LB Love commits to KU

By Matt Tait May 7, 2010

The Kansas University football program has landed another commitment from the Class of 2011.

According to Rivals.com, linebacker Jake Love, a junior from Tonkawa, Okla., has orally committed to Kansas.

Love, 6-foot, 195 pounds, who was in Lawrence for the April 24 spring game, told Rivals that he liked everything about his visit. He received a scholarship offer before leaving town.

“I enjoyed all of the coaches and had a great time,” Love told Rivals. “The facilities were nice and the campus was pretty. We had a great time and I was excited to get an offer.”

Though his first priority is football, Love is a well-rounded athlete. This winter he won an Oklahoma state wrestling title at 189 pounds. He also runs the mile and the sprint medley for the Tonkawa High track team.

Love becomes the third player in the Class of 2011 to commit to KU, joining running backs Darrian Miller, of Blue Springs, Mo., and Dreamius Smith, of Wichita Heights.

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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.