The Newell Post

Breakdown: Why KU’s Wildcat formation didn’t work against South Dakota

*For this blog, I have consulted a Div. II offensive assistant coach, someone we'll just call "Coach."* Following Kansas' 31-14 victory over South Dakota, I heard many Jayhawk fans suggest that coach Charlie Weis should ditch the Wildcat (or Jayhawk) formation altogether. I wanted to ask ...

Here’s how Charlie Weis’ juco gamble is looking so far

I talked earlier this year about how Kansas football coach Charlie Weis should embrace risk with this year's football team. If you remember, one high-risk, potentially high-reward tactic was loading his latest recruiting class with 19 junior-college scholarship players. So is the gamble ...

Cliff’s Notes: Charlie Weis press conference, 9/3/13

Here is the Cliff's Notes version from Kansas football coach Charlie Weis' comments at his press conference today. KU's updated depth chart and full press conference audio from Weis have been posted. • **KU’s coaches were happy with the play of nickels Victor Simmons and Coutrney ...

Why James Sims shouldn’t be a workhorse running back for KU in 2013

"Why is James Sims a good running back?" If I asked the average Kansas football fan that question, my guess is that I would get two main responses. • In only nine games in 2012, Sims was second in the Big 12 with 1,013 rushing yards. • Sims led the Big 12 in 2012 with 112.6 ...