Sports
University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 28, 1990
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'Hawks face 'new' Sooners: coach, attitude and offense
By Rob Wheat
Kansan sportswriter
Football
In the past, police sirens echoed through a campus where players were accused of off-the-field violence, rampant drug use, gun play in the dorms and attempting to sell cocaine.
Today, it is a campus where players wear suits and ties on game days instead of earrings and cut-up shirts. It is where a clean-cut coach tshirts are worn, providing good security and an updated version of a program marred by scandal.
The youngest coach in the Big Eight Conference, Gary Gibbs, has put Oklahoma football through dramatic changes during the past year.
He has enforced dress codes and curtains in order to improve the Sooner's image, and has the team prepared to improve last year's 7-4 record.
This season, the Jayhawks will begin conference play at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Norman against an opponent that is ranked ninth in the nation.
The media has heralded this season as the beginning of the "new Sooners," a team that last week won the NCAA championship short of a school record set in 1938.
But Kansas coach Glen Mason said that he was familiar with these Sooners, and that although Oklahoma was throwing the ball more,
they still ran about 78 percent of the time.
"The thing I've been reading in the papers for the last couple of weeks is that the Sooners are back." Mason said. "I never thought they left, I guess going 7-4 last year didn't meet their expectations."
Mason said that Oklahoma had a better team than any opponent the Jayhawks had faced this year, including Virginia.
The Sooners' offense is guided by quarterback Steve Collins. Although an injury caused him to miss more than five games last year, he passed for 424 yards, rushed for 394 yards and scored five touchdowns.
This season, Collins has gained 524 all-purpose yards and has contributed in 10 touchdowns. The Sooners have scored the most touchdowns in the Big Eight, and their offense is ranked fourth in the nation.
Oklahoma has outscored its opponents 138-34.
The Sooners' leading rusher is fullback Kenyon Rashaeed, a Parade magazine All-American from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City,
Used sparingly in 1989 because of injuries. Rasheed has gained 293 rushing this season and has thrown more than that is ranked sixth in the country.
Tailback Drew Brewell, another Parade high school All-American, joins Rasheed in the backfield. He has also led the team and is the fifth-leading rusher in the
On the defensive side, end Frank Blevins stood in out last week's game against Tulsa when he posted 11 runs and two steals in reception. He also broke on two passes.
conference.
As an all-conference linebacker last season, Blevins led the team in tackles with 114. But he was moved to defensive end during spring practice.
The greatest threat in the Sooners' defensive line is lackle Scott Evans, a Lombardi. Award nominee this season and an all-conference selec-
Evans led the interior defense last season with 55 tackles, including seven sacks for a total loss of 55 vards.
One question mark for Oklahoma is its secondary positions.
This may be a big play opportunity for Kansas, something Mason and running back Tony Sands have been concerned about recently.
Last season, the Jayhawks had 12 touchdown plays of 32 yards or longer, but they have only had two plays for more than 30 yards this
Sands said he was hoping to answer the big play questions tomorrow. He said he was looking forward to a team that roughhed him up last year
"I was punched last year in front of a referee," Sands said. "He said it was too far from the play. They displayed a little hitting, kicking and scratching, but I guess that's how they win games."
Game 4 1 p.m., Sept. 29, at Norman, Okla.
Kansas Jayhawks
Coach Glen Mason 1-2
Conference 0-10
Oklahoma Sooners
Ccoach Gary Gibbs 3-0
Conference 0-0
WR- 85 Kenny Draper, 6, 107, Jr.
-LT 77 Chrissie Perez, 6, 285, Jr.
-LG 53 Smith Holland, 6, 290, Jr.
-C1 51 Budde, 6, 295, Br.
-RG 85 Scott Irvine, 6, 290, So.
-RT 74 Kelonke Lonerke, 6, 325, So.
-TE 77 Charte Fatha, 6, 425, So.
-OB 18 Hipchille Yancey, 6, 185, So.
-BF 86 Maurice Douglas, 5, 10-190,
-BT 24 Tanya Sands, 6, 180,
-FL 6 Jim New, 6, 175, Jr.
-DK 31 Danicho O'Connor, 6, 220, Fr.
Probable Starters: Offense
BU- 90 Guy Howard, 8, 325, Brus-
RE- 78 Gary Oats, 6, 127, Sr.
