Kansas Jayhawks News and Notes 7.19.13

Kansas Jayhawks News and Notes 7.19.13

Kansas Football

Nine Big 12 backs on Doak Walker watch list - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

Seastrunk has a great chance to win this award, but guys like Williams, Sims, James and Hubert could all make the list of finalists.

How I voted: The All-Big 12 team, awards - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

Tough call going with Hubert ahead of James Sims, who missed three games and still rushed for 1,000 yards in an offense with no real threat in the passing game. That production is hard to argue with, but Hubert bested Sims' yards per carry last year and I don't see Sims doing a lot of things Hubert can't. Both are great backs and both are deserving of a spot on the preseason team

How accurate is the Big 12 preseason poll? - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

KANSAS

• 2010: Picked fourth in the Big 12 North, finished 3-9 and last (sixth) in the North.
• 2011: Picked 10th in the Big 12, finished at 2-10 and 10th in the Big 12.
• 2012: Picked 10th in the Big 12, finished at 1-11 and 10th in the Big 12.

Kansas Basketball

McLemore: Summer league struggles correctable | KUsports.com

“I think as he improves his ballhandling and his ability to break down his man off the dribble, that’s going to open up a whole other facet of his game,” Kings’ coach Michael Malone told the Sacramento Bee. “He’s too athletic to settle for jump shots.”

3-point shot: Read your contracts - Men's College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

...Kansas and Andrew Wiggins headline the event in the Bahamas with Villanova, Iowa, USC, Xavier, Tennessee, UTEP and Wake Forest. The Battle 4 Atlantis has been on the NBC Sports Network in the past. ...

Misc.

Six current football players join Ed O'Bannon's NCAA lawsuit - ESPN

NCAA video game move means nothing - Men's College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

NCAAF Penn St. paying $60M to victims - ESPN