http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/centennial_league_standings#comments

Topeka Capital-Journal - Sports

7/26/2009 1:10:37 AM

WICHITA -- Hutchinson's Nate Dreiling and Hayden's T.J. McGreevy held similar trophies Saturday night as their respective teams' most valuable players in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-26/west_stars_win_fourth_straight#comments

7/25/2009 11:08:51 PM

Topeka High senior standout Danny Delao didn't discover tennis until his eighth-grade year.

Ever since then he has made it a top priority.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-25/delao_rushes_to_the_net#comments

7/25/2009 10:57:15 PM

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- For the first time in the seven-year history of the American Professional Football League there is a champion other than the Kansas Koyotes.

Playing on the road for the first time ever in an APFL championship game Jim Green's Koyotes never got untracked Saturday night as the Iowa Blackhawks rolled to a 64-17 win at the Mid-America Center.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-25/koyotes_fall_in_title_game#comments

7/25/2009 10:52:16 PM

MANHATTAN -- The postgraduate work Joe Gordon is suddenly engaged in at Kansas State affects the lifeblood of its football program.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-25/column_ex_cat_corner_takes_recruiting_hotseat#comments

7/25/2009 6:41:22 PM

KU football is headed to a history museum to talk about the future.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-25/jayhawk_tour_topeka_bound#comments

7/24/2009 9:59:41 PM

LAWRENCE -- It's not that I feel anything specific about Jocques Crawford's departure from the Kansas football program. I didn't know him personally. He wasn't much of a factor on the field last year. He isn't a Kansan. He was neither pleasant nor unpleasant as an interview. He was kind of funny sometimes.

But something about this feels, I don't know, sad.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/column_crawford_could_have_been_something#comments

7/24/2009 9:48:46 PM

Try as they might Saturday night in Wichita, it could be pretty hard for the East and West teams to top last year's Kansas Shrine Bowl.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/east_looks_to_end_skid#comments

7/24/2009 8:12:52 PM

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- For the first time in their seven-year history, the Kansas Koyotes will have to win on the road to claim the American Professional Football League championship, facing the Iowa Blackhawks at 6:05 Friday night at the Mid-America Center.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/koyotes_travel_for_title_game#comments

7/24/2009 5:01:23 PM

Running back Jocques Crawford has left the Kansas football program, KU announced Friday.

"Jocques was looking for an opportunity to get more playing time," Kansas coach Mark Mangino said. "We support his decision and wish him well."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/crawford_leaves_ku_football#comments

7/24/2009 11:34:44 AM

LAWRENCE -- Kansas placed two players on the 2009 Media Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team, the league announced Friday.

Dezmon Briscoe, a junior wide receiver from Dallas, heads into the season as the nation's second-leading returning wide receiver based on receiving yards.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/ku_places_2_on_preseason_team#comments

7/24/2009 12:49:37 AM

The Kansas City Chiefs signed seventh-round draft pick Javarris Williams, a running back from Tennessee State.

Williams, the 212th pick overall in last year's draft, set school records with 4,329 yards rushing and 42 touchdowns. He added 58 receptions for 788 yards with two TDs. He had 1,037 yards and 15 TDs his senior year.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-24/chiefs_sign_seventh_rounder#comments

7/26/2009 9:02:26 PM

Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe is still a part of the KU program, but isn't a lock to play for the Jayhawks in the fall.

Speaking at the Jayhawk Summer Tour stop Sunday at the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas coach Mark Mangino explained Briscoe's situation.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-26/kus_briscoe_day_to_day#comments

7/26/2009 7:17:43 PM

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Bowl games embrace tradition. Perhaps none more than the Cotton Bowl.

Officials preserve any and all clips, stills and sound with each "Classic," realizing the football game they stage is as much a part of New Year's Day as a hangover.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-26/column_tall_cotton_deserved#comments

7/26/2009 2:05:31 PM

Former Kansas City Chiefs star Priest Holmes is studying for a new career in broadcasting.

Holmes, the running back who retired in 2007, participated in the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp in Mount Laurel, N.J., last month with nearly two dozen other current and former NFL players.

Broadcaster and former Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil says Holmes showed enough potential that he has recommended him for a

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-26/priest_holmes_switching_gears#comments

7/27/2009 10:01:50 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Mike Sherman is no stranger to high expectations, or the criticism that follows when those expectations aren't met.

"I hear criticism in my own house, so that's nothing new," the Texas A&M second-year coach noted. "And having coached (the Packers) in Green Bay, Wis., I'm well-school in handling scruntiny."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-27/sherman_marches_into_year_2#comments

7/27/2009 9:57:36 PM

By Kevin Haskin

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

IRVING, Texas - The latest defensive coordinator from Auburn knows what he's getting into at Iowa State.

Gene Chizik never successfully handled the situation, yet he got out after going 5-19 over two seasons. Stunningly, Chizik was hired as Auburn's head coach.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-27/isu_turns_to_rhoads#comments

7/27/2009 7:36:31 PM

IRVING, Texas - So, Nebraska is the preseason pick in the North Division of the Big 12.

Does that mean the Huskers are fully restored and mighty as ever?

"I know one thing," Bo Pelini stated Monday at the start of the Big 12 media days. "Our players don't feel like Nebraska's back."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-27/column_defensive_makeover_keys_nu#comments

7/27/2009 7:29:05 PM

IRVING, Texas -- His excitement and optimism could be dismissed as hucksterism, but Mike Gundy makes no apologies for that.

When you've got something to shout about, the Oklahoma State football coach figures, you sing it from the mountaintop. Or, in the case of college athletics, from Bristol.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-27/best_days_ahead_for_pokes#comments

7/28/2009 8:35:53 PM

IRVING, Texas - Part of one wall in the Missouri football locker room is made of Steele.

That would be Phil Steele, the man whose college annuals are widely considered the most informational. This preseason he offered either a bold take on the Tigers, or reckless disregard.

He picked the two-time defending Big 12 North champions to finish fifth in the division.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/north_champ_mu_rebuilding#comments

7/28/2009 5:12:42 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Last fall they featured arguably the nation's best freshman quarterback, a scrambling, throwing, one-time hurdle champion who set a BCS first-year record after throwing 209 passes without an interception.

Last spring they jumped into national prominence again when tackle Jason Smith became the second player taken in the NFL draft.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/baylor_hurdling_old_barriers#comments

7/28/2009 4:26:53 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Any acclaim for Todd Reesing is richly deserved.

The undersized and big-hearted Texan is key to the 20 victories Kansas recorded the past two football seasons.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/no_hype_for_reesing#comments

7/28/2009 3:55:17 PM

IRVING, Texas -- When Sam Bradford walks through the doors of the Oklahoma football training facility, his Sooner teammates have to remind themselves they are in the presence of a rock star.

"He walks in for workouts dressed like a bum," laughed OU defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. "You look at him and think, 'You just won the Heisman Trophy?'

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/football_world_is_sams_town#comments

7/28/2009 3:31:39 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Any love Kansas receives as the football team to beat in the North Division of the Big 12 is usually diminished by a document you can fold into your wallet.

The Jayhawks' schedule makes anyone outside Mark Mangino's shadow -- yes, that does accommodate several supporters -- dismiss KU as the favorite.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/column_crossover_challenges_ku#comments

7/27/2009 10:01:50 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Mike Sherman is no stranger to high expectations, or the criticism that follows when those expectations aren't met.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-27/sherman_marches_into_year_2#comments

7/29/2009 6:39:24 PM

IRVING, Texas - If the phrase is repeated enough, Bill Snyder could be cast in a Western.

When a reporter at Big 12 Media Days reminded the Kansas State football coach on Wednesday that he was "back in the saddle," Snyder interrupted, mindful that his youngest daughter Whitney competed in equestrian for the Wildcats.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-29/column_snyder_in_new_spot#comments

7/29/2009 5:23:37 PM

IRVING, Texas - Maybe the names of Kansas State players will be taped in different places when football camp opens this fall.

As much as Bill Snyder and his staff have seen the Wildcats, both during spring drills and on tape, some familiarity will take time.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-29/staff_familiarity_beneficial#comments

7/29/2009 4:32:54 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Mike Leach, never one to get rattled about too many things anyway, shrugs off the loss of receiver Michael Crabtree and quarterback Graham Harrell with the demeanor of a man who had just misplaced his disposable lighter.

No big deal, right?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-29/tech_will_find_a_gunner#comments

7/29/2009 4:32:54 PM

IRVING, Texas - Colorado dares to be different.

A run through the Rockies could be the Buffaloes' slogan in football. And while America's favorite live mascot, Ralphie, leads the pregame charge, the running backs also get ample opportunities to gallop.

This is rare in the Big 12, where spread offenses spin numbers at pinball pace.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-29/buffs_stay_grounded#comments

7/29/2009 3:25:17 PM

IRVING, Texas -- Colt McCoy spent the final days of his summer vacation, his last break before resuming his career as the most accurate quarterback in college football history, working up a major sweat.

There was, after all, no shortage of things to agitate him.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-29/hey_mccoy_works_to_get_better#comments

7/28/2009 3:55:17 PM

IRVING, Texas -- When Sam Bradford walks through the doors of the Oklahoma football training facility, his Sooner teammates have to remind themselves they are in the presence of a rock star.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-28/football_world_is_sams_town#comments

7/30/2009 11:05:13 PM

Kansas senior defensive back Darrell Stuckey and Kansas State tight end Jeron Mastrud have been nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

The award honors football players who make outstanding contributions in areas of volunteerism and civic involvement.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-30/stuckey_mastrud_up_for_award#comments

7/30/2009 9:11:42 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley says he expects his players to arrive at training camp already in shape, and he'll determine quickly who is not.

The Chiefs open camp Friday in River Falls, Wis. Haley will use the day to have all players run three 300-yard shuttles in times that have been set according to position.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-30/coach_chiefs_will_be_in_shape#comments

7/30/2009 3:00:15 PM

The Kansas City Chiefs announced Thursday the signing of three more draft picks, including third-round pick Alex Magee. But the team's No. 1 pick, the third player taken overall in the draft, remained unsigned as the team left for its training camp in River Falls, Wis.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-30/chiefs_top_pick_still_unsigned#comments

7/31/2009 10:44:51 PM

TAMPA, Fla. -- Josh Freeman wants to give himself every opportunity to become Tampa Bay's starting quarterback, so the rookie insisted on signing a contract before the start of training camp.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-31/freeman_gets_10m_guaranteed#comments

7/31/2009 4:42:15 PM

Hang time could get real expensive in Cowboys Stadium.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-31/column_keep_big_12_football_in_jerryworld#comments

7/31/2009 3:04:54 PM

All four of Kansas' nonconference football games this season will be televised.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-07-31/ku_opener_on_tv#comments

8/1/2009 6:50:24 PM

Building a run game on the fly is no easy matter.

Particularly when it's the football that's in the air.

The most telling statistic at Big 12 Media Days regarding the productivity of conference running backs was taken during roll call. Just one running back, Nebraska's Roy Helu, attended the three-day gathering.

