6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 19. 2005
FOOTBALL
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Senior linebacker Brandon Perkins helps up senior linebacker Nick Reid after Reid sacks Oklahoma freshman quarterback Rhett Bomar during the first half of last Saturday's game. Reid had two sacks and 15 total tackles. He led the KU defense during the 19-3 loss to Oklahoma at Arrowhead Stadium.
Reid spurs KU offense
BY RYAN COLAIanni
rcolaianni@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Members of the Kansas football team met senior linebacker Nick Reid's comments without anger after Saturday's loss to Oklahoma.
After the game, Reid said he wanted to get in a fight with the Kansas offense because of its struggles.
Members of the Kansas offense, including sophomore tight end Derek Fine, are using the comments for motivational purposes.
"For me, that makes me just want to play harder." Fine said. "That is the kind of attitude that I want to take toward the game. Nick just wants to win; whatever it takes to motivate everyone to play."
Fine has 10 catches on the year for 119 yards. He said he felt bad for the defense, and it would not be necessary for Reid to apologize.
"That's probably the most frustrating part — letting down the defense when they are playing so well," Fine said. "I feel like we really have to pick up the game."
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said he had no problem with Reid's comments either.
"It is one thing that we are not producing, but one of the biggest parts for me is that we are not winning, and we are not producing for our defense," Fine said. "They give us good field position. We need to be able to capitalize on that and score."
The Kansas offense had 97 yards of total offense against Oklahoma's 306 yards last week. The Jayhawks have not scored a touchdown in nine quarters.
"He was a little frustrated," Mangino said. "I don't find offense to that. He is not going to do that every week. I think in retrospect he thought about it, and he realizes that
he shouldn't have."
Senior wide receiver Mark Simmons said he had never been associated with an offense that struggled to score points in back-to-back weeks.
"This is a first for me. It's something that I have to go through, and I think we are going to be fine on offense," Simmons said.
Mangino named junior cornerback Charles Gordon the team's defensive player of the week. Gordon had two interceptions against Oklahoma. Mangino also named junior running back Jon Cornish special teams player of the week and sophomore tight end Derek Fine offensive player of the week.
Extra Points:
The Big 12 Conference announced that the Oct. 29 game against Missouri would begin at noon. The game will not be televised.
Edited by Becca Evanhoe
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