When Kansas University’s football team takes the field this fall, it will mark the debut of more than just head coach Mark Mangino.
The Jayhawks also will take the field in new uniforms when they kick off the 2002 campaign against Iowa State on Aug. 31 in Ames, Iowa. Although Mangino declined comment about the new togs, early indications are that they could be similar to Brigham Young’s uniforms, which feature a wide stripe down both sides.
“There will be a day for that, a special day to unveil the new look,” Mangino said of when the new look might be made public. “It’s something the seniors on our football team voted for and picked. We’ll wear what we’ve been wearing during the spring. We’ll have a time between now and August when we’ll do that.”
Until then, KU football fans will have to settle for seeing Mangino’s on-the-field debut with the Jayhawks, which takes place today at the practice fields during the first day of the spring practice session.
Kansas will practice 15 times over the next few weeks, leading up to the annual spring scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 at Memorial Stadium. Just three practices will be open to the public this afternoon’s, Wednesday’s and the eighth practice. The Jayhawks will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with scrimmages taking place on Saturdays.
There’s one thing in particular Mangino and his first-year staff will be looking for during the upcoming weeks.
“Improvement,” Mangino said. “Where we start at the first practice to where we are at the spring scrimmage. We’re looking for kids who show the most improvement. We hope to have a solid two-deep depth chart. There’s some kids who look like they’ll be candidates to win jobs, but we’re starting new. Everybody gets a fresh start.”
KU’s staff certainly has been busy since signing day, tackling tasks such as crack-of-dawn conditioning, ongoing recruiting and renovating the football offices.
“Oh man, a lot of things, a lot of good things,” Mangino said. “We’ve really been focusing on our out-of-season program, which has been highly successful. We’ve been working on some things with facilities being upgraded. We’re getting ready on offense, defense and the kicking game. Just a lot of good things.”
The team capped its offseason conditioning last week with the Jayhawk Competition, which pit the offense against the defense in various events such as relays, obstacle course and tug-o-wars.
“That type of fun stuff,” Mangino said. “It’s a way to celebrate the end of our out-of-season program.”
But it hasn’t been all work and no play this spring for the Jayhawks, who also followed the KU men’s basketball team’s run to the Final Four with great interest.
“I think that’s fantastic,” Mangino said. “The excitement around here is tremendous. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think our men’s basketball team’s success helps everybody. We’re all in this together at KU. I’m really happy for coach Williams and his staff and his players because they do it the right way, with integrity and class.”
Mangino and his wife, Mary Jane, even attended the Big 12 tournament championship game between KU and Oklahoma, the coach’s former place of employment. The Manginos were among the few crimson-and-blue-clad fans who stayed after the game to watch the Sooners snip the nets at Kemper Arena.
“I think my wife said it best, that unless you’ve experienced that, you don’t know the feeling,” said Mangino, who was the offensive coordinator during OU’s march to the 2001 national championship. “We’ve got so many great friends in Oklahoma and that was something we wanted to watch them enjoy.”
One of those friends is OU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, whose Sooner squad also reached the Final Four in Atlanta.
“I’m really happy for Kelvin Sampson,” Mangino said. “He’s a good guy and he deserves the best. I talked to him when he came up here and played. I know he’s busy, so I’ll call after the season and talk to him. We’ll probably go down this summer to Oklahoma to visit our friends and I’m sure I’ll see him then.”
When Kansas University’s football team takes the field this fall, it will mark the debut of more than just head coach Mark Mangino.
The Jayhawks also will take the field in new uniforms when they kick off the 2002 campaign against Iowa State on Aug. 31 in Ames, Iowa. Although Mangino declined comment about the new togs, early indications are that they could be similar to Brigham Young’s uniforms, which feature a wide stripe down both sides.
“There will be a day for that, a special day to unveil the new look,” Mangino said of when the new look might be made public. “It’s something the seniors on our football team voted for and picked. We’ll wear what we’ve been wearing during the spring. We’ll have a time between now and August when we’ll do that.”
Until then, KU football fans will have to settle for seeing Mangino’s on-the-field debut with the Jayhawks, which takes place today at the practice fields during the first day of the spring practice session.
Kansas will practice 15 times over the next few weeks, leading up to the annual spring scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 at Memorial Stadium. Just three practices will be open to the public this afternoon’s, Wednesday’s and the eighth practice. The Jayhawks will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with scrimmages taking place on Saturdays.
There’s one thing in particular Mangino and his first-year staff will be looking for during the upcoming weeks.