You know Roy Helu don't you? Oh, sorry.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-01/column_big_12_running_on_empty#comments

8/1/2009 5:34:29 PM

The relationship between a quarterback and his wide receivers is often a dependent one, which is odd given the independent nature of the men who man those positions.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-01/meier_still_thinks_like_a_qb#comments

8/1/2009 5:01:06 PM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Trent Green did it. Damon Huard, too. Even Brodie Croyle in his limited time under center.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-01/kc_cant_replace_gonzalez#comments

8/4/2009 2:17:06 AM

Kansas senior Todd Reesing joined 33 other college quarterbacks on the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List announced Monday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-04/reesing_on_obrien_watch_list#comments

8/4/2009 2:11:06 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Todd Haley doesn't want any yo-yos on his team.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-04/haley_eliminating_inconsistency#comments

8/3/2009 8:58:11 PM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Derrick Thomas was one of the best pass rushers of a generation, a dynamic, relentless force who left quarterbacks woozy and mumbling to themselves. Teamed with defensive end Neil Smith, he made the Chiefs one of the NFL's best at getting to the quarterback.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-03/chiefs_battle_sad_sack_image#comments

8/3/2009 6:39:26 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The building process continues for the Emporia State football team, and third-year coach Garin Higgins says it is time to start seeing some results.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-03/hornets_look_for_next_step#comments

8/3/2009 5:24:37 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A fourth-place prediction for Washburn's football team by the MIAA coaches sounded about right to Ichabods coach Craig Schurig, but that doesn't mean he'll settle for that slot.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-03/ichabods_fourth_in_miaa_poll#comments

8/5/2009 1:35:13 AM

The Sunflower State Games sent more than 200 medal winners from the 2007 and 2008 seasons to Colorado Springs, Colo., to compete in the State Games of America from July 31-Aug. 2, and five brought home gold medals.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/ssg_stars_shine_on_national_stage#comments

8/5/2009 1:33:05 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Kansas City has been through various incarnations of Larry Johnson.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/chiefs_lj_now_content#comments

8/4/2009 9:01:23 PM

Kansas senior player Jake Sharp was named Tuesday as one of 45 candidates for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation's top running back.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-04/kus_sharp_on_walker_watch#comments

8/4/2009 7:36:05 PM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Amani Toomer knew he still wanted to play, knew he still could play. Retirement was never an option.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-04/chiefs_sign_wr_toomer#comments

8/4/2009 7:20:00 PM

It's not like it's a distant memory. But it is getting older with every passing day, every time he's not passing in a college football game.

Carson Coffman, you see, has to think back almost four years now, way back to the fall of 2005, to remember the last time he was The Quarterback.

Keep in mind we're not talking about being just A Quarterback.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-04/glory_days_tell_coffman_hes_ready#comments

8/6/2009 12:36:58 AM

The Chiefs made a change in their backup quarterbacks Wednesday, releasing Ingle Martin and picking up Matt Gutierrez after he was waived by New England.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/chiefs_change_backup_qbs#comments

8/5/2009 3:18:17 PM

MANHATTAN -- Growing up in St. Louis, Mo., Alex Hrebec didn't know much about Bill Snyder and his miracle.

But when Hrebec saw the sign that greets every motorist entering Manhattan via Bill Snyder Highway, he began to appreciate Snyder's place in Kansas State history.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/cats_have_tough_road_ahead#comments

8/5/2009 3:10:39 PM

LAWRENCE -- Evidence of improvement in any preseason football camp can be misleading.

The team you scrimmage against is your own. Units are familiar with any tendencies presented. And coaches establish ground rules.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/defense_priority_for_ku#comments

8/5/2009 1:35:13 AM

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/ssg_stars_shine_on_national_stage#comments

8/5/2009 1:33:05 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Kansas City has been through various incarnations of Larry Johnson.

There was workhorse Larry, injured Larry, trouble-with-the-law Larry. They've seen recommitted Larry, malcontent Larry, then apologetic Larry after trouble-with-the-law Larry reappeared.

Now the Chiefs are experiencing a new version: content Larry.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-05/chiefs_lj_now_content#comments

8/6/2009 5:25:54 PM

In my mind's eye, the only possible way to experience this vision, I see Derrick Thomas at his induction Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/column_derricks_legacy_lives_on#comments

8/6/2009 4:35:11 PM

The influence of Fort Riley, and the transient existence of some military personnel, made a few coaches retreat over the years whenever a job opening became available at Junction City.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/column_zimmerman_content_at_jc#comments

8/6/2009 4:06:00 PM

I hate Twitter.

Perhaps that's unfair. Maybe if I spent some time getting to know Twitter, I would grow to like it. But I decided early on that the whole thing sounded like a giant waste of time, and I guess I'm not interested in entertaining arguments to the contrary.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/column_something_to_tweet_about#comments

8/6/2009 3:26:37 PM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The Kansas City Chiefs have claimed quarterback Matt Gutierrez off waivers from New England.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/chiefs_add_qb_matt_gutierrez#comments

8/6/2009 3:09:19 PM

Washburn began practice for the 2009 football season Thursday night with a solid grasp on who will be playing which positions.

A veteran team with 20 returning players who have starting experience doesn't leave many openings, but that doesn't mean there won't be competition.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-06/wu_opens_football_practice#comments

8/8/2009 12:36:50 AM

MANHATTAN -- The last time Bill Snyder moved anything it was a laborious process.

Box after box of material was removed from the Kansas State football complex and, supposedly, retired.

Just like Bill.

"My wife (Sharon) can tell you this, I'm a pack rat, so to speak," Snyder said Friday while conducting Media Day as the rehired coach of the Wildcats.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/column_snyder_didnt_pack_away_offense#comments

8/7/2009 10:28:36 PM

MANHATTAN -- If Carson Coffman is going to be Kansas State's starting quarterback, he'll have to earn it.

Coffman wouldn't have it any other way.

"It will bring the best out in me, I think," Coffman said Friday during K-State's media day. "I'm looking forward to the competition."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/k_state_notebook_coffman_expects_battle_at_quarterback#comments

8/7/2009 9:47:26 PM

MANHATTAN -- Daniel Thomas spent his summer studying leadership at Manhattan Christian College, so he should be well versed in the concepts and theories.

Now, at last, he'll get to experience the practical application.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/qb_thomas_learns_his_lessons#comments

8/7/2009 8:12:21 PM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. --Tyson Jackson was antsy to join his new teammates, already had his bags packed for training camp.

All he needed was a call that a deal had been finalized.

It came while Jackson was sleeping Thursday night.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/chiefs_ink_rookie_to_mega_deal#comments

8/7/2009 7:09:10 PM

SALINA -- During his nine years as head coach at Southwestern College, Monty Lewis achieved a three-peat with Kansas Conference championships in 1997-98-99.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/friends_favored_to_win_kcac#comments

8/7/2009 7:07:11 PM

Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing is now a candidate for another national award after he was named one of 30 candidates for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/reesing_up_for_camp_award#comments

8/7/2009 5:05:03 PM

LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas fell one spot short of the Top 25 in the USA Today college football preseason coaches poll, which was released Friday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/ku_just_misses_top_25#comments

8/7/2009 11:58:04 AM

Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey is one of 31 candidates this year for the Jim Thorpe Award presented annually to the nation's top defensive back.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-07/kus_stuckey_on_thorpe_list#comments

8/8/2009 11:21:13 PM

CANTON, Ohio -- The light that was Derrick Thomas -- a man with an infectious, often mischievous smile who could light up an Arrowhead Stadium crowd with a sack or brighten the life of a child needing a guiding light -- was remembered with great emotion during Thomas' Saturday night induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/peterson_derricks_light_shines_on#comments

8/8/2009 7:32:35 PM

MANHATTAN -- To fully appreciate the talents of Jeffrey Fitzgerald, consider this: Fitzgerald, a 270-pound defensive tackle, jumps higher than anyone else on Kansas State's roster.

"I hate to say a lineman can do that," coach Bill Snyder said Friday at K-State's media day. "He can get higher on the backboard, let me put it that way."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/ksu_d_looks_for_jumpstart#comments

8/8/2009 7:16:38 PM

LAWRENCE -- Todd Reesing is a gamer.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/column_reesing_excels_at_college#comments

8/8/2009 4:32:13 PM

Eric Lawrence was primed for a strong senior season in 2008.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/wus_lawrence_ready_to_roll#comments

8/10/2009 6:04:53 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jonathan Quinn may be a rookie as a college football head coach, but he and his staff at MidAmerica Nazarene have something going for them that few schools have on the NAIA level: NFL cachet.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/pioneers_have_nfl_flavor#comments

8/10/2009 4:14:12 PM

Add another $3 million to Ron Prince's potential price tag.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/prince_seeking_3_million#comments

8/10/2009 1:14:10 PM

The Kansas football team has canceled Tuesday's open practice because of field conditions, according to a KU release.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/ku_cancels_open_practice#comments

8/10/2009 2:18:15 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The weather's been great, the competition good, the team rounding into form.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/chiefs_solid_early_on#comments

8/10/2009 2:12:29 AM

MANHATTAN - When a rule gets massaged long enough it almost becomes too loose.

The opportunity to transfer between Division I-A football programs as a graduate student and receive a sixth year of eligibility received some initial criticism.

Bill Snyder understood the backlash.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/last_chance_excites_gregory#comments

8/9/2009 12:32:13 AM

Eric Lawrence was primed for a strong senior season in 2008.

Lawrence earned a starting spot at defensive end his freshman season at Washburn and started every game for three years, plus the first two games his senior campaign. But, on the first defensive play of Game 2 a year ago at Missouri State, he went down with a knee injury.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-09/wus_lawrence_ready_to_roll#comments

8/8/2009 11:21:13 PM

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-08/peterson_derricks_light_shines_on#comments

8/10/2009 4:14:12 PM

Add another $3 million to Ron Prince's potential price tag.

Prince's attorneys filed a counterclaim Monday in U.S. District Court seeking $3 million in punitive damages from Kansas State's athletics corporation, accusing the Intercollegiate Athletics Council of "wanton and malicious misconduct to the detriment of Mr. Prince" and his personal corporation, In Pursuit of Perfection.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-10/prince_seeking_3_million#comments

8/12/2009 1:32:05 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Ryan Succop has the leg and he probably has the Kansas City Chiefs' kicking job.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/kc_kicker_hardly_irrelevant#comments

8/11/2009 7:36:03 PM

LAWRENCE - Duane Zlatnik was in the rare position of being difficult to point out.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-11/ku_notes_zlatnik_impresses#comments

8/11/2009 7:17:42 PM

Brad Cole went through a dramatic change midway through Washburn's 2008 football season.

Cole was a starting wide receiver for five games, but injuries on defense prompted his move to outside linebacker where he started the final six games.

"It was fun to hit some people for a change," Cole said. "it was a big change, but it was all about what the team needed."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-11/wus_cole_returns_to_offense#comments

8/11/2009 7:01:04 PM

Peter Paukstelis, an attorney representing Kansas State in its legal battle against former football coach Ron Prince, issued a statement Tuesday emphatically refuting suggestions that a fellow university attorney was aware of Prince's $3.2 million buyout.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-11/ksu_agents_words_misleading#comments

8/11/2009 6:49:05 PM

LAWRENCE -- It felt kind of stupid, really, when Dezmon Briscoe would walk into the student recreation center on the University of Kansas' campus and mix in with the sorority girls on the ellipticals, the English majors benching 145 and the beer-bellied super-seniors clanging jumpers on the basketball court.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-11/kus_briscoe_catching_up#comments

8/12/2009 7:51:53 PM

The theory is beautiful in its simplicity.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/help_on_way_for_cats_defense#comments

8/12/2009 6:51:13 PM

For now, it appears that Tanner Hawkinson has finally found a home on the Kansas football team.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/hawkinson_at_home_on_line#comments

8/12/2009 2:32:21 PM

Fox Sports Midwest will air a 30-minute preview of the University of Kansas football season beginning Thursday and through Sept. 1.

