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Rock Chalk Ramblings 8.18.10

Midweek LINKS to start your day.  Tuesday recap and new from Wednesday.  Also in honor of the countdown to kickoff...17 days including today until gameday.  Former #17, Tyler Lawrence, anyone have any other #17's to share?

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Jayhawks

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KU freshman Young is a quick study at defensive end - KansasCity.com
A little on defensive end Kevin Young

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Kansas ‘D’ lacks depth | KUsports.com
Tom Keegan, Captain Obvious

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Pleasant surprise: O-lineman Zlatnik seizing opportunity at left guard | KUsports.com
A developing story on the o-line. More on this later today when we break down Turner Gill and his media session from yesterday.

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Turner Gill brings different philosophy to Kansas football - The Denver Post
My Paper...the Denverpost talks Turner Gill.

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Kansas TE Biere on watch list | KUsports.com
Biere with some early season recognition.

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Coaches Self, Gill challenge KU freshmen | KUsports.com
"We want to hear your excitement. We want to hear your energy. We want to hear your enthusiasm at the beginning of the game and the middle of the game and also at the end of the game,"

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Making the switch: Matthews transitioning from QB to receiver | KUsports.com
I continue to hear good things about Matthews and obviously others are as well.

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Jayhawks RB leader a mystery | KUsports.com
A Little Insight Into the RB Competition and The Differences Between Sims and Bourbon.


Miscellaneous

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Former Texas Tech Red Raiders coach Mike Leach joins CBS Sports as analyst amid lawsuit - ESPN
This could be the greatest day in broadcast history. I'll watch just to hear what Mike Leach might say.

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Columnist Jason Whitlock is leaving The Kansas City Star - KansasCity.com
Devastating News to All I'm Sure.

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Did concussions play role in Lou Gehrig's disease? - CNN.com
Purely speculative at this point, but it's going to be scary as time goes on and we learn more and more about the affects of concussions.