“Improvement,” Mangino said. “Where we start at the first practice to where we are at the spring scrimmage. We’re looking for kids who show the most improvement. We hope to have a solid two-deep depth chart. There’s some kids who look like they’ll be candidates to win jobs, but we’re starting new. Everybody gets a fresh start.”
KU’s staff certainly has been busy since signing day, tackling tasks such as crack-of-dawn conditioning, ongoing recruiting and renovating the football offices.
“Oh man, a lot of things, a lot of good things,” Mangino said. “We’ve really been focusing on our out-of-season program, which has been highly successful. We’ve been working on some things with facilities being upgraded. We’re getting ready on offense, defense and the kicking game. Just a lot of good things.”
The team capped its offseason conditioning last week with the Jayhawk Competition, which pit the offense against the defense in various events such as relays, obstacle course and tug-o-wars.
“That type of fun stuff,” Mangino said. “It’s a way to celebrate the end of our out-of-season program.”
But it hasn’t been all work and no play this spring for the Jayhawks, who also followed the KU men’s basketball team’s run to the Final Four with great interest.
“I think that’s fantastic,” Mangino said. “The excitement around here is tremendous. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think our men’s basketball team’s success helps everybody. We’re all in this together at KU. I’m really happy for coach Williams and his staff and his players because they do it the right way, with integrity and class.”
Mangino and his wife, Mary Jane, even attended the Big 12 tournament championship game between KU and Oklahoma, the coach’s former place of employment. The Manginos were among the few crimson-and-blue-clad fans who stayed after the game to watch the Sooners snip the nets at Kemper Arena.
“I think my wife said it best, that unless you’ve experienced that, you don’t know the feeling,” said Mangino, who was the offensive coordinator during OU’s march to the 2001 national championship. “We’ve got so many great friends in Oklahoma and that was something we wanted to watch them enjoy.”
One of those friends is OU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, whose Sooner squad also reached the Final Four in Atlanta.
“I’m really happy for Kelvin Sampson,” Mangino said. “He’s a good guy and he deserves the best. I talked to him when he came up here and played. I know he’s busy, so I’ll call after the season and talk to him. We’ll probably go down this summer to Oklahoma to visit our friends and I’m sure I’ll see him then.”
When Kansas University’s football team takes the field this fall, it will mark the debut of more than just head coach Mark Mangino.
The Jayhawks also will take the field in new uniforms when they kick off the 2002 campaign against Iowa State on Aug. 31 in Ames, Iowa. Although Mangino declined comment about the new togs, early indications are that they could be similar to Brigham Young’s uniforms, which feature a wide stripe down both sides.
“There will be a day for that, a special day to unveil the new look,” Mangino said of when the new look might be made public. “It’s something the seniors on our football team voted for and picked. We’ll wear what we’ve been wearing during the spring. We’ll have a time between now and August when we’ll do that.”
Until then, KU football fans will have to settle for seeing Mangino’s on-the-field debut with the Jayhawks, which takes place today at the practice fields during the first day of the spring practice session.
Kansas will practice 15 times over the next few weeks, leading up to the annual spring scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 at Memorial Stadium. Just three practices will be open to the public this afternoon’s, Wednesday’s and the eighth practice. The Jayhawks will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with scrimmages taking place on Saturdays.
There’s one thing in particular Mangino and his first-year staff will be looking for during the upcoming weeks.
“Improvement,” Mangino said. “Where we start at the first practice to where we are at the spring scrimmage. We’re looking for kids who show the most improvement. We hope to have a solid two-deep depth chart. There’s some kids who look like they’ll be candidates to win jobs, but we’re starting new. Everybody gets a fresh start.”
KU’s staff certainly has been busy since signing day, tackling tasks such as crack-of-dawn conditioning, ongoing recruiting and renovating the football offices.
“Oh man, a lot of things, a lot of good things,” Mangino said. “We’ve really been focusing on our out-of-season program, which has been highly successful. We’ve been working on some things with facilities being upgraded. We’re getting ready on offense, defense and the kicking game. Just a lot of good things.”
The team capped its offseason conditioning last week with the Jayhawk Competition, which pit the offense against the defense in various events such as relays, obstacle course and tug-o-wars.
“That type of fun stuff,” Mangino said. “It’s a way to celebrate the end of our out-of-season program.”
But it hasn’t been all work and no play this spring for the Jayhawks, who also followed the KU men’s basketball team’s run to the Final Four with great interest.
