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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
Spring game shows defensive improvement
Sophomore running back Tony Pierson noon's Spring Game at Memorial Stadium
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COMMENTARY
On a day when the University honored one o its football program's mos significant figures, former coach Don Fambrough, it embarked on a new era.
An estimated 15,000 Jayhawk fans caught a glimpse of the new Kansas football team under the leadership of new coach Charlie Weis during the spring game Saturday.
New quarterbacks Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps showed off their extraordinary passing ability that Kansas fans haven't seen since Tode
ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
In one of the Kansas football team's practices last week, sophomore linebacker Michael Reynolds had three different coaches talk to him about running the play full speed.
At the end of practice, coach Charlie Weis called him out for it, trying to explain to him that they are going after him because he is one of the few players on the team who can make that play.
points per game in the NCAA Division I last season.
Reynolds, along with fellow linebacker senior Toben Opurum, played a hybrid linebacker/defensive end position normally seen more in a 3-4 defensive scheme than in the Jay-hawks 4-3.
"I'm very comfortable with it because it gives me the chance to stand up and rush the passer and also play in coverage," Reynolds said.
Weis likes playing more versatile players at both positions because it
what his role will be in the fall. Because of Jackson's bigger build, he has the ability to play in the traditional halfback position as well as a bulkier backfill.
"He could very easily be at 230 with a couple of cheeseburgers." Weis said. "That's what were going to have to decide, what weight we want him at, but you can see he has some natural running instincts."
The zero on the board beneath the white squad's name is an impressive feat, but it must be noted that the
IOWA STATE 71, KANSAS 64
JANUARY 28, 2012
Royce White, Cyclones upset Jayhawks in Ames
MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
AMES, Iowa — Royce White, Iowa State's sophomore forward with a full menu of skills, woke up on Saturday morning after having nightmares of missing free throws.
"It itches like an island up there when you're on a bad streak." White said of his struggles at the free throw line.
So he went to the gyn early and shot free throws with his coach, Fred Hoiberg. White's teammates encouraged him the entire day, even during the game, and he made the shots when they counted most.
With 1:42 to play and Iowa State leading No. 5 Kansas by three points, White drained his final two shots from the line.
After one of his six converted free throws, White walked from the free throw line to underneath the hoop, then looked up at the net.
"That was for Thomas," he said of junior forward Thomas Robinson. "He said I was going to miss them."
White, who tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists, not Robinson, the national player of the candidate.
Robinson, who normally vacuums rebounds with two hands, rabbed a needes-
The Jayhawks' 23 fouls resulted in 34 free throw attempts for the Cyclones. Free points stung Kansas, especially after it was outbounded 36-23.
"Royce was a monster down there."
Hoiberg said.
trian seven rebounds. on the offensive end, he struggled to establish himself and find comfort in the paint, traveling repeatedly and missing several shots that were uncontested and close to the hoop. He even missed a wide-open, one-handed dunk, and the ball sailed over the rim.
"I'm just not playing my game," he said. "I'm speeding up again and not taking my time."
White might have had something to do with that. He has the ability to bring the ball up-court like a point guard on one possession, then muscle his way inside for a tough two points on the next. His mobility and ball control are rare for a 6-foot-8, 270-pound weapon. It's a combination that forced the Jayhawks into some touch decisions.
"We had to pick our poison," senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said. "It felt like whichever way we tried to trap him, they made a shot that we laid off"
In a three minute span at the end of the game. White scored eight straight points for the Cyclones. He first backed down junior center Jeff Withey, who was plagued with fouts throughout the game. Once Withey failed, White took on Robinson, who also wasn't able to shut him down.
"Nobody really played well." Self said. "But Thomas certainly labored today."
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CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN Junior forward Thomas Robinson prepares for the next defensive play during the first half against Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum. Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed only 7 rebounds in the 72-64 Kansas loss.
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