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Kickoff time announced for matchup against Memphis
RYAN LEVINE
@ryanlevine93
The Kansas football team will finish off its 2016 nonconference schedule against the Memphis Tigers on Sept. 17. On Wednesday, a KU Athletics release announced that kickoff inside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be scheduled for 11 a.m.
The game will be televised on ESPNU. The matchup will mark the second time in as many years that the Jayhawks have squared off against an American Athletic Conference opponent, with Memphis coming out on top last season and defeating Kansas, 55-23.
After a winless year in David Beaty's first season as head coach, Kansas returns 49 lettermen from last year's squad, including 17 starters on the offensive side. Following its contest with Memphis, Kansas will begin Big 12 Conference play with a trip to Lubbock, Texas, competing against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Udoka Azubuike makes statement in second camp scrimmage
► DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dsherwoodku
The youngest member of the Kansas men's basketball team has already made an impact even though the season is still four months away. Freshman center Udoka Azubuike, from Jacksonville, Fla., scored 26 points in a 111-88 win for the blue team over the red team in a scrimmage
on Wednesday.
At 16, Azubuike is the youngest person on the team, behind freshman guard Josh Jackson and junior guard Svi Mykhailiuk, who are both 19.
A majority of Azubuike's points were in the paint, with only one shot coming from outside.
Sophomore guard
LaGerald Vick said
Azubuike is a "monster",
because of his presence in the post.
"The way he carries himself on the court and off the court," Vick said. "He catches everything and dunks everything. That's a monster to me."
All of Azubuike's teammates, including sophomore Carlton Bragg Jr., feel short standing next to the 7-foot-tall center.
"Everybody says that."
The way he carries himself on the court and off the court, he catches everything and dunks everything. That's a monster to me."
LaGerald Vick sophomore guard
Azubuike said. "I mean all I've got to do is go out there, sometimes he [Bragg] tries to guide me and sees I'm too strong for him. It's been fun so far."
For his part, Azubuke thinks that he is doing his job in the post correctly.
Azubuike has been dunking as much as anyone on the team in the
"Just work hard and keep improving," Azubuike said.
two scrimmages, and has never been afraid to in the past.
In high school, his teammates likened Azubuike to Shaquille O'Neal, calling him "Baby Shaq" or "Big Shaq."
Azubuike said one of the reasons he chose Kansas was simply the way they play.
"You can't beat KU," Azubuike said. "I just feel KU was the best for me."