University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, November 13, 1990
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Player's patience pays off in game
Johnson glad he decided to stay here
By Rob Wheat
Kansan sportswriter
When tailback Tony Sands was rushing into seventh place on the season-high rushing list last year, reserve back Chaka Johnson was thinking about transferring to another school.
Sophomore running back Chaka Johnson made his first collegiate start Saturday against Nebraska.
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even being redshirted his freshman year and spending last year as a back up, Johnson said he had started to lose the hunger that had made him so depressed.
He said he gained some of it back as he made his debat as a collegiate running back in the game against Oregon State. When he found out he would make his first start against him, he knew his desire had returned.
The Friday before the game, he was surprised to see a familiar face on the sidelines at practice. His father had unexpectedly flown in from Detroit to watch him, and he didn't wait to get at the Cornhuskers.
In his first collegiate start, Johnson was the leading rusher for the Jayhawks Saturday, gaining 161 yards against Nebraska. That total is the most he has scored in the season. The Cormhurker's tenth-ranked rushing defense this season.
"At first I was thinking that I would have liked to have started against an easier opponent," Johnson said. "But after I started getting big gains on Nebraska, I was wanting to take it to them."
Johnson gained 102 yards in the first half, and with his help, Kansas had 225 yards rushing on the day, the most against Nebraska this season.
"He is the president of the football club I played in when I was young, and was my coach when I was
Johnson said the day was made more special by the presence of his father.
growing up," Johnson said. "I didn't even know he was here until someone said, 'Hey Chaka, there's your dad!"
Johnson said that it was during his younger days that he developed his slashing-type movements, which he said were his best attribute.
"I'm maybe not as fast as Tony or George White, but I can move sideways better," Johnson said. "I'm better at cutting through defenses."
Running back coach Vie Adamain said that the best run he had seen from Johnson was in the fourth quarter of the Oklahoma State game when the Jawahiers were down by a touchdown and facing fourth down.
"It was great. He was trapped behind the line and put a move on two defenders and got the first down for us." Adamle said. "He ended up being the drive which gave us the final win, so we game the game. He's fun to watch."
Adamle said that Johnson seemed calm about getting his first start against a strong Nebraska r
Adamle said that Johnson had sat out the past two years because he had needed to improve as a running back, especially on holding on to the foot.
Johnson said all although he was the most excited he had been about playing football in a long time, he felt relaxed.
Safety Paul Friday, Johnson's roommate since 1988, said that Johnson's moves have always stood out He said that at one point the Kansas defense told Johnson that he was making them look bad in practice.
Friday and Johnson were two of the first players Kansas recruited out of the Detroit area. Friday, who attended Chadsey high school, also played basketball against Johnson, as well as playing in school. Southernest's basketball team is currently the top-ranked high school team in the nation.
son was a point guard on the team and his team finished the season being ranked in the top 10 in the nation.
Before he graduated in 1983, John
Johnson was offered scholarships by colleges to play basketball and football, including offers from Big Eight Conference and MidAmerican Conference schools. But Kansas assistant coach Reggie Mitchell
managed to recruit him to play football for Kansas.
"I thought about playing basketball here part-time like Clint Normore did," Johnson said. "But it would have been too demanding. The year Club did it, he didn't do well in it and getting my degree is too important."
Johnson said that for a while he
"I know that staying here was the right decision," Johnson said. "The coaches keep telling us to be patient, and now I'm glad it has paid off."
had thought about trying to play in the MAC conference for a team like Central Michigan or Eastern Michigan and he decided a dayhawk was his best decision.
Kansas wins place in national tennis tournament
Rv Juli Watkins
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas tennis player Rafael Rangel defeated mononucleosis and Cary Wengui of Wichita State on at the Region V Qualifier in Wichita.
"It was a team situation where the team desperately needed him, and he
Rangel, a junior, helped the Kansas team to victory despite a bolt with mononucleosis. Kansas defeated Wichita State and Oklahoma, winning the regional qualification spot, which allows the Jayhawks to compete in the national tournament next spring.
