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Coach's scouting report: Kale Pick and Jordan Webb

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By Jesse Newell
June 22, 2010

According to Kansas coach Turner Gill, the competition for the starting quarterback job is pretty much down to two candidates: sophomore Kale Pick and freshman Jordan Webb.
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of both from a coach's standpoint? That's the question we're going to look at in this segment of "The Breakdown."
For help with this blog, I have consulted a Division-II defensive assistant coach, someone we'll just call "Coach" in this blog.
I edited video of KU's football spring game to show only the plays where KU's top two QBs threw a pass or had a QB draw. The videos are below.
I then sent that tape to Coach, who took a look at it along with the wide-receivers coach on his staff — one that has experience as an offensive coordinator at the college level.
After watching the film, the two coaches wrote down observations about each quarterback.
Here are Coach's notes from the film, starting with Pick.*
* — It is important to note that our two assistant coaches could only evaluate from what they saw on the tape. The spring game is often labeled as a "glorified practice" and is one of 15 practices during the spring. Therefore, KU's coaches will have had many more opportunities to evaluate the two QBs.
“On the film that you gave me, (Webb) didn’t play as well as Pick did," Coach admitted.
Kale Pick

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Positives
• “He seems like he’s a pretty good ball-handler, especially with fakes to running backs. He has the ball where you want your quarterback to have the ball ... in a good throwing position on the pass drop.”
• “He’s a pretty accurate passer. When I say accurate passer, that’s a pretty general term for the outside public, that you can throw it within a however-many-yard circle, and the receiver can catch it. Sure, but it goes a little bit deeper as well. It gives your receiver a chance to run after the catch. Throwing the ball out in front of the receiver and giving him a chance to run with the ball after the catch.”
• “In the pocket, it seems like he has pretty good feet and uses good footwork and fundamentals with his footwork. Whether it’s a three-step drop or a five-step drop, getting your depth on your drop, then trusting that your offensive line is going to create that pocket for you, and being able to step up and throw that accurate pass.”
Last year, all of KU's snaps came from the shotgun, so I asked Coach how Pick seemed to be handling the transition to taking snaps under center.
“He looked pretty comfortable with his drops. The other thing about that is, (quarterbacks) are not getting hit in the spring game, either. That sure can make a guy feel a lot better when he knows, ‘The pass rush is coming at me, but they’re not going to kill me if one guy comes unblocked.’"
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• “It seems like he has pretty good arm strength. Obviously, neither one of the guys is Brett Favre, because nobody is, but it seems like he has pretty good arm strength.
“There were a couple specific plays on there where the receiver was — I hate to say covered — but the receiver had a defender very near, and he threw the ball with enough zip and with enough accuracy. Let’s say a defensive back was covering me on my left shoulder behind me. Well, he knew how to throw it to my right shoulder and throw it in there with enough zip so the ball’s going to get there before the defender can make a play. He made a couple nice throws like that.”
• “He looks pretty fast and agile in the pocket.”
• “When they ran the bootleg stuff and got him out of the pocket, he seemed to have pretty good feet and was pretty fast. You could really see (the coaches this season) getting him on the move.”
Negatives
• “It seemed like he might be holding on to the ball a little bit too long. There are certain situations where the defense is going to get you. They’re going to have your receivers covered. Well, you’re going to have to throw the ball out of bounds or throw the ball way too high for a receiver to catch. Sometimes, throwing the ball away is not a bad throw.”
• “Another time, he had a receiver who had a defender very near, and he threw the ball out of bounds and didn’t give the receiver a chance to make a play on the ball (2:34). If you throw the ball four yards out of bounds, your receiver’s not going to be able to catch it. Well, throw the ball basically right on the out of bounds line, and give your receiver a chance to catch the ball and get one foot down before he goes out of bounds."
Jordan Webb

