Some facts about the 2009 Kansas Jayhawks:
SCHOOL COLORS: Crimson and blue
FOUNDED: 1866
ENROLLMENT: 28,309
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kan.
COACH: Mark Mangino, eighth season at Kansas, eight overall
2008 RECORD: 8-5 (4-4 Big 12)
LAST BOWL: 2008 Insight Bowl, beat Minnesota 42-21
STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (50,071)
RETURNING STARTERS: 17 (8 offense, 7 defense, 2 special teams).
KEY PLAYERS: QB Todd Reesing, QB/WR Kerry Meier, RB Jake Sharp, WR Dezmon Briscoe, S Darrell Stuckey, DE Jake Laptad, CB Justin Thornton.
KEY RECRUITS: RB Toben Opurum, DB Bradley McDougald, OL Riley Spencer, WR Chris Omigie.
KEY DEPARTURES: LBs Joe Mortensen, Mike Rivera, James Holt, DE Russell Brorsen, C Ryan Cantrell, WR Dexton Fields, G Adrian Mayes.
COACHSPEAK: “What Todd (Reesing) has brought to us is stability at that position, and not only stability but excellence. He has gotten better every year because he works at it. He studies tape. He takes his time away from the game field seriously when he’s in meeting rooms and when he’s on the practice field.”—Mangino.
2009 SCHEDULE:
Sept. 5— Northern Colorado
Sept. 12— at UTEP
Sept. 19— Duke
Sept. 26— Southern Mississippi
Oct. 10— Iowa State
Oct. 17— at Colorado
Oct. 24— Oklahoma
Oct. 31— at Texas Tech
Nov. 7— at Kansas State
Nov. 15— Nebraska
Nov. 21— at Texas
Nov. 28— vs. Missouri in Kansas City, Mo.
