Recruiting Update: Rod Harris, Darius Parish

KU added Blinn County JUCO wide receiver Rod Harris to the 2008 list of verbal commitments this weekend according to Rivals.com. Harris is leaving Blinn County after one year and judging by his video the 6-2/190 lb. wide out comes to Kansas ready to play. Rivals awarded him three stars.

KU also added a big-time defensive tackle recruit Darius Parish from Wichita during the build up to the Orange Bowl. Rivals lists the three-star recruit as commited to Jayhawks way back on 12/28. Parish has the size already at 325 lb. on a 6-3 frame.

2008 Recruits Complete List

Star/PS  Player/Location/Ht/Wt/40/Signed
4-OL -- Nathan D'Cunha*/Santa Barbara, CA -- 6-7/307 -- 12/12/2007
3-WR -- Rod Harris*/Brenham, TX --6-2/190/4.5 -- 1/12/2008
3-DT -- Darius Parish/Wichita, KS -- 6-3/325/5.08 -- 12/28/07
3-CB -- Greg Brown/Cedar Hill, TX -- 5-11/164 --12/21/2007
3-DB -- Lubbock Smith/Dallas, TX -- 5-11/182/4.4 -- 12/17/2007
3-DE -- D.J. Marshall/Mesquite, TX -- 6-4/275/4.75 -- 12/9/2007
3-DE -- Duane Zlatnik/Rossville, KS -- 6-4/260 -- 11/18/2007
3-DE -- Nicholas Plato/Edwardsville, IL -- 6-6/228/4.82 -- 11/18/2007
3-DB -- Corrigan Powell/Garland, TX -- 5-10/161/4.5 -- 11/5/2007
3-OL -- Trevor Marrongelli/Round Rock, TX -- 6-4/285/5.1 -- 11/4/2007
3-QB -- Kale Pick/Dodge City, KS -- 6-1/198/4.5 -- 10/22/2007 
3-OL -- John Williams/Tulsa, OK -- 6-4/335 -- 10/9/2007
3-OL -- Ben Lueken/St. Louis, MO -- 6-5/318/5.1 -- 9/17/2007
3-DT -- Zach Stadther/North Little Rock, AK -- 6-2/275/4.9 -- 6/19/2007
3-TE -- Tim Biere/Omaha, NE -- 6-4/235/4.8 -- 6/18/2007
3-TE -- Tanner Hawkinson/McPherson, KS -- 6-6/230/4.8 -- 6/16/2007
3-WR -- Daymond Patterson/Mesquite, TX -- 5-8/165/4.43 -- 6/9/2007
3-ATH -- Sean Ransburg/Harrisonville, MO -- 6-1/185/4.5 -- 4/10/2007
Rating Source: Rivals