The preview includes an interview with coach Mark Mangino and a roundup of the Big 12 North division.

Air dates are as follows:

Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 14, 2 p.m.

Aug. 14, 12 a.m. (Royals territory only)

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/fox_to_air_ku_preview#comments

8/12/2009 1:33:26 PM

HOUSTON - The Houston Texans' top draft pick, linebacker Brian Cushing, won't play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs because of a left knee injury.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/cushing_wont_play_against_kc#comments

8/12/2009 10:04:46 AM

Three Big 12 receivers from Kansas schools are among 37 players named to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award that goes to the nation's top wide receiver.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-12/kansans_make_biletnikoff_list#comments

8/14/2009 6:21:43 PM

Let's just be honest, here. For the last two seasons, we've had absolutely no idea what to expect from Kansas football.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-14/column_ku_keeping_it_real#comments

8/14/2009 5:56:08 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As Chiefs fans settle into their seats Saturday night at the newly remodeled Arrowhead Stadium, they'll likely pay little attention to a milestone moment Todd Haley has been planning for months.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-14/haley_debuts_in_new_arrowhead#comments

8/14/2009 5:49:28 PM

Two Kansas players, senior quarterback Todd Reesing and junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe, are candidates for the Maxwell Award given annually to the nation's most outstanding player.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-14/ku_duo_up_for_maxwell#comments

8/13/2009 9:26:38 PM

Kansas football safety Darrell Stuckey has been named to yet another national trophy watch list -- the Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Year award.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-13/stuckey_up_for_bednarik_award#comments

8/13/2009 6:42:52 PM

LAWRENCE -- Jake Sharp is sitting there, trying to be patient. He's being cordial. He's smiling.

He's still being asked about Jocques Crawford, even though Crawford is not on the team, even though Sharp demolished Crawford in the competition to be the No. 1 running back last year, even though Sharp rushed for more than 800 yards.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-13/kus_sharp_feeds_on_doubt#comments

8/13/2009 6:20:44 PM

The ongoing legal battle between Kansas State and former football coach Ron Prince got us thinking: What happens if this thing actually goes to trial?

My only courtroom experience comes from watching "The People's Court" as a kid, so I'm no expert. In my imagination, though, this could be the trial of the century, the biggest thing to hit Topeka since Brown v. Board.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-13/column_brace_for_trial_of_century#comments

8/16/2009 12:13:17 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There's nothing like playing the first preseason game in a driving rain to cause a lot of slipping and sliding and missed assignments.

There was plenty of that on both sides, but less by the Houston Texans, who beat Kansas City 16-10 Saturday night in a pounding rain.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-16/chiefs_soaked_in_16_10_loss#comments

8/15/2009 11:01:18 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The "new look" Arrowhead Stadium didn't seem significantly different in its rain-soaked Saturday night debut.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-15/column_new_look_seems_frightfully_familiar#comments

8/15/2009 8:37:20 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Decorative tarps shroud debris and construction equipment behind barricades. Steel girders and sheet metal obstruct the familiar bowl shape. Inside, overspray from the wall paint covers concrete floors, ductwork and pipes snake uncovered across the ceiling.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-15/arrowhead_a_work_in_progress#comments

8/15/2009 6:08:21 PM

Kansas' 2008 defensive numbers prove when a quarterback has time in the pocket, he will find the open target. The Jayhawks surrendered 274 passing yards per game last season, which ranked 10th in the Big 12 and 114th in the country.

While the secondary took most of the heat for those numbers, an equal part of the blame lays with Kansas' lack of a pass rush from its front four.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-15/transfer_beefs_up_ku_d_line#comments

8/15/2009 5:58:54 PM

MANHATTAN -- The difference between Brandon Banks and Tramaine Thompson would be measured in millimeters, not inches.

"If you ask him, he'll probably say he's taller," said Thompson, a freshman wide receiver at Kansas State.

"I really don't know, but I'm going to say me," said Banks, K-State's senior Biletnikoff candidate.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-15/k_state_wrs_small_in_stature#comments

8/17/2009 1:13:34 AM

After finishing his college eligibility at Fort Hays State, Josh White couldn't quench his thirst for top-level competition with the average Wednesday night, slowpitch softball beer leagues.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/around_town_toros_take_world_series#comments

8/16/2009 7:02:46 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One is playing on a rebuilt left knee, the latest in a long series of injured body parts that required repair. The other is dealing with a broken heart, the result of losing his position as a starting NFL quarterback to a decision by new management.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-16/chiefs_qbs_battle_as_backups#comments

8/16/2009 6:58:30 PM

In trying to replace his heart-of-the-defense trio of linebackers, Kansas coach Mark Mangino is leaving no door unopened.

With the graduation of James Holt, Joe Mortensen and Mike Rivera, the Jayhawks lost three of their top four leading tacklers from last season.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-16/ku_linebackers_vie_for_pt#comments

8/19/2009 12:53:00 AM

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - People who like to cheer for the underdog will love Andy Studebaker.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-19/studebaker_likes_underdog_role#comments

8/18/2009 8:00:00 PM

Musings at mid-week:

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-18/column_no_honor_in_new_ribbon_board#comments

8/18/2009 7:55:55 PM

MANHATTAN -- The separation has all but vanished between Kansas State's top two quarterbacks, to the point that Bill Snyder sometimes struggles to tell them apart.

And that's not always a good thing.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-18/gregory_closing_gap_in_qb_race#comments

8/18/2009 5:58:31 PM

Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey was named to yet another watch list Tuesday when the preseason candidates for the Bronko Nagurski Award were announced.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-18/stuckey_up_for_nagurski_award#comments

8/17/2009 7:44:45 PM

SILVER LAKE -- More than likely, there will come a time this season when Jace Lowe and his Silver Lake football teammates will wince at the sound of C.J. Hamilton's voice barking at them from the sideline.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/lakes_hamilton_back_to_work#comments

8/17/2009 7:17:48 PM

The offensive line on Washburn's football team is an interesting blend of veterans and newcomers.

Five players return with starting experience, but a couple of players have switched places. And a big push by freshmen, some redshirts and some first-year players, have created some battles for playing time.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/bods_filling_spots_in_line#comments

8/17/2009 6:45:06 PM

Kansas coach Mark Mangino would like to make one thing clear: his defense isn't switching to a 4-2-5 formation.

News out of Jayhawk camp this summer had Mangino abandoning his base 4-3 defense to better take advantage of a deep secondary and hide his unproven linebacker unit. At media day, however, Mangino was adamant that his primary defense would stay the same.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/ku_secondary_has_depth#comments

8/17/2009 4:12:54 PM

Todd Reesing has an awful lot of watchers all the sudden.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/kus_reesing_being_watched#comments

8/17/2009 12:41:54 PM

Kansas State's Oct. 3 meeting with Iowa State at Arrowhead Stadium will kick off at 2 p.m., the school announced Monday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/kickoff_set_for_ksu_isu#comments

8/17/2009 11:43:42 AM

Still looking for help in their receiving corps, the Chiefs on Monday announced the signing of seven-year veteran Ashlie Lelie, a former first-round draft pick by Denver in 2002.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-17/chiefs_sign_wr_lelie#comments

8/19/2009 8:49:55 PM

LAWRENCE - Daniel Porter knows speed.

He and speed have grown up together in San Francisco. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds.

"Pretty fast, I guess," he said.

But the newest Kansas running back found out something unusual during the training camp KU just finished.

He needs to be faster to play Division I football.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-19/ku_notes_porter_knows_speed#comments

8/19/2009 8:06:54 PM

MANHATTAN -- Lawrence Tolbert got out of prison and took his son to a football game.

Tolbert, a former Kansas State tight end, got to watch from the sideline. He managed to get an extra pass -- one for him, one for his son -- and they stood together in the rain.

Almost 10 years later, this is the thing Brodrick Smith remembers.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-19/fatherhood_drives_ksus_smith#comments

8/19/2009 7:38:45 PM

On draft day, every fantasy owner is looking for an advantage -- a player the opponent hasn't considered or a player who should be avoided like the swine flu. Most fantasy owners are looking for the unknown sleeper to help them gain an advantage over their rivals. Let's look at a few sleeper wide receivers for this season's fantasy draft.

SLEEPERS

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-19/look_for_these_nfl_sleepers#comments

8/21/2009 10:38:39 AM

Joseph Kassanavoid, a redshirt freshman quarterback at Kansas State, was arrested at 10:45 p.m. Thursday on misdemeanor battery charges.

A 21-year-old female with the same Manhattan address also was arrested.

No further details were available as of Friday morning, said Lt. Michael Quintanar of the Riley County Police Department.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-21/k_state_backup_qb_arrested#comments

8/20/2009 6:28:58 PM

MINNEAPOLIS -- All eyes will be on the quarterbacks Friday night when the Kansas City Chiefs play their second preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at 7 p.m. at the Metrodome.

One quarterback, however, clearly will draw more attention than the other.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-20/all_eyes_on_favre_vs_chiefs#comments

8/20/2009 6:05:16 PM

MANHATTAN -- Back in phase one of the Manhattan Project a frequent comment Bill Snyder attributed to offensive linemen was particularly enlightening.

Football writers often lump backs and receivers together as skill players. But when the reference was casually mentioned around the Kansas State coach, he refused to sequester his blockers.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-20/column_new_aide_must_hold_the_line#comments

8/20/2009 4:42:02 PM

LAWRENCE -- The funny thing is, two years ago, Cole Aldrich weighed 265 pounds.

That was too much. So he started losing it.

Now, he weighs 248.

That is not heavy enough. So now he's lifting like crazy and drinking protein shakes.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-20/aldrich_slowly_expanding#comments

8/20/2009 4:25:14 PM

Well, it's about time someone gave this Sunflower Showdown thing some hype.

That's a joke. Even without ESPN's College GameDay crew in town, the Jan. 30 clash between Kansas State and Kansas was bound to get more ink than any other sporting event we cover this season.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-20/column_rivalry_finally_worth_hype#comments

8/22/2009 12:42:56 AM

NFL preseason

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Miami 1 0 0 1.000 12 9

Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 45 41

New England 1 1 0 .500 33 32

N.Y.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/football_results#comments

8/21/2009 11:57:59 PM

Todd Haley talked earlier this past week about wanting to keep his new Chiefs house from burning to the ground following an inept performance in a 16-10 preseason opening loss.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-21/column_chiefs_douse_the_fire#comments

8/21/2009 10:38:39 AM

Joseph Kassanavoid, a redshirt freshman quarterback at Kansas State, was arrested at 10:45 p.m. Thursday on misdemeanor battery charges.

