The Lone Star State awaits.
The Kansas University football team and its support staff – coaches, trainers, team managers and administrators – will leave Allen Fieldhouse at 8:45 a.m. today and head to Topeka’s Forbes Field, where a 10:30 a.m. flight will depart for Fort Worth, Texas.
Kansas will stay in Fort Worth until Saturday, and play Houston in the Fort Worth Bowl on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Amon G. Carter Stadium on TCU’s campus.
Today’s flight will be relatively light – everyone in the travel party packed early and turned baggage in Friday, and it was driven to Texas during the weekend. It should be waiting for them at the Renaissance Worthington in downtown Fort Worth, the team headquarters, when they get there.
The Jayhawks will have plenty to do during their four days in Texas leading up to the game. Upon landing at midday today, the football team will bus straight to Burleson High, located about 15 minutes south of Fort Worth, for a closed practice about 2:15 p.m. Players then will have one of their few periods of free time tonight.
KU will practice at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday and again Wednesday after a team photo is taken around 11 a.m.
A welcome reception will take place Tuesday night, and a team dinner is scheduled for Wednesday night in Fort Worth after a few of the players visit children at Cook Children’s Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
After a Thursday morning news conference, the team then will make an appearance at a pep rally in Fort Worth’s downtown entertainment district, Sundance Square, at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Kansas also will have a walk-through Thursday to prepare for Friday’s game.
Kansas will head to Dallas/Fort Worth International airport Saturday and fly out at 10 a.m. – either with a Fort Worth Bowl champion trophy in an overhead compartment or a 6-6 record to end the season.
A television first
Friday’s game will be televised by ESPN, the cable-television giant which actually owns the Fort Worth Bowl. The broadcast will feature a KU first – it’s the debut of the Jayhawks in high-definition television, the new rave in the business which features a stunningly crystal-clear picture.
Thanks, maybe
The Sporting News’ Tom Dienhart gave Kansas some attention – or is it love? – in a recent column. Dienhart called the Fort Worth Bowl the “Bowl to Miss,” but then went on to call Kansas the best 6-5 team in college football, adding “Is this a good thing or a bad thing?”
It’s not all cynical, though: He did list KU linebacker Nick Reid as one of the bowl-bound players to set your TiVo for.
Juco bonanza
According to Jon Kirby at rivals.com, KU secured three non-binding oral commitments from junior-college transfers during the weekend – including two defensive backs.
Cornerback Mike McCoy, offensive lineman Rameses Arceo and cornerback Blake Bueltel committed to KU, bringing the Jayhawks’ list of known commitments to 17. Bueltel, a Topeka Hayden grad, just finished his sophomore season at Butler County CC. McCoy and Arceo played at California jucos.
All three told rivals.com that they intended to sign letters of intent Wednesday and be on campus for spring drills.
The Lone Star State awaits.
The Kansas University football team and its support staff — coaches, trainers, team managers and administrators — will leave Allen Fieldhouse at 8:45 a.m. today and head to Topeka’s Forbes Field, where a 10:30 a.m. flight will depart for Fort Worth, Texas.
Kansas will stay in Fort Worth until Saturday, and play Houston in the Fort Worth Bowl on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Amon G. Carter Stadium on TCU’s campus.
Today’s flight will be relatively light — everyone in the travel party packed early and turned baggage in Friday, and it was driven to Texas during the weekend. It should be waiting for them at the Renaissance Worthington in downtown Fort Worth, the team headquarters, when they get there.
The Jayhawks will have plenty to do during their four days in Texas leading up to the game. Upon landing at midday today, the football team will bus straight to Burleson High, located about 15 minutes south of Fort Worth, for a closed practice about 2:15 p.m. Players then will have one of their few periods of free time tonight.
KU will practice at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday and again Wednesday after a team photo is taken around 11 a.m.
A welcome reception will take place Tuesday night, and a team dinner is scheduled for Wednesday night in Fort Worth after a few of the players visit children at Cook Children’s Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
After a Thursday morning news conference, the team then will make an appearance at a pep rally in Fort Worth’s downtown entertainment district, Sundance Square, at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Kansas also will have a walk-through Thursday to prepare for Friday’s game.
Kansas will head to Dallas/Fort Worth International airport Saturday and fly out at 10 a.m. — either with a Fort Worth Bowl champion trophy in an overhead compartment or a 6-6 record to end the season.
A television first
Friday’s game will be televised by ESPN, the cable-television giant which actually owns the Fort Worth Bowl. The broadcast will feature a KU first — it’s the debut of the Jayhawks in high-definition television, the new rave in the business which features a stunningly crystal-clear picture.
Thanks, maybe
The Sporting News’ Tom Dienhart gave Kansas some attention — or is it love? — in a recent column. Dienhart called the Fort Worth Bowl the “Bowl to Miss,” but then went on to call Kansas the best 6-5 team in college football, adding “Is this a good thing or a bad thing?”
It’s not all cynical, though: He did list KU linebacker Nick Reid as one of the bowl-bound players to set your TiVo for.
Juco bonanza
According to Jon Kirby at rivals.com, KU secured three non-binding oral commitments from junior-college transfers during the weekend — including two defensive backs.
Cornerback Mike McCoy, offensive lineman Rameses Arceo and cornerback Blake Bueltel committed to KU, bringing the Jayhawks’ list of known commitments to 17. Bueltel, a Topeka Hayden grad, just finished his sophomore season at Butler County CC. McCoy and Arceo played at California jucos.
All three told rivals.com that they intended to sign letters of intent Wednesday and be on campus for spring drills.
