Signing Day coverage highlighted by live chat with OL Phil Ford

By Matt Tait     Feb 1, 2011

Signing Day 2011 is set for Wednesday, and KUSports.com will be there bright and early to provide updates throughout the day.

In addition to Matt Tait’s “Tale of the Tait” signing-day blog, which will track the progress of the 25 or so future Jayhawks scheduled to slap their John Hancocks on a national letter of intent, we’ll aslo provide video links, coverage from Kansas University coach Turner Gill’s news conference and a live chat with Phil Ford, an offensive lineman from Bishop Miege High who is scheduled to sign with the Jayhawks Wednesday morning.

The chat with Ford is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, but you can submit your questions now.

KU’s Class of 2011 has picked up steam during the past few weeks and has been ranked as high as the 31st-best class in the nation by some outlets. Throughout the process, Ford has been one of the most visible KU recruits, not only because of his 6-foot-6, 320-pound frame, but also because he has hit the recruiting trail hard to entice others to join him. Log on to ask Ford about his own goals for 2011 or about any of his future teammates.

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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.