Jayhawk Class of 2011 Recruit Roundup: August 27th Weekend

by Andy Edwards on Aug 30, 2010 3:37 PM CDT in Kansas Jayhawk Football 2010

With high school football kicking off this past weekend in some parts of the country, it is now officially football season. While many readers here at RCT may not be specifially enamored with the high school game, it's safe to say you probably do care about the high school recruits from the 2011 class that are either committed to the Kansas Jayhawks, or are being pursued by head coach Turner Gill and staff.

The Recruit Roundup is something I did last year for the first month of the season before a laptop harddrive crash wiped out everything I had. But, fret no longer; RCT is back to bring you anything and everything available on the internet about each of these new baby Jayhawks from the Friday night gridiron.

With the first week of the season being a light week of action for our guys, (only five committed and three prospective recruits) we'll keep things short and sweet. I've included a set of links to articles regarding anything and everything to be found about their games this week and a stats compilation. All can be found after the jump.

Cummings leads Roos past Ellison in 2010 lid-lifter
Currently committed quarterback Michael Cummings had himself a ball this weekend against rival Bowie. Athletic quarterbacks that can throw it well are just what the doctor ordered in a Turner Gill offense.

Cats lose heartbreaker
Our favorite boys from Blue Springs, running back Darrian Miller and cornerback Bernard Thomas, along with scholarship offer hopeful wide receiver Jordan Nubine, were downed in what was quite honestly a disappointing game for one of Kansas City's biggest high school football rivalries.

Like Father, Like Son - Travis Bodenstein Carries On Like Dad
An article I found on NWAonline, but one you have to be a subscriber to read. Sounds like a great article about a gread kid. Would definitely be a great read if anyone wants to sign up to read it.

O'Toole, Tigers open strong
Current offensive lineman commit Luke Luhrsen is a part of an Illinois state powerhouse, it seems. Wheaton Warrenville South are ranked number one in the state and are rather prolific on offense. It all starts on the line, right?

Arlington QB's handiwork makes difference in 49-48 OT win over Plano East
If I said that the WW South offense was 'rather prolific' the Arlington High School offense, home of current offensive lineman commit Damon Martin, can be called downright explosive. Max Onyegbule's baby brother is quite the highlight reel.

Quarterbacks	Interest Level	Result	Comp-Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Int	Rush Att.	Rush Yds	Rush TD
Michael Cummings	Committed - KU	W, 28-25	12-24	208	2 (20, 12)	0	10	36	1 (3)
Bubba Starling	Committed - NU	Team Did Not Play This Week

Running Backs			Rush Att.	Rush Yds	Rush TD
Dreamius Smith	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Darrian Miller	Top 5	L, 6-7	30	107	0	Int. thrown on HB pass

Wide Receivers			Rec.	Rec. Yds	Rec. Td
Jordan Nubine	No Offers	L, 6-7	4	59	1 (13)
JaCorey Shepherd	Committed - KU	L, 0-13	2	16	0

Offensive Linemen
Dylan Admire	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Travis Bodenstein	Committed - KU	Team Plays Monday Night
Phil Ford	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Luke Luhrsen	Committed - KU	W, 28-7	QB - 275 yds passing, 3 TD, team ranked #1 in the state
Damon Martin	Committed - KU	W, 49-48	QB Miles Onyegbule - 140 pass yds, 218 rush yds. RB - 190 rush yds
Bryan Peters	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week

Linebackers
Jason Hensley	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Jake Love	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week

Defensive Backs
Alex Matlock	Committed - KU	W, 27-21	Opponent QB benched after 1st quarter and 53 yds of offense
Chris Robinson	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Victor Simmons	Committed - KU	Team Did Not Play This Week
Bernard Thomas	Top 4	L, 6-7	36 first half yds for opponent, game winning 13 yd TD pass

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Your guys’ coverage is so fantastic. I created an account just to let you know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

by rockchalkinaustin on Aug 30, 2010 4:02 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks...appreciate that.

and I’ll say that Andy, RC and Warden have all been a huge help as we get cranking this fall.

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by Owen on Aug 30, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

great work KC -

Had Miller and Thomas committed to KU they prolly would have won…

There is no red like Chiefs red.

by labbadabba on Aug 30, 2010 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Let that be a lesson.

by Triston27 on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions

That chart with all of the recruits and their stat lines is absolutely superb

The only people who really know where [the edge] is are the ones who have gone over it.

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 30, 2010 4:30 PM CDT reply actions

a few things

Chris robinsons team did play and they beat West orange 17-0, Alex Matlock had 12 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 3 PBUs I got some quotes from players on their performances if anybody is interested http://theshiver.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7336

by dester30 on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

damn...

nice game by Matlock

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by Owen on Aug 30, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Im telling you

this kid is a MAJOR sleeper , Ive been on the Matlock bandwagon for a while. Everyone should jump on. he is a physical freak. all the tools to be a great S in teh big 12

by dester30 on Aug 30, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Nobody Likes a one-upper.

That's what we do at Kansas, we WIN.

by Ghost of Mark Randall on Aug 30, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Every site that had Robinson's team schedule listed that I checked said no game.

My bad.

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by Andy Edwards on Aug 30, 2010 4:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

its cool

I went to Lake Mary’s website to get the schedule and it was part of the “Kickoff classic” a bunch of games to start the season I guess, I saw a nice vid of it on some website….maybe the orlando sentinal? I cant remember. CB Taylor Richards, Robinsons teamate and another KU recruit had 2 picks and a runing TD

by dester30 on Aug 30, 2010 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Rivals says

CB Taylor Richards has been committed to Purdue since July.

by dagger108 on Aug 30, 2010 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I went back and checked it out.

The Kickoff Classic was a jamboree type thing, not an official game, so “Team did not play this week” still counts in my book, as the team did not have an official game that counted for anything.

"Not to be cliché or anything, but I’m Jayhawk born and Jayhawk bred and when I die I’ll be Jayhawk dead." - Ovechwin

by Andy Edwards on Aug 30, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice to hear about Matlock.

Thanks for all the info

Also, the Fcbk link from your page of Martin’s highlights don’t require anything more than a FB account. He’s got that nice nasty streak where he seems to want to bury or decapitate the DL on each play – tho not in a Suhian sort of way.

by dagger108 on Aug 30, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions