Kansas Football Notes Media Relations * 1400 Parrott Center * 1651 Naismith Drive * Lawrence, KS 66045 Mike Strauss, Football Contact (785) 864-3420 * E-mail [email protected] * www.kuathletics.com GAME NO. 9 KANSAS JAYHAWKS VS. COLORADO (2-6 Overall, 0-4 Big 12) Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, 1 p.m. (Central) Rankings (KU-Opp.) Memorial Stadium (50,270), Lawrence, Kan. Date Opponent Time/Result TV (AP/USA Today) Sept. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 6 p.m. L 3-6 FCSC NR - NR Radio: Jayhawk Network Sept. 11 GEORGIA TECH, 11 a.m. W 28-25 FSN NR - 15/17 (Bob Davis, David Lawrence, Nate Sept. 17 at Southern Miss. (Friday), 7 p.m. L 16-31 ESPN NR - NR Bukaty, Bob Newton [producer]) Sept. 25 NEW MEXICO STATE, 6 p.m. W 42-16 FCSC NR - NR www.kuathletics.com (All Access) Oct. 2 *at Baylor, 11:30 a.m. L 7-55 FSN NR - NR Sirius - ch. 129 Oct. 9 Bye Week Oct. 14 *KANSAS ST. (Thurs.), 6:30 p.m. L 7-59 FSN NR - RV/NR TV: None Oct. 23 *TEXAS A&M (HC), 6 p.m. L 10-45 FSN NR - NR Oct. 30 *at Iowa State,1 p.m. L 16-28 None NR - NR Live Stats: www.kuathletics.com Nov. 6 *COLORADO 1 p.m. None NR - NR Nov. 13 *at Nebraska TBA TBA Tickets: 1-800-34-HAWKS Nov. 20 *OKLAHOMA STATE TBA TBA or (785) 864-3141 Nov. 27 *vs. Missouri (Kansas City, Mo.) 11:30 a.m. FSN www.kutickets.com * - Big 12 Conference game. KU SID: Mike Strauss (Football Contact) QUICKLY -- Kansas (2-6 overall, 0-4 Big 12) returns home to host Colorado (3-5, 0-4) Saturday, Nov. 6 (785) 864-3420 at 1 p.m. in the final matchup between the schools as members of the Big 12 Conference. The game will not [email protected] be televised. www.kuathletics.com • The game features the only two teams in the conference, who do not have a league win this year. Mike Cummings (Secondary Contact) • Kansas is 2-3 at home this season. [email protected] • KU has lost four straight home games against Big 12 Conference opponents dating back to last year’s 41-36 victory against Iowa State Oct. 10. CU SID: David Plati • KU had played 22 consecutive games on television before last week’s game at Iowa State. This week’s game (303) 492-5626 marks the second straight non-televised game for the Jayhawks. [email protected] • KU is 4-1 in its first game in the month of November in the last five years since losing to Colorado in the first www.cubuffs.com game of the month in 2004. KU defeated Nebraska twice, Iowa State and Kansas State and lost a narrow 17-10 decision to Kansas State to open the month in the last five years. • KU has lost 11 consecutive Big 12 games since beating Iowa State Oct. 10, 2009. COLORADO • KU has lost four straight games, as well as 13 of its last 15 games since opening the 2009 season with five (3-5, 0-4 Big 12) consecutive victories. Sept. 4 vs. Colorado State W 24-3 Sept. 11 at California L 7-52 -- Kansas is playing consecutive games Sept. 18 HAWAI’I W 31-13 BACK-TO-BACK WITH DEPARTING MEMBERS against the two teams leaving the Big 12 Conference with this Saturday’s meeting against Colorado and next Oct. 2 GEORGIA W 29-27 week’s game at Nebraska. Oct. 9 at Missouri L 0-26 Oct. 16 BAYLOR L 25-31 Oct. 23 TEXAS TECH L 24-27 LOOKING FOR RIGHT COMBINATIONS -- Last year against Colorado Kansas played six guys Oct. 30 at Oklahoma L 10-43 on defense for the first time on the year, while four players made their first starts of the 2009 season. With Nov. 6 at Kansas first-year coach Turner Gill, the Jayhawks are looking for the right combination. Here are a few notes: Nov. 13 IOWA STATE • Last Saturday at Iowa State three Jayhawks made their first career starts (WR Erick McGriff, QB Quinn Nov. 20 KANSAS STATE Mecham and CB Greg Brown), while DT John Williams made his first season start. Nov. 26 at Nebraska • This year 35 different players have started a game. • Fifteen different players have made their first career start this year. • In the last two weeks six different players have made their first start of the season. 