KU releases dates for Spring football practices

By Matt Tait Mar 22, 2010

Kansas football spring practice dates

Mike Yoder

New head football coach Turner Gill is introduced to the Jayhawk Nation at a press conference on Monday.

Saturday, March 27

Monday, March 29

Wednesday, March 31

Friday, April 2

Saturday, April 3

Monday, April 5

Wednesday, April 7

Friday, April 9

Saturday, April 10

Monday, April 12

Wednesday, April 14

Monday, April 19

Wednesday, April 21

Friday, April 23

Saturday, April 24, Spring Game, 1 p.m.

The on-the-field era of Turner Gill’s time at Kansas University officially will begin Saturday, when Gill and his new football team hit the turf for the first of 15 Spring practices.

Gill’s first day of spring drills will run from 1 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium. From that point on, the Jayhawks will practice three or four times a week for the next four weeks leading up to the annual spring game at 1 p.m. on April 24.

All Saturday practices will begin at 1 p.m. and end at approximately 3:15 p.m. All weekday practices will run from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m.

None of the practices are open to the public, however, the Spring Game is open to the public and will be free of charge.

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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.