No worries. There's already a few different stories out there. He's got a history of making stupid decisions, KU doesn't need that headache. We have enough challenges without dealing with criminals.

He'll be gone.

Gosh and you were sooooo close to becoming a Ku fan!

Does this embarrass the conference?

I wouldn't think so. This happens with college athletes everywhere.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...larizing-dorms

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ssociated-team

Peyton Newell includes KU as one of his top 6 (South Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska, Kansas State and USC). He had offers from the following schools:

Arizona
Arizona St.
Arkansas
Baylor
BYU
California
Clemson
Colorado
Duke
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa St.
Kansas
Kansas St.
Michigan St.
Missouri
Nebraska
N.C. State
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St.
Penn St.
Purdue
South Carolina
Syracuse
TCU
Tulsa
UCLA
USC
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Have to love where recruiting is going with Weis and Co.

:thumb: Now it's time to get some Ws.

That's the guy from Hiawatha, Kansas?

Yes. He's only 3 star but has more offers than I've seen a 3 star ever get.

Peyton Newell and his entire Family are life-long ku fans. You have a petite shit at this kid.

Huh?

Its like a petite sirah, just a bit harsher.

Thanks for the info.

I wish I could take a petite shit every now and then.

they stole money and weed
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Ha! Cell phone auto correct. Pretty good shot. Not petite shit.

Did homeboy post bail yet or is he still sitting in the new jail on K-10?

Aaron Wilson‏@RavensInsider4m
Ravens cut quarterback Dayne Crist when they signed wide receiver Marcus Rivers

Didn't even know he was trying out with the ravens...

Just heard KU scheduled a series with Hawaii. I may have to go to Honolulu in 2017.

ROFL

And let the architectural renderings of the new Memorial Stadium begin...

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/j...tructure-come/

Wierd question. Did KU change from being called Jayhawkers to Jayhawks at some point in their history? I just happened to see this youtube and thought it was odd that the announcer in this game called KU "Jayhawkers" every time he mentioned them. He never once said Jayhawks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGsQGkZTPPc

My guess would be the announcer was from Nebraska.

Chris Martin dismissed from team.

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KU football player Chris Martin dismissed from team

By Matt Tait


Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis has dismissed junior defensive end Chris Martin from the program, KU announced through a press release this afternoon.
Martin, a 6-foot-5, 260-pound junior college transfer who played at Florida in 2011 and City College of San Francisco in 2012, was one of three men arrested on suspicion of robbing cash and marijuana from victims at gunpoint at a home on Camelback Drive on May 13.


The former five-star prospect who was projected as a starter during the upcoming season remains in an ongoing legal battle but will not move forward as a member of the KU football team.


“Due to recent incidents Chris Martin was involved with, he was given a list of stipulations he was required to meet for him to remain a member of the Kansas Football team," Weis said in the release. "Because he did not follow some of those stipulations we have dismissed him from the team.”


Martin has been in trouble with the law before. He was cited for marijuana possession while playing at Florida and later transferred from the school. He came to Kansas to reunite with Weis, whom he originally committed to out of high school when Weis was still the head coach at Notre Dame. Their past connection, coupled with Weis' willingness to give talented players a second chance while trying to turn KU football around, seemingly made the reunion a good match, but less than five months into his stay in Lawrence, Martin ran into trouble that cost him his chance to be a Jayhawk and may have jeopardize his promising football career.



Martin's next court appearance is scheduled for June 24. That’s when he could learn whether he will go to trial for aggravated robbery or if the charges will be changed or perhaps even dropped. Sources told the Journal-World that the decision to remove him from the team would not change regardless of the outcome of his legal case.
Sophomore Ben Goodman, a 6-3, 255-pound defensive end who was listed behind Martin at the Buck position on KU's pre-spring depth chart, figures to get the first crack at earning first-team reps at the position. Junior Michael Reynolds, senior Jordan Tavai and senior Keba Agostinho also could compete for playing time. Juco transfer Andrew Bolton, who has not yet arrived on campus, also figures to factor into the mix prominently at one of KU's two defensive end spots.

An entire list of zero people were shocked by this. It's the reason nobody offered this guy out of JUCO. He's mega-talented, but can't stay out of trouble. You are way better off without this mega POS.

