KU’s Brock Berglund pleads not guilty to assault charge

By Matt Tait     Jul 25, 2011

At a pre-trial hearing Monday morning in Castle Rock, Colo., Kansas University freshman Brock Berglund pled not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an April 9 incident in which Berglund was alleged to have thrown a punch at another male.

The news was released via written statement from Berglund’s lawyer, Kevin McGreevy, early Monday afternoon. In it, McGreevy continued to emphasize that Berglund, 6-foot-4, 205-pounds of Highlands Ranch, Colo., “adamantly denies that he committed this misdemeanor assault.”

Berglund initially enrolled in classes in anticipation of participating in spring football, but decided to go home and take classes online. He did not take part in spring football drills. He has spent most of the summer away from Lawrence. Monday’s statement said that the three-star, dual-threat QB would report to preseason camp with the rest of the Jayhawks on Aug. 3.

In addition, McGreevy’s statement said Berglund would stand trial Dec. 13-14 of this year. The Jayhawks’ final regular season game of the year is set for Nov. 26 against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

The only way Berglund would miss time away from the team because of the trial would be if the Jayhawks are bowl eligible.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.