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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
Spring game shows defensive improvement
Sophomore running back for Tony Pierson moon's Spring Game at Memorial Stadi
Weis'infl
COMMENTARY
On a day when the University honored one o its football program's moss significant figures, former coach Don Fambrough, it embarked on a new era.
An estimated 15,000 layhawk 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
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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.
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.
"My whole coaching point to him
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 allows him to keep his best players on
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 backlash.
"He could very easily be at 230 with a couple of cheeseburgers," Wets 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 teams were not matched equally. The
KANSAS 81, TEXAS TECH 46
JANUARY 11,2012
Kansas turns a slow start into a blowout victory
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
LUBBOCK, Texas — For a team that averages just more than 75 points per game, reaching 81 points on any given night isn't something out of the ordinary. That's what Kansas did in its 81-46 victory over Texas Tech, and it was the fifth time the Jayhaws had reached the 80-point mark this season. Again, nothing remarkable, especially against a team that has struggled as much as Texas Tech has this season. However, it wasn't the final score that raised eyebrows in the United Spirit arena in Lubbock, Texas. It was the way Kansas finished the final 30 minutes of play after an offensively anemic opening ten minutes in which the Jayhaws barely managed double figures.
their game too much. He called it the worst start to a game his team has had in a long time, but credited Red Raider coach Billy Gillespie for his physical game plan. Kansas didn't pull away until there was about five minutes left in the first half.
"We had 8 points with about 10 minutes left in the first half," coach Bill Self said. "How did we get to 81?"
"After about the 15-minute mark, I thought we locked in and we played better," Self said. "We just didn't make shots. And once we started making shots everything kind of fell together."
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Junior guard Elijah Johnson defends guard Ty Nurse in a game that didn't require much focus to win
Answering his own question a little later, Self said it was just a matter of hitting shots and not letting Texas Tech's physical style of play effect
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Kansas ended the first 5-42 of the first half on an 18-2 run and didn't slow down after the halftime break, opening up the second half on a 24-6 run that put the once tight game to rest.
Against Oklahoma, Kansas trailed at the break 34-33 before winning the second half by 12 points and cruising to a comfortable 11-point victory. The Jayhawks didn't trail at halftime in Lubbock, instead holding a 15-point lead. But the second half was much more dominant as Kansas got out in space on the fast break and wore down the Texas Tech defense. Taylor credited the defense for the easy buckets.
"The same thing happened at OU," Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said of the slow start. "We were kind of laid back when the game first started and they made some shots."
"Once we started pressuring their guards and
getting our hands on the ball, we started getting deflections and steals and turned them into points offensive", Taylor said.
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