Notebook: Kansas Prepared for Central Florida

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Jayhawks content fielding nine scholarship players — for now - KU Sports
This year, with Zach Clemence still slated to redshirt after his unexpected return from the transfer portal (in what coach Bill Self called a “very fair” arrangement), and with Arterio Morris dismissed from the team last Friday, the Jayhawks will have just nine scholarship players available.

KU runner Chandler Gibbens named national athlete of the week - KU Sports
“He knew exactly how he wanted to run the race and executed it perfectly,” assistant coach Michael Whittlesey said in a press release. “The first race of the year is always going to hurt a little bit in the middle and he did a good job of just sticking on the guys and waiting for the end of the race. He ran a fantastic race.”

Listen: Rock Chalk Sports Talk on KU football, Royals, Chiefs and more - KU Sports
On the Oct. 2 episode of the Best of Rock Chalk Sports Talk Podcast from KLWN, Derek Johnson and Nick Springer discuss Kansas football’s loss to Texas, present the Pearson Collision Hit of the Week, speak to David Lesky of Inside the Crown, host Case of the Mondays, recap the Kansas City Chiefs-New York Jets game, overreact to the NFL weekend and return to positives and negatives from KU football.

Both KU and UCF have to wait and see at quarterback - KU Sports
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels had his recurring back tightness flare up Saturday at the team hotel in Austin, Texas, not long before the Jayhawks were slated to take on No. 3 Texas, and longtime contributor Jason Bean started in his place on less than an hour’s notice. It was the second start this season Daniels has missed due to his back.

Self offers minimal comments following Morris’ dismissal from team, citing legal proceedings - KU Sports
“You guys can ask and your questions are fair,” Self said Monday. “But I’ve been instructed the correct way to handle this, and even though it may not please those that are asking the questions, but it’s still the best way, and so everything that’s been said has been said. And what was said was not much, but until this is completed there’s not much you can say.”

Self offers minimal comments following Morris’ dismissal from team, citing legal proceedings - KU Sports
“You guys can ask and your questions are fair,” Self said Monday. “But I’ve been instructed the correct way to handle this, and even though it may not please those that are asking the questions, but it’s still the best way, and so everything that’s been said has been said. And what was said was not much, but until this is completed there’s not much you can say.”

Eraser Dust

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics - BBC News
A plague of bedbugs has hit Paris and other French cities, provoking a wave of insectophobia and raising questions about health and safety during next year's Olympic Games.

Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building | CNN Politics
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building.

Protestors seek to draw attention to Banned Books Week following board decision | Daily Inter Lake
More than a dozen protestors gathered in front of the Kalispell branch of ImagineIF Libraries on Monday to protest the county library system’s decision to forgo celebrating Banned Books Week.

Bozeman Community Development Board bans new Type 3 short-term rentals | KECI
The revisions to the ordinance include continued licensing of currently compliant Type 3 short-term rentals (properties the owner does not occupy as a primary residence), a three-year moratorium on new licenses for Type 3 short-term rentals, and a direction that the board must re-examine the impact of such rentals on the community after that time.

28 Years Later, This '90s Rock Album Will Make Your Kids Cooler — Trust Me, I Know
In junior high school, in America, in 1995, saying your favorite band was Oasis was an act of rebellion. In the time after (What’s the Story?) Morning Glory was released on October 2, 1995, tweens and teenagers everywhere were coping with parents freaking out about a song in which the refrain was about “getting high,” while also, among ourselves, trying to determine what a “Wonderwall” was, anyway, without the aid of Google. In the months and year following the smash release of Morning Glory, the ‘90s MTV generation was inundated with largely uninspired music videos for utterly classic tracks like “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” “Wonderwall,” and yes, “Champagne Supernova.” Arguing if there are ‘90s guitar rock albums that have better songs than Morning Glory is, of course, possible. But, in the past (almost) three decades, this album has transformed into something bigger than it was when it first dropped.

Flathead Warming Center heads into upcoming season with policy change | Daily Inter Lake
The policy shift means new requirements for patrons planning on an extended stay at the overnight shelter. That includes a mandatory one-on-one meeting with a social worker and peer support specialist for every seven nights of shelter aimed at developing a plan out of homelessness.