Donohoe gets nod as starting QB
Quarterback Kelly Donohoe reaches back to fire a pass during a preseason scrimmage.
Bv Joel Zeff
Assistant campus editor
In the helmet-s scraping, head-slamming world of Big Eight football, Kelly Dohoney realizes that on paper one junior college walk on and a handful of inexperienced freshman quarterbacks won't scare many defensive ends.
defensive ease. The Jayhawks' only return quarterback and this year's starter, is aaker
believer.
"Everyone has been cutting up down since the man has," Donnice said. "This team has been through a lot in the last six months, but we got to believe."
but we got to believe.
During the last few months, however,
believing has been tough for the Jayhawks at
the quarterback position.
at the gala this last year's quarterbacks, Mike Orth and Kevin Verdugo, left Kansas. After last season, Orth ran out of eligibility, and Verdugo transferred to Colorado State.
roster.
Bethen Donohoe, Steve Mallory, a walk-on Coffeeville Community College, and a handful of freshman are the only quarterbacks on Kansas' roster. Freshmen Tim Hill and Ron Page also are battling for playing time.
Almost by default, Donohoe, a 5-foot-10,
189 pound junior, became the starting quarterback. By the end of spring practice, Donohoe was the only quarterback on the
"I don't feel we're weak at quarterback." Donnee said. "We're young and we have some young guys coming on, but I think we are still capable."
Although the youth of his quarterbacks concerns first-year coach Glenn Mason, it also drives him to push Dumbo.
also drives him to paint.
"We have to have more leadership out of him, especially on the field." Mason said.
him, especially on the field. "Mason," David Warner, the Jayhawk backs coach, said Dohnohe leaders had come a long way since last year's spring
drills
detail of the improvement has been centered on the offensive change from last year, going from the protype to this year's multi-option offense.
"When Kelly becomes more accustomed to the offense, he has the potential to become a leader," Warner said. "He will get to get to do and we’re relying on him to do that."
Donohue's biggest improvement from last year is his decision-making ability about when to pass, Warner said Last year, Donohue had a 59.2 percent success rate and 12 interceptions. The Harrisonville, Mo., native threer for 841 yards last season.
for 901 yards last season.
Because of the option-like offense this year, Warner said Donohoe had learned to
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