Stories for October 23, 2009

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But seriously, folks, Self likes his squad

Bill Self says his Big 12-favorite Jayhawks are "doing fine" in the early preseason.

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KUsports.com staff’s Week 8 college football picks

The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 8 of the college football season.

Media darlings

But seriously, folks, Self likes his squad

Bill Self says his Big 12-favorite Jayhawks are "doing fine" in the early preseason.

OU backup QB Jones has endured trial by fire

Less than halfway through his first game as the backup to Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, Landry Jones got called on to make his Oklahoma debut much earlier than expected.

Big 12 men’s capsules

The following capsules break down the Big 12 teams outside of Lawrence for the upcoming hoops season.

KU men’s basketball notebook

Kansas University freshman center Jeff Withey will miss four to six weeks of practice after suffering a stress fracture in his right knee earlier this week in practice.

Kansas University football fans are hopeful that Oklahoma’s quarterback situation leads to a repeat of some history in 1984. That’s when OU came here with its top quarterback injured and a promising but untested freshman from Henryetta, Okla., as the only alternative. That sacrificial lamb? Troy Aikman.

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