Smithology

Examining the many offensive skills of future Jayhawk LaGerald Vick

The more you hear about Kansas basketball commitment LaGerald Vick, the more impressive he seems. National analyst Eric Bossi of Rivals watched the 6-foot-5 guard from Memphis this past weekend in New York and came away [claiming Rivals.com needs to move his national ranking of No. 137 up ...

JaCorey Shepherd learning, growing as a corner with Eagles

When JaCorey Shepherd arrived at Kansas four years ago as a wide receiver, his transition to college football included plenty of teaching moments. Now that the All-Big 12 cornerback is with the Philadelphia Eagles, who drafted him in the sixth round and this past week signed him to a ...

Ben Heeney’s childhood goals included playing at KU and in the NFL

Back before Ben Heeney became a star football player at Hutchinson, or an All-BIg 12 linebacker at Kansas or a draft pick of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, he was just a 12-year-old kid who seriously loved football. In 2004, Heeney laid out his goals for becoming a football lifer by ...

Raiders coach Jack Del Rio: Ben Heeney ‘plays with his hair on fire’

http://instagram.com/p/2Z8mzbOphl/ For the first time in his life, Hutchinson, Kansas native Ben Heeney is in California. The Bay Area is the former Kansas linebacker’s new home now, thanks to the Oakland Raiders, who took him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Heeney thought ...

Kansas O-line coach using Twitter to his advantage with video clips

Zach Yenser doesn’t claim to be on the cutting edge of social media usage, nor the inventor of some fantastic, never-before-seen concept. But Kansas University’s new offensive line coach and run-game coordinator knows what he likes and what works when it comes to using Twitter to his ...

Cheick Diallo might be the next great Kansas big man

Meet Cheick Diallo. He’s 6-foot-9, 220 pounds. He was MVP of the McDonald’s All-American game and co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic. And he just might be the next great big man at Kansas. http://twitter.com/cheick_diallo13/status/593144374495576064 Originally from Mali, the ...