2010 KU CAPTAINS • From 2007-09 Todd Reesing started 38 consecutive games at quarterback, but through eight games this #16 CB Chris Harris season the Jayhawks have started three different players at that position in Kale Pick, Jordan Webb and Quinn #22 RB Angus Quigley Mecham. #45 LB Justin Springer • KU has three players who have started on both offense and defense in their careers (D.J. Beshears, Toben #59 OL Sal Capra Opurum and Daymond Patterson). #91 DE Jake Laptad DID YOU KNOW? -- The winning team in the Kansas-Colorado series has scored at least 30 points in six of the last eight meetings in the series. www.kuathletics.com 2010 KANSAS FOOTBALL 2 KU FOOTBALL ON THE AIR Media Information TURNER GILL TV SHOW CREDENTIAL REQUESTS The 30-minute show will air the week after each Media may request credentials to Kansas home games through an on-line credential request system. Contact game throughout the season. the KU Media Relations office (Erin Penning at [email protected] or Mike Strauss at [email protected]) for the link. City Station Day Time Oklahoma City Cox Sunday 9 p.m. Tulsa Cox Sunday 9 p.m. WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE A weekly press release will be available on the Kansas Athletics website at www.kuathletics.com by 10 a.m. Kansas City KSMO 62 Sunday 9:30 p.m. each Monday. The press releases will be e-mailed to the regular Kansas e-mail list and on request. Topeka KSNT 27 Sunday 11 p.m. Kansas City Metro Sunday 11:30 p.m. Wichita KSNW 3 Monday 12:05 a.m. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Kan. Markets Kansas 22 Monday 6:30 p.m. A weekly press conference will be held in the Mrkonic Auditorium in the Anderson Family Football Complex, Lawrence Cable 6 Monday 7 p.m. located on the southwest corner of Memorial Stadium each Tuesday of game weeks. The press conference will National Fox College Wednesday 8 p.m. begin at noon with Coach Gill speaking before players will be made available. Player requests should be made Sports Central to Mike Strauss ([email protected]) by noon on Mondays. Quotes will be available at www.kuathletics.com. (Inital broadcast only. Check listings for replays.) COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM HAWK TALK RADIO SHOW CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for the Big 12 Conference. Access and download weekly Live from Buffalo Wild Wings in Lawrence each game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the Big 12 and its institutions. Accredited media can Thursday from 6-7 p.m. throughout the season. apply for login information at [email protected]. Fans can submit questions at www.kuathletics.com. BIG 12 CONFERENCE JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK The Big 12 Conference office website is www.big12sports.com. Bob Burda and Joni Lehmann are the main Abilene/Salina KSAJ 98.5 FM football contacts. Chanute KKOY 1460 AM Coffeyville/Indep/Fredonia KGGF 104.1 FM VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Concordia KCKS 94.9 FM For video highlights contact Rock Chalk Video at (785) 864-3929 or [email protected]. Dodge City KZRD 93.9 FM Emporia KVOE 1400 FM WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Fort Scott KMDO 1600 AM Monday Garden City/Leoti KWKR 99.9 FM * Big 12 Teleconference - 10 a.m. Central Glen Elder/Cawker City KZDY 96.3 FM (KU Coach Turner Gill is first at 10 a.m.) Goodland/Colby KWGB 97.9 FM For information on how to join the call, contact Joni Lehmann at the Big 12 at [email protected]. Great Bend/Larned KBGL 106.9 FM Hays KAYS 1400 AM Tuesday Hutchinson KSKU 94.7 FM * Weekly Press Conference - Noon-1 p.m. Iola KIOL 1370 AM Coach and players at Mrkonic Auditorium Kansas City KCSP 610 AM (Quotes will be provided on KU website) Lawrence KLWN 1320 AM • Post-practice interviews for out-of-town media via phone Lawrence KLZR 105.9 FM Liberal KSCB 1270 AM Wednesday Marysville KNDY 95.5 FM • Post-practice interviews with Coach Gill and selected players at 6 p.m. on north side of practice field. Parsons KLKC 1540 AM Parsons KLKC 93.5 FM Saturday Phillipsburg KKAN 1490 AM * Coach Gill and selected players will be available for the media after a cooling off period following each Pittsburg/Girard KSEK 99.1 FM game. Pratt KMMM 1290 AM Russell KRSL 990 FM ASK THE COACH Topeka WIBW 580 AM Fans can ask Coach Gill a question for his weekly radio show by clicking on the “Ask Coach A Question” button Wellington KWME 93.5 FM at the bottom of the front page of KU’s website at www.kuathletics.com. Wichita KFH 1240 AM Wichita/Clearwater KFH 98.7 FM TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND FOOTBALL BLOG (KUFOOTBALL.COM) Winfield KKLE 1550 AM Follow Kansas athletics on Facebook at facebook.com/KUAthletics and on Twitter at twitter.com/KUathletics. An inside look at KU football can be found at www.kufootball.com. The site features inside the program videos www.kuathletics.com features live streaming of and written content.