“I think that’s fantastic,” Mangino said. “The excitement around here is tremendous. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think our men’s basketball team’s success helps everybody. We’re all in this together at KU. I’m really happy for coach Williams and his staff and his players because they do it the right way, with integrity and class.”
Mangino and his wife, Mary Jane, even attended the Big 12 tournament championship game between KU and Oklahoma, the coach’s former place of employment. The Manginos were among the few crimson-and-blue-clad fans who stayed after the game to watch the Sooners snip the nets at Kemper Arena.
“I think my wife said it best, that unless you’ve experienced that, you don’t know the feeling,” said Mangino, who was the offensive coordinator during OU’s march to the 2001 national championship. “We’ve got so many great friends in Oklahoma and that was something we wanted to watch them enjoy.”
One of those friends is OU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, whose Sooner squad also reached the Final Four in Atlanta.
“I’m really happy for Kelvin Sampson,” Mangino said. “He’s a good guy and he deserves the best. I talked to him when he came up here and played. I know he’s busy, so I’ll call after the season and talk to him. We’ll probably go down this summer to Oklahoma to visit our friends and I’m sure I’ll see him then.”
When Kansas University’s football team takes the field this fall, it will mark the debut of more than just head coach Mark Mangino.
The Jayhawks also will take the field in new uniforms when they kick off the 2002 campaign against Iowa State on Aug. 31 in Ames, Iowa. Although Mangino declined comment about the new togs, early indications are that they could be similar to Brigham Young’s uniforms, which feature a wide stripe down both sides.
“There will be a day for that, a special day to unveil the new look,” Mangino said of when the new look might be made public. “It’s something the seniors on our football team voted for and picked. We’ll wear what we’ve been wearing during the spring. We’ll have a time between now and August when we’ll do that.”
Until then, KU football fans will have to settle for seeing Mangino’s on-the-field debut with the Jayhawks, which takes place today at the practice fields during the first day of the spring practice session.
Kansas will practice 15 times over the next few weeks, leading up to the annual spring scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 at Memorial Stadium. Just three practices will be open to the public this afternoon’s, Wednesday’s and the eighth practice. The Jayhawks will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with scrimmages taking place on Saturdays.
There’s one thing in particular Mangino and his first-year staff will be looking for during the upcoming weeks.
“Improvement,” Mangino said. “Where we start at the first practice to where we are at the spring scrimmage. We’re looking for kids who show the most improvement. We hope to have a solid two-deep depth chart. There’s some kids who look like they’ll be candidates to win jobs, but we’re starting new. Everybody gets a fresh start.”
KU’s staff certainly has been busy since signing day, tackling tasks such as crack-of-dawn conditioning, ongoing recruiting and renovating the football offices.
“Oh man, a lot of things, a lot of good things,” Mangino said. “We’ve really been focusing on our out-of-season program, which has been highly successful. We’ve been working on some things with facilities being upgraded. We’re getting ready on offense, defense and the kicking game. Just a lot of good things.”
The team capped its offseason conditioning last week with the Jayhawk Competition, which pit the offense against the defense in various events such as relays, obstacle course and tug-o-wars.
“That type of fun stuff,” Mangino said. “It’s a way to celebrate the end of our out-of-season program.”
But it hasn’t been all work and no play this spring for the Jayhawks, who also followed the KU men’s basketball team’s run to the Final Four with great interest.
“I think that’s fantastic,” Mangino said. “The excitement around here is tremendous. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think our men’s basketball team’s success helps everybody. We’re all in this together at KU. I’m really happy for coach Williams and his staff and his players because they do it the right way, with integrity and class.”
Mangino and his wife, Mary Jane, even attended the Big 12 tournament championship game between KU and Oklahoma, the coach’s former place of employment. The Manginos were among the few crimson-and-blue-clad fans who stayed after the game to watch the Sooners snip the nets at Kemper Arena.
“I think my wife said it best, that unless you’ve experienced that, you don’t know the feeling,” said Mangino, who was the offensive coordinator during OU’s march to the 2001 national championship. “We’ve got so many great friends in Oklahoma and that was something we wanted to watch them enjoy.”
One of those friends is OU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, whose Sooner squad also reached the Final Four in Atlanta.
“I’m really happy for Kelvin Sampson,” Mangino said. “He’s a good guy and he deserves the best. I talked to him when he came up here and played. I know he’s busy, so I’ll call after the season and talk to him. We’ll probably go down this summer to Oklahoma to visit our friends and I’m sure I’ll see him then.”
