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Call me an eternal optimist, you always do, but I’ll say it anyway: Despite an embarrassing, historically bad loss in Saturday evening’s season-opener to a Division I-AA football school, I still believe Kansas University can get to four victories this season.

Austen Arnaud earned the player of the game distinction for a strong first half. (Justin Hayworth/The Register) Player of the Game Quarterback Austen Arnaud was solid, especially during a first half in which he completed 17-of-21 passes for 169 yards —

MANHATTAN, Kan. | During his time at Kansas State, Shad Meier played in two Big 12 championship games and went to four bowl games. The Wildcats won 44 times with him on the roster, and he can tell you a story about every victory.

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.

Rachel Hockaday, pictured during a match last season, is scheduled to undergo surgery on her left knee on Sept. 22. (BILL NEIBERGALL/REGISTER FILE PHOTO) Rachel Hockaday of the Iowa State volleyball team will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a knee injury during last Saturday’s season opener against Florida. Hockaday, a junior outside hitter from Decatur, Ill., is scheduled to undergo surgery on her left knee on Sept.

Lane Taylor broke into the Oklahoma State starting lineup a year ago as a freshman but now as the only returning starter the sophomore guard is expected to be the leader of the offensive line when the season opens Saturday night against Washington State.

Season-ticket sales to students for Iowa State football are down about 30 percent from last season, Iowa State athletic department officials said Tuesday. Officials said it’s too early to predict, however, if season-ticket sales to the general public at large also are off from a season ago. “We usually don’t finalize our season-ticket numbers until a couple weeks into the season,” senior associate athletic director Steve Malchow said.

The NFL has suspended cornerback Aqib Talib of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the season opener and fined him an additional game check for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Tommy Davis III runs for Northern Illinois. (Special to the Register) A mes, Ia. – Cardinal and gold or cardinal and black? After the usual hems and haws, Tommy Davis figured: Heck, why not both

MANHATTAN — It is no big secret the starting quarterback job at Kansas State is priority No. 1 as the season draws closer. read more

Lodging teams on nights before home games is nearly a universal practice. Of 120 major college football teams, only Arkansas State, Boise State, Fresno State, Louisiana-Monroe, Tulane and Western Kentucky do not stay in hotels before home games, according to Register research. Kansas, under new coach Turner Gill, will break from tradition and stay in hotels before home games this season. “We’ve been doing this for many years,” said Max Corbet, Boise State assistant athletic director.

The first official depth chart for the season was released Friday by Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy through the Media Relations Office and while there aren’t many surprises, there are a few.

Paul Rhoads and his Cyclones will face four teams ranked in the AP top 10 this season and eight of their opponents played in the postseason last year. “It’s a monster schedule, but it’s an opportunity, too,” receiver Darius Reynolds said. (ANDREA MELENDEZ/REGISTER FILE PHOTO) The Iowa State football team might as well be playing top-ranked Alabama this season, too.

Ricardo Ratliffe, the No. 1-rated junior college player in Class of 2010, will be suiting up in a Missouri basketball uniform this season.

With Kansas University junior tailback Rell Lewis out for the season, sophomore Toben Opurum settled in at linebacker and sixth-year senior Angus Quigley the only back with game experience, only one logical conclusion can be made about this year’s running-back corps.

The assignment here was to write about what to expect in Kansas football this season. read more

Iowa State has two all-Americans, Victoria Henson, left, and Ashley Mass returning this season. (RODNEY WHITE/THE REGISTER) Ames, Ia. — Iowa State all-American volleyball player Victoria Henson wants to end the season in her backyard. The Leavenworth, Kan., native said she hopes to lead the No.

The coaching staff might be playing it off as just another game and their season opener, but a win against Texas Tech has the possibilities to do wonders for the SMU program.

LAWRENCE — The summer of surgery continues at Kansas, where running back Rell Lewis is out for the season with a knee injury. read more

Robert Allen provides his thoughts on how Oklahoma State’s fall camp played out and what to expect with the season opener against Washington State less than two weeks away.

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