RT- 71 Dana Stubblebeef, 8, 305, Sno-
LT Gilbert Bownen, 8, 315, Ss
LE- 17 Lance Flachbauer, 6, 4, 285, Jr.
BIL- 25 Pat Leagan, 6, 0, 225, Sr.
IB- 19 Curta Moore, 6, 225, Brus-
CB- 7 Hassan Bailey, 6, 105, Sr.
SS- 22 Sharry Bowen, 5, 111, 190,
FS- 14 Fail Friday, 6, 300, Jr.
CB- 8 Tim Hill, 6, 51, 170
P- 31 Dian Erichoff, 6, 020, Fr
Probable Starters:
Defense
SE 18 Arthur Guess, 5-11, 190, Sr
L7 Jell Meller II, 6-18, Sr,
LG 54 Mika Sawitzy, 6-2, 272, Sr
C 50 Randy Wallace, 6-2, 275,
RG 62 Larry Medicine, 6-2, 294,
RT 70 Brandon Houston, 6-5, 285,
TE 99 Adrian Cooper, 6-6, 290,
TE 109 Stewell Cina, 6-2, 195,
FB 33 Kryson Rainey, 6-0, 298,
FB 33 Dewell Brewer, 6-1, 194,
BZ 3T Long L, 5-11, 189,
KP 13 R.D. Lehman, 5-11, 191, Sr
LE 35 Frank Beavens, 6,42; 323 LT 89 Tom Backes, 6,52; 720 RT 78 Scott Evans, 6,32; 515 RT 47 Tracy Gordon, 6,34; 241 NS 77 Stacy Jellison, 6,7; 280 WB-30 Chris Wilson, 6,32; 230 SLB-45 Joe Bowie, 6,12; 230 DB-18 Daniel Warner, 5,91; 167 SS 29 Jason Beser, 5,10; 178 FS 19 Terry Bell, 6,12; 192 CB-15 Charles Franks, 6,01; 182 P-84 Bard Reid, 6,21; 195
Facts: The Kansas-Oklahoma series is the longest uninterrupted series in the nation. Oklahoma has a sizable advantage in the series and leads 58-23-6. The Sooners have won 23 of the past 25 games, including a 45-6 victory last year in Lawrence. The Jayhawks last defeated Oklahoma in 1984 when Kansas upset the second-ranked Sooners 28-11 in Lawrence.
Coverage: The game at Memorial Stadium will be broadcast on KLZR 105.9 FM and KLWN 1320 AM
KANSAN
Regaining focus key to stopping streak as conference play begins, Albitz says
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team opens its Big Eight Conference season against Oklahoma at 7:30 tomorrow night at Allen Field House
Volleyball
Seeking to end a three-game losing streak. Frankie Albiz has made many changes for tomorrow night's game. Not only has the starting lineup been altered, but so have offensive and defensive setups.
"If the losses didn't wake them up, the change has to," Albit said. She said that the team had not focused during recent matches.
"Hopefully, they realized what they were doing." Albitz said.
Kansas started its season 8-0 before the losses.
Another charge is the exchange of positions for hitters Kris Kleinschmidt and Adrian Powell, two lumiers.
Freshman setter Shelby Lard will make her first start for the Jayhawks as part of the new offensive scheme.
Aumtz said Kansas will switch to a 6-2 offense, in which two setters are in the lineup at the same time.
Albitz said she was practical about the changes.
"If something isn't working, you may as well try something else," she said.
Albitz said the recent losses had affected her more than any of the players.
Big Eight, SWC exploring options
"I don't think it helped them," she said. "I don't think it can. They just need to have some success."
Powell, who enters the game with the second highest dig-per-game average in the nation with 9.9, said the transition had not been difficult.
"We've moved around positions in the past," she said. "We've been practicing it all week. The team is getting pretty comfortable with it."
Albiz said that the team had eased up in the recent losses and that she hoped the team would be ready for Oklahoma.
"I don't think they'll take Oklahoma lightly," she said.
Albitz said she did not think the team would wake up just because of the start of Big Eight play.
Kansas is second in the Conference behind Nebraska, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation in the latest NCAA 'op-twenty poll.
"If our blocking is not disciplined, they could give us a lot of problems," Schonewise said.
Assistant coach Karen Schonewise said Oklahoma had nine freshman and only four returning players on the sound.
She said that Oklahoma, off to a slow start this season, was young and tall.
