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Who will be Kansas’ best players in EA Sports’ ‘College Football 25?’ Here’s a prediction

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2 years ago

February 25, 2024

Who will be Kansas’ best players in EA Sports’ ‘College Football 25?’ Here’s a prediction

LAWRENCE — Both the Kansas football team and the Jayhawks’ starting quarterback, Jalon Daniels, made posts on social media recently about their involvement in EA Sports’ “College Football 25.”

The KU team itself said in part on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, “Rock Chalk, we’re in the game.” Daniels said in part on Instagram, “I’m In The Game.” And both moves have only added to the excitement around the Jayhawks ahead of the video game’s release.

But if all of Kansas’ leading talent opts to be a part of the video game, which players will receive the best ratings? What will that say about the Jayhawks’ roster as a whole? Here’s a prediction about the three guys who could be at the top of the list:

Jalon Daniels (Quarterback)

Injuries have hindered Jalon Daniels across the past couple seasons. As long as there aren’t any setbacks, he’s in line to start at quarterback again for Kansas in 2024. When healthy, he’s proven capable of being one of the top players in the Big 12 Conference. Take a look at a year ago, ahead of the 2023 season, when he was named the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year.

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Daniels’ post on Instagram went up Friday. Whenever the video game is released, his dual-threat capability should make him a talent people want to put their faith in. Consider what he did in the overtime win at Texas in 2021, and the triple overtime loss in the Liberty Bowl against Arkansas in 2022, for a couple examples of what he’s put on tape during his career.

Devin Neal (Running back)

Devin Neal, Kansas’ star from Lawrence, has an opportunity to continue to cement his legacy at KU. But while he’s working toward being able to deliver in that regard, he could be one of the Jayhawks’ stars in the video game as well. Each of the past three seasons, he’s led Kansas in rushing yards, and there too many reasons not to anticipate he’s in line to do the same this upcoming season.

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Each year, Neal has also had more receptions and receiving yards than the year before. The potential is there for him to be seen as more than just a dynamic talent in the running game. Paired with Daniel Hishaw Jr., another running back on the Jayhawks’ roster, the duo could end up being the Big 12’s best.

Cobee Bryant (Cornerback)

Cobee Bryant, like Daniels, posted in part on Instagram on Friday that he’s also “in the game.” That makes the Kansas cornerback available when the video game is released. He’s arguably the most dynamic talent on defense who’s returned to the Jayhawks from the 2023 team — which earned a second-straight bowl appearance for the program and its first bowl victory in more than a decade, too.

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Bryant tied for the team lead in interceptions this past season. Back in 2022, he led the team in interceptions. Much like Daniels and Neal, he has the potential to be an All-Big 12 honoree who sets himself up for a professional opportunity in the NFL.

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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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Former Kansas high school wrestling coach charged with producing child pornography

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9 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Former Kansas high school wrestling coach charged with producing child pornography

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A former Kansas wrestling coach was charged with creating child sexual abuse materials by secretly recording minors showering during an athletic competition.

According to court documents, 37-year-old Ryan Brungardt of Salina is charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of attempted production of child pornography.

Brungardt is a former employee at Lakewood Middle School and former wrestling coach for Salina Central High School.

Brungardt is accused of using a cellphone to record three minors while they showered in a locker room during the Tournament of Champions, a wrestling tournament was held at Newton High in January 2024.

Brungardt made his initial court appearance for the criminal complaint on Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brooks G. Severson.

A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday

Investigators are in the process of reviewing additional seized cellphone videos in this case that are suspected to have been recorded at wrestling meets in Newton, Hays, Garden City and Salina during the 2023-2024 wrestling season.

Anyone who believes they witnessed crimes or any suspicious activity at these events is asked to contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (785) 600-8790 or report at www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.

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