SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
'Hawks ready for spring game
Kansas football feels pressure as it turns to winning program
By Matt Doyle
Kansan sportswriter
Perception is a word in Coach Glen Mason's vocabulary that he likes to use often.
In his five years as the Jayhawks coach, Mason has changed the perception of the Kansas football program from a losing program to a winning program.
Mason will get a good indication of what the perception of the 1993 kansas football team will be in the coming season, p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Stadium.
The game is free and open to the public.
"I'm very pleased about spring practice." Mason said. "I think we've made a lot of progress, especially at the quarterback position."
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Junior Fredrick Thomas has
emerged this spring as the leading candidate to replace Chip Hilleary, and junior Ashei Preston has developed as a solid No. 2 quarterback.
"I think, at least on paper, that both of them have potentially better running ability than Chip Hillleary," Mason said. "When Fred Thomas throws the ball, just purely throwing the ball, he's got as strong an arm as any guy I've ever been around."
Another area that has pleased Mason has been the team's attitude.
The 23-20 victory against Brigham Young in the Aloha Bowl ended a three-game losing streak for the Jayhawks and created a positive feeling among the team.
"Our whole program has been upbeat since we came back from Hawaii," he said. "We came back feeling real good about that, and that carried over into our winter conditioning program and spring practice."
Mason said that the chemistry and work ethic of this Kansas team was better than Kansas teams of the last few years.
hawks because of back-to-back winning seasons has helped the team achieve an improved attitude, said senior defensive tackle Chris Maumalanga.
"I see a team that's a lot more cocky," he said. "A team that once on the field has a lot more confidence, which does with winning."
"Guys aren't afraid to talk a little smack at each other, and when somebody gets popped they're not afraid to get in their face and tell them about
The confidence gained by the Jay.
Mason said there was pressure to keep Kansas improving since the perception of Kansas football was changing to a winning program.
"I firmly believe that either as a player, coach or program, you either get better or get worse," he said. "You never stay the same."
Mason said that he enjoyed the pressure of living up to the winning tradition that the Kansas football program had established in the last two years.
"Pressure forces a team to reach a different level of expectations or you fail," he said. "The pressure will be helpful in our situation."
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Friday, April 23, 1993
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