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The Sideline Report with KU long snapper Reilly Jeffers

*Today's Sideline Report is with Kansas sophomore long snapper Reilly Jeffers.* **Jesse Newell:** What’s the best part about long snapping? **Reilly Jeffers:** The opportunity to get on the field. Being a part of the team and playing my role. There’s not a whole lot to it, but at ...

Cliff’s Notes: Charlie Weis press conference, 8/23/13

Here is the Cliff's Notes version from Kansas football coach Charlie Weis' comments at his press conference today. Full audio has been posted. • **KU junior college offensive lineman Pearce Slater came into Weis’ office early Saturday morning and told Weis there was a family emergency ...

Examining grips with KU’s Jake Heaps, Michael Cummings

In baseball, most pitchers throw fastballs in a similar way; two-seamers are thrown with the two fingers on the seams, while four-seamers are thrown with fingers going across the stitches. That made me wonder: Are quarterbacks the same way? Is it "one size fits all" when it comes to gripping ...

The Sideline Report with Marcus Jenkins-Moore

*Today's Sideline Report is with Kansas junior linebacker Marcus Jenkins-Moore, who will sit out the 2013 season after suffering a knee injury in the summer.* **Jesse Newell:** Who’s the funniest teammate you have? **Marcus Jenkins-Moore:** Marquel (Combs). **JN:** Is he even ...

Charlie Weis should embrace risk with this year’s Jayhawks

SB Nation college football writer Bill Connelly never understood why former Kansas football coach Turner Gill ran the type of offense that he did. Because KU faces a talent discrepancy against nearly every program it faces in the Big 12, Connelly believes Gill would have been better ...