4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KSU 12 KU 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2005
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Junior wide receiver Brian Murph attempts to catch a pass from quarterback Adam Barmain in the first quarter Saturday. Murph didn't make any catches during the game and Kansas lost to Kansas State, 12-3.
Defense
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points.
"I can sit here and say it is frustrating. It is frustrating. Our defense could have recovered a few fumbles in that first half that could have helped out our offense quite a bit," senior linebacker Banks Floodman said. "I can't throw this on the offense's shoulders at all."
The defense was on the field the majority of the game. Kansas State won the time of possession battle 38 minutes to 22
The Kansas defense consistently set up good field position for the offense but it was only able to score once, on a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Jayhawks a 3-0 lead. They were the only points Kansas would put on the board all day, as its quarterback play continued to struggle.
Kansas senior linebacker Kevin Kane said the defense could have done more to help the team.
"It's a two-way game. You do your part and you hope the offense does theirs. If they are not doing their part you have to make plays for them," Kane said. "We were stressing trying to score on defense, and we just didn't get it done. The offense
Kane had a game high 14 tackles.
will pick it up. They are a little down right now, but they will swing it back."
The Kansas defense set the tone early when senior defensive end Charlton Keith sacked Kansas State quarterback Allen Webb. The sack forced the Wildcats to punt, but Gordon fumbled the return. Kansas State recovered the ball at the jayhawk 30-yard line. Kansas had two sacks on the day, but it was most impressive holding the Kansas State rushing attack to 35 vards on 45 carries.
The defense took back the ball three plays later when senior linebacker Nick Reid intercepted a Webb pass. Reid took it back 28 yards to the Kansas State 39-yard line. But the Kansas offense moved only three yards on the pxte drive and was forced to punt.
Mangino's decision to start Barmanno on Saturday against Kansas State did not jumpstart the already struggling offense. Mangino said the offense that had just 236 yards of total offense was not to be blamed on the quarterbacks. Mangino often switched among three quarterbacks.
The Kansas State defense set up its first score of the game when it recovered a Jon Cornish fumble on an option pass and later kicked a field goal to tie the game at three.
plays on offense across the board," Mangino said. "To blame it all on the quarterback would be unfair."
"We are not making enough
Mangino said that senior quarterback Brian Luke changed the play at the line of scrimmage to that option play. He said Kansas had a rule that no one could change the play to an option inside its own 25-yard line, yet Luke still changed the play.
"It's not an indictment of either quarterback," Mangino said. "We have 10 other guys out there."
The offense was unable to move the ball through the air as Barmann and Luke completed only four passes.
Kansas State drove 75 yards to take a 10-3 lead on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Evridge to wide receiver Jordy Nelson. Meanwhile, Luke fumbled in the end zone with less than four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The fumble resulted in a safety, which gave the Wildcats a 12-3 lead and put the game out of reach.
Edited by Nate Karlin
Texas prepares for Colorado
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
BY JEFF LATZKE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
STILLWATER, Okla. — After suffering through a five-game losing streak, Texas finally got the big win over Oklahoma for Mack Brown and in the process kept its undefeated season and national title hopes alive.
For the coach dogged for being unable to win "The Big One," that means a whole new string of games with added importance. After getting through the OU game undefeated for the first time since 1983, any loss for the Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) would be devastating.
But before the second-ranked Longhorns can start crafting Rose Bowl dreams, they have to get through the rest of the Big 12.
Next up for Texas is a showdown with Colorado, which slammed a Big 12 Sole foe for the second straight week to become the clear front-runner in the North. The Buffs (4-1, 2-0) jumped on Texas A&M for 21 quick points and led by as many as five touchdowns on the way to a 41-20 win in Boulder.
are excited about moving from where we are forward," Brown said after Texas' 45-12 win.
"This is the best team we have had in a number of years and we
"I think that it is really important that we go in there with a little bit of a swagger and play with some confidence so we can go in there and make some things happen," CU wide receiver Evan Judge said.
And now, their meeting with Texas has potential to be an early preview of the conference championship game.
Texas Tech survived a scare at Nebraska to keep its undefeated start in order while spoiling the Cornhuskers' 4-0 start. But it took a bit of a miracle. Only after Nebraska nose tackle Le Kevin Smith intercepted a Cody Hodges pass and then coughed it back up did the 15th ranked Red Raiders manage to win on a last-minute score for the first time since 1998.
Beyond those front-runners, the rest of the league is disorder.
Breaking down the defeat
5 Key Stats;
Kansas State rushed 22 times in the first half for six yards.
The Kansas defense was on the field for 38 minutes, while the Kansas offense was on the field for 22 minutes.
The Kansas defense held the Kansas State offense to 182 yards. The defense also held the Kansas State rushing attack to 35 yards on 45 carries.
Football Notes
Kensas quarterbacks Brian Luke and Adam Barmann completed a combined seven passes.
Barmann converted a third-end-10 on the team's opening drive with a 14-yard pass to Simmons. Kansas elected to try on fourth down at the K-State 29-yard line, but ended up short.
Three. The Jayhawks lost that many fumbles in the game.
The Kansas defense held Kansas State to 12 points, which ended a 36-game streak of scoring 20 or more points.
Kansas basketball players Darnell Jackson, Russell Robinson and assistant coach Tim Jankovich were in the crowd.
