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Offense: Nebraska is third nationally in total offense (477.9 yards per game). Kansas found its passing attack late in last week's return to Texas Tech. The Jayhawks will need the return of running back Moran Norris and some carryover from last week's near come- back to stand a chance.
Advantage: Nebraska.
Defense: Kansas takes pleasure in stopping the run, it will get plenty of chances against the No. 1. rushing team in the country. Advantage: Even.
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No. Pos.
Offense
Name Ht. Wt. Year
1  SE
17  LT
11  LT
50  LG
63  C
60  RG
75  RT
80  TE
9  FKL
22  HB
23  FE
4  QB
85  A
Harrison Hill 5-11 190 senior
John Oddonetto 6-5 290 junior
Bob Smith 6-4 290 soph.
Nick Smith 6-4 285 soph.
Marc Owen 6-3 305 senior
Justin Hartwig 6-4 305 junior
Jason Gulley 6-3 270 senior
Terminale Fulton 5-10 188 junior
David Winnubach 5-7 180 senior
Moran Norris 6-2 250 soph.
Dylen Smith 6-1 195 soph.
Roger Ross 5-7 175 junior
Kansas Leaders
95 LE Envin Holloman 6-3 285 junior
92 NT Nate Dwyer 6-3 300 junior
94 RE De'Nard Whitfield 6-4 245 junior
97 OLB Chaz Murphy 6-4 252 senior
16 ILB Tim Bowers 6-0 230 senior
8 ILB Marcus Rogers 6-1 235 senior
89 OLB Algie Atkinson 6-5 240 senior
24 LCB Andrew Davison 5-11 195 junior
5 FS Carl Nicsmith 6-3 215 senior
27 SS Kareem High 5-10 210 senior
7 RCBI Quincy Roe 5-9 185 junior
Offense
Rushing
Nebraska
Attempts Yards Avg TD
Winbush 126 742 4.7 4
Smith 94 478 3.4 8
Norris 87 328 3.6 2
Passing
Smith 218-101-9 1 565 Avg/game
195.6
| | Catchches | Yards | Avg | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Hill | 33 | 444 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Ross | 23 | 416 | 18.1 | 4 |
| Winbush | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 1 |
Receiving
Kansas
A. Atkinson 46 12 6 0
Rogers 71 23 0 1
Defense
Kansas (4, 4-3) 2, 4-3 at Nebraska (7, 1-4) 2:30 p.m.
tomorrow at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.
On Radio: Live on KLWN 1320
On Television: Regionally on ABC
On Television: Regionally on ABC
Rankings in the Big 12
Kansas
Total defense: 8th (369.5 yards allowed per game)
Rushing defense: 4th (171.4 yards allowed per game)
Passing: 10th (199.1 yards allowed per game)
Total defense: 7th (337.8 yards allowed per game)
Rushing defense: 7th (119.2 yards allowed per game)
Passing defense: 8th (218.5 yards allowed per game)
Nebraska
Total defense: 1st (47.9 yards per game)
Rushing: 1st (356.6 yards per game)
Passing: 12th (121.2 yards per game)
Total defense: 6th (305.8 yards allowed per game)
Rushing defense: 6th (101.5 yards allowed per game)
Passing defense: 7th (204.2 yards allowed per game)
Kansas lost to Texas Tech 45-39 in a game that came down to the final play.
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Nebraska went to Norman, Oka, and the Oklahoma Sooners wacked them 31-14.
Special Teams: Allen made it clear he did not need to be reminded of Bobby Newcombe's punt return for a Nebraska touchdown in last year's 24-17 win against Kansas.
Advantage: Nebraska.
Intangibles: Kansas spent practice yesterday with sound blaring at the stadium to try to mimic what it will face in Nebraska. But the "huskers are coming off a loss, and they have lost three times at home in the past 11 seasons. Advantage: Nebraska.
Coaches: Frank Solich still can offer his No. 5 team some incentive: Kick butt, and they might get back into the national title hunt. Kansas is clinging to bowl hopes, and Jayhawks coach Terry Aliy may have lost some momentum after last week. Advantage: Nebraska.
Nebraska Leaders
RushInz
Attempts V yards Avg. TD
Alexander 132 805 6.1 6
Crouch 120 769 5.7 12
Buckhalter 120 570 7.3 6
Passing
Crouch 123-59-610-908 Avg/game
113.5
Receiving
Catches Yards Avg. TD
Davison 17 332 19.5 3
Wistrom 16 202 16.9 4
Newcomb 16 202 12.6 0
Tack. Asat. Sck Int.
