Kansas Jayhawks News and Notes 7.30.13

Kansas Jayhawks News and Notes 7.30.13

First off, a big shout out and happy birthday to Mrs. Brain, who gets capitalized because she is indeed better than misterbrain.

With that important news shared, here are today's links.

Kansas Basketball

Eyes on the prize: Assistant Jerrance Howard relishes role as recruiter | KUsports.com

Welcome to the Jayhawk family, Jerrance! It's always great to hear how well the staff works together, even as the people continue to come in and out.

KU to play Wake Forest in first round of Battle 4 Atlantis | KUsports.com

I'm not really sure what to expect from any of these other teams, but that tournament looks fairly straightforward at this point.

Kansas Football

Ranking Big 12 nonconference games: 15-11 - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

I personally would have put the Rice game a bit higher, but I'm a bit biased I think.

Kansas City Star : KU-Texas football game to be shown on Metro Sports

With this game also being on the Longhorn Network, it made sense to make this the game on Metro Sports.

Breaking down the Big 12 buzzwords - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

This is the definition of having nothing to talk about....

Misc.

Opinion: Kansas golfer Chase Hanna on roll | KUsports.com

I don't really follow golf, but I welcome any incoming player who can.

Kansas City Star : After all-star game, Shawnee Mission West football player fends off knife-wielding muggers

Amazing? Yes. Smart? Not so much... Glad to hear this kid is OK, but next time just give up the phone.

College football's most intriguing coaches - Yahoo! Sports

Weis didn't make the actual list, but he did get honorable mention. Looks like that national attention is paying off.

MLB may try to suspend A-Rod through collective bargaining agreement - MLB - SI.com

If it happens, I wouldn't be surprised or upset.

Grand Canyon's business model is causing a stir in Division I hoops - college basketball - ESPN

I'd love to expand on this idea in a full length article, but I've found I just don't have the time with everything else going on in life. This, rather than wait until October to write an article about it (although I still may do that typo), I thought I'd share the link for discussion.