Rangel, playing in the No. 6 spot,
defeated Weingust in three sets 3-6,
6-1, 6-1. Kansas Coach Scott Perelman
said that Rangel's dedication to
the team was a vital part of the
Kansas victory.
wanted to be there." Perelman said.
"It tells what kind of special person he is."
Rangel's ailment was diagnosed as a mild case of mononucleosis last week. Perelman said.
Perelman said that senior Chris Walker, who had had nagging knee and elbow injuries, did not feel up to playing both days of the match, so Perelman asked Rangel if he was ready to play.
"He had not hit a ball in 10 days," Perelman said. "He did nothing but rest. (The doctor) said it was OK for him to go home and then he'd had to stop if he started to feel bad."
Rangel said that he decided to go ahead and compete Friday under the circumstances because he thought he could help the team.
"I wouldn't have played if I didn't think I could help," he said.
Rangel said he would have been tired whether he played or not. He plans to rest until Thanksgiving break and see how he feels then before resuming any physical activities.
"Right now I don't feel like doing anything," he said. "Just sleep and go to classes."
Results from Friday's tournament with Wichita State also included senior Jeff Gross, who played in the No. 1 singles spot. Gross was defeated by Darren Fran 64, 7.5. In the No. 2 spot, senior Craig Wildey defeated Simon Cornish 7.5, 6.3 Junior Patrick Han lost to Peter Swanell 61, 64 in the No. 3 singles spot.
In the No. 4 spot, junior Paul Garvin defeated Richard Lamothe 6-3, 6-4. Freshman Rhain Buth defeated Greg Brucekner 6-2, 6-3 in
the No. 5 spot.
In the double play, Buth and Han defeated Brauckner and Swanell 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot. Garvim and Gross were the victors in the No. 3 spot, defeating Lamothe and Lance Lechner 6-3, 6-2. Walker and Widley, the 20th-ranked collegiate team in the nation, did not play because Kansas had already won the tournament 6-2
The final match with Oklahoma consisted of singles play only because Kansas had already won the match before the doubles play started. After the fifth point is scored, all other play is suspended even though it may be already in roughness. Perelman said
Gross defeated Michael Martinez
5-7, 6-3, 6-1 in the No 1 spot. Widley
won the No 2 spot defeating Joe
Simmons 6-2, 6-2. Widley lost to
Michel Tremblay 6-4, 7-6 in the No. 3 spot.
Han defeated Travis Rich in the
No. 4 spot 6-3, 6-0, and Garvin
defeated Joe Dulau 6-4 6-1 in the
No. 5 spot 6-3, 6-0, and Jason
Hanson 6-4 6-1 in the No. 6 spot
Perelman said he was pleased with the team's overall performance.
"We had come through a couple of tough weeks with Falbo quitting and Rafael's mono, but we managed to pull through." Perelman said
Senior All-American John Falbo withdrew from Kansas last week to pursue other interests.
Last weekend's match was the last competition for the Kansas team for the fall season with the exception of Gross, Buth and Garvin who will play singles in the qualifying tournament on Nov. 16-18 in Panama City, Fla.
UNLV heads preseason picks
The Associated Press
UNLV starts the college basketball season where it can't end it — as No. 1.
The Runnin' Rebels, who won the national championship after being the preseason No. 1 last season, were banned from this year's NCAA tournament and won't be able to defend their title. But that didn't stop the poll voters from making them No. 1 today.
All but 15 of the 60 votes on the national board of writers and broadcasters had UNLV first on their ballots. The Runner'in Reckold had 1,600 votes, Arizona had 1,586, Arizona, 1,488, which each received five first-place votes.
Michigan State was fourth with one first-place vote and 1,302 points and was followed in the Top Ten by North Carolina, Indiana, Georgetown and Ohio State.
