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KU quarterbacks coach Powlus defines position
Finding the right quarterbacks to recruit involves more than picking up the telephone and requesting one from central casting. So many factors, mental and physical, enter the equation when coaches try to determine which high school quarterbacks have what it takes to perform in a college game played at a faster speed with bigger players executing more sophisticated schemes.
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by Tom Keegan
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Weis: Early season schedule sets up superbly
Even though Kansas University football program’s 2012 nonconference schedule will be interrupted by a home game against new Big 12 foe TCU, first-year KU coach Charlie Weis loves the way things look for his rebuilding ballclub.
Charlie Weis should make KU entertaining
Season hinges on QB Crist's health, success of offensive line
Sheahon Zenger, the latest athletic director to try to prove that establishing Kansas University as more than a basketball power is just one good football-coach hire away, very easily could have talked himself out of entrusting Charlie Weis with the job.
Coach Dave Campo gives defense a lift
Former Dallas Cowboys coach just who Weis was looking for
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Jayhawks' offense should be better: Addition of Dayne Crist increases optimism
New faces and an increase in talent figure to turn the Kansas University offense into one of the biggest surprises in the Big 12 Conference this college football season.
Mountaineers football team seems to fit right into Big 12
Like new league-mates, WVU can fling it, but not great on ‘D’
On the surface, West Virginia looks like a perfect fit as a new member of the Big 12 Conference.
Cyclones football sets sight on another bowl bid
The highlight of Iowa State’s 2011 season was a 37-31 double-overtime victory over Oklahoma State — one that more than likely kept the Cowboys out of the BCS championship game.
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Texas Tech solid offensively, but Tuberville turns attention to 'D'
Texas Tech was so desperate on defense last year that coach Tommy Tuberville moved receiver Cornelius Douglas to cornerback in the middle of the season ... then ended up starting him there.
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Quarterback key question for Longhorns
Following a disappointing 8-5 season a year ago, Texas’ biggest question mark is the same in 2012 as it was in 2011.
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Oklahoma State football must find key replacements
Just after winning the Oklahoma State starting quarterback position in the spring, 18-year-old Wes Lunt returned briefly to Rochester High School in Illinois ... to attend his high-school prom.
Kansas State football to be underdogs again
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After finishing 10-3 in 2011, which included a trip to the Cotton Bowl, Kansas State was picked sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll.
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After posting 36 victories over the last three years, the TCU football team will get a chance to prove it can maintain success against better competition in 2012.
KU soccer wins opener in overtime
Kansas University freshman Ashley Williams scored her first career goal in the 97th minute to lead the Jayhawks’ soccer team past UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, in overtime in its season opener Friday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
Weis leaves impression on Self during practice
Kansas University coach Bill Self attended his first Charlie Weis football practice Friday.
KU quarterbacks coach Powlus defines position
Finding the right quarterbacks to recruit involves more than picking up the telephone and requesting one from central casting. So many factors, mental and physical, enter the equation when coaches try to determine which high school quarterbacks have what it takes to perform in a college game played at a faster speed with bigger players executing more sophisticated schemes.
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