A 21-year-old female with the same Manhattan address also was arrested.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-21/k_state_backup_qb_arrested#comments

8/22/2009 9:58:02 PM

Zach Watkins and Michael Krajicek came to Washburn together in the 2005 recruiting class and were projected to play side-by-side at inside linebacker as the future foundation of the defense.

Watkins has fullfilled his promise as a fixture since the 2006 season, earning All-MIAA and All-America honors with three 100-plus tackle seasons.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/linebackers_anchor_wu_defense#comments

8/22/2009 9:17:47 PM

MANHATTAN -- The guy with EMAW on his shirt handed Daniel Thomas a poster.

"You're going to be a beast this year," he said as Thomas scrawled his signature. "Glad you're finally here."

Kansas State fans waited nearly two years to catch a glimpse of the heralded junior college transfer who signed with K-State in 2008 but didn't arrive on campus until this fall.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/thomas_makes_ksu_debut#comments

8/22/2009 7:24:06 PM

The next time the kids complain about mathematics, tap "Hinkle poker" into a YouTube search.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/column_poker_pair_all_in#comments

8/22/2009 7:05:05 PM

"It's my obligation to do more than just exist."

-- Darrell Stuckey

LAWRENCE -- Darrell Stuckey is full of it.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/as_they_say_stuckey_is_special#comments

8/22/2009 6:01:12 PM

MINNEAPOLIS - Camera flashes illuminated the Metrodome on each of Brett Favre's eight plays for Minnesota.

But on the field, Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel clearly stole Friday night's spotlight.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/cassel_shines_in_kc_loss#comments

8/22/2009 10:14:13 AM

Kansas is No. 25 in the preseason Associated Press poll, which came out Saturday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-22/ku_no_25_in_ap_poll#comments

8/24/2009 2:29:13 AM

LAWRENCE - He's been coaching this incarnation of his team for weeks, even months, if you count spring ball, and more than that if you consider that 18 starters return from last season.

Yet Mark Mangino can't say he has a feeling one way or another about his Jayhawks and, based on his experience, maybe he shouldn't.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-24/mangino_optimistic_unsure#comments

8/25/2009 6:15:31 PM

Andre Sloan El is a multi-dimensional quarterback who is a threat as a passer and runner, so it wasn't surprising he was the leading rusher for Emporia State's football team last season.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-25/hornets_open_season_at_home#comments

8/25/2009 4:48:18 PM

OMAHA, Neb. - Federal prosecutors who accused a financial adviser of running a Ponzi scheme say they don't believe the three NFL players who partnered with her did anything wrong.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-25/feds_players_not_ponzi_suspects#comments

8/25/2009 4:40:46 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final phase of Todd Haley's tough and demanding Kansas City training camp will include two new blockers who were hurried in to help a beleaguered offensive line.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-25/line_worries_prompt_kc_trade#comments

8/25/2009 4:11:50 PM

Autographs, concessions and football practice are available for KU fans Wednesday in Lawrence at KU's fan appreciation day.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-25/ku_to_host_fans_wednesday#comments

8/25/2009 12:42:05 AM

The Kaw Valley Catbackers is sponsoring a bus trip to the Kansas State-Iowa State football game at Arrowhead Stadium Oct. 3. Kickoff is 2 p.m.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-25/catbackers_sponsor_bus_trip#comments

8/24/2009 10:54:16 PM

DAVIE, Fla. - The Miami Dolphins traded offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice.

Ndukwe started 15 games at right guard for Miami last season after an injury to Donald Thomas.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-24/dolphins_trade_two_to_chiefs#comments

8/26/2009 10:10:27 PM

As we advance through the preseason, many NFL players are beginning to show their potential as fantasy football prospects. Adversely, many players are not showing much fantasy value. We looked at a few busts last week, but let's take a look at a few more.

http://cjonline.com/sports/basketball/2009-08-26/cassel_among_fantasy_concerns#comments

8/26/2009 9:52:02 PM

Confident of a solid punting game, Washburn football coach Craig Schurig feels good about the potential of the special teams with the addition of a new place-kicker this season.

The Ichabods have All-MIAA honorable mention selection Austin Hills back as the punter while Steve Ivanisevic, a senior transfer from Northern Illinois, will handle the field goal and kickoff duties.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-26/bods_kicking_on_solid_footing#comments

8/26/2009 9:38:31 PM

Ready or not, Dane Simoneau became Washburn's starting quarterback in the seventh game of the 2008 season.

Simoneau had played a few snaps the preceding weeks, but when he took the first snap of the game against Emporia State the redshirt freshman's head was spinning.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-26/simoneau_poised_to_lead_bods#comments

8/26/2009 8:02:19 PM

LAWRENCE -- Well, Kansas isn't going to the Wing T offense or anything, but Wednesday's open practice at fan appreciation day at Memorial Stadium did reveal a couple bits of strategical intrigue.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-26/ku_notes_nickel_or_entire_buck#comments

8/26/2009 12:05:10 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. - Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Eric Warfield has been sentenced to one-to-three years in a Nebraska prison for fourth-offense drunken driving.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-26/warfield_sentenced_for_dui#comments

8/27/2009 11:45:00 PM

HAAC CAPSULES

AVILA

Coach - Bruce Young (8-45, 5th year).

Last year - 3-8, 2-8 HAAC (tie 9th).

Returning starters - 9 offense, 8 defense.

Top returnees - TE Matt Rodenburg, C Chris Morefield, DE Steven Johnson, DL Chris Smith, LB Jesse Richardson.

Coaches poll - 10th.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/heart_of_america_capsules#comments

8/27/2009 11:40:54 PM

EMPORIA -- La'Darrian Page made a big splash in MIAA football in 2007 as a freshman at Missouri Western, rushing for 1,261 yards to earn second team all-conference honors.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/page_paces_esu_victory#comments

8/27/2009 11:40:00 PM

One position Benedictine coach Larry Wilcox and Baker coach Mike Grossner do not have to worry about is quarterback.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/kelly_back_to_lead_ravens#comments

8/27/2009 11:35:00 PM

KCAC CAPSULES

BETHANY

Coach - Jamie Cruce (8-12, 3rd year).

Last year - 2-8, 2-7 KCAC (tie 8th).

Returning starters - 5 offense, 7 defense.

Top returnees - QB Steven Baker, WR Collin Parks, OL Chris Jackson, DL Ty Russell, LB Jeff Simplice, CB Jamil Owens.

Coaches poll - 8th.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/kcac_capsules#comments

8/27/2009 11:30:00 PM

The baby steps involved in building a program took a giant leap forward last season at Ottawa.

The Braves went from 1-9 in 2006 to 4-6 in 2007 and last year put together an 8-2 season. A loss in the final game at Sterling prevented them from making the NAIA playoffs.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/ottawa_builds_on_success#comments

8/27/2009 11:24:00 PM

MIAA CAPSULES

CENTRAL MISSOURI

Coach - Willie Fritz (89-44, 13th year).

Last year - 7-4, 5-4 MIAA (tie 4th).

Returning starters - 5 offense, 5 defense.

Top returnees - QB Eric Czerniewski, WR Bobby Guillory, TE DeMarco Cosby, FS Randy Shepherd, LB Cody Scribner, DL Layne Kreter.

Coaches poll - 3rd.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/miaa_capsules#comments

8/27/2009 11:08:00 PM

Craig Schurig is entering his eighth season as Washburn's coach. That's an impressive stint in the volatile world of college coaching, but it doesn't even put him in the top half of the MIAA as far as tenure.

Consistency in the coaching ranks, from head coaches and assistants, is one reason why the MIAA is regarded as arguably the premier Division II conference in the nation.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/veteran_coaches_lead_miaa#comments

8/27/2009 9:57:25 PM

Jose Rodriguez and Chris Heinz have left the Kansas football team, KU officials confirmed Thursday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/two_leave_ku_football#comments

8/27/2009 8:13:42 PM

2009 SCHEDULE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/washburn_facts_figures#comments

8/27/2009 8:09:00 PM

TWO ISSUES

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/wu_ground_game_may_be_key#comments

8/27/2009 7:07:51 PM

TWO ISSUES

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/ku_line_lbs_major_concerns#comments

8/27/2009 7:07:51 PM

TWO ISSUES

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/k_state_can_the_cats_play_d#comments

8/27/2009 7:05:51 PM

2009 SCHEDULE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/ku_facts_and_figures#comments

8/27/2009 7:05:51 PM

2009 SCHEDULE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/k_state_facts_figures#comments

8/27/2009 7:02:00 PM

Six years removed from his firing and the "crushed dove" speech and the tiff with Roy Williams, Al Bohl is in St. Petersburg, Fla., not working in athletics and barely working in higher education as an adjunct professor at Flagler College.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/bohl_started_it_all_at_ku#comments

8/27/2009 7:02:00 PM

MANHATTAN -- Bill Snyder won't go as far as to string a hammock to the balcony overlooking the stadium named after him at Kansas State.

But it's safe to say he's quite comfortable in his familiar surroundings.

"Do I look like I'm under a great deal of stress? I don't feel any pressure," Snyder said.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/column_no_pressure_for_snyder#comments

8/27/2009 7:00:00 PM

Washburn coach Craig Schurig doesn't want to downplay the big-play potential of his offense, but he would prefer to see a lot of long, time-consuming drives.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/bods_seek_consistent_offense#comments

8/27/2009 4:07:22 PM

Mortality isn't usually a hot topic at Big 12 media days.

But the subject came up this year, and predictably, Bill Snyder was the coach in question.

"Have you considered," a reporter wondered, "there's a danger you're going to kill yourself trying to get back to where you were when you left?"

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/column_snyders_age_a_non_issue#comments

8/28/2009 7:02:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- He has the right body type to play nose tackle, and the perfect name. It's something else that raises concerns about 310-pound Tank Tyler.

Does he bring a suitable amount of what Kansas City coach Todd Haley calls "nastiness?" to his work?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-28/chiefs_need_a_tank_on_point#comments

8/28/2009 7:02:00 PM

Every football game Zach Watkins played for Washburn the past three seasons he started.

The All-America linebacker is omnipresent as a tackler. At the end of this, his senior season, he can fall 22 stops short of his average-season hit count (120) and still become the Ichabods' all-time leading tackler.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-28/column_watkins_quite_the_catch#comments

8/28/2009 4:20:26 PM

I'd like to introduce Mark Mangino to my dad, because I think my dad is the kind of guy Mangino wants at Memorial Stadium this year. You know, for the hostility.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-28/column_ku_needs_my_dad#comments

8/28/2009 3:34:02 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri reserve quarterback Blaine Dalton has been kicked off the team after an overnight campus arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-28/mu_boots_touted_frosh_qb#comments

8/28/2009 2:46:23 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Comfortable and conservative, giddy in the afterglow of their classic Colts-Giants game, National Football League owners had no interest in some Texas rich kid.

Already rebuffed in several efforts to buy a team, 29-year-old Lamar Hunt was finally told the league did not want to expand anywhere, especially to Hunt's beloved Dallas.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-28/afl_fools_still_around_at_50#comments

8/27/2009 9:21:07 PM

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Bo Jackson wouldn't change a thing.

