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.

The Kansas Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) are set to host their in-state rivals, the Kansas State Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 Big 12), in this year’s first edition of the Sunflower Showdown. The game tips off at Allen Fieldhouse, where Kansas will look to right the ship after a recent stretch of inconsistency.

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

K-State (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) renews one of the oldest rivalries in college basketball on Saturday, as the Wildcats visit No. 9/10 Kansas (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) for

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.

No. 2 Iowa State men's basketball picked up another marquee win Wednesday by defeating Kansas. Here are three takeaways from the game.