Some facts about the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks:
SCHOOL COLORS: Crimson and blue
FOUNDED: 1866
ENROLLMENT: 29,877
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kan.
COACH: Mark Mangino, seventh season (32-36)
2007 RECORD: 12-1 (7-1 Big 12, second Big 12 North)
LAST BOWL: 2008 Orange Bowl, beat Virginia Tech 24-21
STADIUM: Memorial Stadium.
RETURNING STARTERS: 6 offense, 9 defense
KEY PLAYERS: QB Todd Reesing; QB/WR Kerry Meier; LB Mike Rivera; RB Jake Sharp.
KEY RECRUITS: RB Jocques Crawford; DL D.J. Marshall; DL Darius Parish; P Alonzo Rojas.
KEY DEPARTURES: DB Aqib Talib; OL Anthony Collins; TE Derek Fine; WR Marcus Henry; RB Brandon McAnderson; OL Cesar Rodriguez.
COACHSPEAK: “The kids’ confidence level is very high, much higher than it’s ever been. I tell the kids all the time … if you have confidence, you can take challenges on in life.”—Mangino
2008 SCHEDULE:
Aug. 30—Florida International
Sept. 6—Louisiana Tech
Sept. 12—at South Florida
Sept. 20—Sam Houston State
Oct. 4—at Iowa State
Oct. 11—Colorado
Oct. 18—at Oklahoma
Oct. 25—Texas Tech
Nov. 1—Kansas State
Nov. 8—at Nebraska
Nov. 15—Texas
Nov. 29—Missouri at Kansas City
