Angus Quigley / Photo: annependleton.com
Had to do a little business travel this week and no free internet at the hotel, so the staff has fallen behind a bit. Besides the Insight Bowl announcement here's some of the stuff that caught my eye ...
QUIGLEY TO LB?
Yeah, it sounds great -- for spring of 2007. At this point, I think we have to admit that the personnel at running back has been mismanaged. The ideal scenario would have been for AQ to be moved last spring, the have Carmen Boyd-Anderson and Jake Sharp splitting time during the season while redshirting Jocques Crawford. Redshirting JC would have been a tough call, but I think not keeping CBA on deck was a mistake. The job is open in 2010. At 6-2/222. AQ is the right size and speed for LB and I'd love to see him rushing the QB, but it's hard to imagine he'll get that position figured out in one season. (Source - Dugan at KUsports)
WHY PAY FOR RIVALS?
DenverJayhawk at Rock Chalk Talk has pretty much eliminated the need for a premium subscription at Rivals. His interviews with the recruits are the best content out there and if you were following this week he had posts on two new defensive backs that will join the Jayhawks -- Three-star Rashawn Copeland from Highland CC and JC Three-Star Calvin Rubles from Tyler Texas. Copeland will join KU this spring as a preferred walk-on.
HELP AT DE ON THE WAY
Rivals is listing Randall Dent and Jacoby Thomas (RCT Breakdown) as new commitments at defensive end for the Jayhawks this week. Dent is listed as a three-star but Rivals has not yet rated Thomas. Signing two defensive ends is pretty nice after losing Olathe, Kansas three-star Kevin Young to Nebraska.
RIVALS PROFILE LINKS
DE Randall Dent
DE Jacoby Thomas
DB Calvin Rubles
DB Rashawn Copeland