New 3rd tier deal has been signed. The details on this should be interesting.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/j...verage-access/

Yep. I think this falls under the "And not a single **** was given" category.

Do you live in Larry?

Yep. Wife's been faculty since 2001. I work in Leawood.

Was this a big deal in the community (take football out of the equation)? Lawrence isn't that big, so I would think that this type of thing isn't common.

Do you think it's going to make Charlie reconsider his position on giving troubled players a second chance?

I think Charlie wants to win, and field a team with the best players he can get. In Martin's case, you had a talented player who had made some mistakes, Charlie took a chance on him, kid screwed up again, Charlie cut him loose. I think he'll continue to do that when he feels justified, but just like this case, he's going to put the kid on a short leash.

I haven't been spending much time out since spring, been busy working on some side projects, so I haven't been around the folks in the AD that I normally hang out with. Looking forward to taking a little time next week to get in a couple of rounds of golf, maybe get a chance to play with people that know more about it than I do.

City officials on Tuesday also announced that Self’s Assists Foundation will donate $2 million to help pay for the infrastructure costs, and thus reduce the total amount of money the city will be responsible for paying.


:clap:

Kansas lands two commits tonight...

http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/fo...Maloney-147327

http://rivals.yahoo.com/kansas/footb...b-Bragg-137624

Yet another kid from Missouri commits to Kansas. I guess it really is KANSAS City...

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/j...commits-ku-fo/

It'll be interesting to see how this kid does. Grandviews coaching is poor.

You're bragging about an unranked recruit?

This is a 2014 recruit. Most aren't fully evaluated yet by the recruiting services.

Regardless he's huge so either way I'm glad to have him on board.

Kansas Jayhawks‏@KUAthletics31m
Five updated helmet designs debuted by @KU_Football for the 2013 season! #rockchalk pic.twitter.com/BRtvLEKz3r

JayhawkSlant‏@JayhawkSlant33m
Fresh off the press from Charlie Weis @CoachWeisKansas several different looks at the #kufball uniforms https://vine.co/v/haUBmzPUT2z



Blah---not a fan of the Jayhawk on the helmet. I much rather see "KU" on the side.

I guess the black uniforms could be inrersting.

Are you for real? The Jayhawk is what should be on the helmet looks awesome!

I am 'for real.'

I am a fan of just the letters of the school on helmets. Never been a fan on mascots on the side of helmets.

I like the white and black helmets.

Red - War Hawk for the win

I like the red helmet with the bird on the side. The rest? Keep KU on them.

Watch his video. Until then, reserve judgement.

We can do whatever Coach wants with uni's and helmets. Doesn't matter a whole lot unitl we start winning some games. A lot of teams look pretty and show up to lose. Hell, there's teams that show up in the most effeminate colors out there, looking like they belong in a gay pride parade... but if they win, they don't catch a lot of crap about their teletubby uni's.

It's about time they put the school logo on the helmet.

I'm not feeling the powder blue

I like the Jayhawk on the helmet.

???

Helps when you're the only school who offers...

Not quite Ryan Robertson but you know...

http://worldonline.media.clients.ell...cf7613005fe067

I don't really care about uniforms. We're not weirdos like Texas A&M where everything in life revolves around a mediocre football program.

If I had to choose I'd go with the early 90's era. I loved uniforms in those days.

http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/178...%2FLHfPA%3D%3D

I prefer the Jayhawk on the helmet.

We need to worry more about building a respectable team than what our helmets look like.

Thanks for taking part of the discussion.

Not a problem. See, when you're 1-32 in your last 33 conference games, helmet logos become a secondary issue. To some fans anyway.

PB, if you don't mind, what is your affiliation to KU? Did you attend school there? If so, what year (approx if you don't want to share) did you graduate?

Graduated from KU many many years ago. Born and raised in Missouri.

Exception to the rule, then

Why do you even bother to browse this thread in the beginning of July?

Just a heads up...we don't have any games in July so you may be a little dissapointed.

So in the mean time...

6'8" 340 LB Juco Tackle commits to Kansas...

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KU football adds offensive lineman for 2013 season

By Matt Tait


With the 2013 season just two months away, the Kansas University football program is still adding bodies to its 2013 recruiting class.