UNLV has four starters returning from the team which beat Duke 108-73 in the most lopsided championship game ever played. All-American Larry Johnson and defensive star Stacey Aumann both chose to return after missing the NBA, but to the NBA, only to find out in July they could not defend their title.
North Carolina, the highest team in
North Carolina, the poll not ranked in last season's
final balloting, had 1,282 points, 129 more than Duke, which received two first place votes. Alabama had 1,110 points to edge Indiana by 21. George Washington had 1,046 points to votes and 1,054 points, while Ohio State's 867 points made the Buckeyes
Couch Coach Tarkianan, the center of the 14-year-old allegations, and the school offered several alternative infractions. Infractions Committee last month.
North Carolina, which in 1982 was the last team to start and finish No. 1 before UNLV, and Indiana both have freshmen to thank for their lofty rankings. The Tar Tears have the nation's top recruiting class led by 7-foot Montross, while Indiana's young team will be augmented by guard Damon Bailey, one of the most skilled players, as scrippled named player throughout his successful high school career in the Hoosier state.
the third Big Ten team in the Top Ten with Michigan State and Indiana.
UCLA started the Second Ten and was followed by Pittsburgh, Syracuse, LSU, Oklahoma, the No 1 team in last season's final poll, Georgia Tech, Connecticut, Virginia, Temple and Missouri, which was just soaked by pollution which includes a ban from his year's NCAA tournament.
Pitt is one of five Big East teams in the rankings — along with Georgetown, Syracuse, Connecticut and John's — while the Atlantic Coast Conference has four. North Carolina is the third, and the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference — Alabama, LSU and Georgia — three each.
Syracuse continues the longest current streak for consecutive appearances in the poll, having been ranked third and defeating the final poll of the 1983-84 season.
In addition to North Carolina, 10 schools weren't ranked in last season's final poll, with Pittsburgh (12-17) the only team in the preseason Top 25 with a sub-500 record last season.
The final five births went to Georgia, Texas, Louisville, Southern Mississippi and St. John's.
PRESEASON
6. Duke (2)
7. Alabama
8. Indiana
9. Georgetown (2)
0. Ohio State
11. UCLA
12. Pittsburgh
13. Syracuse
14. Louisiana State
15. Oklahoma
16. Georgia Tech
17. Connecticut
18. Virginia
19. Temple
20. Missouri
21. Georgia
22. Texas
23. Louisville
24. Southern Miss.
25. St. John's
() = First place votes
Bold = Kansas opponent
Soccer team qualifies for national tourney Club beats Missouri in weekend final
Club beats Missouri in weekend final
By Derek Simmons
Kansan sportswriter
The KU Soccer Club captured its third Charrand Memorial Soccer Tournament championship during the weekend and qualified for the 14th championship to participate in the team tournament this weekend in Austin, Texas.
Kansas, which finished fourth in the nation last year, defeated Missouri 1-0 in the final of the Chattrair tournament.
On its way to the championship,
Kansas recorded five shutouts,
Saturday, Kansas beat the University
of Nebraska-Omaha 3-0,
defered Oklahoma State University
1-0 and tied Missouri 0-0.
In Sunday's semifinals, Kansas beat Cloud County Community College 3-0, and Missouri defeated the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2-1 in overtime, setting up Sunday's championship rematch.
Chris Roberson, Wichita junior, scored the championship goal Sunday.
Kansas is 19-3-2 for the year and seeded second to Texas-Eli Paso in the national championship tournament. Kansas' losses have been to Missouri, Nebraska Lincoln and Illinois.
Dan Stoke, team co-captain,
said he had expected to face
Missouri in the final. Kansas
is 1-1 against Missouri, having lost
the championship game of Kansas'
Jayhawk classic Soccer
Tournament to Missouri earlier
this fall.
"they beat the socks off of us in our tournament and we dominated them in the first game of the tournament." "They're a really solid team."
