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1. Circus Font is BACK (starting 2024-25)

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The Circus Font Return 🥹

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The Circus is coming home.

I’m Hearing Kansas basketball will return to Circus font jerseys for the 2024-2025 season. The traditional jerseys are expected to be more than a one-season stint. I’d expect them to be a long-term change for the Jayhawks.

The Circus font uniforms echo a different era of Kansas basketball. Many KU fans fondly remember the years with the Circus font “K-A-N-S-A-S” sprawled across All-Americans’ jerseys. Names like Paul Pierce, Raef Lafrentz, Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Kenny Gregory, Jeff Boschee, Wayne Simien, and Jacque Vaughn, all played in the Circus era.

While I get being excited, I want to clarify: The anticipated jersey change is NOT for this season. It’s for NEXT year (and likely, the years to follow).

AD Travis Goff is spearheading a rebranding for the entire athletic department. Football already announced a uniform change, and I’ve even heard the font is switching back to Circus inside the Wagnon Student-Athlete center.

Kansas moved away from Circus jerseys in favor of Trajan in 2007. Ever since the change, KU fans have clamored for a return to Circus. Fellow KU newsletter writer Corban Goble (and great guy) wrote a strong piece in 2019 advocating for the return of Circus. He said:

The opportunity is now being seized. KU has been teasing the change with its social media for a while now. And it’s my understanding the old-school jerseys are coming home.

And I can’t wait to see ‘em. What do you think? 👇

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