👀 Hearing: No. 1 Player's Surprise KU Visit

🔥 Homefield Drops KU Baseball Collection Just in Time for Sold-Out Series 🔥

Kansas baseball is HOT – with their best start in 30 years and standard seats for this weekend's KU vs. K-State series sold out (standing room only offered).

It’s perfect timing for our partner Homefield Apparel to launch their first ever KU baseball collection:

• 1993 College World Series throwback pullover (check the back for a really nice touch)

• Retro KU logo snapback hat

• Premium canvas duffle bag (bundle option)

I can confidently say Homefield deliver the kind of gear that KU fans really want. It’s worth checking out.

• 🏀 The situation: No. 1 player visiting KU

• 🔒🏀 VIP: KU football & Hoops portal Hearings

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2026’s (?) No. 1 player visiting KU 👀

The No. 1 player in next year’s (for now) recruiting class Tyran Stokes is in Lawrence for his visit today. It’s a significant development for Kansas, as the visit seemingly came out of nowhere with timing that’s at least worth digging into.

Note: KUHearings broke the news of Stokes’ visit ahead of national media who are often fed these kinds of scoops. It’s a cool moment for our independent site that doesn’t play the big recruiting reporter game. ✅

Why Stokes is Exciting for Kansas

• Stokes fits an immediate need for the Jayhawks as a scoring wing

• He’d likely play the four with three-man skills (the Jalen Wilson role)

• He’s rumored to potentially reclassify to this year’s class

  • That means he’d join a team this coming season

  • And yeah, imagine Stokes joining 2025’s No. 1 recruit Darryn Peterson

    • (More thoughts on this below)

• This video Stokes posted from KU is AWESOME. It is a must watch.

The Reclassification Question

There's growing speculation about Stokes potentially reclassifying to 2025. Here's what we know:

• Signs that feel like a reclass:

  • Not playing AAU basketball this summer

  • Taking visits during portal window when 2025 rosters are being built

  • Will be NBA Draft eligible in 2026

  • More visits likely coming soon

• Why it’s not a sure thing:

  • By all accounts, Stokes’ camp maintains they’re planning to play college in 2026

  • I’ve Heard KU is recruiting him for 2026

    • And I believe this to be true, but it wouldn’t stop KU from recruiting for this year if he were to reclass

• My take:

  • Yes, a reclass seems increasingly possible, but there’s still so much unknown here

    • Possible does not = sure thing

  • Even if Stokes does reclass, it doesn’t mean Kansas is the frontrunner.

    • Two big spenders in Louisville and BYU are involved as well.

  • We need to see how the visit goes before getting our hopes up

  • I’ll very much keep you posted. I’d think we get more info in the next week

The Bigger Picture for KU Recruiting

Kansas appears in play for the (limited) top-tier prospects

• The staff's patient approach may be paying dividends

• KU is in play for Wazzu wing Cedric Coward (I don’t think KU is the leader. More on this in VIP below)

• Whether it’s Stokes, Coward, or someone we don’t know about just yet…

• The Jayhawks appear willing to take a swing

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Portal Hearing: Football Visitor and Hoops Quickie

Today in VIP:

• I’m Hearing KU football has a portal visitor coming at a key position

  • (A 10-day portal window opened on Wednesday)

• And where the Jayhawks stand with Wazzu wing Cedric Coward