Checking In On Kansas's 2014 Recruiting

(via elitedaily.com)

Today, unlike the rest of the sports world, I'll focus on Kansas FOOTBALL recruiting.  Unlike the hoops program, the football team is off to a slow start for 2014.  So far, the Jayhawks only have a single commitment; RB Traevohn Wrench (read his scouting report here).  Still, that's a really nice piece to start the class with and there are a good number of recruits right now with moderate interest in Kansas.  Below are just some of those prospects.

4-star DT Peyton Newell, one of the best prospects in Kansas, doesn't have either instate school in his top two.  Rather South Carolina and Nebraska, who many experts see him signing with, are the top two according to his 247Sports profile.  Still, Newell has "warm" interest in Kansas along with a couple of other schools.  Never count the homestate out of the race.

Kansas is in a group standing out for 3-star Missouri WR Monte Harrison.  Harrison has other offers from Mizzou, Michigan State, Nebraska, etc.

Another instate prospect, 3-star TE Deandre Goolsby, has Kansas among his top choices along with Sunflower state rival K-State and Arkansas.

CB Andre Maloney, the 7th-ranked prospect in Kansas, has moderate interest in Kansas, Mizzou, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, and K-State.  Maloney attended KU's junior day where he picked up the offer.

Perhaps the recruit closest to committing to Charlie Weis right now is Kansas ATH Joe Dineen.  Rice has also offered Dineen, who impressed Jayhawk coaches enough at junior day for them to extend an offer to them.

And like last year, expect Charlie Weis to have a JUCO heavy class to help expedite the process of rebuilding the program.  He's already offered several JUCO prospects, but not many, right now seem to be favoring Kansas.