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Travis Bodenstein
Position: OL
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Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 295 lbs
HS: Shiloh Christian, Springdale Arkansas
Michael Cummings
Position: QB
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Ht: 6'
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.58
HS: Killeen, Killeen Texas
Nick Johnson
Position: OL/C
Rivals Profile: Unranked
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Ht: 6'3"
Wt: 290 lbs
JUCO: Navarro, Corsicana Texas
Jake Love
Position: LB
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Ht: 6'
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.5
HS: Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Position: OL
Rivals Profile: Unranked
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Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 295 lbs
HS: Wheaton South,Wheaton Illinois
Damon Martin
Position: OL
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Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 265 lbs
HS: Arlington, Texas
Position: S
Rivals Profile: Unranked
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Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.5
HS: Pflugerville, Texas
Bryan Peters
Position: OL
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Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 305 lbs
HS: La Miranda, California
Chris Robinson
Position: DB
Rivals Profile: Unranked
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Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 175 lbs
Forty: 4.4
HS: Lake Mary, Florida
Victor Simmons
Position: S
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Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 185 lbs
Forty: 4.5
HS: Olathe North, Olathe Kansas
Dreamius Smith
Position: RB
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Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 205 lbs
HS: Wichita Heights, Wichita Kansas
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Royce Wooldridge(SIGNED)
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Ht: 6'3"
Wt: 175 lbs
High School: Sunnyslope(Pheonix, AZ)
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High School: Lake Clifton(Baltimore, MD)
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The Gridiron - Game 1 from Kansas Jayhawks on Vimeo.
NDSU Gridiron. We'll look back at this game a little bit more in the coming days while we also look ahead, but I have to admit...I'm already excited to cheer for this team next week. Big strides need to be made, but I'm a Jayhawk fan and that isn't going to change.
Boise State vs. Virginia Tech Open Thread
by Owen Kemp on Sep 6, 2010 6:00 PM CDT
in Football
52 comments
Last game of the opening weekend and it's a good one. Boise State, a team I'm rooting for in the national title hunt, takes on Virginia Tech in D.C.
If you're looking for a way to wrap up your holiday weekend, jump in for some open thread action here at RCT.
If I've successfully completed my trek across Western Kansas and back to Denver, I should be around to talk some football, Kansas football and watch a game that should be a good one.
Kickoff at 8pm EST.
Jayhawk Class of 2011 Recruit Roundup: September 3 Weekend
by Andy Edwards on Sep 6, 2010 12:30 PM CDT
in Kansas Football 2010
1 comment
We, here at Rock Chalk Talk, now bring you an abbreviated break from the drab and disappointment that was Saturday's loss to North Dakota State, with what I like to call the Jayhawk Recruit Roundup. After all, Division 1 football recruits have to perform well in high school and give you reason to get excited about them, right?
First off, a quick rundown of any and all articles related to any of our boys' games from the past weekend.
Roos capitalize on SHS fumbles in shutout
Michael Cummings sounds like quite the dual-threat quarterback. I'd like to hold onto him.
Dazzling defense: Heights shuts out Carroll in season-opening showdown
Dreamius Smith and his Wichita Heights HS teammates put up three more touchdowns than the Jayhawks could Saturday night.
RB Miller apologizes to teammates, coach
This is one I'm sure that will garner plenty of discussion. He was suspended for Friday night's game. Click the link to find out why.
Friday Night Brights: Gardner-Edgerton passes first EKL test
Dylan Admire vs. Bubba Starling. Current Jayhawk commit vs. we-all-wish-Jayhawk commit. I actually attended this game on Friday night. My own personal thoughts to come
Bishop Miege's step up into 5A not a hard one in opener
If Turner Gill wants to run the ball, he needs a 320 pound-plus meat eater in the heart of the offensive line. The Stags, behind current offensive line commit Phil Ford, put up 357 yards rushing Friday night.