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Positives
• “He does have a quick release. He got rid of the ball on time. Instead of having a long, extended delivery, when you see a receiver open, you are able to get the ball out of your hands with good timing. Like a pitcher’s windup. It doesn’t take you a long time to put a lot of oomph on the ball when you get it out of your hand."
Coach also brought up the well-documented problems with Florida quarterback Tim Tebow's release, as in college, he dropped his arm down to hip before releasing the ball.
Coach said that Webb did a good job of having the ball high and getting it out quickly, which is what you want from a quarterback.
• “He did make a couple of really nice throws when he was on the move, especially on the touchdown throw. It was a pretty accurate throw on the run.”
Negatives
• “A lot of times, he would throw with all arm and not step into his throw and put a lot of zip on his throw. More falling away from the throw than stepping into the throw. You’re not going to have as much velocity on your throw.”
• “A couple of times, he threw to covered receivers when he had other players that were uncovered. He took a deeper throw when he could have made a shorter throw and it would have been a better completion.”
One example of this was at the 2:44 mark of the video.
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While Webb's eyes are downfield towards a receiver, tight end Bradley Dedeaux appears to be open in the flat.
Webb delivers the ball downfield into traffic, and his pass — intended for a blanketed Johnathan Wilson — is deflected and falls incomplete.
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“It seems like sometimes he kind of tries to force the ball into his receiver," Coach said, "maybe even though his receiver might be covered."
• “One time, he scrambled into the rush. It didn’t necessarily look like there were necessarily any receivers open, but instead of scrambling to where it could have been a better opportunity for him to get a few yards, he kind of scrambled right into where the rush was coming from."
Coach also made sure to point out that Webb also could have been affected by playing with KU's No. 2 offensive line.
• “A lot of times, it seemed like he telegraphed his pass. That’s not a good thing for your quarterback to be doing obviously. Just staring down his receivers instead of looking them away.”
Other observations

I also asked Coach what he felt were the best throws of the scrimmage.
He came up with three.
I'm sure many fans would have expected Pick's 72-yard touchdown pass to Chris Omigie to be one of the top throws of the day.
Not so, says Coach.
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“The one on the sideline, that’s a throw that mainly any average Joe citizen can throw," Coach said. "You expect your fifth-string quarterback to be able to throw that pass when the guy’s wide open."
One of the three best throws according to coach was the aforementioned pass by Webb, who rolled away from pressure to hit tight end Tim Biere for a 25-yard touchdown.
The other two throws were from Pick.
The first throw actually was an incompletion when Bradley McDougald couldn't hold on for a long reception (00:30).
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“The guy was covered, but (Pick) threw it over the defender and threw it right in the perfect spot for the receiver," Coach said. “That was one of the best throws of the whole scrimmage right there. Puts it on the line right over the top of that safety’s head and didn’t give him a chance to make a play on the ball. That’s a catch right there ... if you’re a Big 12 receiver, you’ve got to make that catch every single time.”
The other throw was one that Pick made to Biere between three defenders (00:15).
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“He threw it just exactly where the receiver was going to be the only one who could make the catch," Coach said, "and the receiver made a nice catch on the ball as well.”
Coach said Pick diagnosed the play well and made the throw with the accuracy that it had to have.
“You see the receiver right below KU, on the bird? He could maybe fit the ball in right there as he lets the receiver clear the linebacker. But see how the linebacker kind of continues to chase that receiver, well that’s what they want," Coach said.
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"They want the linebacker to chase the under route so you can throw it right behind his ear. The defense actually covered it pretty well, but it’s a pretty good throw and catch by the quarterback and tight end. That was a pretty good stick right there.”

That's great stuff. I still think its gonna be Pick. He play a little more like a veteran. Webb will be a good QB, but he has some things to learn, it appears.

Also in that footage I noticed Quinton Woods getting into the backfield a lot. A good sign for our defense? Hoping that's the case and not a bad sign for the offensive tackles.

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Also in that footage I noticed Quinton Woods getting into the backfield a lot. A good sign for our defense? Hoping that's the case and not a bad sign for the offensive tackles.

Yeah I hope so too. Less than 2 months from kickoff. I can't wait for 9/4.

Put it on the line: Coaches like look of offensive front

By Matt Tait

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Kansas University’s offensive line — in this case, Jeff SPikes (74), Brad Thorson (76), Sal Capra (59) and Jeremiah Hatch (77) — try to get running back Toben Opurum, center, into the end zone against Texas Tech. All those front-liners return, giving the KU coaching staff high hopes for the unit heading into the fall.

