SPORTS
University Daily Kansan, August 22, 1984
Page 4
Seurer gone, leaves gap
Two will try for vacancy
Marti Frumhoff/KANSAN
Mike Norseth. who is running neck-and-neck with sophomore Mike Orth for the KU quarterback position, gets ready to quench his thirst on his way back to the Jayhawk locker room after practice.
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Associate Sports Editor
Frank Seurer stepping back into the pocket and gunning the ball to an open receiver — it's become a familiar sight these past few years.
But this fall, KU football fans will have to get used to seeing a different quarterback at the controls for the Javhaws.
Seurer, a four-year starter and the Big Eight Conference's career leader in passing yardage, finished his Jayhawk career last fall and moved on to the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League.
The most likely choice to succeed him is Mike Norseth, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound transfer from Snow Junior College in Ephraim. Utah. He enters the fall listed No. 10 on the depth chart at quarterback after being named the most improved offensive back at spring drills. He completed 11 of 21 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns in the spring game.
NORSETH WILL BE batting Mike Orth, a 6-5, 195-pound sophomore from Liberal for the starting spot. Coach Mike Gottfried has said whoever loses the job will be redshirted.
But Norseh, who is a junior, is not especially worried about succeeding
"I think there's a little pressure in that so many people want you to do good and want the team to do well, but the main thing is I can't let it bother me and I have to do the best I can." he said.
Norseth is no stranger to the passing game favored by Gottfried. He threw for 3,010 yards last year at Snow, and in his two years there Norseth has thrown over 400 yards in three games.
The KU offensive system, he said,
was similar to the one he ran at
St. Louis.
Norseth's predecessor at Snow was David Archer, who stepped in as Iowa State University's starting quarterback last fall and finished second in the conference behind Seurer in passing yardage. Norseth's coach at Snow was Walt Criner, brother of ISU head coach Jim
NORSETH WAS RECRUTTED by ISU, but he said he never seriously considered going there.
"Kansas had all the things I wanted and was looking for, as far as a passing offense, the coaching staff, a good conference to play in, and a good school," he said.
While Norseth doesn't quite possess the shotgun arm that Seurer has, he does have more mobility than Seurer, a classic drop-back passer who preferred to stay in the pocket. Norseth, who ran for 10 touchdowns in his career at Snow, said the KU coaching staff might make additions to the offense to take advantage of his mobility.
"We'll probably put a little sprint-out action into the offense, just to get the ball up."
However, he said the coaches weren't encouraging him to scramble.
"They like me to stay in the pocket as much as possible, and hopefully I'll have every opportunity to stay in the pocket," he said. "Spiriting out is just going to change
the position of the pocket for us and make it a little easier on the offensive line as well as me and the receivers."
HOW MUCH NORSEST will have to scramble will depend on the development of the offensive line, which has to replace four starters off last year's team, all of whom were drafted by professional teams.
"I think our offensive line will be very good this year." Norseth said. "It intends to be better than they were last year. We'll be a little young at first, but with the talent we have. I feel very comfortable about being behind them."
With a little help from his line and receivers, Norseth probably won't make KU football fans forget Frank Seurer, but may make them remember Mike Norseth.
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Eight starters return on defense, with linebacker Bob Daniels, a three-year letterman, leading the way.
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Kansas was the leading passing team in the conference in 1983, with 3,146 yards. The Jayhawks will be a good passing team again this year, but Kansas' downfall will be that all other areas are weak.
The defense has a veteran secondary, and excellent linebackers in Willie Pless and Darnell Williams, but the defensive line is inexperienced and small.
NO.7—KANSAS
On offence, Robert Mimbs returns at tailback, and at times will team with junior college transfer Lynn Williams, who looked good in the spring game. Junior college transfer Mike Norsest, who is a good scrambler, is set to take over the quarterback position.
Dodge Schwartzburg will step out of the shadow of Bruce Kallmyer this year to handle the place kicking, while the punting job is still up in the air.
Archer, and have the worst rushing attack in the conference.
NO. 8—IOWA STATE
Iowa State had a passing attack equal to that of Kansas last year, but the Cyclones have yet to find a replacement for quarterback David
All-American wide receiver Tracey Henderson returns as does fullback Tommy Davis, but the entire Cyclone offensive line was lost to a penalty. The state will have a hard time running the ball and protecting the passer.
Seven starters return on defense, with Danny Harris, silver medalist in the 400-meter hurdles in the 1984 Olympic Games, listed as the No. 2 left cornerback. The Cyclones were fifth in the Big Eight in total defense last year, and should be the same this year.
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