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LB Tharp commits

Posted Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

Huldon Tharp, an outside linebacker from Mulvane High, has orally committed to play at Kansas next season, according to the Web site Rivals.com. Read more.

Latest recruit finds football to his liking

Posted Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Three years ago, a lanky freshman showed up for high school football practice at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark. He had never played football before, and, at 6-foot-4, he looked a lot like a basketball player — which, in fact, he was. But as a new student in his first year at a new school, Neal Barlow figured football would be the best way to get acquainted with his new classmates. Read more.

Arkansas wide receiver gives verbal commitment to KU

Posted Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

Kansas University’s football team received its 14th commitment in the Class of 2009 when Neal Barlow, a 6-foot-6 receiver out of Little Rock, Ark., passed up LSU and Missouri to become a Jayhawk. Read more.

Kansas recruit improves leap by way of yoga

Posted Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Lately, members of the Olathe North High football team have been getting an earful from standout defensive end Kevin Young about the benefits of this new, highly beneficial training tool that works wonders for agility and leaping ability. Read more.

Olathe DE commits to Kansas

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Olathe North High senior-to-be Kevin Young, Rivals.com’s 33rd-ranked strongside defensive end, recently became the Kansas University football team’s 13th commitment in the Class of 2009. Read more.

Nebraska prep DE commits to Kansas

Posted Thursday, July 3, 2008

Several Div. I schools offered Tyrone Sellers a football scholarship or at least showed interest, but Sellers was sold on one of the first. Sellers, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound weakside defensive end from McCook (Neb.) High, has committed orally to Kansas University. Read more.

Hesston High lineman commits to Kansas

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008

Riley Spencer, a 6-foot-6, 254-pound offensive tackle from Hesston High, has orally committed to Kansas University’s football team, Rivals.com reports. Read more.

Two-sport recruit visits camp

Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008

Being the child of a professional athlete doesn’t always translate into being just talented. But with the genes of two athletes, it’s no wonder that Jackson Jeffcoat has the athletic ability to be a two-sport star in basketball and football. Read more.

Kande picks Kansas

Posted Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Prinz Kande, a 5-foot-11, 182-pound safety from Trinity High in Euless, Texas, on Monday orally committed to play football at Kansas University, Rivals.com reports. Read more.

Rave recruiting

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008

So few high school football players, even those recruited by Div. I programs, ever make it to the NFL. Given that, in the ideal world, factors such as academic and social opportunities should take precedence when student-athletes make their college decisions. Read more.

Spring football game won’t be for show

Posted Monday, April 14, 2008

Mark Mangino is a traditionalist when it comes to the spring football game. Yes, he likes that the fans get the chance to see football in April, and players always like performing in front of a crowd. But Mangino isn’t interested in taking the team off track to make the spring game a fun, festive, lighthearted activity. Read more.

Kansas lands a legacy

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008

Former Kansas University running back Tony Sands loves the coincidence — he enrolled at KU in 1988 on a football scholarship, just after the men’s basketball team won the national championship. Now, his son is about to do the same. Read more.

Tony Sands' son commits to KU

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008

Kansas University's football team received a oral commitment from Deshaun Sands, a 5-foot-9 running back out of Coconut Creek, Fla. Sands is the youngest son of former KU running back Tony Sands, one of the Jayhawks' most decorated running backs ever. Read more.

Aussie lineman followed strange path to KU

Posted Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008

The moment he stepped on campus, Nathan D’Cunha became the oldest player on Kansas University’s football team. He’s also the player with the most extraordinary journey — one with a lot still left to be sorted out. Read more.