Some coaches like size, some like speed and others like quickness.
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KU football assistant coach J.B. Grimes works with the offensive line during practice in this file photo from spring drills on April 19.

Kansas University offensive line coach J.B. Grimes prefers intelligence and toughness, at least when it comes to his leaders.

That’s just one reason Grimes, about to enter his first season with the Jayhawks under new head coach Turner Gill, has taken a special liking to returning starters Sal Capra, 6-foot-2, 295 pounds, and Brad Thorson, 6-5, 310.

“Both those guys are really, really smart guys, really tough guys,” Grimes told the Journal-World during a summer breakdown of the position. “You love that combination of character and toughness that goes with those two guys. Brad’s probably a little more vocal than Sal. Sal’s a quiet guy, but when he says something, people listen.”

In many ways, Capra and Thorson — who reportedly broke his foot last week but is expected to return by the start of the season — best embody what this year’s offensive line is all about. Both have logged extensive playing time during their time at Kansas — the two have 24 career starts between them — and both are no-nonsense, team-first guys. The second part of that equation bodes well for them to fit into Gill’s way of doing things. But the first part, well, that’s the part that has Grimes, the rest of the KU coaching staff and even a few national pundits predicting big things for the Jayhawks in 2010.

“There is no substitute for experience,” Grimes said. “You can’t do without it, and there’s only one way to get it. And we’ve got some guys who have played the game quite a bit at the University of Kansas. To have those guys and to know that when they first run out onto that field they’re not going to have a wide-eyed look and they’ll be looking around and knowing what they’re doing, that’s really a comforting feeling.”

Grimes’ comfort with his new hogs does not stop with their experience.
Grimes believes sophomore Tanner Hawkinson is a marquee player.

“I think he’s got an NFL body and all that,” Grimes said. “He’s just a guy that has to get in that weight room and get himself stronger. We’re like that pretty much across the board. We’ve got to get these guys where they’re content with knocking people off the football.”

That skill would be especially useful for juniors Jeff Spikes (6-6, 325) and Jeremiah Hatch (6-6, 332), mountains of men who, under the old regime, appeared to be more comfortable in pass-blocking schemes. According to Grimes, that wasn’t their fault.

“I think this group is probably a little bit ahead of schedule from a pass-blocking standpoint,” Grimes said. “Obviously, that kind of makes sense when you look at how they threw the ball as many times as they did a year ago. Some of that has to do with the physicality. You always have to throw the football, we all know that. What we’ve also got to do is be able to run the football. We can’t just throw young quarterbacks on the field and throw it every down. So we’ve got to develop that mentality to be able to run the ball, and I think we will because they’re smart, and they’re tough guys.”

Behind the first tier, which includes part-time starter Trevor Marrongelli, 6-2, 293, Grimes believes the Jayhawks have plenty of young talent on the O-line. Included in that group are sophomore Duane Zlatnik, 6-4, 326, and red-shirt freshmen Riley Spencer, 6-7, 300, and Gavin Howard, 6-5, 292.

“We’ve got some young guys who have a chance,” Grimes said. “They just need more time. They need to be put in the oven and baked a little while longer. But they’re going to be fine. I think Duane Zlatnik is an outstanding prospect. He’s just not there yet from a comfort-level standpoint. Riley Spencer is a really outstanding talent, and I like Gavin Howard. I think he’s got a chance to be a good player down the line. The great thing about it is, those guys are all young guys.”

Young or not, many of them likely will be thrust into action this fall.
“I think we have six, seven guys we feel pretty good about at this point in time,” Gill said near the end of spring drills. “I’d like to have eight guys on the offensive line that we feel very strong about.”

Added Grimes: “We feel like we’ve got some guys we can win with right now. We’re fairly athletic up front, and that’s something I’ve always liked to have. I don’t like them to necessarily be the biggest guys in the world. If they’re tough enough and smart enough, you’ve got a chance to put a good unit out on the field.”

The Jayhawks report to fall camp Aug. 3.

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Miege lineman picks Kansas

By Matt Tait

After receiving commitments from four offensive linemen in a six-day stretch last month, the Kansas University football program had to wait nine whole days for its next.

That came Thursday, when Roeland Park Bishop Miege High’s Phil Ford became the sixth lineman in the Class of 2011 to orally commit to KU.

