Kansas Jayhawks Rock Chalk Roundup: Summer football conditioning
By Evan Riggs
The Kansas Jayhawks summer conditioning program instilling discipline in KU Football, Bob Davis radio interview and a quick scouting report on Trae Young.
Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal World: The summer conditioning program plays a big part in instilling discipline and things seem to be going well on that front. “What showed me we’re changing is the amount of guys I’ve had to punish at 5 a.m.,” Kansas strength and conditioning coach Je’Ney Jackson said Friday. ”
Like today, I didn’t have anyone. Let’s say we have 100 guys. There will be eight different times per week they have to be somewhere on time for me. So that’s 800 different opportunities for them to miss one of those times. I bet we’ve had six all summer. Six! When I first (returned to Kansas), that first spring, we might have six per week.
“I went 55 days in a row where I punished guys at 5 a.m. Fifty-five days in a row!” Tardiness or absence from a class, a tutoring session and a workout are examples of transgressions that could earn a player an early alarm clock setting.”
Bob Davis interview: Fast forward to the nine minute mark if you want to get straight to it.
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Matt Tait of the Lawrence Journal World: “We may know more as soon as September and the big questions now are this: Who’s joining and will the Big 12 expand to 12 or 14? Hindsight many years from now may tell us otherwise, but as things stand today, it does not seem like expansion will be a bad thing for KU.
“There’s the fear by some that the revenue split will go down, which certainly would be bad for KU, but if the TV contracts are renegotiated then the bottom line number may not drop that much and could even go up.”
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More from Tom Keegan: “Kinner, No. 3 on our list of the top 25 most crucial Jayhawks, rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns in his debut in a 41-38 loss to South Dakota State. He followed that up with 113 yards and a touchdown vs. Memphis.
“He scored twice against Rutgers, but averaged just 1.5 yards per game. In his 10 games vs. schools from power five conferences, Kinner averaged 3.1 yards per carry, after averaging 6.3 yards in in the opening two weeks.
“Those numbers suggest two things about Kinner: 1. When he’s fresh, he’s far better than when the hits over the course of a season result in nagging injuries; 2. When the offensive line is not completely overmatched and gives him room to run, he makes things happen.”
Cole Zwicker of Upside Motor: “A bit of a waterbug type given his diminutive size/frame/length combination, Young’s best attribute is his ability to shoot 3s off the dribble. He didn’t shoot it well in Chile, but his ability to handle, create space and shoot with deep range was evident.
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“He has good burst and can change direction well, but is a below the rim athlete finishing at the basket, and might struggle there moving forward. He looks to have good passing instincts as well. The big question with Young is can he defend anyone with his lack of physical tools.”