After a slightly disappointing 2024 season where the Jayhawks were expected to keep the momentum from the previous year's 9-4 mark. Kansas only registered five wins and finished short of a bowl game due to a 45-17 loss to the Baylor Bears.
That caused mass restructuring in the program, which saw 28 transfers enter the program. The highest rated being former Pitt and South Carolina linebacker Bangally Kamara. Kamara was rated as a .9200 transfer from the SEC school according to 247Sports.
Kamara had a superb debut for the Jayhawks, marking four tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack, establishing himself as a force to deal with, as Kansas shut down an explosive E.