Ford, 6-foot-6, 342 pounds, told Rivals.com last week that he would make his decision on July 26, his birthday. But a couple of recent visits to campus fast-tracked the decision.

Ford has made no secret about his desire to head to Kansas all along. Now that he’s committed, his plan is to get as many of his football-playing friends to come with him.

“I’m going to try and get all the other players I know to come to KU,” Ford told Rivals on Thursday.

According to Ford, that idea was just fine with KU coach Turner Gill.
“He was pretty excited, and he told me they want to get all of the good local players and contend for a Big 12 title,” Ford told Rivals.

The two-star lineman becomes the 12th member of KU’s Class of 2011. He chose KU over Minnesota, a school that, at one point, was the leader for his services. He joins Damon Martin (6-5, 265), Nick Johnson (6-3, 290), Bryan Peters (6-5, 305), Travis Bodenstein (6-5, 295) and Luke Luhrsen (6-5, 275) as the latest member of KU’s 2011 crop of offensive lineman, the biggest such class at that position since 2003, when former KU coach Mark Mangino signed six offensive linemen.

“It feels good,” Ford said. “It was getting kind of crazy going to sleep and thinking about the two schools. I always dreamed about making a big play for KU on the video game to win at the end. I know a lot of people from my school that are going to KU. A lot of them will be happy that’s where I’m going.”

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KU's Spikes Out For 2010 Season

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas offensive tackle Jeff Spikes will miss the 2010 season due to a lower leg injury it was confirmed by Jayhawks head coach Turner Gill.

Spikes, a 6-6, 325-pound, junior, has been a two-year starter for Kansas. He started all 13 games as a freshman in 2008 and 10 games last season. His 23 career starts are third among active players at KU behind only defensive back Chris Harris (29) and fellow lineman Jeremiah Hatch (24).

He played right tackle for the first eight games of 2009 before moving to right guard for the remainder of the season.

In 2008 he earned Phil Steele Freshman All-America Third-Team honors, starting four games at left tackle and nine at right tackle.


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 The Painesville, Ohio native redshirted his first year at Kansas in 2007.

Tough break on Spikes. I'm hearing he's going to get a medical redshirt for this season which is nice... But liking the foundation Gill is setting up with O Linemen.

Going to be a season of ups and downs but I can't wait nonetheless.

Having the #1 basketball player in the country coming in will make the losses easier to take. :)

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas offensive tackle Jeff Spikes will miss the 2010 season due to a lower leg injury it was confirmed by Jayhawks head coach Turner Gill.

Spikes, a 6-6, 325-pound, junior, has been a two-year starter for Kansas. He started all 13 games as a freshman in 2008 and 10 games last season. His 23 career starts are third among active players at KU behind only defensive back Chris Harris (29) and fellow lineman Jeremiah Hatch (24).

He played right tackle for the first eight games of 2009 before moving to right guard for the remainder of the season.

In 2008 he earned Phil Steele Freshman All-America Third-Team honors, starting four games at left tackle and nine at right tackle.


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The Painesville, Ohio native redshirted his first year at Kansas in 2007.

Yep that totally sucks. We have some talented young guys though hope they can step up.

Incoming freshman Edward’s football career possibly done

By J-W Staff Reports

Sources close to the Journal-World confirmed Thursday that the football career of incoming KU freshman football player Jeremiah Edwards likely is over.

The source said that Edwards, a three-star defensive tackle from Garland, Texas, learned recently that tests concerning a previously diagnosed heart condition revealed that the ailment was worse than originally determined.

The source also indicated that Edwards would meet with Gill today and that Edwards hoped to stay in Lawrence and remain involved with the KU football program in some manner.

Edwards, 6-foot-1, 270 pounds, committed to KU in April 2009, choosing the Jayhawks over Arizona, Houston, Southern Methodist, Texas Tech, Tulsa and UTEP.

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Tanner Hawkinson named preseason All-Big 12 selection

Sophomore offensive lineman is only Jayhawk honored

By Matt Tait

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Offensive tackle Tanner Hawkinson was named to the 2010 preseason All-Big 12 team.

Two years ago, Tanner Hawkinson arrived at Kansas University as a tight end hoping to earn some playing time.