Oklahoma is 5-7 for the year.
inicials will discuss specific cooperative enterprises in future meeting
By Chris Oster
Kansan sportswriter
Following a meeting of the leaders of Big Eight Conference member institutions, the conference has decided to explore possibilities of joint projects with the Southwest Conference.
The chief executive officers of the member universities met Wednesday night for about four hours to discuss the position the conference would take on the issue of cooperation with the SWC
In a statement issued after the meeting, the conference stated its recommendation on the issues discussed.
Part of the statement indicated the intentions of the CEOs.
"We recommend that the presidents from the two conferences confer with the two conference commissioners on subjects of mutual interest; television, scheduling of contests and other items of mutual interest; the release and academically, the release said.
Jon Wefal, president of Kansas State and chairman of the Association of Big Eight Universities, said that no species has been identified.
"We're just exploring our options right now," he said. "It's more of an evolution than a revolution.
"I know what we have in mind is several presidents and the directors of our conferences, in the near future," he said. "I worry it would get more specific." Wetald said.
Charles McCandless, executive vice president of Iowa State, said the Big Eight was ready to begin working with the SWC.
exploring possible cooperation with the Southwest Conference," McCandless said.
Or, as University of Missouri Chancellor Haskell Monroe put it, "We interested in talking with the dance together." We might go to the dance together.
The SWC has actively sought cooperation with the Big Eight since the departure of Arkansas from the SWC.
With the addition of Penn State to the Big Ten and other conferences inviting schools to join, the Big Eight will be able to part part to keep from being left behind.
"We want to be prepared for any contingency that comes up." Welfaid said. "It would be much easier to negotiate with whatsever comes up."
McCandless had similar thoughts.
"It is prudent to explore options
while you don't have a crisis situation," McCandless said.
"The Southwest Conference has a more definite agenda than the Big Eight." James said.
Big Eight Commissioner Carl James said the Big Eight was ready to work the SWC, but had no set schedule.
James will serve as the primary ambassador to the SWC.
Wefaid said that James might meet within the next month with SWC commissioner Fred Jacoby.
The Associated Press
The next time the conference executives will meet is in early November
"I can't say that we really talked about expansion." Wefald said.
While the two conferences will seek to work together more closely in the future, no discussion of merger came up at the meeting.
K-State goes for 3-1 at New Mexico
MANHATTAN — Jim Snyder knows it sounds phony, but he is willing to say it because he believes it.
The 1.3 Lobos will be facing a squad that has an opportunity to do something very few K-State teams
"For a 1-3 team, they're pretty doggone good," the Kansas State coach says of New Mexico, the Wildcats' opponent tomorrow. "They've been around for awhile and mentioned as all-WAC players. And that's a pretty decent conference."
ever did -- get off to a 3:1 start.
a last second loss at Northern Illinois
last week is the only blemish in three
games for Snyder's troops thus far.
No K-State team has gone 3-1 since 1982, the only time K-State ever went to a bowl game.
The Wildcats' victories include a 52-7 pasting of New Mexico State, their biggest margin of victory in 35 years and the second-biggest point production in modern school history. The week before that, New Mexico beat New Mexico State by the relatively paltry score of 29-12.
The offense, led by the passing of Carl Straw, the running of Patrick Jackson and the receiving of Michael Smith and Frank Hernandez, scored 35 points last week. Northern Illinois was the final 21 point and won by seven.
KState's unexpected scoring binge stems from increasing confidence among the players. Snyder said.
"And that comes from doing the same thing over a period of time, lots of repetitions and the fact the kids are learning it," we said. "we're attempting to do." said
Snyder, in his second year at K State,
"If you score a little, you gain some
confidence. All those put together are
strong. Why we're doing better offensively
"Against Northern Illinois, we scored on five consecutive possessions. But toward the end of the game, we went into a couple of times, and that hurt us."
But it is not the offense that was worrisome to New Mexico's coach Mike Sheennard.
"We think the defense is the strength of their team," he said.
Kansan
KJHX
TOP 20, Sept. 28
1. Florida State
2. Notre Dame
3. Auburn
4. Tennessee
5. Virginia
6. Brigham Young
7. Michigan
8. Miami
9. Oklahoma
10. Nebraska
11. Texas A&M
12. Houston
13. Florida
14. Illinois
15. Southern Cal
16. Clemson
17. Washington
18. Colorado
19. Ohio State
20. Arizona
Sports briefs
Hamers, who is ranked ninth in the nation, was defeated by No. 48 ranked Lynn Staly of Texas A&M; 0.6, 7.4, 6.2
KANSAN
Kansas tennis player knocked out of tourney
Hamers is the first All-American on the Kansas women's tennis team and the second Kansas tennis player ever to receive the honors.