The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner told about 300 people attending a College Football Hall of Fame luncheon Thursday that people often tell him how sorry they are that his football and baseball careers were cut short by a hip injury he sustained in 1991.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-27/bo_jackson_says_hes_lucky#comments

8/31/2009 5:33:22 PM

LAWRENCE -- Former University of Kansas football great Gale Sayers is coming home. Sayers will join KU's athletic department in October as director of fundraising for special projects, athletic director Lew Perkins announced Monday in a news release.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/sayers_coming_back_to_ku#comments

8/31/2009 2:24:01 PM

After scoring only two offensive touchdowns in their first three preseason games under new coach Todd Haley, the Chiefs announced Monday that Chan Gailey had been relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/gailey_out_as_kc_coordinator#comments

8/31/2009 12:01:52 PM

Bill Snyder knows who his starting quarterback will be when Kansas State opens its season Saturday against Massachusetts.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/only_snyder_knows_ksu_qb#comments

8/30/2009 6:57:29 PM

Washburn endured the expected, and unexpected, assortment of mistakes typical of the first football game of the season.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-30/ichabods_overcome_mistakes#comments

8/30/2009 12:54:09 AM

NFL preseason

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Miami 3 0 0 1.000 49 32

New England 2 1 0 .667 60 56

N.Y.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-30/football_results#comments

8/29/2009 11:19:34 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- Matt Hasselbeck appeared to be in midseason form, completing a chest pass that would have made Rick Barry proud. The Seattle Seahawks didn't even need their newest player.

Meanwhile, Matt Cassel lasted just three plays, limping off to the locker room with a leg injury. The Kansas City Chiefs could be in a lot of trouble.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-29/cassel_goes_down_in_chiefs_loss#comments

8/29/2009 11:00:16 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The No. 1 offensive unit of the Kansas City Chiefs was expected to play into the third quarter Saturday in the most meaningful exhibition of the preseason.

But the No. 1 threat lasted just three plays.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-29/column_cassels_injury_distressing#comments

8/29/2009 7:04:00 PM

MANHATTAN -- The last time Chris Cosh coached in the Big 12, teams actually ran the ball.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-29/k_state_d_starts_fresh#comments

8/29/2009 6:36:32 PM

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Patience was the watchword for Washburn: Remain patient and goods things would happen.

The Ichabods followed the plan and eventually came up with crucial plays on defense and offense to open the season with a 27-14 victory over Colorado School of Mines on Saturday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-29/ichabods_hold_off_mines#comments

9/1/2009 7:25:11 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brodie Croyle kept getting hurt and Tyler Thigpen seemed ill-suited for an NFL offense, so the Kansas City Chiefs traded for Matt Cassel and gave him a guaranteed $28 million contract before the first snap.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/chiefs_may_open_without_cassel#comments

8/31/2009 7:20:59 PM

Apparently the most fundamental element for building a solid defense apparently never was introduced at Iowa State by a previous defensive coordinator from Auburn.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/tackling_an_issue_for_isu#comments

8/31/2009 7:09:25 PM

The public inspection by T. Boone Pickens is over, the media ban is lifted and the anticipatory chatter at Eskimo Joe's soon will change.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/expectations_high_for_pokes#comments

8/31/2009 5:33:22 PM

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/sayers_coming_back_to_ku#comments

8/31/2009 12:01:52 PM

Bill Snyder knows who his starting quarterback will be when Kansas State opens its season Saturday against Massachusetts.

But, for now, he isn't telling.

"We have a decision," Snyder said during Monday's Big 12 conference call. "We will announce it (Tuesday) at the press conference."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/only_snyder_knows_ksu_qb#comments

9/2/2009 12:34:49 AM

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State's first official depth chart featured plenty of new faces and few surprises.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/ksu_notes_newcomers_abound#comments

9/1/2009 10:52:34 PM

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers have released quarterback Damon Huard.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/49ers_release_huard#comments

9/1/2009 7:58:32 PM

Musings at the mid-week:

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/column_another_snyder_rides_into_coaching#comments

9/1/2009 5:59:51 PM

LAWRENCE -- What is a brother if not both a friend and a nemesis?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/ku_notes_battling_brothers#comments

9/1/2009 5:53:09 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Amani Toomer played 13 successful seasons with the Giants, and was brought in by Kansas City to provide leadership to a young group of receivers. Alfonso Boone is a nine-year veteran, and opened training camp as a starter at defensive end.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/chiefs_cut_toomer_two_others#comments

9/1/2009 4:46:19 PM

LAWRENCE -- Huldon Tharp is nervous already, and it has nothing to do with the TV cameras in his face.

Well, maybe it has something to do with that, in kind of an abstract way. Tharp, a true freshman linebacker at Kansas, hasn't played in a real football game since his junior year at Mulvane High School, before he tore his ACL.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-01/ku_newcomers_nervous#comments

8/31/2009 2:24:01 PM

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-08-31/gailey_out_as_kc_coordinator#comments

9/3/2009 8:59:36 AM

Class 6A

Will improvement at the skill positions lead to an improved record for BLUE VALLEY NORTH (Eastern Kansas)? Coach Jason Jones hopes so after the Mustangs averaged just 11 points per game in a 3-6 season. Quarterback Dan Dolan (6-1, 170) was a sophomore starter last year and is one of four back on offense.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/state_prep_notebook#comments

9/2/2009 10:09:48 PM

Ben Bianchino played two positions last year for Washburn's football team, but he felt like he didn't have a true position.

A defensive lineman during his first two seasons, Bianchino was shifted to offensive guard and started one game. But he moved back and forth between offense and defense, never settling into a comfort zone.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/bianchino_home_on_wu_defense#comments

9/2/2009 10:07:17 PM

LAWRENCE -- Chronologically, it has been a strange career for Arist Wright.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/kus_wright_on_top_again#comments

9/2/2009 9:42:31 PM

The Bill Snyder Radio Show debuts at 7 tonight live on 32 stations across the K-State Sports Network, including KQTP (102.9) and KTOP (1490) in Topeka.

Hosted by Wyatt Thompson, the voice of the Wildcats, the show will air weekly and fans are invited to call 1-866-577-8228 to ask questions of coach Snyder. K-State opens the season against Massachusetts at 6:10 p.m. Saturday in Manhattan.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/snyder_show_back_on_air_today#comments

9/2/2009 9:40:16 PM

Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey on Wednesday was named a Senior CLASS award candidate, making it six award watch lists for the senior from Kansas City.

The Senior CLASS award is given to a senior in the NCAA's FBS division with мnotable achievements in four areas of excellence - classroom, character, community and competition,о according to a release.

Stuckey, an All-Big 12 selection last se

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/stuckey_on_class_list#comments

9/2/2009 8:32:00 PM

Cair Paravel Latin suffered significant graduation losses off last year's 6-4 team and most of the returning upperclassmen are unproven.

Still, by season's end second-year Todd Smith expects Cair Paravel to be very competitive in the Kansas Christian Athletic Association.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/cair_paravel_fights_inexperience#comments

9/2/2009 8:13:20 PM

ST. LOUIS -- Here's how the final preseason game usually plays out: the starters hang around the sideline yukking it up in baseball caps while players most people have never heard of battle for the final roster spots.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/kc_qbs_get_final_rehearsal#comments

9/2/2009 7:28:00 PM

After graduating a big senior class the previous season, Seaman was forced to play a bunch of untested underclassmen in 2008.

While the result was an unchacteristic 3-7 record, Blake Pierce's Vikings still found a way to earn a fourth straight Class 5A playoff appearance and gained valuable experience that should pay dividends this fall.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/seaman_boasts_experience#comments

9/2/2009 7:18:03 PM

Atchison Redmen

Coach: Jim Smith (12th year).

Last year's record: 4-7

Postseason: lost in second round of 4A playoffs.

Returning starters: Offense (6), Defense (5).

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/area_football_preview#comments

9/2/2009 7:17:00 PM

Granted, Chris Perry realizes his rebuilding project at Topeka West is not yet complete, but the second-year Charger coach lis encouraged by what he's seen thus far.

"We are getting stronger and more athletic across the board," Perry said.

West was 1-8 a year ago, but that represented an improvement over a winless 2007 campaign.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/west_seeks_another_step#comments

9/2/2009 7:15:11 PM

Doniphan West Mustangs

Coach: Mark Martin (6th year).

Last year's record: 4-5

Postseason: none.

Returning starters: Offense (4), Defense (5).

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/delaware_valley_preview#comments

9/2/2009 7:13:00 PM

Atchison County Tigers

Coach: Mark Smith (1st year).

Last year's record: 1-8

Postseason: none.

Returning starters: Offense (3), Defense (3).

Top returners: Logan Coder, RB-DB, 5-11, 160, sr.; Clint Corpstein, OL-DE, 6-1, 185, sr.; Dalton Atzenweiler, OT-DT, 6-1, 185, sr.; Cruz Bautista, P, 5-8, 150, sr.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/big_seven_league_preview#comments

9/2/2009 7:08:05 PM

11-MAN

Centralia Panthers

Coach: Larry Glatczak (5th year).

Last year's record: 10-2

Postseason: lost in quarterfinals of 2-1A playoffs.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/twin_valley_league_preview#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Putting together his first coaching staff at Highland Park was easier than Sadiq Muhammed ever imagined.

In fact, the former Kansas defensive back didn't even have to go outside the Jayhawk football family.

"They were calling me," Muhammed said. "There was a waiting list."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/ku_flavor_at_highland_park#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Teams don't graduate 20-plus seniors off a state champion and not feel it.

But by this season's end the Hayden Wildcats expect to be in the same position they expect to be in every year -- challenging for a Class 4A state championship.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/hayden_ready_to_reload#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Shawnee Heights coach Jason Swift can approach the loss of a large, talented senior class in one of two ways -- as a big problem or an opportunity for a bunch of players who have awaited their chance to play.

Swift, now in his seventh year at Heights, prefers the latter approach.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/heights_welcomes_new_faces#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Topeka High has made significant progress in coach Walt Alexander's first three seasons at the school, including a Class 6A playoff berth in 2007.

Now, with a large returning nucleus, the Trojans appear poised to take another step forward this fall.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/troy_seeks_playoff_return#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Washburn Rural took a big step forward last season, posting a 5-4 record and pushing Class 6A champion Junction City to overtime.

Now the key will be to make winning football the norm, as it was in the Junior Blues' glory days when Ron Bowen's teams captured three state titles from 1985-89.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/rural_eyes_return_to_glory#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

The 2009 high school football season -- my 30th as a prep writer -- begins this week across the state.

Locally, Hayden and Seaman look to be strong this season, although the Wildcats will have to overcome huge graduation losses. Seaman will need to bounce back from an uncharacteristic 3-7 campaign, even though the Vikings still claimed a fourth straight playoff berth.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/column_test_your_friday_night_brights#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Joe Schartz is grateful that Manhattan's administration decided not to buck tradition.

Schartz, the former Washburn quarterback, spent the past four seasons as a Manhattan assistant coach before being promoted to the head coaching job this fall, taking over for Butch Allbright.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/6a_manhattan_has_new_chief#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

Veteran coach Marvin Diener won't be completely satisfied until his Gardner-Edgerton program is just as powerful as the Salina Central program he left behind.

The Trailblazers are getting closer.

Now in his fourth season at Gardner-Edgerton, Diener's teams have made steady progress each season, including a 10-2 record and a berth in the Class 5A semifinals a year ago.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/5a_diener_eyes_title_shot#comments

9/2/2009 7:00:00 PM

From the outisde it might have appeared as if the 2008 Perry-Lecompton football team was an overnight success.

