KU football spring game set for 1 p.m. kickoff, April 28

By Matt Tait Feb 29, 2012

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Charlie Weis laughs at the podium as he addresses media members during a news conference in which Weis was announced as the new football coach for KU on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis announced Wednesday that the program’s annual spring game, which marks the end of spring drills, will take place at 1 p.m., April 28.

The first of 15 spring practices will take place on March 27 and the Jayhawks will use helmets only for the first two days, as mandated by the NCAA.

Beginning March 31, KU will suit up in full pads and Weis and his coaching staff will begin installation of the team’s new offensive and defensive philosophies.

The spring game will be open to the public and free. The rest of the sessions are closed.

Walk-on tryouts

Weis also announced on Wednesday that the Jayhawks would host two separate walk-on tryouts during the month of March for any full-time KU students who own a grade-point average of 2.75 or better.

The first session, March 12-15 will be for all positions. March 12 will be used for measurements and the next three days will consist of drills and fitness testing.

The second session, which will be for specialists only (long snappers, kickers, etc.) will run March 26-27.

Anyone interested in trying out should contact assistant director of football operations, Scott Vestal, via email at: svestal72@ku.edu.

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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.