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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BIG 12
Football Notebook
Texas' QB change, Trickett to start for West Virginia
CONNOR OBERKROM
coberkrom@kansan.com
McCov to start again
Quarterback David Ash has been announced inactive for 'Texas' game against TCU, but as coach Mack Brown hints at, Ash is making progress toward getting back on the field.
"David is steadily improving. They just have said he's out for next week." Brown said in the weekly Big 12 teleconference. "We're still in hopes that he gets released."
Quarterback Case McCoy will make his fifth start of the season against TCU after coming off a bye week.
McCoy has found a way to get the ball to Texas' speedsters in the open field and has already surpassed his previous season's totals. He has passed for 764 yards, completing 61 percent of his passes with four touchdowns and just one interception.
Game of the week:
Texas Tech-OU
For Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury the spotlight and accolades
continue to grow; the biggest test waits for the first-year coach in Norman in their second straight road game.
"It's gonna to be a huge challenge for our guys," Kingsbury said in the teleconference.
With newfound success for Texas Tech, the spotlight and No. 10 ranking don't faze them.
"We were basically picked 10th in our conference," Kingsbury said. "Those rankings don't mean anything to us, we're just on to the next opponent."
While it's his first year with his system in the Big 12, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops isn't unaccustomed to the type of offense they run. It faced Texas & M in the Cotton Bowl last year, with Kingsbury as the offensive coordinator for the Aggies.
"As much as anything, were familiar with this type of offense," Stoops said.
Both teams are still in the Big 12 race, and still have yet to play the bulk of their schedule. Texas Tech's upcoming games include Oklahoma State, Baylor and a road game against Texas. Oklahoma's upcoming schedule includes Baylor and Oklahoma State on the road.
Clint Trickett to start
ROWING
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen has dealt with a messy quarterback carousel all season. But with starting QB Clint Trickett healthy, he finally has Trickett in the starting slot this week without any worries.
Trickett was smooth against Texas Tech on Saturday, which is something that the position hasn't seen so far in West Virginia's season. He went 27 for 43 for 254 yards, finishing with a 120.1 quarterback rating.
"I do think he played his best football," Holgorsen said in the teleconference.
Trickett will take regular repetitions all week in practice. He is fully healthy for the first time all season, Holgorsen said.
The Florida State transfer is one of three quarterbacks to start for WVU. He has brought some stability for Holgorsen at this point in the season, including a win over No. 19 Oklahoma State.
—Edited by Heather Nelson
Oklahoma will take Texas Tech on Saturday, Oct. 26. Coach Kliff Kingsbury said playing the Sooners will be a "huge challenge."
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Women rowers practice in September. Bothmean and women's teams won at their home regatta Oct. 20.
Men, women earn victory in first home regatta
INICK CHADBOURNE
nchadbourne@kansan.com
Kansas rowing took first in the women's varsity eight and the men's varsity four races in its first home regatta since 2005 Sunday Oct. 20.
The wins capped off a successful regatta for the Jayhawks as the women's team took a top five spot in four of its five events. Rowers Caitlin Decker, Liz Scherer, Alex Torquemada, Brooke Thuston, Claudijah Lever, Erin Brogan, Maggie Duncan, Kaylee Sextro and coxswain Caty Clements led the Kansas A team to victory in the women's varsity eight.
Kansas took three of the top ten spots in the race with the B team taking fourth and the C team placing ninth.
Clements said winning in front of a home crowd was unlike anything the team has experienced.
"I think this whole experience has been kind of surreal for us because this is where we spend a lot of our time. It's nice for everyone else to experience it," Clements said.
Many of the rowers got the rare opportunity to race in front of family and friends with Kansas hosting its first regatta in eight years. But Kansas' rowing team
“It's unbelievable because my parents can't make it to a lot of races because of the distance away from home. To see them here and seeing us win, it's just everything I could ask for,” Lever said.
has 26 rowers hailing from outside of Kansas. Lever, of Milwaukee, Wis., said her parents drove from Wisconsin to watch her race.
The Kansas men's and women's novice eight teams also took second in their respective races.
Kansas State, Wichita State, Drake University, the University of Tulsa and the University of Central Oklahoma were amongst the other universities competing at the Jamboree. Wichita State took five wins, the most out of all competitors. The University of Tulsa took first in four events for second overall, while Kansas took third with two wins.
Kansas' final fall race, Head of the Hooch is Nov. 2 and 3 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
—Edited by Heather Nelson
CROSS COUNTRY
Kansas men take 14th heading into Big 12 Championships
DANIEL HARMSEN
dharmsen@kansan.com
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
The Kansas Cross Country teams competed Saturday Oct. 19 against some of the best cross-country programs in the country, and held their own.
In an extremely competitive field from top to bottom, the men's team took 14th out of 52 teams, averaging a 24:35.08 in the 8k behind winning Colorado (23:49.48) The women's team came in 36th out of 49 teams, averaging 21:51.89 in the 6k behind winning George town (20:41.77).
Even in a strong effort, both the men's and women's cross-country teams learned a lot from their meets in Terre Haute, Ind., and look to improve in the future.
The men were led by junior Reid Buchanan who came in 37th place with a time of 24.05.84. He was followed closely by junior Evan Landes, who came in a mere seven seconds after him, and senior Josh Munsch, who came in fifteen seconds after Buchanan.
The significant drop-off was between the third and fourth runners. Junior James Wilson came in at 25 minutes, and freshman Tyler Yunk at 25:15.71. Between the two of them, there were about 150 runners who crossed the finish line before them. If Kansas can close the pack and cut the difference between runners 3,4,and 5, they can be dangerous in the Big 12 and into the National Championships.
Senior Josh Munsch finished mere seconds after his teammate Evan Landes. Kansas hopes to improve before the Big 12 Championships.
"There were definitely some positives to take away," Coach Michael Whittlesey said, "but we need to get our packs back running together and improve on the tactical aspects of the race."
On the women's side, sophomore Hannah Richardson continues her great season, finishing the 6k course in 35th place in 20:52.25. The speedy time was a personal best for the Glendale, Mo. native.
The rest of the women's team competed hard, but aside from senior Natalie Becker, there wasn't a Kansas runner within a minute of Richardson.
All in all, Whittlesley was pleased with the effort from the ladies.
"The women's three to seven runners executed pretty well today," Whittlesey said. "If we can close up that gap a little, there are a lot of teams that will be there to beat at the Big 12 meet and beyond."
The common theme for both
teams heading into the Big 12 Championships in Waco, Texas on Nov. 2 is to close the gap between runners. Hopefully then, the Championship could be coming home with the teams to Lawrence.
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-Edited by Heather Nelson
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