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KU releases Berglund from scholarship

The showdown between Charlie Weis and Brock Berglund is over. The Kansas football coach finally relented and released Berglund from his scholarship. Weis then issued this statement:

"Today, Brock Berglund is released from his scholarship at KU to pursue other opportunities. Brock and his representatives have publicly stated their case without any public response from me to this point. Brock spent the majority of the past calendar year in Colorado taking online courses at KU's expense, which was nearly $40,000. At no time was Brock an active participant of the football team. Once competition was recruited at the quarterback position, Brock decided he no longer wanted to be a part of the team. He was expected to show up for a mandatory team meeting on Sunday, Jan. 15, but he sent an email less than two hours before the meeting to inform us that he had decided to transfer and would not be attending the meeting. He was dismissed after following through on that promise.

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. 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."

Berglund had gone public in recent weeks with his demands to be released from his scholarship. The quarterback wanted to transfer to another school. He claimed the university was refusing to release him from his scholarship.

The freshman was recruited by Turner Gill to compete for the starting quarterback position. However, Berglund never suited up for the Jayhawks as he battled assault charges throughout the year back in his home state of Colorado.