One more coach draws the line on Twitter
Source: Big 12 Football Blog - Aug 5, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Boise State coach Chris Petersen made headlines before last season when he banned his players from using Twitter.
That worked out well for the Broncos, who went 12-1, but the Big 12 has its first coach to formally ban his players from the site.
Kansas players began signing off the site earlier this week around the same time as a team meeting on Wednesday night, citing a team policy.
Gill confirmed the decision after practice on Thursday.
“We talked about a lot of things,” Gill told reporters of a staff meeting before camp began, “what are some things that we need to do to continue to move our program forward. Someone brought up the issue about Twitter, how that can be a
That worked out well for the Broncos, who went 12-1, but the Big 12 has its first coach to formally ban his players from the site.
Kansas players began signing off the site earlier this week around the same time as a team meeting on Wednesday night, citing a team policy.
Gill confirmed the decision after practice on Thursday.
“We talked about a lot of things,” Gill told reporters of a staff meeting before camp began, “what are some things that we need to do to continue to move our program forward. Someone brought up the issue about Twitter, how that can be a
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