KU’s big hoops signing is great news, unless it’s another poison pill in the NIL era

By: Eric Thomas

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 1,290

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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What’s the best word to describe how the University of Kansas’s men’s basketball team has entered this new era of college sports?

Along with me, please point your internet browser to a thesaurus.

For some other programs, you might choose “mercenary.” These teams have won big by luring away seasoned, proven, older players from other teams. In the mercenary column? Indiana University football and Michigan basketball. We prefer the …

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