Jayhawk named to preseason Big 12 team

Only one Jayhawk was named to the preseason All Big 12 team. Sophomore offensive lineman Tanner Hawkinson received the honor. Hawkinson started every game for the Jayhawks last season.
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Today, he’s a preseason All-Big 12 pick on the offensive line.
One day after the Big 12 released its preseason media poll — in which the Jayhawks were picked to finish fourth in the North — the conference Thursday unveiled the media’s picks for the All-Big 12 preseason squad.
Hawkinson, a 6-foot-6, 293-pound sophomore from McPherson, was one of six offensive lineman named to the team. He also was the only Jayhawk.
Hawkinson’s emergence on the offensive line has followed a wild path. Originally pegged as a three-star tight end out of high school, the 2009 honorable mention All-Big 12 pick spent his red-shirt season on the defensive line before finding a home at left tackle.
In addition to the All-Big 12 honor, Hawkinson landed on several other postseason teams in 2009, including first-team honors for the freshman All-America team by the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com. He also was tapped second-team freshman All-America by college football analyst Phil Steele and was voted KU’s most improved offensive player of the year by the coaching staff.
Hawkinson started all 12 games at left tackle last season. His play earned him praise throughout the league. His potential opened eyes beyond college football.
“I think Tanner Hawkinson is a terrific football player,” KU offensive-line coach J.B. Grimes said. “I think he’s got an NFL body and all that, he’s just a guy that has to get in that weight room and get himself stronger.”
Hawkinson is one of four returning starters on KU’s offensive line, a unit that many believe is one of the team’s most talented positions.
“Those guys have been steady,” KU coach Turner Gill said this spring. “The five or six guys who have played the most, those are the guys who have been playing the best right now.”
Other highlights from the All-Big 12 preseason team were: Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson being picked as the offensive player of the year; Nebraska defensive lineman Jared Crick and Texas A&M defensive lineman/linebacker Von Miller being named co-defensive players of the year; and Colorado wide receiver Toney Clemons being picked as the conference’s newcomer of the year.
The Jayhawks report for preseason camp Aug. 3. Practices begin Aug. 4. KU will open the season Sept. 4 against North Dakota State at KU.
The full team is below.
2010 Media Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team

Offensive Player of the Year: Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M

Defensive Co-Players of the Year: Jared Crick, Nebraska and Von Miller, Texas A&M

Newcomer of the Year: Toney Clemons, Colorado
Offense

WR Ryan Broyles# Oklahoma

TE Mike McNeill Nebraska

OL Nate Solder* Colorado

OL Ryan Miller Colorado

C Tim Barnes Missouri

OL Tanner Hawkinson Kansas

OL Stephen Good Oklahoma

OL Kyle Hix Texas

WR Jeff Fuller Texas A&M

QB Jerrod Johnson# Texas A&M

RB Daniel Thomas* Kansas State

RB DeMarco Murray^# Oklahoma

PK Alex Henery^# Nebraska

KR Cyrus Gray Texas A&M

Defense

DL Aldon Smith Missouri

DL Jared Crick* Nebraska

DL Jeremy Beal# Oklahoma

DL Sam Acho Texas

LB Travis Lewis^* Oklahoma

LB Keenan Robinson Texas

LB Von Miller* Texas A&M

LB Brian Duncan Texas Tech

DB Prince Amukamara* Nebraska

DB Quinton Carter# Oklahoma

DB Aaron Williams Texas

DB Curtis Brown Texas

DB Blake Gideon Texas

P Derek Epperson* Baylor

PR Ryan Broyles^ Oklahoma

^ — 2009 Preseason Team

* — 2009 All-Big 12 First Team selection

# — 2009 All-Big 12 Second Team selection

Notes — Ties in voting created an additional spot at offensive line, defensive back and linebacker.
Unanimous selections: DL - Jared Crick (NU) and Jeremy Beal (OU); LB - Travis Lewis (OU)

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Doing it the right way.

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With Gill at the podium, KU’s media day session didn’t approach football details. It was about getting to know the new man in charge, and Gill relayed a story from his time at Buffalo that gets to the heart of why he’s here. He was recruiting a player from a broken home, and Gill could sense tension between the boy’s mother and his father and stepmother.

