Three-star safety, Steve Funderburk, has decided to end his recruitment by committing to Tulane. The 6′3″ 195 pound safety from Port St. Lucie, Florida made a visit to Lawrence last weekend, but ultimatley made the decision that Tulane was the place for him.
This past season, Funderburk recorded 69 tackls (52 solo), nine tackles for loss, three interceptions, seven pass beakups and one fumble recovery.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Newly hired Kansas Head Football Coach Turner Gill completed his first Jayhawk coaching staff and announced those hires on Tuesday. Among the group are two former KU assistant coaches.
Joining Gill’s staff are J.B. Grimes (offensive line), Reggie Mitchell (running backs/recruiting coordinator), Vic Shealy (cornerbacks), Robert Wimberly (safeties) Buddy Wyatt (defensive line) and Darrell Wyatt (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers). Mitchell and Darrell Wyatt both coached previously at KU. Read the rest of this entry »
Top players makes a top program. Take a look at the players that have made the decision to join Jayhawk Nation
If ESPNU 150 watch list QB, Bubba Starling, was a secret before the season started, the secret is out. Starling has quickly become one of the top dual threat quarterback prospect in the country, and everyone is noticing. At 6′5″, 190 pounds, Starling looks every bit the part of a pocket passer and he can throw like one too. Starling has the arm that every young quarterback hopes to have one day, he can throw it on a rope, with touch or flick it 60 yards down field. Adding to his passing ability is his ability to run the football. Using his long strides to eat up huge chunks of yards, Starling can not only navigate his way through a busy line of scrimmage, he can also run through, around or right by defenders.
With the secret out about Starling, college football programs around the country have noticed.
One problem though, Starling is also a top baseball prospect with his 93 mph fastball. Read the rest of this entry »
Part of the reason that Mark Mangino and his staff have been so successful at Kansas has been their ability to identify talent and then develop that talent into front line players at the Big 12 level. With the recent success of the Jayhawks on the gridiron, the staff no longer has to focus on finding hidden gems and coaching up inferior talent. The Kansas staff has been competing and winning hard fought recruiting battles for kids that most teams covet. Which begs the question, who are the most coveted prospects that the Jayhawks were able to sign, and who will have the biggest contribution over the next few seasons? It is easy to give my own opinion, but TheShiver.com decided to reach out to ESPN’s head recruiting analyist, Tom Luginbill to get his thoughts on this incoming class.
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