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Thursday, November 8,1973
University Daily Kansan
Experience Ends Fear for Knoff
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH
FALL ABOVE MEETS
Kanan Spots Writer
On Oct. 21, 1971, Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers lined up at wide receiver against Kurt Knoff, Kansas, freshman defensive back
Rodgers was Heisman Trophy bound. It wouldn't have been too much to ask of Knoff, an East Grand Forks, Mim, native, maybe an East Grand Forks or skateches, an touchdown or two.
According to Knoff, however, Rodgers caught only one pass while Kroff was covering him. There were no long gainers and no touchdowns.
Kniff has continued his outstanding play this season. He leads the KU defense in turnover recoveries and assists in recoveries. He also leaps the defensive backs in unassisted tackles.
"Last year I was a freshman, and I was naturally a little scared covering guys like Rodgers," Knoff said this week. "This year I've got more experience and have confidence in my ability to cover the receivers."
Covering them sometimes entails a little more than just running down the field. Knofl gave an example of such a play in the NL against Saturday's game against Oklahoma State.
On a screen pass to OSU's Alfred Nelms,
Knöff read the screen and rocketed into Nelms, sending both of them to the turf. Nelms never returned to the game, but Knöff laughed most of the second half.
"Nelms seemed surprised, because I don't think he thought I was going to hit him that hard," Knopf said. "I was in a daze myself. I wasn't. I don't remember off of the field."
The duties of a defensive back vary with each play. Knoff said.
"For a passing play, we have about four
"for basic defenses that we can call," he
can be attributed to three main causes, Knoff said.
"We're playing a better defense this season," he said, referring to the 5-2-4 defense used by KU. "Also, we've got a new defensive coach, Jim Dickey, who's helped us a lot. And I think the biggest reason backs have a year or more experience at their positions. We've got more confidence and we're ready to play."
Knott said he and the other defensive forcings were forced for opposing receivers by watchers like him.
said. "How we play a receiver depends upon both the situation and the defense we’re in."
"We watch their moves and patterns most," he said. "We watch for how they react to different situations so we can be better prepared to play them Saturday."
both the situation and the defense we're in." Knott said KU defensive plays played primarily a zone defense, with each back assigned to cover a different position. So he said he usually played away from his man, instead of playing bump-and-run.
The improvement in KU's pass defense, which has intercepted 20 passes this year.
Lockwood said he was hoping for fourth place in Saturday's meet. He said that Iowa State, defending NCAA champions, was the most Oklahoma and Oklahoma were right behind.
Bo Lockwood returns for his 11th year as head coach. His assistant coaches, in their first year at KU, are Ken Snow and Brian Cooper.
"It's still too early to tell where we'll finish in the conference. But this will give an indication of the talent that we and our students have and how we compete under pressure."
He said KU would rely heavily on freshmen.
Lockwood said he was expecting leadership this year from the team's three senators, Pat Murphy of Shawnee Mission, Matt Lawrence of Lawrence and Joe Howard of Wilmington, I.
O's Palmer Named Cy Young Winner
Prognosticators Pick 'Hawks to Beat Buffs
The standings in the Big Eight conference could change drastically this weekend as the battle for football supremacy enters the final month of the season.
Oklahoma is easily the best team on paper and should retain its hold on the league lead. But the Tigers showed Nebraska what they could do when they were fired up. It could be close, but the Sooners have too many guns.
This week's picks:
Oklahoma 26 Missouri 14
The Kansan prognosticators had another good day last Saturday, picking three games correctly and missing only on KU tie with Oklahoma State. The season statistics for the staff predictors now read 327,-,823.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jim Palmer's penchant for pancakes has waned, but his pitching has manst't, and that's why he went to the American League's CY Your Away.
last two weeks." Lockwood said. "I'm sure we'll give a good ood at Saturday.
**Nebraska 27, Iowa ST.13**
The Cyclones had Oklahoma running last week before Oklahoma's big victory; the Dawgs gave the Cornhuskers momentum. The NU offense seems to be improving, and the Big Red is playing in Lincoln.
Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska and KU still have a shot at the title.
This week's picks:
Oklahoma St. 26, Kansas St. 13
The Cowboys haven't won a game in more than a month, but KSU should change that, although not without a fight. The Wildcats learn to about the wishbone against but whether they learned how to stop it is questionable.
KU 24. Colorado 20
Nebraska 27. Iowa St. 13
KU 24, Colorado 10
The guess here is that although the KU defense looks like a walkable hospital, Dave Jaynes, Emmett Edwards and Delvin
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