Late Wednesday, KU announced the addition of El Camino Community College offensive lineman Pearce Slater, a 6-foot-8, 340-pound tackle who chose KU over offers from Arizona State, Texas Tech and Utah.


Many expected the athletic big man to be a December graduate and enroll at the college of his choice in January in time for spring ball prior to the 2014 season. However, Slater fast-tracked his junior-college graduation and will report to KU in August in time for most of fall camp. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.
KU was one of the first schools to offer Slater a scholarship, and the early interest along with continued energy from assistant coaches Jeff Blasko and Tim Grunhard and head coach Charlie Weis made quite an impression.


"I am very excited to get to Kansas and compete," Slater told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. "The coaches told me I could help right away but I know I have to get in there and work. I have to see what it is like to adjust. Coming from junior college to Division I, there will be an adjustment but I am ready for it."


According to Kirby, who has covered KU football recruiting for more than a decade, Slater would have been one of the top junior college offensive line prospects in the country in the Class of 2014. Now, he'll enter the fall competing for playing time on a Big 12 offensive line.


Slater is a three-star prospect according to both Rivals.com and JCFootball.com. He is the 55th-rated junior college prospect according to 247Sports.com, including ranking as the 10th best offensive tackle and the 16th best prospect in the state of California.


He becomes the fifth offensive lineman and 21st junior-college pick-up in KU's 2013 class.




Rivals had him as a 3 star.
Scout has him as a 3 star
Kansas Geological Society has him as listed as a small mountain.

I prefer the KU on the helmet. The Jayhawk just doesn't look right to me on a helmet. I'm glad some of you like it though. I will say however, if it's going to be on there I'm glad one of them is the warhawk.

I think I've said it before, but I'm really interested to see Weis in the Big12. He groomed Brady, made Cassel, Quin, and Clausen look real good... I'm real interested to see what he does with KU's QB's. If he can keep up the QB production you win a lot of games, especially in the Big12 where defense doesn't hurt you as much as it should.

To be fair crist was his guy and he sucked shit.

I talked with a couple of people about Crist. One was a former KU WR tat saw him in practice, and another person from the AD. Apparently he was lights out in practice, but folded up like a lawn chair in games. The latter guy attributed it to the way he was treated and had his confidence eroded at Notre Dame by Chip Kelly. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to Heaps, but the OC that ran him down also got canned after one season.

Heaps needs to play better than Crist. That's for damn sure.

It's pretty impressive Chip was able to juggle 2 head coaching jobs at once. Explains the recruiting violations

My mistake... wrong Kelly. Meant to say Brian. I throw myself upon the mercy of the Planet.

Harwell getting the runaround from Miami of Ohio.

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Opinion: Wide receiver Nick Harwell still coming to KU whether his former school cooperates or not

By Matt Tait


It’s not just about wins and losses, football coaches and university presidents across the country shout from the highest mountains. It's about sending student-athletes into the world with college degrees first and football second.


And then there is the case of wide receiver Nick Harwell, who had a terrific record on the football field during his time at Miami (Ohio) University and a police record off of it. Harwell, who announced his intention to transfer to Kansas University in late May, wants nothing more than to take the necessary summer school classes to earn his degree so he can transfer to KU and become eligible to play another year of college football this coming fall. Thus far, Miami has blocked his path to doing so.



But according to numerous people close to the situation, Harwell is coming to Lawrence in August no matter what. Whether he's eligible to play when he arrives is completely up to the decision makers at Miami, who suspended him for a semester this spring after an arrest that led to Harwell entering a guilty plea on a second-degree misdemeanor charge of attempted theft after he reclaimed possession of his cap and gown from his girlfriend's car.


There is no question about whether Harwell is at fault in this incident or any of his previous arrests during his time at Miami.


The question is, why, with Harwell sitting just a couple of classes away from graduating and cleared in the eyes of the law, would Miami want to stand in the way of him moving on with his career, a path that one day figures to lead him to the NFL?

Don Jackson, a veteran attorney based in Montgomery, Ala., who has 23 years of experience fighting NCAA eligibility cases, is representing Harwell’s interests. He said the only thing that made sense was that the powers that be at Miami were attempting to force Harwell to remain at Miami. He also said that's not going to happen.


