8B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DARRY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007
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chose the University of Kansas.
Take freshman Connor Teahan.
He was a two-time Gatorade player of the year in Missouri — ti last player before Teahan to win the award was north Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough. Teahan had numerous scholarship offers from Division I schools, but chose to pay his own way at Kansas. Now that's a Jayhawk.
So take a moment, think of your all-time favorite Kansas walk-on, and raise a glass to your favorite wet-weaver at the end of the bench. Here's to you, Terry Nooner.
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not having a great practice and tell you that everything's OK."
Sports columnist Rustin Dodd can be reached at rdodd@kansan. com
Witherspoon has no wild dreams of averaging 20 points per game this season or being named a first team All-American. He's fine with wearing the jersey on game nights, practicing against players who could be in the NBA someday and of course, running through the tunnel onto James Naismith Court.
"If I could wish one thing for every KU student," he said, "it would be to run out of that tunnel one time because it just gives you chills."
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tnhroughout his career. He'll tell you he's not very athletic and doesn't have the most talent. But he plays smart, and he's ready.
Buford's ready to work hard, contribute when the team needs him and make a name for himself away from his dad.
"I probably wouldn't be able to do this without my dad, but I think I fit in well," he said. "I feel like I can play with these guys, and I think it's starting to show how I'm getting more comfortable and playing better."
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Defensive end credited with turnaround
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BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — He ran with the bulls in Pamplona and went after wild boar with a knife.
List the most dangerous things Jared Allen's done in 2007, and crashing into 300-pound tackles and guards ranks no higher than third.
"Life's too short to put anything on hold," Kansas City's thrill-seeking defensive end says with a big grin. "I go out and enjoy life."
For opposing quarterbacks, he's making life miserable. His eight sacks are tied for the league lead and seem to signal oncoming headlights that in his fourth season, the 6-foot-6, 275-pounder is ready to take his place among the NFLs elite defensive linemen.
Impressively, Allen's eight sacks for 61 yards in losses came in only five games. The New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora also has eight, but he has played seven games.
Even more impressively, Allen,
a fun-loving party animal since his
college days, is sober. He hasn't had
a drop, close friends say, since a
second drunken-driving conviction
13 months ago.
"He cold-turkeyed it" said Chiefs fullback Boomer Grigsby, Allen's close friend. "He knows he has a chance to be the best defensive end in football. Maybe he already is. All he needs to do is take care of himself."
Allen has forced two fumbles and utilized his long wingspan to knock down four passes while energizing a drastically improved defense that is, without question, the major reason the Chiefs (4-3) go into their week as surprise leaders in the AFC West.
As a penalty for his DUI convictions, Allen restlessly sat out the first two games this season under suspension. Then, like a taut spring finally given permission to uncoil, he came back and recorded eight tackles, two sacks, two passes deflected, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in a 13-10 victory over Minnesota that sparked a season-saving turnaround.
"Jared is probably one of the most underrated defensive ends in the league," Cincinnati quarterback Carson Parmal said.
》 BIG 12
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen has been sober since his last run-in with the law 13 months ago. Allen has helped turn around the Chiefs season.
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Kansas State football player practices with team, awaits court hearing
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — With a November court date looming, Kansas State tight end Rushaad Norwood continued to practice with the team, impressing teammates who believe he has NFL talent.
But whether the senior will play this season depends on what happens Nov. 9 when he goes to court for charges of domestic battery, criminal damage to property, criminal trespassing and obstruction of
the legal process.
In August, police said Norwood pounded on the apartment door of a woman he knew and when she ignored him, he broke a sliding glass door with a chair, entered the apartment and pushed her onto the bed. The woman, who wasn't injured, called police and Norwood fled but was apprehended.
warned after the away from the woman.
A few hours later, police were called again to the apartment, where they found Norwood hiding under a bed. He was charged with criminal trespassing because he had been
If he is found guilty, he could be facing up to a maximum of one year in jail.
Norwood's attorney Barry Clark, told The Kansas City Star on Monday that he anticipates the trial will conclude
"He's made a couple catches at practice where I'm like'Man, he's got what it takes to go to the next level."
MICHAEL POOSCHKE Kansas State tight end
has pleaded not guilty, finished second on the team with 36 receptions last year and has continued to show his skills without suiting up.
"He's made a couple catches at practice where I'm like, 'Man,
he's got what it takes to go to the
next level?" Kansas State tight end Michael Pooschke said.
Norwood has practiced and coach Ron Prince has said nothing will be settled with Norwood's playing status until the case concluded.
Prince won't make any promises as to when Norwood would play again — if ever. But if his situation has a favorable ending, it seems he could return.
"From a physical standpoint, yeah, I think he'd be in shape and could be prepared to play," Prince said. "He's been working toward that."
We'll let all the legal people deal with all these issues and see where they go, but he's been working to be able to be in position to play, and so we'll see if that's a possibility."
Norwood's attitude has scored points with quarterback Josh Freeman.
"It shows us as a team we mean a lot to him, and he still wants to be part of our team," Freeman said. "He's out there working. He knows once he gets his off-the-field stuff situated, he'll be right back in the mix."
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