THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sports
Wednesday, August 22, 1979
'Hawk reins in Fambrough's hands again
Sudneu scrambler
Staff photo by RANDY OLSON
Don Fambourh has moved Sydney to halliback to utilize his speed and open field running ability in the hope of developing a more potent attack.
Harry Sydney left a would-be Iowa State tackler in his tracks in last year's clash. KU coach
By TONY FITTS Sports Editor
It could be a long season. The KU football team will have 50 lettermen returning from a team that went 1-10 last year under Bud Moore.
But the situation isn't the same. Don Fambrough was named KU's head football coach last winter, after Moore was fired at the end of the season.
"I didn't know what to expect," Fambrough said last week. "“A lot of times when a team comes off a 1-10 season, their spirit is broken and they're really down."
"But it was the complete opposite with these guys. They believe in their ability and they know they can win."
Fambrough and his assistant coaches have been working since early this year, recruiting new players and installing a new offense and defense.
The Jayhaws will operate out of a pro-set offense, coordinated by John Hadl, former KU All-American and NFL All-Pro. The Jayhaws have a variety of formations, Bambrough said.
"ITS THE TYPE OF offense where you can best utilize the talent you have on hand," Fambrough said. "It's really a multiple offense, but because of the people we have this coming year, we might have to throw a little more than we would like. But they are not very good at the good running back, and we'd be able to utilize him with this same offense."
Kevin Clinton, expected to start at quarterback, will have some outstanding play. He could play in Murphy and David Verset, last year's leading receivers, return. Jimmy Libb and the other running backs should add some speed to the receivers. Last year, Mickens averaged 22 yards a game.
KU doesn't have that running back this year. Harry Sydney, last season's start quarterback, was second on the team in receiving yards and points. Sydney has switched to running back for his senior year. Mike Hignes, the leading receiver with 720 yards, will continue at tailback.
THE OFFENSIVE LINE is a weak spot in the KU attack. Three starters graduated, and the new offense will mean new blocking assignments for those remaining.
Probably the strongest position on the team is punter. Mike Hubach, All-Big Eight a year ago, returns for his senior season. He
has a career punting average of 40.5 yards, and also holds the school record with a 52- yard field goal.
"There's no doubt he's from the premier punters in the country," Fambrough said again. "You have to win kicking game, but I hope we don't have to use Mike's punting talents too often."
Fambrough said his defense surprised him with their depth during spring practice.
"The defense was a real bright spot," he said. "I felt we had two defensive players that could play. With Leroy Irwin and Jim Zidk, we have some experience coming back."
THE JAYHAWKS DEPTH and experience is most evident in the secondary. In a senior safety, led the team in tackles for the last two seasons. This year, however, the tackle lead might move Seillars Yonge and Marty Carbone return.
The defensive line may be as weak as the offensive line. The unit was hit hard by injuries and graduation. Some of those injured last year are still doubtful.
Although Fambrough got a late start on recruiting, he managed to attract a number of promising football players to KU. One of them is Gary Coleman, a high-south-father lineeman and running back Lawyer Lawrence who probably play linebacker for the Jayhawks.
OTHER NEWCOMERS include quarterback Tim Davis from Hincark High School in Aurora, Colo.; Mike Phipps, a running back from Ardmore, Ohio; Ernie Goalby, fullback from Dodge City; jersey transfer offensive tackle Greg Roach from Thousand Oaks, Calif.; and jersey transfer from Alhambra, Calif.
All the Alayhays, veterans and rookies, will have to do their best to succeed against the Big Eight powers, Kansas will play Pittsburgh, Michigan, North Texas State
"We've got a real tough schedule ahead of us," Farnam said. "Pitt is a big, tough football team. I think the strength of their team is in their defense.
"Michigan never changes—only the names are different. They have a consistent, proven program."
KU'S OPENPENT after Michigan in North Texas State. The "Mean Green" is coming off a 9-2 season with a new head
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Staff photo by BILL FRAKE!
Lynette Woodard scored more points last season than any other basketball player—male or female—in the country. She is KU's leading returner player.
'The Wood'
Valentine leads young team
Rv MIKE EARLE
Associate Sports Editor
A young, inexperienced basketball team led by Darnell Valentine was supposed to conquer the world last season, according to predictions and pre-season poll.
Although Valentine led the Jayhawks in scoring, assists and steals, KU struggled to a fourth place conference finish and was out of the Post-Season tournament by Oklahoma.
Somewhere, in all the pre-season hoopla, the graduation of five seniors had been forgotten. Ted Owens, who starts his 16th season as head coach, didn't forget.
"I thought expectations were probably a little too high," Owens said. "We lost five very fine basketball players.
"We had a team of predominantly freshmen and sophomores that ordinarily wouldn't be rated that high."
KU has a young squam again this year. Only two members from last year's squam are back, and the team is Mokesi-kudrada -graduated. But the loss of Mokesi kudrada the Jyushiws without an ex-team member.
RETURNING AT CENTER are Chester Giles and Mark Snow. Neither has logged much playing time.
Giles, a 69 senior, has been plagued by a knee injury he suffered in the 1977-78 campaign. He appeared in 20 games last year and averaged just 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds.
Snow was expected to be Mokesk's backup until an injury sidelined him early in December. The 6-10 sophomore received a hardship rating last year, which will give him another year of eligibility. The injury, an open test, appears to be headed Owens said.
The pivot position will be strengthened with the acquisition of Art Housey, a junior college transfer from Tyler, Texas.
"House is a great athlete," Owens said. "He just needs experience in order to become an outstanding player."
At 6-10 and 225 pounds. Housey will be the biggest man on the Kansas squad this season.
PLAYING MOST OF last year with a broken finger on his shotting hand, Housey still averaged 14 points a game and 11 rebounds.
Another addition to the front line is 6-8,
229-bound Kelly Knight from South High
School in Salina.
During his senior year, Knight hit 58
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Women look to Woodard
By TONY FITTS
Sports Editor
Last year was a good year for women's
athletics at the University of Kansas.
Women's teams won four Big Eight
championships and three regional championships. The women's basketball team
qualified this success as much as any team.
The Jahawks, coached by Marian Washington, former former women's athletic team coach who won a record after losing to Louisiana Tech in the Midwest playoff playoffs of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. They had the AWL Award Sixion
"We're going to be a very young ballet club. Washington said. We lost three big players this season, but returning. It's very possible that our freshmen and sophomores will see more."
Most of last year's team returns, but those that remain are mostly underclassmen.
ONE OF THE seniors the Jayhawks lost was Adrian Mitchell. She holds the KU career scoring record, with 2.124 points in
125 games. She was one of the first players recruited at KU and she started every game the Jawhays played in her four years.
But the 'Hawks have someone to take her place. Iyette Woodward. She will be a junior this year, and will probably pass Mitchell's career scoring mark before the season is over. Last year, she led the team with a 31-26 win, and scored in rebounds, with more than 14 game.
Woodard scored 1,177 points during the past season, more than any other basketball player - male or female - in the country.
She was a Kodak All-American her freshman and sophomore years. She is not the only returning player with talent, however.
"IM ANXIUS for players like Sphyra Holden and Fad Mason, who have benefited from a year of competition," Washington said. "They're only sophomores, but they can be elite with this. With the type of schedule we'll have this year, we will need a great deal of maturity."
Holden played center for the 'Hawks last year. With 473 points, she was the third leading scorer, behind Woodard and Mit
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Staff photo by JEFF HETLER
Super slam
After a steal down court, Darrell Valentine, the Big Eight leader in stains last season, slammed a dunk to the delight of Jawayna faves. Valentine was saddened by her failure.