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Friday, October 14, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Colorado no break for KU offense
By JASON NUSS Sports Writer
The Kansas Jayhawks' offense is in need of a confidence builder, but it does not appear to be that good.
Invading Memorial Stadium for the homecoming game tomorrow will be the third-rated team in the Big Eight. Kick-off is at 1:30.
The Jayhawks, 14 after their 14-7 loss last week to the University of Miami, have had offensive problems all season. KU is last in the Big Eight in total offense, averaging 20.9 points per game. The Hawks are averaging 10.2 points a game, which is also last in the conference.
"We're going to make some re-evaluations of our offensive personnel," he head coach Bud Moore said earlier this week. "We're making many of the same mistakes we repeatedly made after the first game. We repeatedly xop ourselves with mistakes."
AFTER RE-EVALUATING the team, Moore switched Mark Vicendese from quarterback to wide receiver. Vicendese was injured on the fourth play and & M but was injured on the fourth play of the game.
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game. Vicdenze returned to action last week against Miami.
With Vicelesslee moving to wide receiver, he scored 109 yards and Jeff Hines. Hines has started the last three games and led the Jayhawks to their only win this year, a 14-12 victory over Atlanta.
On the other hand, the Buffaloes only problem with offense has been deciding whether to pass or run. Colorado ranks first in the conference in passing offense and is the best rushing team in the country. But the Buffaloes is CU coach Bill Mallory's pride and joy.
"YOU START with the defense," Mallory said earlier this season. "If I can go into a season knowing I'll have a good defense, I know we'll have a winning season. Our other is important too, but defense must come first. So we really emphasize the defense."
The defense, as Mallory expected, has come through. The Buffaloes have given up an average of only 8.2 points a game, best in the Big Eight and last in the country.
It is that defense against which the
Jeff Knapple
Jayhawks hope to get their offense untracked. But Moore knows it will be a diffe-
"From an overall standpoint they may be the best team we've faced yet," Moore said. "I know person-wise that they are very close to Oklahoma, if not better, fundamentally,
they are extremely sound and play a very aggressive defense."
THE BUFFALO defense is anchored by defensive tackle Ruben Vaughan, a 6-3, 21-pound junior. A second team all-Big Eight selection last year, Vaughan is a prime candidate for the Outland Trophy this year, and awarded to the best lineman in the country.
Linebacker Brian Cabral and defensive back Odis McKinney were also named to the second team all-Big Eight squad last week. The Redskins won both 88 and McKinsey intercepted five passes.
Colorado's balanced offense is led by quarterback Jeff Knapple and fullback James Mayberry. Knapple leads the Big Eight in total offense and passing while Mayberry is the conference's third best rusher and is fourth in total offence.
Mayberry, a 5-11, 204-pound junior, exploded last week for 250 yards to lead the Buffs to a 29-13 win over Oklahoma State. He was selected as the Big Eight offensive-player-of-the-week for his performance.
"JAMES HAD an excellent game last week," Mallory said. "He did a great job of breaking tackles. He runs with a heck of lot of determination."
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