“Long story short,” Gill says, “we all prayed together. In less than 48 hours, they were talking with each other. They felt good about each other. They thanked me, thanked us, for helping them mend that together. That to me, that’s what college football is all about.”

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Doing it the right way.

I really, really like Turner Gill. I just hope he's more than a high character guy. I hope he's the coach I think he can be. Man, I can't wait for the season to start.

If Gill would have offered Masoli a roster spot you'd say something different.

On second thought, preps pick KU
By Matt Tait
Friday turned out to be quite the day for the Kansas University football program.

Just days after learning that offensive lineman Dylan Admire, out of Blue Valley West High, had decommitted from Nebraska, head coach Turner Gill and the Jayhawks found out that Admire was coming to Kansas.

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After a visit to KU with his parents Friday, Admire, 6-foot-3, 264 pounds, told the coaches he would make a decision on KU within 24 hours. On the drive home, he placed the call to Gill and orally committed to Kansas.

“When we got there, the whole staff was sitting there waiting for me,” Admire told Rivals.com. “You can’t ask for more of a welcoming committee than that. I talked with the coaches for a while. Then I talked to the weight coaches and the academic people. I had a chance to sit down and talk with coach Turner Gill for an hour.”

Admire, a three-star guard in the Class of 2011, is the second-rated offensive lineman in Kansas and the 26th-rated guard in the nation. He became the seventh O-line prospect in his class to commit to Kansas and joins Damon Martin, 6-5, 265; Nick Johnson, 6-3, 290; Bryan Peters, 6-5, 305; Travis Bodenstein, 6-5, 295; Phil Ford, 6-6, 325; and Luke Luhrsen, 6-5, 275, in a deep and talented class of offensive lineman.

That wasn’t the only big news the Jayhawks received Friday, as another member of the Class of 2011 also announced that KU was his second first choice.

Wide receiver JaCorey Shepherd, a 5-11, 170-pound wideout from Horn High in Mesquite, Texas, announced Friday that he had orally committed to Kansas. Shepherd, a three-star prospect with 4.5-second 40-yard dash speed, had previously committed to Iowa.

Despite the change of heart, Shepherd made sure to emphasize that his decision was more about what Kansas could offer and not what Iowa could not.

“It didn’t have anything to do with Iowa at all,” he told Rivals.com. “I think I will fit in better with the offense at Kansas. I talked with (wide receivers) coach (Darrell) Wyatt and (offensive coordinator) Chuck Long about it. They like my versatility and what I can do when I get the ball in my hands.”

According to Rivals, Shepherd is the 10th-rated receiver in Texas and one of the state’s top 100 players in his class.

Earlier this week, KU received another oral commitment, when Alma (Ark.) High linebacker Jason Hensley decided to join the Jayhawks.

Hensley is the second linebacker in the Class of 2011 to pledge his services to the Jayhawks. Three-star linebacker Jake Love, of Tonkawa, Okla., did so in early May.

Like Love and the dozen other players who committed before him, Hensley told Rivals.com that one of the biggest reasons he committed to KU was the coaching staff.

“I just like everything about Kansas; it’s a perfect fit for me,” Hensley said. “When I showed up for my visit, all of the coaches were waiting for me. That was really a big thing. Also, talking to coach (Carl) Torbush (defensive coordinator) was a great experience for me. He was one of the big reasons why I committed to Kansas, along with coach Gill.”

Hensley informed Gill of his decision while sitting in his office. Moments after he processed what he had heard, Gill got up from his desk and gave Hensley a hug.

Kansas has been in the lead for Hensley for quite some time, making this week’s announcement not much of a surprise. The only other scholarship offer Hensley had was from Tulsa, though Arkansas and Oklahoma State both were showing strong interest. Hensley also had been on LSU’s radar throughout the summer.

In Hensley, the Jayhawks land a linebacker with athleticism and a college football body. At 6-2, 215 pounds with good speed, many have said that Hensley physically is ready to play college ball now. As a junior at Alma High, he racked up 118 tackles and six sacks while being named all-conference.

In all, KU’s 2011 class now includes 15 players.

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I bet Nebraska didn't want this guy either.