Mark Simmons caught two passes, which moved him into a tie for second in all time in career catches. With two more, Simmons will move into a tie for first place all-time at Kansas.
charles Gordon made up for a fumbled punt return, with a 54-yard return to the K-State 16-yard line. The Jayhawks did not covert the return to points. Scott Webb's 46-yard field goal attempt was blocked.
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Simmons caught a 50-yard pass from Luke, which moved the Jayhawks to the Wildcat 18-yardline. Webb capped off the drive with a 28-yard field goal to give the Jayhawks a 3-0 lead.
Senior wide receiver Mark Simmons stiff arms Kansas State defensive back Bryan Baldwin. Simmons finished the game with two receptions for 64 yards. Kansas fell to 3-2 overall, 0-2 Big 12.
Key Plays:
STAT SHIFT
Scoring Summary:
KU 3 KSU 0
2nd Quarter, 3:48
Scott Webb, 28-yardFG
Drive: Five plays for 57 yards, 1:31
KU 3 KSU 3
3rd Quarter, 10:54
Jeff Snodgrass 38-yard field goal
Drive: Four plays for -7 yards, 2:05
KU 3 KSU 10
KU 3 KSU 10
4th Quarter, 14:55
Jordy Nelson eight yard pass from Allan Evridge (Snodgrass, PAT)
Drive: 10 plays for 75 yards, 3:59
KU 3 KSU 12
KU 3 KSU 12
4th Quarter, 3:39
Brian Luke sacked. Safety.
| | KU | KSU |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First Downs | 8 | 13 |
| Rushes-Yards | 33-109 | 45-35 |
| Passing Yards | 127 | 147 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 22-8-0 | 24-15-1 |
| Total Offense | 55-236 | 69-182 |
Team Offense:
Kansas Rushing:
Kansas Passing.
Player Att Comp Int Yards
Brian Luke 4 13 0 86
Adam Barmann 3 8 0 17
Charles Gordon 1 1 0 24
Player Carries Yards
Jon Cornish 17 66
Clark Green 4 16
Brian Luke 8 26
Brian McAnderson 2 3
Adam Barmann 1 -1
Kansas Passing:
Herford
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plays on Saturday, and for those two plays it actually looked like Kansas had an efficient offense. Not only did Herford's entrance into the game make the opposing defense off-balanced, it also sparked the Kansas offense.
I'm not saying that Herford
In his first play on Saturday, it was anybody's guess on whether he was running, throwing or handing the ball off. He handed the ball off to Clark Green, and Green gained nine yards. On the next play, even though Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder, was aware that Kansas tries trick plays with Herford on the field, Herford threw the ball to Charles Gordon, who threw the ball back to Herford, and he ran the ball inside Wildcat territory.
The next play, Barmann came in to the game, and fumbled on his third play. Kansas State recovered the ball, and Kansas could never recover.
should start next week, because he doesn't know the offense well enough yet, and can't possibly prepare for the Oklahoma defense while trying to play catch up, but he absolutely should be given the opportunity.
He doesn't have the strongest and most accurate arm in the world, but that didn't stop teams like Texas, Iowa State and Missouri from playing run first quarterbacks like Vince Young, Bret Meyer and Brad Smith, respectively.
Snyder, Mangino's coaching role model, handled a quarterback situation well on Saturday. Before the season, he had two experienced quarterbacks and gave them both a shot. Neither of them is performing the way he would like, so, on Saturday Snyder turned to a redshirt freshman, just like Herford, and let him take over in the Wildcats' biggest game of the season.
Kansas State's quarterback Allan Evridge doesn't have the best arm, and might not be the
most polished player at the position, but Snyder gave him an opportunity, and he took advantage of it.
It would have been nice to see Herford get a legitimate chance in a game this season. Even if Mangino committed him full time to receiver, the Kansas offense would have one of its best athletes on the field at all times
Instead, he's stuck still trying to learn two positions and figure out what his role is on this year's team is.
There is no telling what Mangino will do next with Herford, but hopefully he permanently moves him to quarterback and lets him learn the offense.
Herford was moved prematurely, it's as simple as that. Now, Mangino should stop building packages for Herford, and just teach him the entire offense already.
Berk is a St. Louis senior in journalism
NICAA ATHLETICS
More trouble for Barton County sports
GREAT BEND — Veldon Law, former president of Barton County Community College, said he was pressured by boosters to hire two men's basketball coaches who are awaiting trial on federal charges.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
"The thing I feel worst about is acquiescing to political pressure." Law told The Hutchinson News. "I didn't stop it and I should have."
Law told the newspaper that he
faced intense pressure from influential boosters — including trustee Mike Johnson — to recommend hiring former coaches Ryan Wolf in 1999 and Dave Campbell in 2003.
Johnson and other trustees deny the assertions. They contend the board made the hiring decisions based on Law's recommendations.
The board fired Law as president in July, saying he failed to provide adequate administrative oversight of the basketball program.
Wolf and Campbell have pleaded innocent to federal charges and are awaiting trial. Wolf faces 37 counts of fraud, theft and embezzlement related to alleged wrongdoing while he was coach. Campbell faces two charges, one a count of embezzlement and the other a count of theft.
The criminal cases have prompted the NJCAA to place the men's basketball program on a second year of probation.
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