Kansas football coach Charlie Weis has added one more date to his multi-city tour.
Weis will appear at the Dubliner in Kansas City’s Power and Light District on June 27 for a happy hour event beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Weis recently completed a three-week tour that included stops in Dallas, Denver, Houston, Chicago and Topeka.
Former Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist has signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent.
Crist was invited to rookie mini-camp with the Chiefs but didn’t receive a contract. He’ll report immediately to the Ravens for organized team activities.
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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
Five seniors off the 2012 Kansas State football team and two from Kansas have accepted invitations to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine.
K-State linebacker Arthur Brown, kicker Anthony Cantele, receiver Chris Harper, quarterback Collin Klein and … Continue reading
Musings at the mid-week:
– Football signing day is here … hooray, hooray.
– We’ll serenade prospects we’ve mostly never seen, who have yet to fail in the college uniforms we’re ecstatic to see them wear.
– Now, on to the 2014 class … and beyond.
– Maybe I am old-school, but in football, talent is no substitute for coaching. At least not overrated talent.
– People are asking how Kansas ever won at Ohio State, then mentioned the Jayhawks’ ballhandling was much better at that juncture.
Turner Baty, a backup quarterback who redshirted last year at Kansas, is leaving the team and returning to junior college, coach Charlie Weis announced Saturday.
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Kansas coach Charlie Weis said he is aware of an incident involving linebacker Ben Heeney, the Jayhawks’ leading tackler last season.
“We have discussed this with all of the parties involved and believe we know what truly happened,” Weis said in a statement. “We are handling it internally with appropriate measures.”
The Lawrence Journal-World reported Heeney was cited for misdemeanor battery after an incident Sunday at Tonic, a Lawrence nightclub. Douglas County court records don’t show that Heeney was booked into jail in connection with the incident.
DeMontie Cross, who coached linebackers last season at Kansas, has left Charlie Weis’ staff, reportedly for a job at TCU.
Special teams coordinator Clint Bowen, who worked with KU’s secondary last season, will take over for Cross as linebackers coach. … Continue reading
Five Kansas seniors have been selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19 in Carson, Calif.
Jayhawks selected include quarterback Dayne Crist, defensive ends Toben Opurum and Josh Williams and offensive linemen Trevor Marrongelli and Duane… Continue reading
Backup offensive lineman Luke Luhrsen has elected to leave the Kansas football team, coach Charlie Weis announced Wednesday.
“I have decided to give up football to concentrate on my academics,” Luhrsen said in a statement released by the school. “I appreciate the Jayhawk community, as well as my teammates and coaches, for all of the support I have received during my time with the program. It has been an unforgettable experience and an incredible opportunity. I will continue to support the program and I will always be proud to be a Jayhawk.”