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Former Firebird Ryan Murphy ready to contribute for Jayhawks
Redshirt freshman cornerback Ryan Murphy knows all about the transfer process. His twin brother, Brian, left KU this summer to pursue more playing time at Emporia State. Now, for the first time in their football careers, the two Free State High products will be wearing different uniforms.
KU back leaving program
Boyd-Anderson gone; position getting thin
While things atop the Kansas University football team’s running-back depth chart appear to be in fine shape, the list of reserves has thinned considerably. Sunday, sophomore running back Carmon Boyd-Anderson notified Jayhawks coach Mark Mangino of his plans to leave KU and is now waiting to hear from the university whether he’ll be released from his scholarship.
Too close to call
Kickers locked in tight battle
When starting Kansas University kicker Scott Webb graduated last year, he left some pretty big shoes to fill. Good thing three new players are ready for the job. Jacob Branstetter and Stephen Hoge, both red-shirt freshmen, and Grady Fowler, a junior-college transfer from Butler Community College, are battling for the starting kicker spot.
‘Hard-earned’ early lessons guide KU’s Perkins
If you had an annual salary package of more than $500,000 and a $54 million operating budget, would you remain a bargain-hunter? Lew Perkins, Kansas University’s 13th athletic director, has. He looks for deals during department store sales. “It’s something I’ve always done,” Perkins admits. “I’ve never forgotten my roots. Money was scarce and hard-earned.”