Thursday, October 26, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Wertzberger aids offense
'Relationships' important
By Mike Jones
Kansas Sports Reporter
"Just learning to get the right relationships with the backfield and other linemen is one of the toughest things about playing guard," says Ken Wertzberger, Lawrence junior and starting offensive guard on the Jayhawk grid squad.
Wertzberger and the other Jay-
hawk linemen must be getting the
right relationships. Last week
against Oklahoma State, the KU
offense picked up 262 yards.
That is as many yards as the team
gained in the three previous
games combined.
Experience important
experience important Wertzberger started several games for the Jayhawks last year and has started every game this season. Still he feels that experience is one thing he needs more of.
Last year Wertzberger played defense. When Pepper Rodgers became coach last spring, he thought that Wertzberger would be of more help to the team as an offensive guard.
"Now that I am used to it, I like offense better than defense." Wertzberger said. "They are a lot different, though.
"Defense is more reckless. You play sort of 'go-get'em' when you are playing defense," Wertzberger said. "Offense requires more finesse and execution. The average person doesn't realize how much work is involved in blocking."
Wertzberger said that watching films of the opponent helps an offensive lineman a great deal.
"One of the reasons we were so successful against OSU was we knew everything they were going to do," he said. "We spend about four hours a week looking at films. We try to watch the man we will be playing against. This way we can generally determine
Frosh team makes debut
KU's freshman football squad will make its season debut Friday against the Oklahoma State yearlings in Stillwater.
It will be the second game for the Oklahoma State Colts, who lost their opener to the Arkansas frosh, 21-13, last week.
The contest will mark the first time Kansas and Oklahoma State have ever met in a freshman football game.
The young Jayhawks will compete in four games this season. They will meet Kansas State at Lawrence on Nov. 3, Missouri at Columbia on Nov. 10, and will wind up the season at home against Missouri on Nov. 20.
Intramurals
Alpha Kappa Lambda beat Phi Delts on yardage.
Delts 6, Beta Theta Pi 0.
Delta Upsilon 40, Phi Kappa Tau 0.
Phi Kappa Sigma 27, Lambda Chi 0.
Kappa Psi 12, Biology Radiation 6.
Sigma Chi 27, Delta Chi 0.
what he will do in a given situation.
Phi Delts beat Phi Kappa Theta by yardage.
Pi Kappa Alpha 14, Alpha Tau Omega 0.
"Against Oklahoma State this really paid off. We were picking up their stunts and we were able to double team them real well," he said.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 0, Delta Upsilon 12.
Phi Gamma Delta 19, Alpha Tau Omega 0.
Wertzberger said that the O-State defense tried to out think KU.
"While they were thinking, it gave us an extra second to hit them.
"It will be different this week," Wertzberger said. "Iowa State has one of the toughest defensive lines we will face this year. If we don't bustle all the time, it could be a bad Saturday."
Wertzberger thinks it's grea that the Jayhawks are back on the winning track again.
"I think if we keep working hard and don't get overconfident, we will beat a lot of teams this year," he said.
Wertzberger started for Lawrence High School two years. Both years the team was state champion. His senior year at Lawrence High, Wertzberger was selected both All State and All American.
This week Wertzberger was selected to receive the Bunny Black Scholarship for the second year in a row. The scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding KU athlete from Lawrence.
Nebraska reprimanded for giving athlete money
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (UPI)— Big Eight officials said today the conference has started its own investigation of alleged recruiting violations by the University of Nebraska.
The NCAA, meeting in New Orleans, reprimanded and censured Nebraska for allegedly paying for a student athlete's car repairs.
The censure carries no penalties and Nebraska remains eligible to participate in all NCAA events.
Big Eight officials said it has been conducting an investigation independent of the NCAA probe, since Oct. 10, 1966.
"The Nebraska matter was presented to the Conference Compliance Committee Oct.17, 1967, in Kansas City and to the faculty representatives Oct.19, 1967," conference commissioner Wayne Duke said.
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Rodgers said he would be ready for the Iowa State game.
Coach Pepper Rodgers said that it was just an average practice.
"There was nothing good or nothing bad about the practice," Rodgers said. "The only thing that, was 'outstanding' was 'the weather.' I sure wish we could have a day like this Saturday."
No new injuries were reported. Tackle Keith Christensen was still nursing a sprained ankle, but
Rodgers said that J. C. Hixon would start at fullback and John Jackson would start at split end. He reported that the squad would go through a short practice session today and would not hold practice on Friday.
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