Kansas tennis All-American Eveline Hamers was eliminated in the second round of the Longhorn All-Classic yesterday in Austin, Texas.
Hamers defeated Stacy Otten of Texas, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round.
Top-10 draftee Burton signs with Miami Heat
Swingman Willie Burton, the Miami Heat's top draft pick, signed a five-year contract yesterday, then agreed to join expansion team would become a winner.
The former Minnesota star was the ninth player taken in June's NBA draft. Financial terms of his contract were not disclosed, but the deal was estimated at $6 million.
The 6-foot-6 Burton was the third top-10 pick to sign, joining Orlando's Dennis Scott and Atlanta's Rumeal Robinson.
From staff and wire reports
Shortstop, pitcher lead Kansas into tournament
Creighton expected to challenge Jayhawks
This is a test. This is only a test, as are all pre-conference fall tournaments for the Kansas softball team, or be the toughest so far this season.
Softball
By Derek Simmons
Kansan sportswriter
By Derek Simmons
The tournament also will feature Northern Iowa; Creighton, in Omaha, Neb.; Southwest Missouri State; and Iowa State.
Kansas will play host this weekend to its first tournament this fall for major colleges, opening with a game at 3 p.m. at t3m. today at Jayhawk Field
Kansas Coach Kalum Haack said he expected to win the tournament.
"It's another one of those cases where 'I'll be disappointed if we lose a game,' Haack said. "It should be stiffer competition than last weekend, which I like, but we're a good team. We should win."
Last week, Kansas played host to and won a junior college invitational tournament by a combined score of 45-2.
The Jayhawks enter this tournament with a record of 9-1, including a 7-victory against Northern Iowa on Sept. 14 and an 11-0 victory against Iowa State on Sept. 15. Kansas has not faced any of the other teams this season.
Kansas is led by shortstop Chrisy Arterburn, who is batting 48 with 12 stolen bases on 12 attempts, and by Stephani Williams, 5-0 with one run.
Haack said he expected Creighton to finish second.
"They have a lot of new players, but there has been a great rivalry with Creighton for a long time," he said. "Two years ago we played an 18-inning game."
Kansas beat Creighton 2-1 and 3-2 last season, and Haack said Creighton would have an emotional reason to beat the Jayhawks.
The two teams will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday in the tournament's final game.
"They're going to play with kind of a grudge," he said. "It should be a good game."
Kansas won that game 2-1, and Haack said he doubted that Creighton had forgotten.
Kansas varsity crew season to open tomorrow; 'Hawks sending 7 boats to Iowa meet
Rv. Juli Watkins
Kansan sportswriter
The Head of the Des Moines is the name of the race to which Kansas will send three open (heavyweight) women's boats and one lightweight women's boat.
The Kansas varsity crew will compete in its first regatta of the season tomorrow in Des Moines, Iowa.
He said competition would be stiff against Washington. Usually Wichita State also has a strong team, but they only will be racing four-person boats this weekend, Catloth said.
Coach Rob Catloth said he expected to see Wichita State, Washington, Washington University-St. Louis, Iowa, St. John's-Minnesota and Drake at the reattna.
Jennifer Martinez, a junior in her third year of competition with the Kansas队, teamed she hoped the team could perform well as a boat
"We have a really young squad," Martinez said. "The
Catolh said it was difficult to tell how the team would perform tomorrow because it was the first time the team would compete this
majority are basically in the second year, and the regatta will kind of give them a low-stress introduction into varsity racing."
"It's still very early in the season," he said. "The fall is a preparatory time with the bulk of our season being in the spring, I expect it will be working on the flushing thing we've been going over in practice."
First-year members of the crew race in the novice division and move up to varsity if they return for a second year.
Mike Armbruster, senior and captain of the men's varsity team, was optimistic about the team's chances.
"I expect that we'll do really well," he said. "I'd be really disappointed if we didn't medal."
The men's lightweight eight-person boat placed third in the Midwest Rowing Championships last spring in Madison, Wis.
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