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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Page 46
FOOTBALL
TARA BRYANT/KANSAN
Redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Cummings passes the ball against Oklahoma at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium Oct. 20, 2012. The Jayhawks lost to the Sooners 52-7.
NEW BEGINNINGS
Started from the bottom: where are they now?
CONNOR OBERKROM
coberkrom@kansan.com
While the Jayhawks struggled offensively, they featured some notable experienced players that helped lessen the blow in the Big 12. While they went 1-11 and failed to garner much success, their defense helped guide them to four games in which they lost by seven or less points.
WHO LEFT
Opurum
Williams
Toben
Opurum,
Defensive End
(graduated)
2012-2013
Stats: 43 tackles,
2 sacks
Josh Williams,
Defensive End
2012-2013
McDougald
Bradley McDougald, Free Safety
2012-2013
Stats: 3 INT, 1 sack,
Lubbock Smith, Strong Safety
Smith
2012-2013
Stats: 2 INT, 50
tackles
With the loss of several seniors, Charlie Weis scooped a barrage of JUCO recruits to solidify depth and experience on a roster that was depleted much of last year.
Combs
With 18 total JUCO recruits and the no. 46 recruiting class in the nation according to Rivals.com, he looks to emulate Bill Synder as a way to get the program back on track.
WHO JOINED
Maruel Combs, Defensive Tackle A defensive force of nature and the No. 3 overall JUCO recruit according to 247sports.com. Combs looks to fortify a defensive line that was shaky at best last season.
Sendish
Stowers
Cassius Sendish, Nickel/ Cornerback With a secondary heavily populated by JUCO recurits,
nosing every starter from last year. Sendish is a swift, ball-hawking corner that looks to fit in perfectly in the new defensive scheme.The secondary is in dire needs of a playmaker for a defense last year that ranked eighth in the league in pass defense.
Defensive skills
With need to
bolster the depth
of the defensive
line, Charlie
Weis added
towers who has
Stowers, who has
Keon Stowers, Defensive Tackle
endured a lot in his life. The defensive linemen has been pegged as one of the fresh leaders of the defense and went through a hefty transition when he was at Georgia Military, going from a 240-pound linebacker and a 300-pound lineman.
Edited by Dylan Lysen
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Kansas Jayhawks singing the Alma Mater with the fans after the match against South Dakota State. Kanas won against South Dakota State 31-17.
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