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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
LACKLUSTER LOSS
Jayhawks' weak offense dooms defense against Bears
MAX GOODWIN AND CONNER OBERKROM
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OFFENSE:D
The offense managed two touchdowns, which isn't far from the season average. Those points didn't come until after Baylor had begun to put its backup players on the field. The offense went three-and-out on six of the nine possessions it had in the first half.
DEFENSE: D
The defense gave up 505 yards in the first half. Baylor averaged more than nine yards per play. That is almost a first down every snap, but Baylor has an unmatched offense and puts up ridiculous stats with regularity. Bryce Petty threw for 430 yards, and didn't even finish the third quarter.
COACHING: B-
Charlie Weis had a defensive game plan to just keep the offense in front of them and not give up plays, and it worked early as Baylor went three-and-out on the first two possessions. But no team can hold off the Bears' offense for long. The Jayhawks gave a good effort in the second half and didn't give up on a game that was way out of hand.
SPECIAL TEAMS: B-
The special teams unit got a lot of work in Saturday, Trevor Pardula punted 11 times and four of those ended up inside of Baylor's 20-yard line. The Jayhawks had some impressive kick returns as well. A solid game for this unit, but when you have to punt on almost every drive, your stats will look impressive.
GLASS HALF FULL
Kansas stayed with Baylor for the most of the second half, partly because the game was well out of the reach as Baylor thrashed Kansas' secondary with its rapid fire pace, racking up 38 points in the first half. Even if Baylord had its backup quarterback in, who fumbled twice, Kansas only gave up 21 points and scored 14 thanks to a Brandon Bourbon run and a Rodriguez Coleman catch. Another superlative from this game was that Weis finally unleashed Montell Cozart and he got to exhibit his hyped-up arm strength. He only threw one ball that really stood out—a 45-yard strike right on the money to Rodriguez Coleman over two defenders. Cozart overtweaked a few other receivers later down the road, but his arm strength was apparent.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
The offense stalled out of its game plan early on and gave the defense no chance whatsoever. They couldn't sniff a first down, except when a penalty call went in their favor. The Heaps-Cozart hedgepodge didn't exactly go favorably either, as they were 11-of-33 for just 154 yards passing, with most of those coming in the second half when Baylor let its foot off the gas pedal.
GOOD, BAD OR PLAIN STUPID
While Baylor didn't put up more than 70 points at Memorial Stadium, they still put up some record numbers. It was the third most yards Kansas has ever given up and Bryce Petty had over 400 yards passing. You can throw out stats all day on this game, but the offense exacerbated the situation by not successfully holding onto the ball longer. This was a beatdown, there are no two ways about it.
VERDICT: PLAIN STUPID
DELAY OF GAME
Usually special teams are always the silver lining, and is the only one you can find within this team in games like this. However, after Matthew Wyman made five out of his first six field goals, he now has missed two extra points and one field goal in the last two games. Shouldn't be too much to worry about going forward, but it hasn't been pretty for him in the last two occasions.
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Senior defensive lineman Keba Agostinho attempts to bring down Baylor's running back Lache Seastrunk as he carries the ball.
Junior running back Brandon Bourbon runs past Baylor's defense during Saturday's 59-14 loss.
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Senior safety Dexter Linton pursues Baylor's Tevin Reese on a pass play in the first quarter. Linton had four total tackles and a fumble recovery in the game.
Rodriguez Coleman gets the game ball, simply because he had the two longest plays of the day for the Kansas offense. He showed his downfield presence early on and gave Cozart some encouragement with a big catch after a nice downfield throw. He finished the day with just two receptions but totaled 75 yards, including a touchdown catch from Jake Heaps.
GAME BALL
Kansas will be taking on a Texas team that has now won four Big 12 games in a row and is tied for first in the conference. Texas crushed TCU 30-7 and Kansas now goes to Austin seeking to end its 21-game road-losing streak.
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FINAL THOUGHT
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This game was expectedly over by the half, no surprise there, but the game plan was a little off for Charlie Weis as the passing game spelled out the loss once again. Kansas is at the point in the season where evaluation for next year's passing game is more crucial than ever, especially for Weis.
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