The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has released punter Dustin Colquitt. After 15 seasons and 238 regular season games played, Colquitt leaves the Chiefs holding the club's all-time record for most games played in a Chiefs uniform. "My family and I are immensely grateful for the contributions Dustin and his family have made to the Chiefs over the last 15 year...
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Today, along with University leadership, Bill Self, Les Miles and Jeff Long announced they each will take a 10 percent salary reduction for the next six months beginning on May 1 in response to the financial effects of COVID-19. The combined salary reduction will save the athletics department nearly $500,000 over the six-month period. Bill Self “KU has been home to us for...
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Louisiana Tech defensive back L'Jarius Sneed with the No. 138 overall pick on Saturday afternoon as Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft got underway. The six-foot-tall, 192-pound Sneed was a three-year starter for the Bulldogs, tallying 28 passes-defensed, eight interceptions and three pick-sixes during his career. Here's a bit more on Sneed from NFL....
The Broncos added to their offensive core in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by drafting Missouri tight end Albert Okwuegbunam with the 118th-overall pick. Okwuegbunam will reunite with his college quarterback Drew Lock in Denver. Okwuegbunam, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound player, caught 98 passes for 1,187 yards and 23 touchdowns during three seasons at Missouri. The...
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football’s Hakeem Adeniji was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 180th overall pick of the sixth round on Saturday afternoon. Adeniji becomes the first KU offensive lineman drafted since 2012, when Tanner Hawkinson was also selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round. Adeniji, a native of Garland, Texas, concluded his Jayhawk career by tying the...
Round 2 - Willie Gay Jr., 6-1 243 lbs LB from Mississippi State Gay had a promising sophomore campaign in which he posted 48 stops, 5.5 for loss, five sacks and two interceptions in 13 games with six starts. Gay was a top-50 overall recruit who led Starkville High School to a state title before committing to his hometown school. He played in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and on special t...
The Broncos added another weapon to the offensive side of the ball during Friday's second round by drafting former Penn State wide receiver KJ Hamler with the 46th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Broncos used their first-round pick, the 15th-overall selection, on Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. While Jeudy is known for his route-running ability, Hamler possesses so...
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Wilson reservoir is the clearest lake in Kansas and is known for Walleyes, Smallmouth Bass and Striped Bass. Bob Roberts visits with Brian Sowders, KDWPT fisheries biologist for Wilson about the lake and how various species are doing. Anglers are finding Crappies moving shall...
A storied coaching career came to an end Wednesday morning as the Abilene Public Schools Board of Education voted to non-renew the contract of Abilene Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry Taylor. He finished an incredible 46 year coaching career, 43 years as a head coach with a 617-334 record. Taylor started coaching in Buhler as an assistant in 1974. In 1977, he took his first head coaching job ...
Over the past 15 years, LSU has had a nice run of pro-caliber backs: Domanick Davis (who later changed his last name to Williams), Joseph Addai, Stevan Ridley, Spencer Ware, Alfred Blue, Jeremy Hill, Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice. Edwards-Helaire (pronounced EE-lair) is next in line after a strong 2019 season where he garnered All-SEC honors (first-team as a running back, second-team as a re...
