Matt Ulmer, head volleyball coach at Oregon since 2017, has been named the Kansas Jayhawks’ successor to Ray Bechard, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced Friday. Ulmer signed a six-year contract through the 2030 season. Bechard retired last month after 27 seasons at Kansas.

Kansas volleyball has its next head coach. KU announced Friday that Oregon’s Matt Ulmer will take over the Jayhawks’ program moving forward.

One of Oregon’s most successful head coaches is leaving for the Big 12. Matt Ulmer, who led the Ducks volleyball program since 2017, was hired as the head coach at Kansas on Friday. Terms of his six-year contract were not immediately disclosed.

Jerome Tang and the Wildcats will catch a break without KJ Adams in the lineup as he recovers from an injury. But he is only averaging 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds this season. KU can probably get by with a next-man-up approach in this game.

Kansas State travels to Lawrence for the first round of the 2025 Sunflower Showdown looking to end an 18-game drought at Allen Fieldhouse.

The game tips off at Allen Fieldhouse, where Kansas will look to right the ship after a recent stretch of inconsistency. A win over Kansas State could steady the course for Bill Self’s squad as they push toward the heart of Big 12 play.

Kansas ranks near the top 15 in the country in scoring defense, placing at No. 3 in the Big 12. Kansas State coach Jerome Tang detailed what makes the Jayhawks so difficult on tha

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang says he likes the progress the Wildcats are making day-to-day despite their current four-game losing streak.

A pair of top 10 Big 12 teams meet up on Wednesday, Jan. 15 when the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones host the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The Kansas Jayhawks face their first Top-10 conference test of the season as they continue their road trip with a visit to Ames, IA tonight. The Iowa State Cyclones managed to survive on the road over the weekend, but some late injury news will surely help Kansas at least a little bit in this matchup.

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats basketball team is trying to break out of a funk against No. 11 Kansas (11-3, 2-1). UC welcomes the Jayhawks to Fifth Third Arena for a 2 p.m. ET tip on ESPN+ this Saturday.