SEPT. 23, 2017 | WEST VIRGINIA GAME NOTES CONTACTS: Katy Lonergan ([email protected], 785.691.7026) | Josh Carson ([email protected], 785.312.1700) MOUNTAINEERS 1-2 OVERALL 0-0 2-1 OVERALL 0-0 AP rank: -- CFP rank: -- vs AP rank: -- CFP rank: -- JAYHAWKS Head Coach: David Beaty Record: 3-24 Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen Record: 89-68 GAME WEST VIRGINIA September 23, 2017 • 11 a.m. CDT ESPNU 2017 SCHEDULE ESPNU 4 Lawrence Kan. | Memorial Stadium (50,071) Mike Couzens (Play-by-play), John Congemi (Analyst), Eric Posman (Producer), Dave Tasca (Director), George Heidkamp (AP), Reis Nessler (AD) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE Sept. 2 | Memorial Stadium | 6 W,p.m. | 38-16JTV STATISTICAL COMPARISON KANSAS CITY METRO Jayhawks 1-2 (0-0 Big 12) | Mountaineers 2-1 (0-0 Big 12) Comcast (Independence): 269, 869, 1301 Comcast (Olathe): 269, 869, 1301 Consolidated (Lenexa): 446, 652 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Google Fiber (KC): 213 Sept. 9 | Memorial Stadium | 3 p.m.L, | 45-27FSN MidCo/WOW (Lawrence): 35, 235 Suddenlink (St. Joseph): 407 ON TELEVISION Spectrum (Sedalia, Warrensburg): 82 Spectrum (KC): 370 at OHIO Sept. 16 | Peden Stadium | 11 a.m.L, |42-30 ESPNU 31.67 PPG 46.3 ACROSS KANSAS Cox: 244 69 1ST DOWNS 82 NATIONWIDE WEST VIRGINIA Sept. 23 | Memorial Stadium | 11 a.m. | ESPNU 109.3 YPG RUSH 212.0 YPG AT&T U-Verse: 605 DIRECTV: 208 343.3 YPG PASS 369.3 YPG Dish Network: 141 TEXAS TECH YPG YPG 452.7 OFFENSE 581.3 Oct. 7 | Memorial Stadium | TBA | TBA 1 DEF INTS 3 JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK Brian Hanni (Play-by-play), David Lawrence (Analyst), 12 TDS 19 Josh Klingler (Sideline), Bob Newton (Producer/ Engineer), Marc Tuttle (GM) at IOWA STATE Oct. 14 | Jack Trice Stadium | TBA | TBA 4/5 FGS 2/4 SATELLITE RADIO 27:15 TOP 26:30 Sirius Ch. 108; XM Ch. 199 ON THE RADIO KANSAS ATHLETICS WEBCAST at TCU 2 SACKS 4 Oct. 21 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | TBA | TBA KUAthletics.com/Radio KANSAS STATE KANSAS STATISTICAL LEADERS Oct. 28 | Memorial Stadium | TBA | TBA BAYLOR Nov. 4 | Memorial Stadium | TBA | TBA at TEXAS Nov. 11 | Darrell K Royal Stadium | 5 p.m. | LHN/JTV OKLAHOMA Nov. 18 | Memorial Stadium | TBA | TBA RUSHING PASSING RECEIVING DEFENSE 22 ATT 85-146-5 10 REC 38 TACKLES 2 TD 6 TD 2 TD 24 SOLO at OKLAHOMA STATE Nov. 25 | Boone Pickens Stadium | TBA | TBA KHALIL HERBERT 147 YARDS PEYTON BENDER 1,030 YARDS STEVEN SIMS JR. 202 YARDS JOE DINEEN JR. 7.0 TFL WEST VIRGINIA WEEK 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Big 12 Teleconference Media Luncheon Meacham Media Session Beaty 810 AM Interview Gameday 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. - Gridiron 11:15 a.m. - Mrkonic 9:05 a.m. KU vs West Virginia Room Auditorium Memorial Stadium Beaty Hawk Talk 11 a.m. 6 p.m. - Salty Iguana Beaty Press Conference Bowen Media Session 1:30 p.m. - Mrkonic 11:30 a.m. - Mrkonic Post Game Auditorium Auditorium Coach Beaty is available following the game in 2 p.m. - Players Mrkonic Auditorium Practice Players will follow in the 4:15 p.m. (First 15 min) Chancellor's Lounge KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA INFORMATION TODD KOBER CREDENTIALS Associate AD/Executive Director - External Branding All credential requests can be made online at www.KUAthletics.com/media. Credentials requested after Monday of the game [email protected] week will not be mailed. Instead, they will be available for pickup at a location agreeable to both parties. The Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium Media Will Call distribution location is in the ticket office at the base of the elevator, below the pressbox, on CHRIS THEISEN the west side of the stadium. Assisant AD Communications [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on the basis of circulation, with priority granted to agencies covering the KATY LONERGAN participating schools on a regular basis. All photographers must pick up a photo armband in order to be admitted to the sidelines. Director Football Communications/Primary Football Contact This may be done at the gate at the southwest corner of Memorial Stadium. [email protected] | (c) 785.691.7026 PARKING BRAD GILBERT Media parking is located in the Mississippi Street Parking Garage (MSPG) just south of the Kansas Union on the southeast side of Assistant Communications Director Memorial Stadium. The garage is approximately two blocks away from the stadium. [email protected] PRESSBOX AND GAME DAY SERVICES D.J. HAURIN The Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium pressbox is located on the west side of the stadium. Entrance is at the base of the elevator Assistant Communications Director located just off of Maine Street. Level eight is reserved for the print media, home and visiting radio, home and visiting booths [email protected] for coaches and athletics directors, along with game and