THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
PAGE 7B
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY PREVIEW
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
STARTING LINEUP
OFFENSE
Case McCoy is 4-0 as starting quarterback of the Longhorns this season as he replaces David Ash, who has been out with a concussion for more than a month. The Texas offense is built around the run. The Longhorns are third in the Big 12 in averaging 200 rushing yards a game, with several running backs capable of busting a big play.
DEFENSE
Defensive coordinator Gregg Robinson was hired after the BYU game on Sept. 7 to replace Manny Diaz, who had been fired. In the last four games Texas has become a more aggressive defense under Robinson. The Longhorns are sixth in the FBS with 16 sacks in the last four games.
POSITION NAME NO. YEAR
QB Case McCoy 6 Sr.
WR Jaxon Shipley 8 Jr.
WR Mike Davis 1 Sr.
RB Jonathan Gray 32 So.
FB Alex De La Torre 36 So.
TE Geoff Swaim 82 Jr.
RT Kennedy Estelle 77 So.
RG Mason Walters 72 Sr.
C Dominic Espinosa 55 Jr.
LG Trey Hopkins 75 Sr.
LT Donald Hawkins 51 Sr.
POSITION NAME NO. YEAR
DE Cedrick Reed 88 Jr.
DE Jackson Jeffcoat 44 Sr.
DT Malcolm Brown 90 So.
DT Chris Whaley 96 Sr.
OLB Peter Jinkens 19 So.
OLB Steve Edmond 33 Jr.
MLB Dalton Santos 55 So.
CB Quandre Diggs 6 Jr.
CB Carrington Byndom 23 Sr.
FS Mykkelle Thompson 2 Jr.
SS Adrian Phillips 17 Sr.
BY THE NUMBERS
16 The number of sacks the Texas defense has in the last four weeks.
10 The number of big play touchdowns (45 yards or longer) that Texas has this season between eight players.
3 The number of turnovers that Texas forced leading to scores last week against TCU.
Edited by Madison Schultz
QUESTION MARKS
Will Texas come out looking motivated early after being shown the video of last season's near loss at Memorial Stadium?
BABY JAY WILL WEEP IF
The Longhorns take an early lead. If that happens, then it would be difficult for the Jayhawks to make much of a comeback against the good defense, and strong running game of Texas.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Mack Brown has been the coach of the Longhorns for 15 years now, and during that time they have been known for blocking kicks. Last season, Texas was third in the FBS with seven blocked kicks, and since 2001 the Longhorns have blocked more than any other team.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Jonathan Gray is 5-foot-11 and weighs 208 pounds. He has the ability to turn any play into a big run and has rushed 90 yards or more in five of the Longhorns' seven games this season.
Texas plays the same style of football as the Kansas. Mack Brown has one of the Big 12's best running backs and a solid defense.The Longhorns defense could make it a rough day for both Kansas quarterbacks.
AT A GLANCE
COACHING
Mack Brown could be in his last season as the coach at Texas with athletic director DeLoss Dodds leaving, but that seems less certain the more that Texas wins this season. Brown made a risky move changing his defensive coordinator after the second game of the season, but the Longhorns have become a much more effective.
MOMENTUM
Texas has a lot of it, as it has rolled to convincing victories in all four of its Big 12 games, after an ugly nonconference performance.
Edited by Ashleigh Tidwell
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas' Chet Moss (13) blocks TCU's Phil Taylor (35) as Adrian Colbert (26) tries to recover a TCU punt return fumble during the second half of a game on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas beat TCU 30-7.
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