Wednesday, January 26, 2000
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KU to sign top recruits
'Hawks new class full of potential
By Allan Davis
By Allan Davis
sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportwriter
As recruiting season draws to a close, Kansas has landed more help for the offensive and defensive lines. The team also has gained commitments from a defensive back and a running back.
Kansas has verbal commitments from at least four more recruits, according to the online recruiting service MO-KAN Football (http://mokanfootball.com), which is owned by Kansas graduate Jon Kirby. MO-KAN concentrates only on Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri recruiting.
Ervin Holloman, a 6-foot-4-inch, 270 pound defensive end from Garden City Community College, has committed to Kansas, Kirby said. Holloman is rated as one of the top defensive linemen in the country.
"I just felt it was the best place for me," Holman said.
Holloman roommate, wide receiver Roger Ross, was reported
to have committed to Kansas earlier in January, although Big12Recruiting.com recruiting analyst Robert Allen listed Ross as still looking at other colleges.
"I really liked the coaches. This commitment is solid. After the visit it felt right," Holoman said. "Roger always said a little something to me about Kansas."
Holloman is the younger brother of K-State defensive tackle Cliff Holloman.
MO-KAN also listed Clarence Laws, a 6-foot-4-inch, 255 pound offensive lineman from Belle Glades, Fla., as committed to Kansas. Laws was third-team allstate his senior year, which is significant in football-strong Florida.
"I really liked my visit to Kansas," he said. "After I came back I realized that's where my heart was. I have a chance to play big-time football.
"It feels good to be done with the recruiting. I liked Lawrence a lot. I liked the players, coaches and the area. It's somewhere I can relate to."
Leo Bookman, a 6-foot-2-inch, 205 pound safety from Dickinson, Texas, also committed to Kansas this past week, MO-KAN reported. Bookman has blazing speed and a
MO-KAN and the recruiting Web sites jcfootball.com (http://jcfootball.com) and Big12Recruiting.com (http://Big12Recuiring.com) reported Monday that running back Austin Nwabulasi, of Houston, had committed to Kansas. Nwabulasi would be the eighth Texan in this year's recruiting class.
40-inch vertical leap.
Recruiting analyst Jeremy Crabtree of Big 12 Blitz (http://www.big12blitz.com) said that Kansas has had one of its best recruiting efforts, and with Holloman picking Kansas, this year's recruits could be in the top 25 recruiting groups in the nation.
Defensive tackle John Culp,
Garden City Community College,
also may become a Jayhawk.
MO-KAN reported that Holloman and Culp had stated they wanted to play together the next two years, although Culp previously had committed to Virginia Tech.
Monday Crabtret reported that, according to two sources at Garden City, Culp's commitment to Virginia Tech was in limbo.
The official list of recruits will be announced Feb. 2, the final day for athletes to sign national letters of intent to attend their chosen universities.
Bronco charged with assault
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith denied charges that he beat, choked and dragged his common-law wife during a dispute in their suburban home.
Smith, who signed with the Broncos in 1994 as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri
The Associated Press
Smith was arrested Monday, released on $5,000 bond and is scheduled for a pretrial conference Feb. 2, Sgt. Atilla Denes said yesterday.
Southern, was accused of assaulting Jami Mourgla last week during a dispute about possible child custody.
According to a court affidavit, Mourgia told Parker police that she and Smith were having marital problems and got into an argument about who would get custody of their sons, ages 5 and 7, if they separated.
She said that after Smith assaulted her, she hit him back before retreating to a bedroom with the two children, the affidavit said.
Smith was charged with third-degree assault and harassment and could be sentenced to two years in prison if convicted. A judge issued a restraining order Monday directing Smith to stay away from Mourgail. 27.
"Mr. Smith denies each of those charges and allegations," Smith's lawyer, M. Shane Edgington, said.
A day after being interviewed by police, Mourglia requested the charges be dropped, but her request was denied.
"It's not unusual to have recantations in domestic violence cases," Denes said. "If the proof is there, it's our obligation to go forward even if it's against the victim's wishes."
Vacancy for Saints top coach remains
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kublak and New York Giants defensive coordinator John Fox have been interviewed for the coaching position for the New Orleans Saints.
Arizona Cardinals defensive coor-
dunlane Dave McGinnis was scheduled for an interview yesterday with assistant general manager
Charles Bailey, a New Orleans newspaper and several Phoenix broadcast stations reported.
The Saints received permission Monday to interview Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Dom Capens, who is believed to be their top candidate.
Capers interviewed yesterday with the New England Patriots. So did former Pittsburgh Steelers director of football operations Tom Donahoe, who was at one time considered the front-runner for the Saints' front-office boss.
The Saints expect to interview several other NFL coaches this week.
"They've got a process they've got to go through," said Kubiak, who earlier this month turned down an interview with the New England Patriots.
He said he was not interested in the Cowboys, the only other NFL team with a coaching vacancy.
Steelers defensive coordinator Jim Haslett reportedly has an interview scheduled with the Saints today, followed by Falcons offensive line coach Art Shell tomorrow.
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