KU grants Berglund permission to transfer
LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas has granted Brock Berglund permission to transfer to other schools.
Earlier this week, prosecutors in Colorado dismissed an assault charge against the former Kansas quarterback after he completed community service, took a conflict management course and paid restitution to the alleged victim. Berglund was charged after allegedly punching a man during a party on April 9. Because of the misdemeanor charge, Berglund didn't practice with the Jayhawks last season.
Head football coach Charlie Weis says Berglund spent the majority of the past calendar year in Colorado taking online courses at KU's expense, totaling nearly $40,000. He also says Berglund was expected to show up for a mandatory team meeting on Sunday, Jan. 15, but sent an email two hours before the meeting to say he had decided to transfer and would not be attending the meeting.
"Although Brock has been granted his release, I only wish that he had showed the same courtesy that other players showed and came to talk to me," says Weis. "He decided that he did not have to follow the same protocol as the other departing members of the football team. I believe no individual should be more important than the team. Brock did not see it that way.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.