The Rock Chalkboard

KU basketball coach Bill Self uses unique recruiting philosophy
"Obviously there’s off-the-court things — there’s character; there’s IQ; there’s a lot of things," Self said. "But just from a physical standpoint what I look for is (1) explosiveness [and] quick twitch. (2) Can you shoot? — I didn’t say score, I said shoot. And then (3) is he tough? And sometimes the toughness deal is hard to figure out, but to me if you get all three of those and you go to a place that works with you, you’re going to be an all-league player. I honestly believe that."

KU's Chidera Uzo-Diribe building bond with 3-star LB Trey Staley
“So I started talking to coach Diribe," Staley recalled to Phog.net. "I call him Coach Uzo. I started talking to coach Uzo. He just hit me up and we just started talking. He said he liked my film."

What 2008 Orange Bowl win meant to Chris Harris, Darrell Stuckey
The 2008 Orange Bowl game is arguably the most famous in KU football program history. It marked the only time the Jayhawks appeared in — and won — a BCS bowl, and while it was the KU offense that led the team for much of the year, it was the defense that stepped up in Miami.

Bits o Chalk

Marshawn Lynch in talks on return with Seahawks, RB says
"Well, it's almost on that 'expect the unexpected,'" Lynch told Scott Van Pelt on Monday when asked about his future. "But just as far as right now, what I do know is, Imma keep it solid. My agent [Doug Hendrickson] has been in talks with Seattle, so like I said, we'll see what happens. If it works out and I get back up there, it is what it is. And if not, s---, I'm lookin' good. So I ain't really trippin' too much."

Odell Beckham Jr. foresees one of his best seasons -- 'This is my time'
"Right now what I'm trying to do is hit the reset button," Beckham said in a video posted to his YouTube channel Monday. "Being able to just get everything fixed. Shoulder, arms, back, everything aligned, functional, moving properly, so I can begin training to be ready for the season.

Louisville hit with NCAA notice of allegations
Louisville received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday, including one Level I allegation involving improper recruiting offers for former signee Brian Bowen II and the coach of another prospect and three Level II allegations, including one against former basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe vow to push forward after USWNT legal setback
"This decision was out of left field for us," said forward Morgan, appearing on a remote live feed on "Good Morning America" on Monday.

Mike Tyson has 'same speed, same power as guys 21, 22 years old,' trainer says
"I didn't know what to expect," trainer Rafael Cordeiro told ESPN's Ariel Helwani on Monday. "He hasn't hit mitts for almost 10 years. So I didn't expect to see what I saw. I saw a guy with the same speed, same power as guys 21, 22 years old."

Eraser Dust

California Governor To “Meaningfully” Modify Stay-At-Home Order This Week – Deadline
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office of Emergency Services gave the OK on Monday for two Orange County beaches to reopen. At his noon press conference, Newsom had said that the state is looking to allow reopenings as local health officials develop plans and self-certify that the area is prepared.

John Ratcliffe, Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief, Follows a Slew of QAnon Accounts
Ratcliffe’s official, verified campaign Twitter account follows several accounts on the political fringe, including a 9/11 truther account with just one follower besides himself and four promoting the outlandish QAnon conspiracy theory, which posits that the world is run by a cabal of Democratic pedophile-cannibals—and has been ruled a potential source of domestic terrorism by the FBI.

Coronavirus: 6 Ways College Might Look Different In The Fall : NPR
"I don't think there's any scenario under which it's business as usual on American college campuses in the fall," says Nicholas Christakis, a sociologist and physician at Yale University.

Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee may be done
As reported by Deadline, Seinfeld appeared at a virtual press conference for his upcoming Netflix special 23 Hours To Kill, and in it he teased that the show might be ending soon—or maybe it has even ended already. “We haven’t planned anything with that show,” he said of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, adding that the episodes “look very casual and easy” but that they’re “actually a lot of work to make” with “very intense” editing. “I feel like I may have done that exploration at this point,” he notes, implying that he might just be done with the Netflix series.

Taika Waititi to Direct, Co-Write new Star Wars Film | StarWars.com
Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit and directed the widely-acclaimed first season finale episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+, will direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theatrical release.

Daily Inter Lake
As part of the national Air Force Salutes flyover program, two C-130 aircraft with the Montana National Guard will perform flyovers throughout the state on Wednesday, including the Flathead Valley.