Recruiting weekend: Kansas is in the middle of its first big recruiting weekend of the winter. Rivals.com analyst Jon Kirby estimated seven recruits currently were on campus taking their official visits.

That list includes a few who already have committed to Kansas, including Free State High brothers Ryan and Brian Murphy.

Kansas currently has eight commitments for the 2007 class, all high-school players. Most recruits cannot sign until February, though graduating junior-college players can sign in December and join the team in January.

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2007 schedule: Though the opponents have been known for a while, KU has posted its 2007 schedule dates.

KU will play its first four games – all nonconference – at home, but will open Big 12 play on the road for the third straight year. The reason is the annual game with Missouri has been moved to Thanksgiving weekend for television purposes. It had been scheduled for Sept. 29, which now will be an open date.

KU’s non-league foes are Central Michigan (Sept. 1), Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 8), Toledo (Sept. 15) and Florida International (Sept. 22).

Home league games will be against Baylor (Oct. 13), Nebraska (Nov. 3), Iowa State (Nov. 17) and Missouri (Nov. 24). League road games will be against Kansas State (Oct. 6), Colorado (Oct. 20), Texas A&M (Oct. 27) and Oklahoma State (Nov. 10).

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Amadi signs: Former KU cornerback Ronnie Amadi has signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League.

Amadi, who played for KU from 2001-05, had a tryout with the Buffalo Bills and was on the roster of the afl2’s Tulsa Talons before signing with the Brigade.

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Webb honored: KU freshman cornerback Anthony Webb was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team by The Sporting News, the only Jayhawk honored.

Webb had 42 tackles and three interceptions this season, taking over the starting job at the beginning of Big 12 play.