Nine former Jayhawks will be headed to NFL rookie camps, including three with the Chiefs and two with the Chicago Bears.
Quarterback Dayne Crist, linebacker/fullback Toben Opurum and safety Bradley McDougald will attend Kansas City’s rookie mini-camp, … Continue reading
LAWRENCE — All week the Jayhawks and coach Charlie Weis had talked about wanting to send their seniors out with a win.
This was supposed to be the proper sendoff for those 23 seniors that have been a part of so much losing.
It wasn’t.
Instead of KU… Continue reading
When the Kansas Jayhawks take the field Saturday at 6pm inside Memorial Stadium, it will be the last for the seniors on the Jayhawk roster. TheShiver.com talked to a great deal of those seniors this week and all of them indicated that although they hav… Continue reading
There was a point in the third quarter in Kansas’ 21-17 loss to Texas on Saturday, where Bradley McDougald asked himself a peculiar question.
“You look up and you just say, man, ‘have I hit anyone today,’ ” McDougald said.
McDougald came int… Continue reading
Kansas defense needed one 4th down stop to notch their first Big-12 victory and their first over the Texas Longhorns since the 1930’s but just fell short Saturday. Inside a less than packed Memorial Stadium, the Kansas football fans that did show up … Continue reading
NORMAN, Okla. — Quiet yards are the official stat-keeping category for good players on lousy teams.
For example: Running back James Sims quietly is averaging 115 yards per game for Kansas since returning from a three-game suspension. They qualify as … Continue reading
The monotony of following a 1-5 football team can be a bit much for even the most diehard of fans but Saturday was nothing short of refreshing.
The Jayhawks lost 20-14 to a 2-2 Cowboys team that is much better than their record indicates.
The first qua… Continue reading
LAWRENCE — It’s not unusual for Dayne Crist to talk to his friends and teammates from his high school days. However, during Kansas’ bye week, Crist changed the topic of that typical conversation.
Crist talked with his friends about trying to get … Continue reading
I’m a little surprised about how positive I am after this loss. I’m usually not a moral victory kind of guy, especially after a 56-16 loss but there are some positives to take from Saturday. And yes, plenty of negatives but this team showed some fi… Continue reading
As always I like to have the Kansas players do the talking prior to gameday. This week, TheShiver.com talked to several offensive and defensive players about what they expect to see Saturday when they travel to Manhattan to take on the No. 7 ranked Wil… Continue reading