Stories for January 13, 2012

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Kevin Young guns (and runs and rebounds and passes and … )

Kansas University junior basketball forward Kevin Young — who sat out last season while working as a student assistant coach at Barstow (Calif.) Community College and earning his associate degree at San Bernardino CC — says he’s had no problem re-adjusting to the demands of major-college basketball.

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KU hires former Dallas Cowboys assistant Dave Campo as defensive coordinator

Kansas University announced the hiring of Dave Campo, most recently the secondary coach for the Dallas Cowboys, as defensive coordinator.

Recruit impressed by Kansas’ NFL ties

A man who stands 6-foot-8 and weighs 360 pounds is going to draw interest from football coaches whether he plays the game or not. In the case of Carlos Lozano, a mammoth offensive lineman at East Los Angeles College, it just so happens that football also is one of his passions, and that was enough to entice new Kansas University coach Charlie Weis to offer the lineman a scholarship.

It’s time for RPI to RIP

It never hurts to dream. Permanent world peace. Full employment. A shining sun every day. Last, but far from least, a Selection Sunday in which the acronym RPI never is mentioned and is not in any way a part of the process.

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