2010-11 Tonkawa BucsWeb - Tonkawa Opens With Win
Current linebacker commit Jake Love is pretty nifty on the offensive side of the ball, apparently. Check out the big numbers he put up Thursday night.
Olathe North pummels SM West 29-22
Speak of another defensive recruit doing big things on offense, current defensive back commit Victor Simmons has some moves at the quarterback position for the number-one ranked team in Kansas.
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Big 12 Power Rankings
by Owen Kemp on Sep 6, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
in Football
2 comments
Week one is in the books and with that our new power rankings actually have some reason behind them. Several teams exceeded preseason expectations, and one failed in a big way.
Last week the rankings were based on expectations. This week their based on performance so the Big 12 has shuffled up just a bit. As a whole the conference title looks as wide open as ever. Entering week two, there are still plenty of things to be sorted out and plenty of questions to be answered.
RCT Blogpoll Voting
by Owen Kemp on Sep 6, 2010 9:01 AM CDT
in 2010 BlogPoll
18 comments
Normally this would be your weekly blogpoll ballot timeslot but with tonight's Boise State v Virginia Tech game yet to be played, voting is pushed off a day.
With that in mind here's just a quick reminder that we'll have an open thread tonight for the game, a game that could have national title implications either way. Kickoff at 8pm EST.
Still on the docket for today, new Big 12 Power Rankings and KC's Recruit Roundup from the weekend.
And just in case anyone's around on this holiday looking for something to talk about, what's the one question you'd ask Turner Gill today now that you've had a day to let things sink in?
Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes 9.6.10
by Owen Kemp on Sep 6, 2010 6:00 AM CDT
in RockChalk Ramblings
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I'm on I-70 making the trip home. Tough weekend, but a great one for non-football reasons. Georgia Tech talk all week and I do plan on diving a little further into a few problems from the NDSU game after I get home and have a chance to look back through the game. Should be plenty to talk about between now and Saturday as we burn the candle at both ends this week, looking back at NDSU and forward at GTech.
Kansas Football
KU still can win four, but only if … | KUsports.com
Suddenly Keegan turns optimist in his prediction of four wins.
Teammates encourage TE | KUsports.com
Tough day for Biere, team sticking behind him.
KU's Worst Loss in History? | Upon Further Review
It felt that way considering we were in the Orange Bowl three seasons ago, but I'd say no.
Stomach turner: Gill loses 6-3 debacle to North Dakota State in KU debut - KansasCity.com
McCollough on the loss.
KU's playmakers have flashes | CJOnline.com
Jenks hits on one of the few positives.
Column: Yearning for Jake and the Fatman | CJOnline.com
"As first impressions go, this wasn't at all what Turner Gill had in mind."
These Bison didn’t even need Woodside | The Dickinson Press
And as expected, the Ben Woodside reference.
Harder edge in order | KUsports.com
Is Gill facing quarterback quandary? | KUsports.com
Kansas Basketball
Josh Selby to attend class Tuesday | KUsports.com
Sounds like we're getting closer.
Around the Big 12
What we learned in the Big 12 - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN
Several teams in the Big 12 exceeded expectations. Our Jayhawks did not.
Kansas And Turner Gill Lose To North Dakota State In the Opener
by Owen Kemp on Sep 5, 2010 6:00 AM CDT
in Kansas Football 2010
70 comments
THUD! Please tell me that's the bottom. Last night the Turner Gill era kicked off with an underwhelming and disappointing loss to the North Dakota State. No Ben Woodside didn't suit up for the Bison and no it wasn't a baseball game, the 6-3 loss was the season opener for the Kansas football team. A season opener that regardless of how good you think the Bison are or could be, should have been won.
Games against FCS schools are scheduled for two reasons. First and foremost, a win. You need six to get into a bowl and you can count one of these toward that six. Tough break, Kansas get's none this year. The second reason, a tune up. A FCS school is supposed to afford a team an opportunity to work out the kinks, iron out last minute changes and find the areas that need to be worked on. The only one of those goals that Kansas accomplished was finding plenty of work to do.
