Game Thread

We’re either headed home, or headed to the Sweet 16. Rick Pitino’s Red Storm is what’s standing in the way of moving on. The game tips off at 4:15pm Jayhawk Time on CBS. At John’s is currently a 3.5 point favorite. Rock Chalk!

March Madness: Pre-Kansas OGT

We’ll use this as the open thread for the two games before Kansas plays, then we’ll have a thread for KU, and another thread for the late games. This is the most game threads I’ve ever created

March Madness: Saturday OGT

I’ll create a second thread if this one blows up. No real upsets yesterday, or really Thursday night, either. Is this going to be another chalky tournament after a couple of double digit seed wins early on Thursday? Here’s today’s slate of games: (9) St Louis vs (1) Michigan, 11:10am (6) Louisville vs (3) Michigan […]

The Weekend Mauling: 3/21/26

Kansas and Other Tournament Links The KC Star dives into why Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa never considered themselves rivals Turns out Darryn Peterson made history in his tournament debut Through the Phog breaks down yesterday’s win and the mixed feelings that go along wit it Is Tre White the key to KU’s March Madness […]