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The first KU Quarterback Club meeting is being held Thursday, Sept. 2 in conjunction with the Dowtown Block Party on Massachusetts Street to kick off football season.

With the first game of the season less than one week away, the Kansas football team is making its final adjustments for the season-opener against North Dakota State. The Jayhawks will open the 2010 season under first year Head Coach Turner Gill and a bevy of new faces.

It’s game week at the University of Kansas, and that means the return of Tuesday meetings with the media. Phog.net caught a few moments with first-year defensive coordinator Carl Torbush to hear him talk game prep, the benefits of facing the Kansas offense day in and day out, personnel packages and the improvement of Toben Opurum.

Kansas Athletics announced the $35 Tier 3 tickets to this Saturday’s season-opening football game versus North Dakota State are sold out. North Dakota State tickets are still available at the Tier 1 ($65) and Tier 2 ($60) levels.

Kansas head coach Turner Gill held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Gill looked ahead to his first season with the Jayhawks and first game against North Dakota State this weekend.

Throughout the course of the season, KUAthletics.com will update the status of the 12 former Jayhawks who are involved with the National Football League. NFL teams just completed their third week of preseason games, and with the season opener looming, several former KU standouts looking to be on the final roster. The NFL holds its first cut-down day tomorrow.

With the start of the Turner Gill Era at the University of Kansas less than a week away, Phog.net’s Jim Williamson is here with the first Gridiron News and Notes of 2010.

With the clock officially counting down to the Kansas Jayhawks’ Sept. 4 opener versus North Dakota State, Head Coach Turner Gill fielded questions from the media Monday morning during the first Big 12 Coaches Teleconference of the season. Phog.net has the recap.

Kansas (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12) will open its 121st season of college football when it hosts North Dakota State on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on Fox College Sports.

After four long weeks of preparation, game week is finally here. The Kansas Jayhawks are one week away from opening the 2010 season against North Dakota State and kicking off head coach Turner Gill’s first season at KU.