K-Nation (04/19/26) – Dan Fitzgerald, K-State volleyball, the transfer portal and more

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NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – This week’s episode of K-Nation focuses on continued moves in the transfer portal for all four area teams and a youth-driven squad for K-State volleyball. Plus, an exclusive one-on-one interview with Kansas baseball head coach Dan Fitzgerald.

• Kansas men’s basketball’s Elmarko Jackson transferred to Georgetown, while Bryson Tiller has joined the Missouri Tigers
• Kohl Rosario announced he would be returning to Jayhawks for his sophomore season
• Bill Self and the ‘Hawks landed their first portal commit, Utah’s Keanu Dawes
• Casey Alexander landed five transfers in the portal last week: Jaden Schutt, JT Rock, Matt Gilhool, Isaiah Abraham and Montana Wheeler
• Former Kansas women’s basketball players Laia Conesa and Keeley Parks transferred to Utah and Oklahoma, respectively
• Brandon Schneider landed his first portal commit in Kansas City, KS native Mariyah Noel
• K-State’s Jordan Speiser landed in Oklahoma, a school that recruited her out of high school
• The Wildcats landed their first portal commit for the women’s squad, Penn State’s Tea Cleante
• K-State took the series win out in Tucson over the Arizona Wildcats, dropping the series’ final game, 11-7, on Sunday
• After dropping a suspended Game 1 in Saturday’s doubleheader, the No. 18 Jayhawks fought back to take the series in a 9-6 win on Sunday
• No. 24 Kansas softball dropped its first two games against No. 20 UCF, grabbing a 4-2 win Sunday to avoid the sweep
• K-Nation’s Sydney Clark sat down in an exclusive one-on-one with Kansas baseball head coach Dan Fitzgerald
• K-Nation’s Kole Emplit caught up with K-State volleyball head coach Jason Mansfield after spring scrimmages
• K-State volleyball swept Omaha in a scrimmage on Saturday, sporting a youth-driven lineup
• Kansas volleyball worked with a ‘new-look’ team in it’s spring scrimmage with Missouri

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