Morris twins follow in Rush’s footsteps
Starting classes late is nothing new for Jayhawk basketball players.
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Marcus, Markieff, welcome to the University of Kansas. You guys are officially students, and we here at the Morning Brew hope the first day went well. Markieff, hope you remembered to leave the airsoft gun in your dorm room.
The Morris twins started class on Friday, just more than two weeks after the first day. Skeptics might think the University is acting unfairly by letting them start so late, but that’s not the case. This year, the last day a student can enroll is Sept. 18.
The late start isn’t ideal, but the twins have someone they can call for advice.
The first Brandon Rush sighting came on Aug. 14, 2005. People saw him at parties and around the Jayhawker Towers during the next two days as he made his first official visit in Lawrence.
School started on the 18th that year. Rush didn’t make the first day of class. He thought about Indiana and Illinois for the next two weeks. When he finally picked Kansas, it was Aug. 27. But he still didn’t start class.
The pesky NCAA Clearinghouse, which the twins know plenty about, had work to do. You see, Rush liked to travel in his high school days. He just couldn’t quite find a high school that worked for him. He started at Hogan Prep, then moved to Kansas City Career Academy, which promptly went bankrupt. Next came Westport High School and then finally, Mt. Zion Christian Academy.
Rush spent a total of five years at four high schools, a transcript nightmare. The Clearinghouse got it done, and finally, Rush was deemed eligible on Sept. 2. But he still didn’t start class.
Sept. 2 was a Friday, the Friday before Labor Day in fact. Rush first stepped in a KU classroom the next Tuesday, on Sept. 6. That means Rush missed nearly three weeks of classes, plenty more than the Morris twins have missed.
Rush was enrolled in 15 hours that semester and finished with a 3.6 GPA. Not bad. He probably didn’t take Organic Chemistry or Roman Military History, and the twins won’t either.
And to be eligible in the spring, all they have to do is pass six hours.
Duck sighting
Bet the KU basketball team would never do this. They often order in and stay away from public restaurants on the road.
On Thursday night, the Oregon volleyball team ate at Buffalo Wild Wings on Mass. Street. They came in their green and yellow warm ups and got a few cheers and compliments from the other customers at the restaurant.
My only question is this: Is it really that smart to eat spicy chicken wings the day before competition?
Hey, it must work. Oregon is ranked No. 13 in the country, and the Ducks swept the Jayhawks on Friday.
— Edited by Ramsey Cox
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