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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
Spring game shows defensive improvement
ETHAN PADWAY epadway@kansan.com
In one of the Kansas football team's practices last week, sophomore linebacker Michael Reynolds had three different coaches talk to him about running the play full speed.
At the end of practice, coach Charlie Weis called him out for it, trying to explain to him that they are going after him because he is one of the few players on the team who can make that play.
points per game in the NCAA Division I last season.
"My whole coaching point to him is that he is one of the guys that can
Reynolds, along with fellow linebacker senior Toben Opurum, played a hybrid linebacker/defensive end position normally seen more in a 3-4 defensive scheme than in the Jayhawks 4-3.
"I'm very comfortable with it because it gives me the chance to stand up and rush the passer and also play in coverage." Reynolds said.
Weis likes playing more versatile players at both positions because it allows him to keep his best players on the field no matter how the opposing
what his role will be in the fall. Because of Jackson's bigger build, he has the ability to play in the traditional halfback position as well as a bulkier fullback.
"He could very easily be at 230 with a couple of cheeseburgers," Weis said. "That's what were going to have to decide, what weight we want him at, but you can see he has some natural running instincts."
Sophomore running back Tony Pierson
soon's Spring Game at Memorial Stadium.
The zero on the board beneath the white squad's name is an impressive feat, but it must be noted that the teams were not matched equally. The blue squad clearly had more of the
COMMENTARY
'REBUILDING THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS 2011-12 SEASON REVIEW
Weis'influ
On a day when the University honored one of its football program's most significant figures, former coach Don Fambrough, it embarked on a new era.
An estimated 15.000 Jayhawk fans caught a glimpse of the new Kansas football team under the leadership of new coach Charlie Weis during the spring game Saturday.
New quarterbacks Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps showed off their extraordinary passing ability that Kansas fans haven't seen since Todd
ABOUT
This magazine is here to remember the basketball season that was not expected. Kansas fans are indoctrinated in the basketball way of life and the team is expected to be great.The 2011-2012 men's basketball season ended in a more exciting way than any fan anticipated at the beginning of the season.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK
ON THE COVER
Coach Bill Self lifts up the net after cutting off the last piece during the post game celebration after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 80-67, in the Midwest Regional championship game.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ian Cummings
ART DIRECTOR Hannah Wise
BUSINESS MANAGER Garrett Lent
SPORTS EDITOR Max Rothman
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