Illinois is one of the 12 teams that qualified for the national tournament. Mike McBride, Chicago, beat Kansas and said Kansas could beat Illinois.
"When they beat us, most of our midfield was not able to play," he said. "They beat us 2:0, and both of their scores came late in the second half. Everybody is going to be there this weekend."
McBride was injured in this weekend's first game against Missouri.
McBride said that he thought part of the ligament in his left knee had been pulled off of the bone.
"They had the ball and I was slide tackling, trying to take the ball from them, and the guy stepped down on my knee," he said. "To give you an idea what it looked like. I was in a hurdler's stretch position and he stepped straight down."
"I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow, and I should now after that whether I'll be able to play this weekend," he said. "But I'm going to go anyway. We're ranked number two, and I expect to bring home a first or second place trophy."
NCAA has confusing standards
Ann Sommerlath
Associate sports editor
If you ask me, the NCAA Committee on Infractions needs to be investigated for certain violations. Possibly of ethics.
Keep in mind that Williams was essentially punished for someone else's mistakes and Stewart's problems are Stewart's own.
Consider some specific infractions, their penalties, the circumstances that created them, and the NCAA's position on each.
In 1988, the Kansas men's basketball program was put on three years' probation, one year without television coverage, one year of ineligibility in the NCAA tournament, no paid recruiting visits, and a smattering of statutes for rules violations that occurred during Larry Brown's stint here.
Exit Larry Brown, enter Roy Williams.
At the time, the penalties seemed stiff since Kansas was the only large basketball program being investigated. However, Brown jumped ship, after pledging his loyalty to Kansas, on the pretense of moving on to bigger and better things. For a long time afterward there was speculation that it wasn't just for the money but to escape NCAA sanctions.
Now, two years later, Kansas is tree of the restrictions imposed by the governor. The grain is ranked in the pressroom top in 30 at least three important polls.
Williams was saddled with the burden of accepting and adhering to the penalties incurred during his reign, and he did so admirably.
Now, to my point. What bothers me is what has gone on with Missouri and UNLV in the last month.
First, Mizzou was placed on probation last week, the terms of which include the meligibility of the men's basketball team for postseason play this season, the lack of recruiting visits during 1991, and the stipulation that the coaches of the coaching staff may engage in of comps recruiting during 1991.
This penalty is fairly mild, and Norm Stewart is voicing his dissatisfaction with it (though not nearly as much as he did with UNLV's, but I] get to him later).
Let me get this straight. Stewart, the coach directly involved in and responsible for Missouri's infractions, is publicly grumbling about the terms of the probation, which are obviously lighter than had been expected.
Keep in mind that Williams was essentially punished for someone else's mistakes and Stewart's problems are Stewart's own.
Even the terms of the probation make no sense. Only one member of the coaching staff can be involved in off-campus recruiting. I wonder how they're going to decide which one it will be? And just who will decide, considering Stewart's apparent ability to the integrity of his assistants). The proprietors of the assistants AND the head coach were responsible for the infractions. That seems rather hypocritical of the NCAA, don't you think?
Stewart should quit complaining about the whole thing, considering how easily they got off.
But I guess Stewart looks relatively docile in comparison with Jerry Tarkanian, the Running Rebels coach who is running his mouth trying to get the NCAA to compromise the terms of UNLV's probation. What amazes me is that the NCAA is even considering it.
UNLV's program, among other things, is banned from this year's NCAA tournament. So far. Given the proportion of the violations, as well as Tarkanian's previously established lack of rapport with the NCAA, I simply cannot believe he is actually triving this
He has asked the NCAA committee to consider allowing the Rebels to defend their national championship, but he said out during the tournament. Another proposal concerns his relinquishing his share of the revenues from the tournament.
The NCAA has not yet said when they will determine whether they will honor Tarkanian's compromise program committee has even agreed to review it.
Ann Sommerlath is a $t. Louis senior majoring in journalism.