“He's not going back to Miami under any circumstances,” Jackson said. “He'll be at the University of Kansas whether that means he's playing this year or sitting this year and playing next year. But we're optimistic and hopeful that he'll be playing this year.”


In order for that to happen, Harwell needs to complete a couple of courses that would allow him to graduate from Miami and transfer to KU via the same senior-transfer rule that brought Dayne Crist from Notre Dame and sent cornerback Tyler Patmon from KU to Oklahoma State. According to sources, Harwell is about a week shy of completing one such course online. The others, which also could be taken online, must be under way by July 15, the start date of Miami's final summer session.


According to the criteria for graduation from Miami, the classes must be taken through Miami. Furthermore, Harwell cannot take those classes as an active member of the KU program if he wants to be eligible for 2013. In short, the longer Harwell stays away the better his chances of playing for KU this season.


Miami's final summer session ends Aug. 10 and KU opens fall camp on Aug. 7. But one source said that even if Harwell were to arrive as late as the end of August, his talent, experience and familiarity with KU coach Charlie Weis' system — Harwell was recruited to Miami by former Weis assistant Mike Haywood — would make him a likely candidate to play in KU's opener Sept. 7 provided he reports in game shape.
The bottom line here is this: Since the time of the arrest both Harwell and KU have done everything in their power to pave the way for the nation's second-leading receiver to continue his college career at Kansas under Weis. Miami, however, seems to have played the role of the scorned ex-lover. Given the toll that losing Harwell would take on Miami's APR score along with the potential negative image portrayed to other current and future Miami student-athletes, it seems Miami would be best served to accommodate Harwell here and wish him well in the future. How can the school claim it puts athletes earning degrees before winning football games if Harwell’s path to a degree is blocked over spite? Efforts this week to reach a Miami spokesperson for comments on Harwell's status and future were not returned.
There is no question that adding the 6-foot-1, 193-pound Harwell to Weis' offense would be a major lift for a KU program in the middle of rebuilding. Harwell leaves Miami as the second leading receiver in school history in career receptions (229) and yards (3,166), and third in receiving touchdowns (23). But this goes beyond football.
Other than the nature of the charges levied against him, this case seems similar to the situation KU faced in early 2012 with former quarterback Brock Berglund. In that instance, KU wound up granting Berglund his release before the end of January and he later transferred. Miami is choosing to stand in Harwell's way. And for what? To get the last laugh? To prove who's in charge?


School and athletic department officials may not be holding onto any hope that Harwell ever will play another down for the RedHawks, but they are holding him hostage when common sense suggests they should go the other route.


“I can't imagine why they've taken this long, to be perfectly honest,” said Jackson, noting that the time frame of a resolution remains up in the air. “Instead of letting this young man take the classes he needs to graduate and then move on with his life, they have chosen to drag it out and drag it out to a point where it's too late for this young man to take the classes he needs to graduate.”


We're not there yet. And if common sense prevails, we'll never reach that point. Instead, Harwell will be able to slip on his No. 88 jersey and make plays that send fans at Memorial Stadium into a frenzy. In addition, Harwell, who hasn’t always made decisions in which he and his family can take pride, can put a big smile on the face of all those who care about him by framing his college diploma and hanging it on his wall.

Question: Why does the LJW insist on calling KU "Kansas University"

When referring to it as "KU" one would think "Kansas University" makes more sense.

On every publication, dissertation and study the school has published it refers to itself as the "University of Kansas." It seems like the hometown paper would follow suit.

Added the roster to the title post, as of 7/11/2013

Gotta like seeing Harwell on the roster.

Is Harwell going to be eligible? Doesn't he have some legal issues and graduation/transfer issues to resolve, or has that been sorted out?

They are still working that part out.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...o-matter-what/

I didn't realize he still had a red shirt left. That makes more sense.

which is just goofy because then the initials should be UK


but they don't want to do that because then it's Kentucky-ish


:shake:

Mizzou finally leading the SEC in something...arrests.

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Move this to the Realignment thread. Don't need it in here.

Also have to add on the coach's DUI


Of course they all just blame the columbia cops for being to "turncoat" on the local team. IT's the cops fault, these arrests