Monday, April 17, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
'Hawk newcomers shine
Many take field for Kansas fans for the first time
Sophomore defensive back Kevin Kufeldt tackles freshman running back Daniel Coke during the spring football game Saturday. Photo by Brad Dreier/KANSAN
By Brandon Krisztal sports@kansan.com Kansan writerwriter
On a dreary, overcast day, the Kansas spring game featured several bright spots, including a Kansas win. Of course, that was assured before the game.
The final score did not matter because both rosters were composed of Kansas players. But the game itself provided an opportunity for several Kansas players who were not so well known or had little or no game experience to show their stuff.
Players unfamiliar to many Kansas fans, such as fullback Mitchell Scott, running back Reggie Duncan, running back Daniel Coke and wide receiver Barry Goodrich, rang from the PA system seemingly more times than running backs Moran Norris, David Winbush or quarterback Dylen Smith.
Goodrich, a sophomore walk-on from Middleton, Wis., was the leading receiver in the scrimmage. His four catches tied wide receiver Eric Patterson, but he hauled in a game high 54 vards.
"This was just icing on the cake," Goodrich said, "After all the hard work and all the sacrifice, to come out and play well in front of a crowd makes it all worth it."
Saturday's game was the first time a handful of Jayhawks — both redshirt freshmen and the three junior college transfers — saw action in front of a crowd.
Defensive lineman Ryan Atkinson arrived in Lawrence this semester from Citrus Community College in Glendora, Calif. Atkinson, who had a tackle and a fumble recovery for the white team, said he enjoyed his first game situation as a Jayhawk.
"The crowd was bigger than high school and junior college, to me," he said. "It felt good. It was
"This was just icing on the cake."
Barry Goodrich
Sophomore walk-on
full speed today, so I actually got the first taste of full speed. We practice full speed, but not quite like this, in front of people. I think I adjusted well and played my best."
In all, 17 redshirt freshmen suited up for play for the first time. Duncan was the leading rusher with 45 yards on 16 carries for the blue team. Fellow redshirt freshman Coke had the longest run of the day, racking up 28 yards on one carry en route to a 40-yard, six-carry day.
Redshirt freshmen Tony Strickland and Lance Carson are scheduled to start at the two defensive-end positions during
regular-season play. Strickland had two tackles for the blue team.
"It felt good getting my first action in a game since high school," he said. "It was kind of scary at first, but after a while you get used to it and start playing. It makes me appreciate all the practices and hard work I bust my butt through."
Kansas coach Terry Allen was pleased with the number of players who competed and with the effort of some of those previously unknown players.
"I think that this is a great opportunity for all the kids that are involved in our program to get a chance to play," he said. "We ask an awful lot from them from an excitement standpoint, a practice standpoint, and that's great. And having a game-type atmosphere that they can make a difference in the game, I think, makes it even that much more fun. So I think it was a great day from that standpoint."
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Smith led the blue team from its own 18 to the white 20-yard line, but on fourth-and-one the white team stopped Duncan short of the first down.
Later in the fourth quarter, the white team had a chance to put the game on ice, but Brian Tracy's 41-yard field-goal attempt was blocked, giving the blue team an opportunity to tie or win in the final minutes.
The white team got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when linebacker Marcus Rogers grabbed a Duncan fumble and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown. But while it was officially a fumble, Duncan didn't think so.
Duncan led all players in rushing
vards, gaining 45 vards on 16 carries.
"I know I was down," Duncan said. "They know I was down, so it doesn't matter. The game's over with. I've got to learn from my mistakes. I've just got to hold on to the ball a little tighter."
But Allen saw the play differently.
But Allen saw the play differently.
"The officials didn't call him down, so you've got to play it as if he wasn't." Allen said. "A single play such as that can change the outcome of the game, and that's the way it can be in the fall."
After a scoreless first quarter, the white team had a chance to score in the second quarter after strong safety Kareem High intercepted a Jeff Hilliard pass and returned it to the blue 23-yard line. The white team was unable to advance the ball, and Tracy kicked a 37-yard field goal. The white team then was penalized for illegal procedure. On the next play, Tracy missed wide right from 42 yards.
The blue team then put together an 11-play, 75-yard drive, scoring on Smith's 4-yard pass to Scott with 40 seconds left in the half.
Scott, a sophomore, was a linebacker until this spring when he switched to fullback.
"I feel more comfortable at rushes than I did at linebacker, so I think that's the best thing for me," Scott said. "I'd love to run with the ball, but I'm not really pushing the issue. I'm just going to take it one step at a time."
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