Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook

Former Kansas University running back Jon Cornish completed his five-day stay in Indianapolis on Sunday, undergoing strenuous physical and mental testing at the NFL Combine.

While most of Cornish’s results weren’t made public, the 6-foot, 210-pound Canadian unofficially ran the 40-yard dash in 4.67 seconds at the RCA Dome, according to the live broadcast of the Combine on the NFL Network. Cornish’s results from other testing, such as the 60-yard shuttle, vertical jump and bench press, weren’t shown on the broadcast. None of his numbers was among the top results posted at NFL.com.

Cornish was being tested along with many of the best running backs in college football. Predictably, Oklahoma star Adrian Peterson tested well on Sunday. He projects as a top-five pick in the NFL Draft, and his unofficial 40 time of 4.40 and a vertical of 381â2 inches certainly won’t hurt his stock.

The NFL Draft starts April 28 in New York.

¢Up next: Cornish and other KU seniors will get a chance to work out in front of NFL scouts at KU’s pro day on March 13.

The event, typically held in Anschutz Pavilion, is expected to be attended by several NFL scouts, as in year’s past.

KU’s coaching staff then will turn its attention to the current team. Spring practices start March 14 and last through the spring game on April 15.

¢Amadi released: Former KU cornerback Ronnie Amadi was released by the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League last week.

The AFL still has several former Jayhawks playing, including Brandon Perkins (Los Angeles), Ron Warner (San Jose) and Lyonel Anderson (Colorado).