THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. 2013
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'm surprised he didn't meet us at the plane after the West Virginia game, because it became his time to be back in the mix."
KANSAS COACH CHARLIE WEIS on Jake Heaps mentality coming off a redshirt season FACT OF THE DAY
FACT OF THE DAY
The last Kansas wide receiver to catch a touchdown pass was D.J. Beshears from Jordan Webb on Oct. 22, 2011. The Jayhawks fell to Kansas State 59-21
— ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who holds the Kansas record for touchdowns?
A: Todd Reeing, 105 (90 pass, 15 rush) from 2006-09
Kansas Media Guide
THE MORNING BREW Jayhawks lean on new quarterback
Bad quarterback play often comes with the territory on a 1-11 football team, but the 2012 Kansas football
team was especially challenged when it came to passing and catching a football—historically challenged.
New quarterback Jake Heaps has the potential to be the player that can get Kansas over that hump and end the bowless, winless conference play drought. He was heavily recruited out of high school and rated the top quarterback in his class. He led his high school team to three state titles in Washington, so he knows how to win. However, he has to battle a jawhawk football history filled with losses.
Last fail, the lajahwacks were led by the worst ranking quarterback in passer efficiency rating. In ten games, Dayne Crist completed passes at a piturid 47.7 percent, averaging 6.1 yards per attempt with 4 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
Michael Cummings played the rest of the minutes last year and wasn't much better. In fact, most football junkies would agree that, statistically at least, the numbers he put up were worse than Dayne Crist's
historically awful season.
Cummings completed 45.7 percent of his passes and threw three touchdowns and four interceptions. He averaged a feeble 4.9 yards per attempt, but kept the team in more games with his running ability.
Coach Charlie Weis is known throughout the ranks as one of the best X's and O's guys in football, and quarterbacks, in particular, are his specialty. Needless to say, in year two of the Charlie Weis experiment, it's time to win some games—as Fred the Baker would say, "It's time to make the donuts." And that all starts with better quarterback play. James Sims, Tony Pierson and the rest of the running backs can no longer be the only donut makers on the offense. With all this pressure on his shoulders, Heaps has got to perform well.
If you haven't heard, Kansas can run the football a little bit. They ranked third in the Big 12 in rushing and 22nd in the nation. But in a quarterback-driven league like the Big 12, bowl appearances tend to hang on the balance with quarterback play. If you have a quarterback, you'll probably make a bowl. If you don't have a quarterback, you probably won't.
As a freshman at Brigham Young University, Heaps completed 57 percent of his passes for 2,316 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He lead the Cougars to a bowl game that year—the first time in 29 bowl appearances that a freshman quarterback had done so at the school.
In 2011, however, Heaps struggled to improve. His passer rating plateaued at 57 percent and his touchdown to interception ratio was less impressive at 9:8. He eventually lost the job to Riley Nelson during the
omore slump" was just an aberration and the real Jake Heaps is more like his freshman self. He won in high school and a little at the collegiate level, so the potential is definitely there. The question is, "Will Heaps play like he did in his freshman year, or like he did in his sophomore year?" And, "Can he win in the Big 12?"
We'll start to get our answers in the coming weeks. If Kansas wants to win, Heaps had better be serviceable at the very least. If Kansas wants to be great, it's all in his hands. Here's hoping Heaps can make some good donuts.
This week in athletics
Edited by Kayla Overbey
Wednesday
Thursday
NO SCHEDULED
EVENTS
NO SCHEDULED EVENTS
Friday
Volleyball Central Arkansas 1 p.m. Tucson, Ariz.
Saturday
Soccer Missouri State 6 p.m. Missouri State
Volleyball Morgan State 2:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz.
Soccer
Purdue
1 p.m.
Purdue
Sunday
Volleyball
Arizona
9 p.m.
Tucson, Ariz
Cross Country
Bob Timmons Classic
TBA
Lawrence
Monday
NO SCHEDULED EVENTS
HOMERUN
Volleyball UMKC 7 p.m. Kansas City
Club baseball to hold fryouts for next season
The team will hold tryouts on Sept. 9 and 10, with the time and location to be announced at the meeting.
so what exactly is club baseball?
The University of Kansas Club Baseball team is getting ready to start its season, but first it is looking for new members. The team will be having an informational meeting Thursday,
Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center,
Room 202.
"Although the team doesn't start regional play until the spring, our fall
Tuesday
Club baseball was founded in 2000 at Penn State with 34 teams in the league. As of the 2009 season, the league featured 170 teams competing at two division levels, Di and Dil. It's governed by the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA), which has 25 regions. The Jayhawks compete as members of the Mid-America South region, a conference that includes teams from the University of Nebraska, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri.
is jam packed, including a couple road trips. I'm pretty excited," second baseman, fourth year team member and Club President Josh Clement said.
At the University of Kansas, the club baseball team is a group of highly dedicated and highly skilled players who are committed to not only being competitive and getting better, but also to committing time and effort toward fundraising for the team.
The team has achieved national rankings in past seasons, peaking as the No.18 best collegiate club baseball team in the nation, and they're looking to return to that caliber of play. They have their sights set on the ultimate goal, the World Series in Tampa Bay, Fla.
Contact Club President Josh Clement with any questions via email at jclement90@ku.edu and more information on the team and the NCBA in general can be found at www.clubbaseball.org.
loey Anguiano
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Nolan Mansfield, Voohees, N.J., pitches a fastball during a club baseball scrimmage.
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