In truth, the Kaws' first appearance in the Class 4A state championship game was another big step forward by a program that has been on the rise the past several years.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/4a_perry_still_aiming_high#comments

9/2/2009 6:48:18 PM

Chase County Bulldogs

Coach: Derick Budke (3rd year).

Last year's record: 3-7

Postseason: lost in first round of 2-1A playoffs.

Returning starters: Offense (7), Defense (8).

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/flint_hills_league_preview#comments

9/2/2009 6:40:29 PM

Olpe Eagles

(11 man)

Coach: Chris Schmidt (3rd year).

Last year's record: 13-1

Postseason: lost in 2A state championship game.

Returning starters: Offense (5), Defense (5).

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-02/lyon_co_league_preview#comments

9/4/2009 7:32:58 AM

MANHATTAN - Kevin Morris' first game as Massachusetts' head coach was going be hard enough. It took him 24 years to get into this position, so there figured to be plenty of butterflies.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/second_snyder_era_set_to_start#comments

9/3/2009 11:16:56 PM

ST. LOUIS -- In his first preseason game calling the plays, rookie Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley had just as much trouble finishing off drives as the man he replaced.

The Chiefs had four gains of 40 yards or more and totaled 406 yards, yet still lost 17-9 to the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night to finish their fourth winless preseason this decade.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/chiefs_spark_fizzles_out#comments

9/3/2009 10:06:55 PM

Well, here we are.

There's nothing more we can write or say about Bill Snyder's return to Kansas State. Trust me on this.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/column_one_good_day#comments

9/3/2009 9:51:52 PM

Kansas has sold out its season-opening game against Northern Colorado, KU announced late Thursday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/ku_sells_out_opener#comments

9/3/2009 8:43:37 PM

A look at six marquee matchups across the state Friday:

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/prep_pick_six#comments

9/3/2009 7:19:00 PM

After graduating big senior classes, both Hayden and Shawnee Heights had plenty of holes to fill in preseason football practices.

Friday's 7 p.m. Centennial League opener at Hayden will show how successful the Wildcats and T-Birds have been in that regard.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/hayden_heights_reload_in_09#comments

9/3/2009 7:00:00 PM

LAWRENCE -- The way he talked last season, you got the impression Mark Mangino was trying to will his special teams into decency.

And the way he had produced every season before that, you had the impression he'd be able to do it. Even Mangino's bad teams had been excellent at covering kicks, returning them, blocking punts and setting up returns.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/ku_counts_on_special_teams#comments

9/3/2009 7:00:00 PM

MANHATTAN -- The athletic director's suite at Snyder Family Stadium is climate-controlled, and that's a good thing.

"I might be sweating," joked John Currie, Kansas State's new AD.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/currie_ready_for_reunion#comments

9/3/2009 7:00:00 PM

MANHATTAN -- The preseason paces Kansas State's football team went through were so physical Bill Snyder mentioned his deepest, darkest secret.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/column_no_choice_but_to_get_tough#comments

9/3/2009 7:00:00 PM

Spring practice and summer seven-on-seven drills are invaluable periods for players to improve their skills and work their way up the depth chart.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/hastings_set_for_big_year#comments

9/3/2009 7:00:00 PM

Any game on the road is test, but Emporia State faces some extreme circumstances Saturday against Augustana.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/hornets_face_tough_road_test#comments

9/3/2009 6:12:03 PM

25 YEARS AGO

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/trip_in_time_ku_31_wsu_7#comments

9/3/2009 3:42:56 PM

The old coach sensed something wasn't right.

He was back home, coaching the school he'd built into a national power. He was there to deliver the program from turmoil, to exert his calming influence and restore old traditions.

Fans watched him expectantly, assuming his mere presence would guarantee a return to glory. His players spoke of him with reverence.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/new_challenges_await_snyder#comments

9/3/2009 2:45:43 PM

PERRY - Without question, the 2008 football season was a great one for Perry-Lecompton.

Arguably, it was the best in school history. The Kaws caught fire in the postseason and rode a strong senior class all the way to the Class 4A state championship game before falling to perennial-power Hayden.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-03/perry_holton_get_early_test#comments

9/5/2009 2:01:29 AM

High school box scores

ABILENE 35, JEFFERSON WEST 7

Jefferson West (0-0) 0 0 7 0 — 7

Abilene (1-0) 14 7 7 7 — 35

Jefferson West — Siess, 9 Run. PAT — Baker, Kick.

Abilene — Ward (2), 3 Run, 3 Run; Sexton, 21 Pass from Rice; Sexton, Pass from Rice; Kelly, 12 Run.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/prep_football_results#comments

9/5/2009 1:41:16 AM

SILVER LAKE -- Keenan Kruger threw for 209 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown as Silver Lake defeated Centralia 27-7 in the season opener for both teams.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/eagles_top_centralia#comments

9/5/2009 12:54:29 AM

Step one in Hayden's reloading project was a successful one, with the defending Class 4A state champions opening the season with a 19-7 Centennial League victory over Shawnee Heights on Friday at Hayden.

Faced with the task of replacing 20-plus seniors from last year's

13-1 team, the Wildcats never trailed en route to their 10th consecutive victory.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/hayden_takes_first_step#comments

9/5/2009 12:15:15 AM

JUNCTION CITY -- In time, Sadiq Muhammed hopes to turn Highland Park into a premier football program.

Friday night, the first-year Scots head coach got a good look at another one.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/scots_fall_to_blue_jays#comments

9/5/2009 12:05:24 AM

The Jacob Hurla era, if you want to call it that, began Friday at Seaman.

And that was about as much as could be judged about it from the Vikings' 24-7 win over Topeka West. Hurla, a converted wide receiver playing quarterback for the first time, was mostly solid, a couple of times disastrous and one time dazzling.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/seaman_drops_west_24_7#comments

9/5/2009 12:03:24 AM

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Tyler Kelly expected to feel some butterflies when he took his first snap as Washburn Rural's starting quarterback.

If he was nervous, he sure didn't show it. The Highland Park transfer completed 6 of 7 passes and led the Junior Blues to touchdowns on all five of their first-half possessions in a 50-12 rout of Wyandotte on Friday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/no_sweat_for_new_rural_qb#comments

9/4/2009 11:40:56 PM

A spectacular second quarter wasn't enough to carry Topeka High past Emporia and its potent rushing attack Friday night at Hummer Sports Park.

The Trojans fought back from a 20-point deficit to take the lead at halftime, but Emporia regained control of the game in the second half for a 40-21 Centennial League victory.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/high_cant_complete_comeback#comments

9/4/2009 11:22:18 PM

PERRY -- The last time Holton ventured to Perry-Lecompton, 35 points wasn't enough to get the job done.

Thanks to a much improved defensive effort, it was more than enough in Friday night's return trip.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/holton_gets_revenge_on_perry#comments

9/4/2009 10:49:06 PM

There was a brief scare for Washburn early Friday against New Mexico Highlands.

On the second play of the game, quarterback Dane Simoneau was hit after releasing a pass and limped off the field.

The scare was just that -- brief.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/wu_rout_sets_school_record#comments

9/4/2009 10:36:23 PM

Midway through the second quarter Friday night, the weary New Mexico Highlands quarterback resorted to improvisation.

Facing a long field, and even longer odds, Narcisco Diaz tried to bob and weave in the pocket as his only form of protection.

Sugar Ray he's not. Washburn defensive end Eric Lawrence plowed ahead and administered a sack.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/column_bods_hope_breather_helps#comments

9/4/2009 6:54:30 PM

Former Kansas State offensive tackle Damion McIntosh, who started 15 games at left tackle and 16 on the right side in his two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, was one of eight players cut by the club Friday in the first trim to the ultimate 53-man final roster.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/chiefs_cut_ex_cat_mcintosh#comments

9/4/2009 6:44:05 PM

COLLEGE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/friday_football_scores#comments

9/4/2009 6:28:07 PM

1. Are the special teams really fixed?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/3_ku_questions_vs_unc#comments

9/4/2009 6:21:29 PM

1. Who's No. 1?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/3_ksu_questions_vs_umass#comments

9/4/2009 6:19:29 PM

Shallow thoughts while wondering why a red-and-blue color scheme on a beer can is a big deal all of a sudden ... Beer companies have been using those colors forever. I (guess I) can (kind of) understand KU's stance on the team-colored Bud Light cans -- They'll encourage underage drinking(!) -- but the words ring a little hollow when you can buy shot glasses, bottle openers, koozies and beer mugs with little (officially licensed) Jayhawks on them all over the country. Besides, wouldn't the underage argument work better if it was Natural Light trying to do this? Or if vendors hadn't been selling the team-colored cans at KU's kickoff rally in Prairie Village? Prediction: Tertavian Ingram is on the field for KU's first offensive snap Saturday. As soon as Kansas gets ahead by three touchdowns Saturday (which, basically, is right now), it should pull Todd Reesing in favor of Kale Pick. Not only does Pick badly need the reps, there is no reason to have Reesing playing out the string in a meaningless blowout. He owns all the relevant school passing records, anyway, and he's not going to win the Heisman unless KU goes undefeated. He's just not. So why do I feel like Reesing is still going to be in there in the fourth quarter? You know it's football season when people start calling the newspaper to find out what channel the game is going to be on. Something tells me they don't call their cable providers to find out what page the KU sidebar is going to be on. Seriously, though, thanks for reading. KU has a new text-messaging system in place for fans to report emergencies during games. For example, "omg so drunk thx to red and blue cans just puked off top row lol!" or "somebody help our linemen. boy named Suh is beating them up." Some fans are getting tired of KU's intro video with the GGI Jayhawk-shaped jets and the "Enter Sandman" and the exploding helmets. I've actually grown fond of it. It has crossed from "corny and kind of embarrassing" to "awesomely corny and ironically hilarious," much like Tom Jones. Most underrated preseason move: Getting Brad Thorson on the field. He wasn't going to play at center, but he's a former Big 10 lineman with a nasty streak in him, so it's good KU found a place for him at guard. Random thought: Is there anybody who likes Big Jay better than Baby Jay? If not, could KU just have two Baby Jays, or is it all relative, meaning two Baby Jays would effectively just look like two regular Jays? You see where Darrell Stuckey is up for the Senior CLASS award? Here's handing Dezmon Briscoe the Go To Class Award.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/column_kus_can_of_worms#comments

9/4/2009 3:18:46 PM

Larry Wilcox, head football coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, is in a Kansas City, Mo., hospital after undergoing open heart surgery on Thursday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-04/wilcox_heart_surgery_successful#comments

9/8/2009 1:09:48 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Buried beneath Kansas City's 0-4 preseason record and all the anxiety over a stinky offense, a bit of good news is trying to peek out.

