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Monday, December 12, 1988/University Daily Kansan
Sing along
Members of the Pal Program sing Christmas carols to greek houses before their Christmas party at the Delta Delta Dale house. The Pal Program consists of KU students and others who become pals with children, and they meet each other once a week. The children were given a gift from Santa and participated in games like Twister and musical chairs at the party yesterday.
Kicking into gear Football coaching staff recruiting nationwide
The football season is over for the Kansas Jayhawks, but the recruiting season is in full swing.
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
Coach Glen Mason and nine other coaches are canvassers in high school and junior college football players to attend.
Each of the nine coaches is assigned a specific area of the state or the country. Since Dec. 1, the beginning of the face-to-face recruiting period, Mason has traveled to visiting the homes of prospective student-athletes.
“There are only so many homes you can go into at night. I try to make three or five a night. What you'd like to be able to do is arrange your schedule so you start early in the morning and finish up home at 9:30 at night and finish up around 11 or 11:15.”
Besides Kansas, the Jayhawks are recruiting in Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Colorado, California and the Kansas City, Chicago, New York and New Orleans in addition, in addition to some spot recruiting of junior colleges.
"From the time I started to the time I finish, I will have traveled to all of those places," Mason said. "To get 25 kids, I might have to make 100 home visits — probably more."
Though he is on the road during the week, Mason return at least one weekend to meet with student-athletes visiting the camp.
The University usually brings several recruits to the campus on the weekends. The student-athletes tour the campus and athletic facilities and meet with coaches and academic advisers. Last weekend, some recruits attended the Kansas basketball game against Loyola-Chicago.
The response so far has given Mason reason to be optimistic.
"I'm very impressed with the way we're being perceived right now, especially in Kansas City and the Kansas area," he said. "A lot of kids had an opportunity to come and watch us play and even though we didn't win a lot of games, they were impressed with the effort of the players. They saw the players playing with a lot of
enthusiasm, and they're excited about it."
The national signing date for football players is Feb. 8.
Student-athletes may commit orally before that date.
Kansas already has received a verbal commitment from Charley Bowen, a 6-foot, 170-pound defense back from Lawrence High School. Bowen was a first-tier selection on the Kansas City Star's All Metro squad.
Kansas recruiting coordinator R.D. Helt said that this was a hectic time of the year.
"I spend a lot of time on it, I know that," he said, laughing. "We get some film in on more kids that we're thinking about a bit."
"What I'm trying to do is just help our coaches as much as
can, giving them information so they can set up
(employees) at my location."
"We're getting academic appointments set up for them, getting player hosts and hostesses and activities lined up for the recruits while they're here on their visits."
Helt said the fact that Kansas State and Missouri were changing coaches helped Kansas' recruiting prospects.
"I think it's an advantage right now, especially in the state of Kansas because Kansas State hasn't been able to send its staff out on the road yet," he said. "We've been spending a lot of time learning something the other staff aren't going to be able to say."
Kansas State and Missouri are faced with situations similar to Kansas last year.
"Last year, I got the job Dec. 30, and I had to get my staff assembled and everything else," he said. "Really the first day I could even go out and talk to kids on behalf of Kansas was Jan. 15."
This year, Mason's task is easier in that the staff has been evaluating players through the football season.
Those players are at a premium, however, and Mason said he would concentrate on the high schools.
Mason said Kansas was interested in getting immediate help by signing some junior college players, especially mid-year graduates who could be in Lawrence for spring practice.
"But I've said all along that my foundation of recruiting will be the high school football player," he said. "We'll start with the Kansas player and then look across the country."
"Number-wise, we are, we have to recruit across the board," he said.
With only 61 scholarship players returning next season, Mason wants to simn the NCAA limit of 25 plavers.
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