Kansas sophomore running back Tony Pierson and senior quarterback Dayne Crist highlighted the day in the annual Blue-White Spring Game on Saturday, as the Blue squad won in convincing fashion, 45-0.
The Kansas Jayhawks host their annual spring game Saturday, which means Jayhawk Nation will get its first substantial look at the team under new head coach Charlie Weis and his staff. While the squad is far from complete - and key reinforcements will be arriving this summer with the Class of 2012 - there are still several things fans will want to focus on during the actual scrimmage.
Lawrence native John Hadl is one of the most storied athletes to have come through the Kansas football program. Just one of three players to have their number retired in program history, Hadl had a stellar career at Kansas and then went onto excel in the professional ranks.
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.
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.
That Tanner Hawkinson and Toben Opurum should be named captains by their teammates is no surprise. They represent everything Head Coach Charlie Weis wants in his leaders - responsible and hard working on and off the field. But Dayne Crist’s elevation to the same status after just a few months in Lawrence, Kan. shows everyone is rowing in the same direction.
That Tanner Hawkinson and Toben Opurum should be named captains by their teammates is no surprise. They represent everything Head Coach Charlie Weis wants in his leaders - responsible and hard working on and off the field. But Dayne Crist’s elevation to the same status after just a few months in Lawrence, Kan. shows everyone is rowing in the same direction.
Anyone with the slightest familiarity with the recruiting process knows it doesn’t end until a signature is written on a National Letter of Intent. So it should come as no surprise that Montell Cozart is continuing to draw interest - despite his verbal commitment to Kansas.
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 2011 campaign.
Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis held his final press conference of the spring on Tuesday afternoon at Mrkonic Auditorium at the Anderson Family Football Complex. Weis spoke about what it takes to be a leader and then announced that the team will be officially naming its team captains later this afternoon.
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