The NCAA Subcommittee for Legislative Relief said Wednesday it has denied Kansas sophomore wide receiver Justin McCay’s eligibility waiver request appeal. With the denial by the subcommittee, McCay will have to sit out the 2012 season and will be eligible to compete for the Jayhawks in 2013 as a junior. “Today we received notice from [...]
Kansas Athletics has planned a full day of events and activities for the annual Kansas Football Spring Game this Saturday, April 28. Kickoff is at 1 p.m., on Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium and admission is free. The game will be televised live on Metro Sports in the Kansas City area and on Kansas 22 [...]
Following a team vote, Kansas football head coach Charlie Weis announced here today that seniors Dayne Crist, Tanner Hawkinson and Toben Opurum had been appointed permanent team captains for the 2012 season. Crist and Hawkinson earned the honor for the first time in their Kansas careers, while Opurum served as a team captain during the [...]
Kansas football head coach Charlie Weis announced the dismissal of KU players Collin Garrett and Chris Robinson from the team here Monday afternoon. Garrett, a sophomore from Beaumont, Texas and Robinson, a redshirt freshman from Sanford, Fla., were both dismissed for a violation of team rules. Garrett, a linebacker, saw action in six games as [...]
The University of Kansas will appeal sophomore wide receiver Justin McCay’s eligibility waiver request directly to the NCAA Subcommittee for Legislative Relief after the NCAA staff Friday denied KU’s original waiver request. KU, because of McCay’s extenuating personal circumstances, had requested a waiver of the NCAA’s rule that requires transfers to sit out a year [...]
Mike Ragone made official today what had been rumored for weeks. Ragone, a tight end, officially signed his grant in aid forms making his transfer from Notre Dame to Kansas complete. Ragone has already completed his undergraduate degree and is eligible to play for KU in 2012. Ragone, a 6-foot-4, 262-pound tight end, joins the [...]
Standout guard Andrew White from Chester, Va., has signed a national letter of intent to play men’s basketball at Kansas, KU head coach Bill Self announced Monday. White inked his NLI Monday afternoon in a ceremony at Miller School, located in Charlottesville (Va.). The 6-6, 210-pound, White verbally committed to Kansas in December. Ranked No. [...]
Kansas football added another proven player to its roster in Anthony McDonald, who is joining the Jayhawks after transferring from Notre Dame. McDonald is scheduled to complete his degree in May, making him eligible to play for KU in 2012. McDonald, a native of Burbank, Calif., played in 28 games for the Irish during his [...]
Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis announced here Monday afternoon that rising junior running back James Sims has been suspended for the first three games of the 2012 season for a violation of team rules. “Every player on our team knows and understands our rules and regulations,” said Weis. “They also know the consequences for [...]
Norm Roberts has rejoined the Kansas men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, KU head coach Bill Self announced Monday. Roberts, who replaces Danny Manning who was named head coach at Tulsa in late March, comes to Kansas after serving the 2011-12 season as an assistant coach at the University of Florida, where the Gators [...]