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KU backfield competition tough
By Jeremy Kohn
Kansan staff writer
If a coach's confidence can help a player perform on the football field, then Vie Adamle's running backs can hold their own this season.
"I think overall they we go enough ability to make it in the Big Eight." said Adamle Kansas "new running back coach ___
Senior Arnold Snell is the upper classman starting as a running back. Freshman Tony Jones is surrey Dongseung in an easy Soil KS team. Rob freshman Roger Robert Wilson start at fullback
"I wouldn't hesitate to put my foot in running backs in the game," Adamle said.
Snell led the Jayhaws in rushing last season with the 691 yards and he scored three touchdowns. In his college career, Snell has had 1,423 yards
soungucks in the game. *Adam's smile*
Sophomore running back Frank Hatcht
recently scored 34 points and earned less
than 50 yards last week later. He will not play in
tomorrow's game against Hayton Hatcht
rushed for 167 yards last season.
He should push Seedle as the starting
position.
"For his size, he's a strong runner," Adamle said.
rushed for 1,355 yards.
Snell said older players were more mature, tough and durable.
Sands may be small at 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, but Adamic said he was confident in the freshman's ability.
mature, tough and outloud.
"It's a lot harder for freshman to play through pain than an older player." Adams said.
Adamle said he had never seen a tailback go through a season without getting hurt. But playing with pain is common.
"You can handle a little pain and stay in there," he said.
u strength determines the amount of pain a player can take, then Snell is in the best shape to play.
Brad Roll, Kansas, speed and strength coordinator, said, "He's probably a little bit above average strength level."
show average strength.
Freshmen, on the other hand, had a long way to go, Roll said.
"The kind of strength we need takes years to develop." Roll said.
Roll said the players were improving physically. If they kept good work habits and stayed mentally tough, he said the strength would come in time.
"It'll happen. We've got to train hard here in order to develop physical and mental toughness," he said.
Adamle should know about toughness in the football field. Besides being raised in a football family — his father and two football players played college football — he started at fullback for three years at Eastern Michigan.
Adamle" graduated in 1983 and began coaching as a graduate assistant at Kent State soon after. He was running back coach at Kent State during the 1986-1987 season. Last year he tutored Eric Wellington, a Kent Conference active player of the year.
ad of Adler's brother Mike was an All-Commerce at Northwestern and played for the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears.
"He made his living on special teams," Adamle said.
Adamle said NBC asked his brother to make a feature about what life was like on special teams.
"The rest is history," Adamie said. Mike Adamie is now a sportscaster with ABC.
"The real star of the family is my dad." Adamle said.
Adamle said
Tony Adamle was raised during the depression in Cleveland, Ohio.
depression in Cleveland. "Football gave him the opportunity to open doors and become what he is today." Adamle said about his father
The older Adamie retired as team captain from the Cleveland Browns in 1943 with All-Pro linebacker at linemate. No other medical school after his pro football career
Tony Adamie is now a general practitioner in Kent, Ohio. He is also the team doctor for the Kent State football team.
doctor for the Kikii one to push us." Adamle
said football (too much of a commitment to be doing it because someone else wants you to."
Running backs Arnold Snell, kneeling, and Frank Hatchett are Kansas' top two returning rushers from last season.
Lines' blocks often start big plays
Budde, Bowen know their roles essential to team
By Ken Winford Korean sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
It has long been accepted that offensive linemen are the most overworked and underrepreciated players in football.
They almost never get a chance to run, catch or throw the football — all those moves being reserved for the "skilled" players.
players
Generally, the only time they are noticed
is after a mistake or penalty.
is after a mistake or penalty.
Yet, the performance of the offensive line is key to every play from scrimimage. If a
Nobody understands this better than an offensive lineman.
Kimmi Hammond liveinnen Chip Budde and Russ Bowen know they will be counted on heavily this year. The offensive line will be young and inexperienced after loss and year's starters Holt Pipeer, Jingsu and Jay Allen will be on an injury.
incessan misses his block, the flashing runback will be stopped dead in his tracks or the strong armed quarterback will likely be picking himself up off the turf.
Bodde, a Lawrence sophomore, will be playing his second season on the Kansas联赛. Last season as a freshman he started every game, played in every offensive series and earned freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News magazine.
books by the spotting eye.
"Our offensive line will be much better than last year," Budue said. "It's like day and night in terms of desire. I can tell that."
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the guys on the offensive line have a burning desire to win.
We don't get a lot of attention, but we take pride in knowing what we do is crucial to our team's success.
The projected starters on the Jahawk line are tackles Chris Nielsen and Bill Hundelt, guards Bowen and Dave Griffin,bdu at center and Dhn Newleaough at right.
tight end.
As a rainbow redshirt in 1887, Bower had a chance to play in games, but he said he was able to pick up on the overall attitude of the team.
attitude of his last year that would quit in the fourth quarter, but I don't think that will be a problem this year." Bowie said "Mason won't allow you to work, but once you get used to the hard work, you can tell it is making you a better player"
The Parsons native said he didn't miss the
attention usually reserved for other players with more glamorous positions.
"I're really glad that I don't have to get caught up in all that hype." Boven said. "When you're on the offensive line you have to take pride in the job you do. The greatest thrill for me is knocking my guy straight on his back. It's like you compared him."
Football is a war for the offense lineman, and the man lining up opposite of him is his enemy Budde said games were added to the outcome of these once battle.
If you can consistently beat the man you're lined up against throughout the game, you are doing the job. "Budd said, 'At the end of the game, you can be seen to play and because one will be ready to play another quarter and the other guy will be glad it is over.'"
The Jayhawks don't have the best talent in the Big Eight Conference, but after going