Oct. 12 KU football game at TCU set for 11 a.m. kickoff

By Matt Tait     Sep 30, 2013

The Kansas University football team better double check the batteries in the team’s alarm clocks.

The Big 12 Conference announced this morning that KU’s Oct. 12 game at TCU will kickoff at 11 a.m., marking the third straight week that the Jayhawks will start in the morning.

KU’s last game, a 13-10 home victory over Louisiana Tech, kicked off at 11 a.m. and the 2-1 Jayhawks play host to No. 20 Texas Tech (4-0) at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

KU is no stranger to the 11 a.m. start times. The Jayhawks have played several late morning games during the past few seasons and head coach Charlie Weis said Monday that the biggest key with the early game is to make sure the players’ bodies are ready and adjusting throughout the week.

The early start can be tough on opponents but Weis said he did not see it as being an advantage for either team.

The Oct. 12 game at TCU will be televised on FSN.

No new injuries

The Jayhawks seem to have emerged unharmed from a physical bye week that featured a Thursday scrimmage in which even KU’s quarterbacks were live and free to be hit. Only running back Taylor Cox (hamstring) and wide receiver Tre’ Parmalee (appendectomy) are listed on the team’s injury report heading into preparation for Texas Tech.

There was no word yet on whether either player had a chance to play this weekend against the Red Raiders, but the Jayhawks appear to be in good shape, health-wise, everywhere else.

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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.