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The stage was set, everything was in place for quarterback Jordan Webb to come in and save Kansas University’s football team during Saturday’s season opener against North Dakota State. Of course, the fact the Jayhawks needed saving in the first place was too much for some people to fathom

As far as debuts go, this one figures to be a doozy. Sure, there’s the part about Kansas University football coach Turner Gill coaching his first game with the Jayhawks — 6 tonight vs. North Dakota State — the questions surrounding how this year’s group of players will fill the void left by some of the school’s all-time greats and the usual nerves, jitters and hype that always seem to surround the opening weekend of college football. But compared with what’s happening for Gill and his family this weekend, that stuff seems secondary.

The University of Kansas cross country teams open the season at the Bob Timmons Classic at Rim Rock Farm on Saturday. The men’s 6-kilometer college and university race starts at 9 a.m., followed by the women’s 5K race at 10. The Jayhawks of coach Stanley Redwine host teams from Colby Community College, Garden City CC, Neosho CC, Park University and Marysville University.

New Jayhawks coach Turner Gill looks forward to Saturday's game against North Dakota State.

Karina Garlington collected 20 kills and Allison Mayfield had 17 in the Kansas volleyball team’s season-opening 3-1 win against Lipscomb on Friday in the Bluejay Invitational in Omaha, Neb. The Jayhawks beat Lipscomb 32-30, 25-27, 25-22, 25-16. Libero Brianne Riley had a team-best 20 digs. Stefine Pease, a Shawnee Heights product, had 48 assists and eight digs for Lipscomb.

After talking about themselves, their positions, their new coaches and just about every other aspect of Kansas University’s football program, several Jayhawks were asked about John Williams.

Kale Pick will be KU's starting quarterback, coach Turner Gill announced Thursday. Pick, a 6-foot-1, 208-pound sophomore from Dodge City, appeared in seven games for the Jayhawks last season.

In February 2009, University of Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins flew from Lawrence to Columbia by executive-style jet to attend the Jayhawks’ men’s basketball game against Missouri. KU coach Bill Self and his defending national champions took a bus.

Kansas University’s football team returns seven starters on defense from a season ago. But don’t expect those same faces to mean it will be the same ol’ defense for the Jayhawks in 2010.

The Jayhawks received a rough welcome to the world of two-a-day practices Tuesday as temperatures rose into triple digits.

Though excitement and energy ran rampant during the first day of fall practices Wednesday, Kansas University football coach Turner Gill announced some negative news concerning the Jayhawks.

IRVING, Texas | The day’s purpose is to address expectations for the upcoming football season, and Kansas coach Turner Gill is willing to cooperate — just not in the way you’d expect. Traditionally, this task is accomplished by looking at a team’s number of returning starters and the perceived difficulty of its schedule, among other factors. The Jayhawks have no proven star power on their roster and their nonconference slate bares some teeth.

Kansas Jayhawks • Coach : Turner Gill (first season)

Husker Extra takes a closer look at the Jayhawks, Buffs, Sooners and Longhorns and what we’ve learned after another day of…

Kansas University cornerbacks coach Vic Shealy feels like — in terms of numbers — he’s one of the wealthiest coaches on the Jayhawks’ staff.

Turner Gill is gearing up for his first season as head football coach for the University of Kansas. He talks about how character contributes to winning, recruiting and how the Jayhawks will replace some key players.

Drew Dudley is Kansas University’s top returning tackler from a year ago. Justin Springer was one of the Jayhawks’ best performers of the spring. So what happens when both of them play the same position at middle linebacker?

Kansas' Cole Aldrich and Xavier Henry won't be the only members of the Jayhawks basketball team in the spotlight during Thursday night's NBA draft. Kansas coach Bill Self will join NBA TV's coverage of the 2010 draft.

Kansas City, Mo. ? The harrowing, near-death experience of the Big 12 Conference has affected every one of its member schools and had a ripple effect on others. Some are better off, some are not, and hardly any school broke even.

LAWRENCE | One week ago today, Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins announced that he would retire in 15 months. His main priority until September 2011, he said, would be finding KU a suitable conference home (at that point, there was increasing speculation that the Jayhawks may not have one). Four days later, the Big 12 was improbably salvaged as a 10-team league. Which raises the question: With KU safe and sound, what is Perkins going to do with himself for the next year?

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