A defense that was the main culprit in last year's 2-14 debacle is beginning to stir, showing signs of slowly returning to life.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-08/kc_defense_less_offensive#comments

9/7/2009 8:38:49 PM

Centennial League football standings

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/centennial_league_fb_standings#comments

9/7/2009 8:36:50 PM

City football statistics

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/city_football_statistics#comments

9/7/2009 8:34:49 PM

Three city boys soccer teams are listed in the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association week-one state rankings, led by Washburn Rural, which is No.3 in the all-class rankings.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/city_high_school_notes#comments

9/7/2009 8:24:56 PM

Security at Oklahoma State doesn't begin and end when the Brink's truck backs into the loading dock with a load of cash from T. Boone Pickens.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/young_provides_security#comments

9/7/2009 6:49:00 PM

If a break-in occurs soon at the Missouri football complex, one potential suspect comes to mind.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/motivated_tigers_impressive#comments

9/7/2009 4:14:39 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Quarterback Matt Cassel appeared on Kansas City's practice field Monday for the first time since injuring his left knee on Aug. 29, but his status for Sunday's opener at Baltimore remained unclear.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/injured_chiefs_qb_back_on_field#comments

9/7/2009 2:27:08 PM

MANHATTAN -- The weather was cool, and that was strange.

"If I had known that the weather was going to be as it is, we would have played this game in the afternoon," Bill Snyder said.

Kansas State's players and coaches spent Friday night in a Manhattan hotel, and that was strange, too.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/snyder_still_adjusting_too#comments

9/7/2009 1:31:03 PM

Nineteen former Kansas State players survived the final NFL roster cuts this weekend, including three players from the 2008 team.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/19_cats_make_nfl_rosters#comments

9/7/2009 1:40:36 AM

Super 10

1. Hutchinson (1) 1-0

Rockhurst revenge is rout

2. Olathe North (2) 1-0

Eagles drop 71 in opener

3. Gardner-Edgerton (4) 1-0

DeSoto no match for Diener

4. Junction City (5) 1-0

Good opener for defending champs

5. Manhattan (NR) 1-0

Indians pull upset on final play

6. Wichita Northwest (7) 1-0

Grizzlies squeak by Kapaun

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/state_prep_football_rankings#comments

9/7/2009 12:12:10 AM

KANSAS AT UTEP

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/kansas_at_utep#comments

9/7/2009 12:10:11 AM

1. Who's No. 1?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/3_answers_k_state_vs_umass#comments

9/7/2009 12:08:10 AM

1.Are the special teams really fixed?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-07/three_answers_for_jayhawks#comments

9/6/2009 7:38:49 PM

Kansas receiver Raimond Pendleton remains suspended for Saturday's game at UTEP, coach Mark Mangino said Sunday.

Four players -- receivers Pendleton and Dezmon Briscoe and defensive linemen Jamal Greene and Jeff Wheeler --- were suspended for Saturday's opener against Northern Colorado. Mangino said Briscoe and Greene's absences were part of the terms of their spring suspensions.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/ku_wr_still_suspended#comments

9/6/2009 12:54:42 AM

College

AP TOP 25

RESULTS SATURDAY

#1 Florida 62, Charleston Southern 3

#2 Texas 59, Louisiana-Monroe 20

#20 BYU 14, #3 Oklahoma 13

#4 Southern Cal 56, San Jose State 3

#5 Alabama vs.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/football_results#comments

9/6/2009 12:40:00 AM

REPORT CARD

OFFENSE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/ksu_notepad_grade_card#comments

9/6/2009 12:27:04 AM

REPORT CARD

OFFENSE

Considering the opponent, the final score was a little underwhelming, but this was a good offensive performance. The running game was especially impressive, which should be encouraging because Kansas did not run it well in the nonconference season last year.

Grade: A

DEFENSE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/ku_notepad_grade_card#comments

9/6/2009 12:21:02 AM

LAWRENCE -- Kale Pick paced up and down the sidelines.

As the clock wound down and Kansas continued to light up the scoreboard, it became apparent that the backup quarterback would play in his first collegiate game. The question became, when?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/pick_makes_most_of_chance#comments

9/6/2009 12:10:26 AM

MANHATTAN -- Consider J.J. Smith among those glad to see Bill Snyder back on the Kansas State sideline.

Smith, a former K-State running back and 1994 graduate, said he felt disconnected from the program during former coach Ron Prince's three-year tenure. As a result, he didn't attend any K-State home games from 2006 to 2008.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/k_state_family_together_again#comments

9/6/2009 12:06:38 AM

MANHATTAN -- Snapshots Kodak claims to capture at any family reunion were in focus Saturday before Kansas State's football opener.

Moments could be defined as:

Touching: A video tribute of the strides made previously under Bill Snyder, to the strains of the Brooks and Dunn hit, "Proud of the House We Built."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-06/column_family_fun_fades_for_cats#comments

9/5/2009 10:54:21 PM

MANHATTAN - Like any family reunion, this one had its share of dysfunction.

But the good moments (narrowly) outweighed the bad, and that's probably what mattered to those in attendance.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-05/cats_hang_on_vs_umass#comments

9/9/2009 10:42:38 PM

Coach Mike Beagle saw nothing but one-way signs when it came to Mashawn Copeland's sophomore season and Highland Community College's hopes for 2009.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/injury_sidelines_copeland#comments

9/9/2009 7:54:22 PM

LAWRENCE -- Bradley McDougald is not talking. He is not regurgitating. He is not just trying to get through this.

He is pausing, because he is thinking of the best way to answer the question, which is this: As a true freshman, when you get thrown into the fire immediately, do you feel ready?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/ku_frosh_ready_now#comments

9/9/2009 6:11:49 PM

MANHATTAN -- If you're wondering about Kansas State's offensive identity, Carson Coffman is wondering the same thing.

"I don't think we have one yet," Coffman said after a pause. "We're still trying to find it a little bit."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/cats_seek_offensive_identity#comments

9/9/2009 5:52:58 PM

After an eight-month layoff, the first week of preseason is always welcome, but soon the average fan begins to pine for the time when the games actually count for something. Never fear fans, the games now matter, beginning with Thursday night's Tennessee-Pittsburgh tilt. Enjoy.

So, let's take a look at a few start 'em and sit 'em players for Week 1.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/column_better_start_rodgers#comments

9/9/2009 5:17:07 PM

Steve Ivanisevic had an inauspicious debut as Washburn's place-kicker.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/wu_kicker_in_record_book#comments

9/9/2009 4:25:05 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel practiced for the second time this week, wearing a brace on his left knee as he went through individual drills Wednesday.

His status for Sunday's season opener at Baltimore? Still up in the air.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/cassel_may_not_be_ready#comments

9/9/2009 1:19:32 AM

AREA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Brayden Bloomfield

Clifton-Clyde, senior quarterback

His performance: Bloomfield was a one-man wrecking crew in the Eagles' opener against BV-Randolph.

The senior back rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns and also threw for three scores and 95 yards in a 74-28 victory.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-09/clifton_clyde_senior_honored#comments

9/8/2009 10:34:52 PM

Musings at the mid-week:

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-08/column_one_in_power_for_k_state#comments

9/8/2009 9:42:31 PM

Kansas moved up one spot to No. 24 in The Associated Press poll announced Tuesday.

The Jayhawks (1-0) rode a 49-3 whipping of Northern Colorado to their latest national ranking. KU is No. 25 in this weekнs USA Today (coaches) poll.

The coaches ranked Kansas as the first team receiving votes (No. 26) in their preseason poll.

Big 12 teams are prominent in both polls.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-08/ap_ranks_ku_24th_in_poll#comments

9/11/2009 12:38:57 AM

High school

RESULT THURSDAY

Galena 36, Colgan 34

AREA STAT LEADERS

11-man

Rushing

Name, school Car. Yds. Y/G

Paden, Wathena 35 294 294.0

Blevins, Royal Valley 23 240 240.0

Tice, Osage City 21 239 239.0

Kolmer, Emporia 31 231 231.0

McKenna, Holton 15 221 221.0

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/prep_football_results#comments

9/10/2009 7:02:09 PM

OVERLOOKED ...

Five things deserving of more hype in college football:

1. The Fall Classic

No. 4 Pitt State vs. No. 7 Northwest Missouri might be the best game played at Arrowhead Stadium this season.

2. Rugby-style punting

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/overlooked_or_overrated#comments

9/10/2009 7:02:09 PM

20 YEARS AGO | Sept. 9, 1989

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/ksu_20_years_ago#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:08 PM

Last week's ranking in parenthesis

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/miaa_power_rankings#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:08 PM

Big eater

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/ku_notebook_week_2#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

In the quest for bigger, stronger and faster athletes, Washburn has taken a major step ahead of its competition.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/building_stronger_bods#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

Two nonconference games could not have turned out better for Washburn.

The Ichabods went on the road and won over a quality opponent at Colorado School of Mines, and last week a rout of New Mexico Highlands provided an opportunity for everybody to play.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/ichabods_ready_for_miaa#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

EL PASO, Texas -- To be fair, this nonconference-road-losses thing is a pinpointed statistic. It is, perhaps, evidence that you can make numbers say anything.

In Kansas' case, you could look at the numbers and find something mystical in them.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/ku_hopes_to_end_road_woes#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

LAFAYETTE, La. -- In the heart of Louisiana's campus sits Cypress Lake, a 2-acre swampland populated by birds, fish and few hungry alligators.

Nearby you'll find Cajun Field, home to the Louisiana football team and about 40,000 hungry fans.

"We're playing in The Swamp," said Undrea Sails, a senior running back. "They call it The Swamp for a reason."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/cats_prep_for_swamp_hotbox#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

Innovative, imaginative, ingenious.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/column_hurry_up_and_wait_turn#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

Emporia State coach Garin Higgins feels like his team gave away a game last week.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/hornets_open_miaa_with_mules#comments

9/10/2009 7:00:00 PM

Home cooking

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/k_state_notebook_week_2#comments

9/10/2009 5:56:48 PM

There's nothing wrong with a 38-point rout to open a football season, but Washburn Rural coach Derick Hammes is likely to learn more about his football team after Friday's 7 p.m. Centennial League contest with Seaman at Rural's Bowen-Glaze Stadium.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/rural_awaits_test_from_vikes#comments

9/10/2009 5:50:41 PM

AREA STAT LEADERS

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/prep_fb_stats_standings#comments

9/10/2009 5:48:40 PM

While plenty of eyes will be on the battle of Eight-Man No. 1s, here are six other games across the state worth watching.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/week_2s_top_prep_games#comments

9/10/2009 5:46:40 PM

If tonight's game between Baileyville B&B and Hanover has a championship feel to it -- even in Week Two of the 2009 season -- well, there's good reason for it.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/eight_man_no_1s_collide#comments

9/10/2009 5:33:07 PM

(Last week's ranking in parenthesis)

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-10/big_12_power_ratings#comments

9/12/2009 1:44:31 AM

Student tickets available for KSU-Iowa State

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/ksu_sports_notes#comments

9/12/2009 1:24:47 AM

CLEVELAND -- Despite another masterful performance, Zack Greinke ended up with a no-decision.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/royals_win_zack_doesnt#comments

9/12/2009 1:22:47 AM

RUSHING

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/prep_football_top_performers#comments

9/12/2009 1:20:47 AM

ANDALE 36 WINFIELD 17

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/prep_football_box_scores#comments

9/12/2009 12:53:23 AM

When it comes to motivational speaking, Randall Zimmerman may rival the likes of Tony Robbins and Zig Ziglar.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/junction_runs_past_west#comments

9/12/2009 12:35:50 AM

EMPORIA -- It would be easy to look at Mark Kolmer's 231 rushing yards in Emporia's season opener and assume that the Spartans are a one-trick pony.