scoreboard operations. Level nine serves as the photo deck and the BRIAN KARST location for television booths. Packets with pregame information will be distributed in advance of kickoff on the day of the game. Assistant Communications Director Quarter, halftime, and final statistics, game books, coaches and player quote sheets are all regular services on game day. Stat [email protected] monitors with live, updated statistics are available throughout the print media level and in booths for electronic media. In addition, television monitors are also part of the fixtures in both home and visiting radio booths. THERESA KURTZ Assistant Communications Director WIRELESS INTERNET [email protected] Complimentary access to wireless internet is available at Memorial Stadium and information about how to access it will be available in the pressbox. JOSH CARSON Communications Assistant/Secondary Football Contact TELEPHONES [email protected] | (c) 785.312.1700 Writers wanting phone lines at their seat locations should contact the KU Telecommunications Office at (785) 864-9300 regarding installation. For specific line location, please list Katy Lonergan as the contact. Allow at least two weeks notice prior to the game. BRIAN HANNI Director of Broadcasting WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE [email protected] Kansas head football coach David Beaty will conduct a weekly press conference each Tuesday during the season. A media luncheon is held at 12:30 p.m., in the Gridiron Room located in the Anderson Family Football Complex south of Kivisto Field at KATHLEEN HERMESCH Memorial Stadium. The weekly press conferences follow in the George R. Mrkonic Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. Requested players will Graphic Designer be available at 2 p.m. Freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not available for interviews. [email protected] Coach Beaty will also be available on the weekly Big 12 Teleconference on Mondays at 10 a.m., Central. Information on how to JEFF JACOBSEN take part in the teleconference is available through the Big 12 Conference office. Staff Photographer [email protected] INTERVIEWS Contact the communications office for all player or coach interview requests. All interviews with players during the season will ERIN PENNING take place at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesdays in the Gridiron Room at the Anderson Family Football Complex. To request players, media Office Manager/Publications Coordinator/Credentials should contact Katy Lonergan, Director of Football Communications, by noon each Monday at [email protected] or (785) 864-7314. [email protected] | (c) 785.424.0990 Out-of-town media wishing to interview Kansas players should also contact the communications office with their requests by noon the day prior to the interview. Freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not available for interviews. RACHEL PINCUS Strategic Communications Manager Home and cell phone numbers for players will not be provided and players have been instructed not to accept calls from media [email protected] without prior notice from the communications office. Please do not contact a player or coach without scheduling the interview through the communications office. MAILING ADDRESS: 1651 Naismith Drive 1400 Parrott DIGITAL ASSETS Lawrence, KS 66045 Head shots and selected video and audio elements will be made available throughout the season on the KU Athletics Media FTP: PHONE: 785.864.3417 www.KUAthletics.com/mediaftp. PRESS BOX PHONE: 785.864.5593 2017 #KUfball Game Notes • 2 NOTEWORTHY QUICK FACTS KANSAS RECORD... NATIONAL POLLS UNIVERSITY vs. WEST VIRGINIA 1-5 ASSOCIATED PRESS (Sept. 17) Location Lawrence, Kan. Current Streak Lost 3 RK. TEAM RECORD POINTS PREV. Founded 1866 Longest Win Streak 1 1 Alabama (45) 1504 3-0 1 Enrollment 28,401 Longest Winless Streak 3 2 Clemson (15) 1446 3-0 3 Chancellor Douglas A. Girod Last 10 Games 1-5 3 Oklahoma (1) 1432 3-0 2 (UC Davis, 1981; UC San Francisco, 1985) In Lawrence 1-1 4 Penn State 1306 3-0 5 Athletics Director Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger In Morgantown 0-4 5 USC 1241 3-0 4 (Kansas State, 1988, 1992; Kansas, 1996) Neutral Sites 0-0 6 Oklahoma State 1154 3-0 9 Colors Crimson (Pantone 186) & Blue (Pantone 293) Under David Beaty 0-2 7 Washington 1141 3-0 6 Nickname Jayhawks First Meeting Nov. 8, 1941 (L, 21-0) 8 Michigan 1081 3-0 7 Affiliations NCAA Division I Last Meeting Nov. 5, 2016 (L, 48-21) 9 Wisconsin 1031 3-0 10 Big 12 Conference 10 Ohio State 1015 2-1 8 Conference Website www.Big12Sports.com NOTABLES 11 Georgia 940 3-0 13 Ticket Office 800.34.HAWKS (42957) 12 Florida State 922 0-1 11 KUTickets.com FASTEST TO 1,000 13 Virginia Tech 730 3-0 16 After just three games at Kansas, junior quarterback Peyton 14 Miami 606 1-0 17 KANSAS FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Bender has recorded 1,030 yards passing.