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Keegan: There’s life after football

Posted Wednesday, June 4, 2008

James McClinton sat in the computer room at Wagnon Student Services Center, sheltered from the heat. He checked eBay to see if anyone had placed a charitable bid on his signed No. 93 game jersey, framed with two action photos and a plaque denoting his accomplishments as a Kansas University football player. Read more.

McClinton to attend Chiefs rookie minicamp

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Former Kansas University defensive tackle James McClinton will attend the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie minicamp this weekend on a tryout basis, according to his agent, Kevin Robinson. Read more.

6Sports video: McClinton to try out for Chiefs

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008

24 hours after the NFL welcomed four new Jayhawks to the trenches, this evening it appears there could be one more added to an NFL roster come kick-off weekend: James McClinton. Read more.

After seizure, McClinton won’t play in showcase

Posted Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008

Former Kansas University standout James McClinton is in Houston for today’s East-West Shrine Game. But after a scary incident earlier this week, he won’t be playing. McClinton suffered a seizure on Monday — the second time he’s had one in the last year — and was held out of football this week for precautionary reasons. Read more.

6Sports story: Seizure forces McClinton out of Shrine game

Posted Friday, Jan. 18, 2008

Bad news for Kansas defensive lineman James McClinton: he suffered a minor seizure on Monday in Houston where he was preparing to play in the annual East-West Shrine game. Read more.

Three Jayhawks AP All-America

Posted Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007

It had been 24 years — long even for Kansas University — since a Jayhawk was honored on the football All-America first team by the Associated Press. Just to make sure Kansas crashed the party hard, there’s two on the list this year — and one more knocking on the door. Read more.

Keegan: DT funny, friendly, fierce

Posted Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007

To spend 14 minutes interviewing outgoing Kansas University senior defensive tackle James McClinton is to laugh a lot, to witness scripture quoted accurately, to hear the word “man” 15 times and “hecks no” three times, to discover his fear of sting rays, and to learn what it was like growing up in a house with five sisters and nary a brother. Read more.

6Sports video: KU trio tapped as AP All-Americans

Posted Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007

Kansas University juniors Anthony Collins and Aqib Talib were named to the All-America first team by the Associated Press on Tuesday. In addition, KU senior James McClinton was named to the second team. Read more.

KU trio tapped as AP All-Americans

Posted Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007

KU’s King James

Posted Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007

David Lawrence, former offensive lineman and current color commentator for Kansas University football games, watched the play on film just to make sure his mind wasn’t playing games with him.
Sure enough, it looked the same the second time. There was senior defensive tackle James McClinton behind Texas A&M running back Jorvorskie Lane, who was two yards behind the line of scrimmage, on the pivotal play of Saturday night’s 19-11 KU victory. Read more.

Keegan: D-line brainy, brawny

Posted Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007

The last coach responsible for game-planning against Kansas University’s brainy defensive line was so defeated by the experience by the end of the night, he allegedly urinated on the bar of a Waco establishment called Scruffy Murphy’s. Read more.

McClinton woofs at QB

Posted Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007

James McClinton is deeply spiritual and one of the all-around nicest guys on Kansas University’s football roster. So it was a bit of surprise during KU’s 58-10 victory over Baylor on Saturday to see McClinton, KU’s standout defensive tackle, getting in the face of Baylor quarterback Blake Szymanski at the end of the second quarter. Read more.

6Sports video: McClinton named to Lombardi watch list

Posted Friday, Aug. 24, 2007

Kansas defensive lineman James McClinton has been named to the 38th annual Rotary Lombardi Award watch list. Read more.

Line shoulders responsibility for porous pass defense

Posted Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

Kansas University’s football team finished 119th, or dead last, among NCAA Division I-A teams in pass defense last year, surrendering 269 yards a game. The defensive line has a quick fix for the problem, though — harass the quarterback. “Obviously, you know if you sack the quarterback, they’re not throwing the ball,” junior defensive end Russell Brorsen said. Read more.

McClinton, Talib, Collins nab preseason All-Big 12 honors

Posted Friday, July 20, 2007

The Big 12 Conference on Friday released its preseason All-Big 12 teams, as voted upon by the media. Three Kansas University players - senior defensive tackle James McClinton, junior cornerback Aqib Talib and junior offensive lineman Anthony Collins - earned spots on the list. Read more.

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