And while Kolmer is certainly a horse -- a workhorse for the Spartans, that is -- he is far from the only weapon in their arsenal as Hayden found out Friday night.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/emporia_stuns_hayden_28_6#comments

9/12/2009 12:33:50 AM

Kansas City-Washington fumbled the ball on the first play from scrimmage and effectively fumbled away any chance it had to stay with Shawnee Heights on Friday night.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/t_birds_rout_wildcats#comments

9/12/2009 12:31:49 AM

Washburn Rural let Seaman back in Friday's Centennial League game at the end of the first half, then proceeded to take the Vikings right back out of it.

Rural mistakes allowed Seaman to cut its deficit to seven with a touchdown on the final play of the half, but Washburn Rural dominated things the rest of the way en route to a 34-14 victory at Bowen-Glaze Stadium.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/qb_leads_junior_blues_past_vikes#comments

9/12/2009 12:27:33 AM

Highland Park showed some offensive potential with playmakers on the ground and in the air.

Tailback Dashon Jackson picked up tough yards while quarterback Nathan Horn and LaZerrick Richardson had a big-play passing flair.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/turnovers_hurt_scots_in_47_0_loss#comments

9/12/2009 12:25:33 AM

HANOVER -- The much-anticipated showdown between Eight-man powers Baileyville B&B and Hanover will have to wait another day to decide a winner.

Baileyville led 14-0 at halftime when severe thunderstorms entered the area, and school officials decided to suspend the game after a 49-minute delay.

The game will resume at 6 Saturday night.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/lightning_delays_hanover_baileyville_bb#comments

9/12/2009 12:17:02 AM

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- His offense lit up the scoreboard, but it was Topeka High's defense that lit up a happy coach Walt Alexander during the course of a 63-0 shutout romp Friday night over Kansas City-Harmon.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/troy_d_shuts_out_harmon#comments

9/11/2009 8:12:39 PM

1. What's up in the secondary?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/3_ku_questions_at_utep#comments

9/11/2009 7:41:30 PM

EL PASO, Texas - Situated between the Hueco Mountains and the Juarez Mountains is the Sun Bowl, where Kansas faces UTEP Saturday night.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/column_boring_better_for_ku#comments

9/11/2009 7:32:00 PM

Talking a good game was better for Mike Gottfried than ever getting back into coaching football.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/column_gottfried_makes_right_call#comments

9/11/2009 7:25:00 PM

1. Can the Cats handle the heat?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/ksu_3_questions_vs_louisiana#comments

9/11/2009 6:42:42 PM

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State coach Bill Snyder needed only one game back in the stadium that bears his name to prove himself to his new boss.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/ksu_gives_snyder_new_deal#comments

9/11/2009 6:22:17 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Forty-eight hours before the Kansas City Chiefs launch their season in Baltimore, coach Todd Haley says quarterback may not be the only position where the starter is not set in stone.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/haley_some_positions_not_set#comments

9/11/2009 5:22:58 PM

High school scores

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-11/friday_football_scores#comments

9/13/2009 9:22:17 PM

1. What's up in the secondary?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/3_answers_for_ku#comments

9/13/2009 7:08:33 PM

1. Can the Cats handle the heat?

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/3_answers_ksu_vs_louisiana#comments

9/13/2009 6:33:23 PM

Super 10

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/prep_football_rankings#comments

9/13/2009 5:51:33 PM

BALTIMORE -- Here's a switch: The Baltimore Ravens won on the strength of their offense.

Even more surprising, the Ravens used the pass more than their usual punishing running game in a 38-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/ravens_spoil_haleys_debut#comments

9/13/2009 12:27:57 AM

LAFAYETTE, La. -- Inside one locker room, a kicker celebrated.

Outside the other, a kicker searched for explanations.

"Hero or zero," said Louisiana's Tyler Albrecht. "That's what my dad says."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/missed_field_goals_plague_cats#comments

9/13/2009 12:21:41 AM

OFFENSE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/ku_report_card#comments

9/13/2009 12:19:41 AM

EL PASO, Texas -- The gall of this guy, Dezmon Briscoe.

He is standing there talking about how Kansas' offense didn't play so well in the 25th-ranked Jayhawks 34-7 win Saturday against UTEP at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and he isn't realizing how preposterous those words will look set against the cold, hard facts.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/ku_offense_good_when_bad#comments

9/13/2009 12:16:19 AM

High school scores

RESULTS SATURDAY

Baileyvillle B&B 28, Hanover 14

Circle 40, Prairie View 15

Hoisington 30, Nickerson 12

RESULTS FRIDAY

City

Emporia 28, Hayden 6

Junction City 51, Topeka West 9

Manhattan 47, Highland Park 0

Shawnee Heights 43, KC Washington 8

Topeka High 63, KC Harmon 0

Washburn Rural 34, Seaman 14

Cair Paravel 54, Lawr

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/prep_football_results#comments

9/13/2009 12:15:20 AM

College

RESULTS SATURDAY

Big 12

Kansas 34, UTEP 7

Louisiana-Lafayette 17, Kansas State 15

Iowa 35, Iowa St.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-13/football_results#comments

9/12/2009 11:32:12 PM

Dane Simoneau, only a sophomore, is undecided on an academic major, according to his profile in Washburn's media guide.

He may want to consider pre-med as he operated like a surgeon in the Ichabods' 54-31 MIAA victory over Missouri Southern on Saturday at Yager Stadium.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/ichabods_cut_up_lions#comments

9/12/2009 10:25:05 PM

LAFAYETTE, La. -- This was a comedy of errors, a real side-splitter.

Louisiana got the last laugh.

Tyler Albrecht, a junior attempting the first field goal of his career, drilled a 48-yarder with 32 seconds remaining to give the Cajuns a 17-15 win against Kansas State.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/k_state_falls_at_louisiana#comments

9/12/2009 9:27:17 PM

EL PASO, Texas -- At some point, the 6-foot-7 Kansas player who was putting so much pressure on the UTEP quarterback Saturday night will reach under his chin, rip off the rubber mask that looks just like Jeff Wheeler and reveal himself to be Ed "Too Tall" Jones.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/no_24_ku_whips_utep#comments

9/12/2009 9:21:10 PM

OFFENSE

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/wildcat_report_card#comments

9/12/2009 6:15:41 PM

If my father had not liked to tinker as a handyman on weekends, or had Kansas City not obtained a franchise, the American Football League might have been taboo at our house.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/column_fun_football_an_afl_legacy#comments

9/12/2009 5:30:00 PM

They say hope springs eternal at the start of any sports season. Yes, even if your team is the Kansas City Chiefs.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/column_it_takes_faith_to_have_hope_in_chiefs#comments

9/12/2009 5:05:00 PM

GAMES SUNDAY

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-12/nfl_previews_picks#comments

9/16/2009 5:04:48 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs, struggling to upgrade their wide receiver corps, added former Arizona wide receiver Lance Long to their practice squad on Wednesday.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/chiefs_add_wr_lance_long#comments

9/16/2009 4:44:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Matt Cassel appeared to be running more briskly in practice Wednesday morning, creating hope Kansas City's No. 1 quarterback might start Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.

Coach Todd Haley said Cassel, who injured his left knee in a preseason game Aug. 29 and sat out the season opener at Baltimore, would be listed as questionable.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/chiefs_cassel_moving_better#comments

9/16/2009 4:22:24 PM

The quarterback sack is a momentum-changing play, good for the defense and bad for the offense.

Through three games, Washburn has good results both ways. The Ichabod defense is tied for second in the MIAA with 11 sacks while the offensive line is tied for first in the conference, allowing quarterback Dane Simoneau to be brought down only one time.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/ichabods_ahead_in_sack_race#comments

9/15/2009 11:16:32 PM

DETROIT -- Jim Leyland is out of answers.

Not only did his division-leading Detroit Tigers drop a fifth straight game to the last-place Kansas City Royals, 11-1 on Tuesday night, he has to fill another spot in his patchwork rotation.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/royals_rout_washburn_tigers#comments

9/15/2009 8:23:04 PM

MANHATTAN -- Daniel Thomas showed up three minutes early to his team meeting, and the reporters were waiting.

This is what happens when you top 100 yards in your first two Division I games, when you rank 11th in the nation in rushing, when you can hurdle defenders in a single bound.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/ksu_notes_thomas_a_star#comments

9/15/2009 7:07:16 PM

MANHATTAN -- Well, this is a new one.

Kansas State plays at UCLA on Saturday, and there is convincing evidence to suggest the Wildcats and Bruins are headed for a defensive battle.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/defense_could_reign_at_rose_bowl#comments

9/15/2009 5:47:32 PM

CITY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/wrs_kelly_city_athlete_of_week#comments

9/15/2009 5:44:22 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs shuffled in a new pair of hands Tuesday in coach Todd Haley's continuing quest to locate an acceptable set of wide receivers. Still unclear is who would be throwing the ball.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/chiefs_sign_wr_cut_turk#comments

9/15/2009 5:12:54 PM

LAWRENCE -- It's not that anybody has ever confused a defensive lineman for a scientist, but Tom Sims is merely driving home a point.

"Don't tell anybody," says KU defensive line coach, "but this is what I do: Go left, go right or go straight ahead. If you go backwards, you know you messed up.

"Defensive line is not rocket science."

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/ku_sacks_all_in_the_details#comments

9/15/2009 4:33:40 PM

LAWRENCE -- If you thought Todd Reesing looked a little off against UTEP on Saturday, then you have something in common with Todd Reesing.

"I did not play my best and was not as sharp for whatever reason," Reesing said.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-15/ku_notes_reesing_off#comments

9/17/2009 8:46:16 AM

PITTSBURG - Pittsburg State basketball coach Gene Iba says he will retire after the upcoming season.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-17/psu_basketballs_iba_to_retire#comments

9/16/2009 9:59:22 PM

Team	League		Overall
	W	L	W	L
Emporia	2	0	2	0
Junction City	2	0	2	0

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/centennial_league_standings#comments

9/16/2009 7:49:49 PM

LAWRENCE -- Nobody, not even Kansas center Jeremiah Hatch's buddy Jeff Spikes, knew Hatch was feeling sick Saturday in El Paso.

"Not before the first time he threw up," said Spikes, KU's starting right tackle. "I saw his eyes turn bloodshot red. He looked at me and they just started jittering. I was like, 'Oh man, here it comes.'"

Kansas is hoping that's where it stays.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/jayhawks_fighting_flu_bug#comments

9/16/2009 7:37:01 PM

Maybe it was my imagination while gazing at the slippery slopes of the Rockies.

But no where in the Big 12, circa mid-1990s, did it seem as if Kansas State was threatening the foothold of another football program quite like Colorado.

The Buffaloes were going good. Took on all comers and even created their own Thanksgiving rivalry with Nebraska.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/column_young_and_old_rick_and_bill#comments

9/16/2009 7:31:31 PM

Well, the fantasy smoke has cleared from Week 1.

http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-09-16/column_favre_should_look_young_vibrant_against_lions#comments

Team	League		Overall
	W	L	W	L
Emporia	2	0	2	0
Junction City	2	0	2	0

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