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KU football lands commitment from East St. Louis linebacker

Talk about a solid encore. A few hours after the Kansas University men's basketball program landed Andrew Wiggins, the top player in the Class of 2013, the KU football program picked up an oral commitment from linebacker Kyron Watson, the No. 4-ranked outside linebacker in the country, according to ESPN.com.

KU football lands juco cornerback

The Kansas University football program added to its already juco-heavy recruiting class last weekend, when Pierce Community College cornerback Brandon Hollomon orally committed to join the Jayhawks. By Matt Tait

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Celebrated RB Traevohn Wrench commits to Kansas

Four-star running back Traevohn Wrench, a junior at nearby Gardner-Edgerton High, became the first player in the class to make an official commitment to the Jayhawks. By Matt Tait

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KU football counting on help from walk-ons

On Wednesday a few unfamiliar names made their way onto the Kansas University football radar on national signing day. By Matt Tait

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Opinion: Kansas' incoming defensive backs worth hype, hope

Charlie Weis isn’t always on target in his projections for recruits. He twice thought he landed a whopper when he hauled Dayne Crist into the boat. Strikeouts didn’t make Reggie Jackson stop swinging for the fences, and they won’t make Charlie hold the hype. By Tom Keegan

KU football recruiting class gets some national love

Now that the ink is dry and the faxes have fallen silent, what do the so-called experts think about Charlie Weis’ latest recruiting class? By Matt Tait

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Charlie Weis: Recruiting class permits ‘dramatic’ overhaul

The official signing-day release from Kansas University’s football program says the 2013 Jayhawks return 35 letter-winners and 12 starters from last season’s 1-11 team. Those who earned letters will get to keep them, but not everyone will be keeping his job. By Matt Tait

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Latest group of KU football recruits set to sign today

Today, national signing day, marks the culmination of a year's worth of effort for the Kansas University football program as athletes across the country are expected to sign letters of intent with the Jayhawks. By Matt Tait

Kansas assistant football coach: Recruiting game has changed

Fans aren’t the only ones who obsesses over the perceived worth of an incoming football prospect. By Matt Tait

KU football recruiting draws to a close

With national signing day set for Wednesday and Kansas University’s football program still with two scholarships to hand out, the next couple of days figure to be interesting and exciting. By Matt Tait

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New NCAA recruiting rules aim for 'common sense'

The NCAA recently adopted more than 25 rule changes that could have a major impact on the way prep athletes make their decisions and, perhaps more significantly, could impact the way college coaches are forced to handle recruiting. By Matt Tait

KU football misses out on recruits

It was a rough weekend for Kansas University’s football program, which lost an assistant coach to TCU and then watched a couple of its top remaining recruiting targets commit elsewhere. By Matt Tait

Jayhawks land commitment from Hawaii LB, teammate of highly sought after offensive lineman

The Kansas University football program's 2013 recruiting haul grew by one on Thursday, when the Jayhawks landed an oral commitment from Honolulu linebacker Colton Goeas, the teammate of one of the country's top prep offensive lineman prospects, Reeve Koehler. By Matt Tait

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With Weis at helm, KU academic staff not worried about juco signees' academics

The risk of bringing in junior-college transfers is diminished somewhat at Kansas University because of the way KU football coach Charlie Weis and Paul Buskirk, the school’s associate athletic director for student support, work together from the time a prospect sets foot on campus to enrollment and the beginning of classes. By Matt Tait

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Weis: Juco Jayhawks have chance to challenge vets, turn around program

Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis says a major focus of his recruiting pitch to the Jayhawks' newly signed junior-college transfers was a challenge to turn the program's 1-11 record into a winning tradition. By Matt Tait

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