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Fresh-faced Jayhawks wave hello to KU
Students receive lesson on tradition, sports accolades
The noise when Bill Self entered Memorial Stadium on Monday was almost deafening. The theme of Kansas University’s Traditions Night was “A great place to be a champion,” and the men’s basketball coach’s appearance drove that point home for the several thousand students.
Kansas kicking corps dangerously thin
A week ago, when Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino had his pick of three able-bodied placekickers competing to replace departed starter Scott Webb, the coach was faced with a welcome problem. Today, he might just be faced with a problem. The Journal-World learned Monday that red-shirt freshman placekicker Stephen Hoge had left the team to concentrate on academics, while sophomore Jacob Branstetter could miss the 2008 season due to eligibility issues stemming from his transfer from Air Force Academy.
Woodling: Woodling: Sayers utilized properly
Gale Sayers received his Medicare card a couple of months ago, and you know what that means. People who sat in the Memorial Stadium stands back in the early ‘60s and watched the man many consider the greatest open-field runner in college football history are becoming fewer and fewer. I never saw Sayers perform in person, yet, like most of you, I’ve heard plenty about how amazing he was. At the same time, the Sayers legend has been dogged over the years by speculation he was underutilized.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
On Monday, Tubby Smith (Minnesota), Tim Jankovich (Illinois State), Dana Altman (Creighton), Lon Kruger (UNLV), Phil Martelli (St. Joe’s), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Nolan Richardson (Arkansas, retired), Gene Keady (Purdue, retired) and Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) joined Big 12 mentors Bill Self (Kansas), Mike Anderson (Missouri), Frank Martin (Kansas State) and Greg McDermott (Iowa State) at the CBE Celebrity Golf Tournament at The National to raise money for the College Basketball Experience.
Reesing lands on award watch list
Kansas University quarterback Todd Reesing is one of 35 players named to the 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List.
KU’s Self marvels at USA’s splendor
So far, so good for the United States Olympic men’s basketball team, a squad that has stormed to a 5-0 record in pool play at the 2008 Games in Beijing. “The way the ‘Dream Team’ is playing - and the way ‘Coach K’ has them playing - it is absolutely beautiful to watch, in my opinion,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self said Monday at the CBE Celebrity Golf Tournament at The National Golf Club of Kansas City.
Ex-Iowa State coach dies
Former Iowa State basketball coach Glen Anderson, the third-winningest coach in school history, has died. He was 79.
KU football holding appreciation day
Kansas University football will play host to its annual Fan Appreciation Day at Kivisto Field at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
OU’s English returns
Oklahoma’s Auston English, the preseason Big 12 Conference defensive player of the year, participated in contact drills for the first time in fall camp Monday after having an emergency appendectomy just before practice started.