James Sims

James Sims still looking for shot in NFL

Former Kansas University running back James Sims is still looking for his shot in the NFL.In early May, Sims, KU’s third leading rusher of all time, went undrafted but was picked up as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers in the hours immediately following the draft. One problem: Sims’ ...

Opinion: James Sims should be remembered out of forgettable senior class

Kansas State 31, Kansas 10Box scoreThe worst four-year stretch in the history of Kansas University football, based on losses, came to an end Saturday in Memorial Stadium, which by the end of another long day had a distinctly purple hue to it.It ended with Kansas State scoring its fifth ...

KU running back Sims confident, motivated as senior

Dallas ? In his first season, former Kansas coach Turner Gill told each of his freshmen that if they were uncomfortable, he would make sure they wouldn’t have to do interviews during their first year.Only one player took him up on his offer: running back James Sims.The same Sims that ...

Football notebook: Jayhawks land on early preseason lists

Prediction season beginsThe arrival of June often marks the beginning of the prediction season for the upcoming college football campaign, and the first batch of predictions regarding the Big 12 Conference are now out.Of the 112 Big 12 football players listed on his four preseason all-Big 12 ...

Opinion: Dismal KU football season featured players and plays to celebrate

Looking back on a 1-11 season without shaking one’s head is not easy to do, but, believe it or not, there were more than a few moments worth celebrating during the 2012 Kansas University football season.Sure, the Jayhawks’ record worsened for the fourth straight season, and, yes, there were ...

Four KU football players earn second-team All-Big 12 honors

Four Jayhawks earned second-team All-Big 12 postseason honors from the league coaches, Kansas University officials announced Wednesday. Junior running back James Sims, senior offensive lineman Tanner Hawkinson, senior safety Bradley McDougald and sophomore linebacker Ben Heeney were named to ...

KU running back James Sims says NFL can wait

Kansas University tailback James Sims enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2012, becoming the 11th Jayhawk to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. But a professional career for the junior from Irving, Texas, is not calling just yet.“I think about it from time to time,” said Sims during an ...

Notebook: James Sims cracks 1,000 rushing yards … in nine games

Box score• KU-WVUMorgantown, W.Va. ? When Kansas University junior James Sims was suspended for the first three games of the 2012 season after a DUI arrest this summer, many wondered if KU's leading rusher from the previous two seasons would lose his featured spot in the Jayhawks' ...