EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) – Troy coach Larry Blakeney might as well have bought a house in Kansas. Or at least rented a nice apartment somewhere within driving distance of its many junior colleges.

Blakeney has been around long enough to know quite well the number of Division I prospects that schools in the Jayhawk Conference spit out each year. He’s gone after many of them in the past, as have more high-profile schools such as Auburn and Florida State.

So it was little surprise that he began plugging holes with a trip to the Sunflower State. And by the time signing day rolled around Wednesday, six of his 19 prospects were from Kansas junior colleges.

In all, nearly four dozen Kansas JUCO players signed Division I letters of intent.