KU football lands commitment

By Matt Tait Jun 11, 2010

Olathe North High junior Victor Simmons has committed to Kansas, according to Rivals.com.

Simmons, who will be a senior in 2010, helped lead Olathe North to the 2009 Class 6A state football title and played most of his snaps as the Eagles’ quarterback. In doing so, he rushed for 1,000 yards. However, most of the schools that recruited him see his future on defense. Simmons, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, played some safety for O-North and finished 2009 with 25 tackles.

Simmons chose Kansas over Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.