If there was one overwhelming theme on Saturday for Kansas, it was a lack of focus. The team look disorganized, unprepared and more like a team going through their first spring scrimmage than a group coming off a month of fall camp. For every positive there seemed to be two negatives. Two solid kick returns, two missed field goals. A stop defensively, an inept offense. Unfortunately that has to rest on the coaching.
The problems for Kansas are plenty and going player by player doesn't do anyone any good at this point. The reality is all you need to do to breakdown this game is talk big picture.
Offensively the gameplan lacked any creativity, and looked uninspired the majority of the game. There were moments where the play calling created misdirections and solid gains, but those were few and far between. For the most part it felt as if the Kansas staff believed they could flip the switch if things really got ugly, but unfortunately it didn't work.
From a personnel perspective the unit believed to be the strength of this group struggled in a big way. Running lanes were not consistent and at some of the worst possible moments, the pass coverage looked like a paper tiger.
On defense Kansas attacked and played fairly well from a statistical aspect. They gave the offense ample opportunity and did exactly what they should have against the Bison which is allow minimal yards and minimal points. The other positive is that they did in fact follow through with their promise to attack. It wasn't perfect or 100% effective, but they did their job.
The only odd part about the defensive side of the ball revolved around the personnel packages. Clearly the staff is still working through some position battles and unit substitutions on a series here and a series there was the result. It didn't seem to hurt the effectiveness so perhaps the depth is decent, but again this was a FCS opponent so it's not time to declare victory.
On special teams the Jayhawks looked good in areas and horrible in others. This game never should have come down to a potential field goal to tie, but a pair of misses proved costly. The return game had moments as did the kicking game, but at the end of the day the average starting field position for the Bison was roughly the 29, Kansas the 22. That's a loss in the head to head.
The strange thing about all of this is the fact that this team shouldn't look this poor. The Jayhawks had recruited well in recent years with the last staff and they should have talent. The offensive line returned a great deal of experience and was supposed to be a strength. The cupboard isn't bare and Kansas isn't as bad as it looked.
Still at the end of the day you are what the result says you are and for now the results don't bode well for Turner Gill and the Jayhawks. Based on tonight's performance all the prognosticators predicting a last place finish in the North would appear to be the smart ones, anyone ranking Kansas in the bottom of a Big 12 Power Rankings the logical thinkers.
The saying goes that things are never as good as they seem, but they are also never as bad as they seem. Today it seems bad, today it's easy to say this team doesn't win a game. But one thing is certain, it can only go up from here and with that I have just a hint of optimism left in my head. Time to get better in a hurry, Georgia Tech won't be as kind.
North Dakota State Bison Upset (?) The Kansas Jayhawks, 6-3
by Andy Edwards on Sep 4, 2010 9:17 PM CDT
in Kansas Football 2010
183 comments
The Turner Gill era in Lawrence, KS got off to a rocky start on Saturday night. As a BCS conference football program, when scheduling a Football Championship Subdivision opponent, (granted, Gill didn't make the schedule himself) you expect to win. That was the thinking going into Saturday.
There will be much said in this space in the coming 24-48 hours, so I'll do all a favor and keep my thoughts short, and give you all free reign in the comments section to tell me where it went wrong.
Highlights:
- D.J. Beshears and Daymond Patterson showed signs of being legitimate weapons on offense and special teams.
- Kale Pick didn't look completely out of his element as a college starting quarterback.
- The defense only allowed six points.
Lowlights (please fill in any I left out):
- Tim Biere dropped passes often and fumbled.
- The offensive line had Pick and Jordan Webb running for their lives frequently.
- The offensive line opened up few holes for running backs Angus Quigley and DeShaun Sands.
- Penalties and silly mistakes cost the team yardage too many times.
I know there's more, but if I cover everything, what will we comment on? Vent away, Jayhawk Nation. Hopefully Owen has something substantial in the morning.
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