THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 2005
Sports
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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BEEF UP: Meier spurns K-State
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with 10 sacks last season.
Six junior college players are already taking classes and will participate in spring practices.
"They are learning how our football program operates, so that is a great advantage to them," Mangino said of the junior college players.
The junior college players that Mangino hopes to make the most impact on the offensive line are Marcus Anderson, who played at the City College of San Francisco, and Jake Cox, who played at Iowa Central Community College.
Anderson played left tackle last season and started every game as a sophomore. Cox was a junior college All-American after last season.
Mangino also was pleased with the fact that they were able to land the top quarterback on his coaching staff's board. Kerry
Meier, who played at Pittsburg High in Pittsburg, passed for nearly 1,000 yards last year. Meier also rushed for more than 600 yards.
"He has everything that I am looking for in a quarterback," Mangino said. "I couldn't find any negatives with him."
Meier signed even though two of his brothers had Kansas State connections. His oldest brother, Shad, was a tight end for the Wildcats and currently plays for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. His other brother, Dylan, started most of the Wildcat games last season at quarterback.
Mangino said that every high school player the coaching staff targeted in the state of Kansas gave a commitment.
Kansas also received commitments from two wide receivers. Brian Murph, who played last season at Butler County Community College, and Raimond Pendleton, who played
at South Garland High School. Murp caught 20 balls for 396 yards last season.
"He is what you call a dependable guy. If you throw the ball near him, he going to catch it and secure it," Mangino said.
"Pendleton is a speedy guy that we had a lot of competition for." Mangino said.
Pendleton comes in with a good pedigree as his father played cornerback for the Miami Dolphins. Pendleton was a first team all-state selection in Texas last season.
But this year's haul was not a complete success. Mangino said Kansas lost three or four recruits because of de-committing this recruiting season. That is, the recruits verbally committed, but eventually signed with other programs.
"It is a hazard that comes with college football recruiting and it is going to be there for a long, long time," Mangino said.
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Bobby Johnson DT 6-3 270 Fr
Kerry Meier QB 6-3 208 Fr
* Brian Murph WR 6-1 185 Jr.
Rainnond Pendleton WR 5-10 180 Fr
Angus Quigley RB 6-2 210 Fr
Jose Rodriguez OL 6-6 255 Fr.
Jake Schermer LB/S 6-2 200 Fr.
Darrell Stuckey DB 6-1 183 Fr.
Justin Thornton DB 6-1 185 Fr.
Jonathan Throneberry DT 6-3 300 Fr.
Darius Warner DE 6-3 245 Fr
* Eric Washington LB 6-2 220 Jr.
Adam WeltyOL 6-6 280 Fr.
Jeff Wheeler DE 6-7 240 Fr.
* Wayne Wilder DT 6-3 295 Jr.
Arist Wright LB 6-0 205 Fr.
Kansas City, Mo.
Pittsburg
Marston, Mo.
Garland, Texas
Cleburie, Texas
La Puente, Calif.
Nixa, Mo.
Kansas City, Kan.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Lone Grove, Okla.
Grapeville, Texas
Detroit
Newton, Kan.
Houston
Forsyth, Ga.
Houston
(Westport HS)
(Pittsburgh HS)
(New Madrid County HS)
(South Garland HS)
(Bleigh HS)
(Bishop Amat HS)
(Ozark HS)
(Washington HS)
(Central HS)
(Lone Grove HS)
(Grapevine HS)
(Crockett HS)
(newton HS)
(Clear Lake HS)
(Mary Persons HS)
(Aliy Taylor HS)
Source: Athletics Department
Senior spurs Cowboys to trample 'Cats by 20
STILLWATER, Okla. — Being benched certainly motivated Daniel Bobik, and he helped fire up No. 10 Oklahoma State against Kansas State.
- - will participate in spring drills
* - non-scholarship athlete
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The 25-year-old senior sat at the start of the Cowboys' 104-86 victory against Colorado on Sunday, and his coach and teammates noticed a difference afterward.
"Daniel got his swagger back in Colorado and it showed today," guard John Lucas III said. "He was hitting shots, played with a lot of energy, and he rebounded. I didn't know he had 11 rebounds. That kind of surprises me."
Head coach designate Sean Sutton saw more energy from Bobik, too.
"You can go one of two ways." Sutton said. "Some guys will sulk. Some guys will battle up. It clearly had an impact."
Joey Graham scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Lucas had 19 points and 10 assists as Oklahoma State (16-3)
6-2 Big 12) pulled away in the second half to extend the longest home winning streak in the country with its 268 straight victory at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
for the first 9 1/2 minutes of the second half and finished with 25 for Kansas State. Peete added 14, and Cartier Martin scored 11 for the Wildcats, who lost for the eighth straight time in Stillwater.
"I'm not sure I've been involved in a game when three guys get double-doubles." Sutton said.
Lucas hit a 3-pointer from the right wing the next trip down for the Cowboys, and Terrence Crawford added to the lead with a steal at midcourt and a two-handed jam. He completed the three-point play, and Graham hit a baseline jumper and a 3-pointer from the left wing to put the Cowboys ahead 49-37.
Bobik and Lucas hit back-to-back 3-pointers to stretch the lead to 55-40, and Kansas State was never again closer than 10.
The Wildcats (13-5, 3-4) had a chance to tie early in the second half when Tyler Hughes took a pass from Jeremiah Massey and jammed it home with two hands while getting fouled, but Hughes missed the ensuing free throw and Oklahoma State got rolling.
"They didn't do anything different in the second half," Massey said. "The thing we were doing different was getting the ball to the open guy in the first half and it helped us stay close. They just hit more shots than us in the second half."
The Cowboys started strong from 3-point range and led 14-7 after back-to-back 3s from Lucas and Jameson Curry.
Kansas State pulled to 19-17 on a driving basket by Peete, but Graham stretched the lead again with five straight points — including a right-handed jam over Lance Harris that electrified the crowd.
Fred Peete brought Kansas State to 59-49 on a 3-pointer from the right wing, but another 3-pointer from Bobik sparked a 10-0 run that put the game away.
"It was one of those moments where he ran up under me, and I was like, 'You messed up,'" Graham said. "I hammered on him."
Massey, who scored 18 points in the first half, was held scoreless
Bobik compared the dunk to a Julius Erving cup-and-slam, but he and the rest of Graham's teammates said it was against team rules to look up at the replay. Rules couldn't resist.
"I looked up there," he said.
"The main reason she fouled out was because she didn't rotate fast enough to cover the middle penetration," Henrickson said.
KIBOSH: Kansas outrebounded
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McIntosh tied Hallman for a team-high six rebounds, with four on the offensive end. She finished tied with senior forward Crystal Kemp with 10 points, tops on the team. Her numbers may have been more impressive had she not been in foul trouble. She fouled out with more than eight minutes to play.
After the game, Coale was quick to praise the Kansas players and coaches. She was amazed with the difference between last year's Kansas team and the current one, which dropped to 2-6 in conference play.
"The improvement that Kansas has made from last year to this year is nothing short of phenomenal," Coale said. "I watched Bonnie's teams at Virginia Tech, and they always really guard you."
"She does a great job of recruiting kids that can play the way she wants them to. You know at an institution like this, she's going to have success."
—Edited by Kendall Dix