Polk 22 36 1 0
Stella 26 19 4.5 0
Defense
nebraskastarters
Offense
Grandeuse
3   SE
58   LT
77   LG
54   C
54   C
65   RT
85   CT
87   TE
7   QB
15   GB
28   RB
12   WB
Name Ht. Wt. Year
Matt Davison 6-1 185 senior
Dave Volk 6-5 290 junior
Toniu Fonoti 6-4 335 soph.
Dominic Ralaio 6-2 300 junior
Russ Hochstein 6-4 290 senior
Jason Schwab 6-1 305 junior
Tracy Wistrom 6-5 230 junior
Eric Crouch 6-1 299 junior
Willie Miller 6-1 245 junior
Dan Alexander 6-0 245 senior
Bobby Newcombe 6-0 200 senior
Defense
57 DE Chris Kelsay 6-5 255 soph.
70 DT Jason Lohr 6-2 255 junior
91 DT Loran Kaiser 6-4 290 senior
83 DE Kyle Vanden Bosch 6-2 260 senior
43 LB Scott Shanle 6-2 260 soph.
13 MLB Carlos Polk 6-2 260 senior
14 LB Randy Stella 6-0 200 junior
3 CB Keyuo Graver 5-10 190 junior
14 FS Dion Booker 6-1 205 junior
25 SS Joe Walker 5-10 205 senior
16 CB Erwin Swiney 6-0 185 junior
Guards: The depleted Emporia State backcourt stands no chance against the deceptive Kirk Hinrich and Jeff Boschee. Advantage: Kansas
Forwards. Emporia State features high-scoring junior college transfer Benny Thieriot — unfortunately, he's injured. So the Homestead have no chance against Drew Gooden, Nick Collison and the rest of the deadly Jayhawk forwards. Advantage: Kansas
Basketball
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No. Pos. F Name Ht. Year
4 5 F Nick Collison 6-1 soph.
20 F Kenny Gregory 6-5 senior
44 C Eric Chenowith 7-1 senior
13 G Jeff Boschee 6-1 junior
10 G Kirk Hinrich 6-4 soph.
The Jawharson opened the 2000 exhibition season with a 98-80 win against the California All-Stars. Kansas featured a balanced attack, with Nick Collision broken the Jawharson in scoring with 15 points. Eric Chenowith showed flashes of his old self, finishing with 1.5 rebounds in the victory.
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Emporia State
Emploria State (O-0) at Kansas (1-0) in exhibitions
B.p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Rankings in the Big 12
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Scoring offense: 1st (78.7 points per game)
Scoring defense: 7th (70.1 points per game)
Shooting percentage: 4th (46 percent)
Three-point shooting percentage: 7th (34 percent)
Free-throw shooting percentage: 9th (65 percent)
Rebound margin: 1st (plus 8.2)
Shooting percentage defense: 3rd (40 percent)
Center Eric Chenowith looked like his old self on Wednesday night. The Hornets, meanwhile, have only one true center on their roster, Brad Emme, and he's only 6-foot-9. Advantage: Kansas
intangibles: The Hornet returns only four players from last year's team. The ten new guys will quickly find out what losing by 50 points looks like. Advantage: Kamas
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Coaches: Marc Comstock begins his third tumultuous season at Emporia State, while Roy Williams begins his thirteenth at Kansas. Advantage: Kansas
Scoring
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Kansas Leaders (1999-2000 Returners)
Emprioria State finished their 1999-2000 season on a down note, failing to top-seeded Missouri Southern 77-60 in the first round of the Mid-America intercollegiate Athletics Association tournament. This would mark the final game at Emprioria State for eight Homets.
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Ht. 6 year
6-1  senior
6-3 junior
6-9 junior
5-10 junior
6-1 junior
Rebounds
Field Goals
Points
Gregory 436
Drew Gooden 351
Collison 357
Made Attempts
Gregory 199 345
Colliison 145 292
Gooden 143 317
Three-point shots
Boschee 81
Luke Axell 31
Hinchn 25
Attempts Percentage
No. Pos.
33 F
44 F
52 C
34 G
25 G
Name
LaChance Murray
Chad Tegmeier
Brad Emme
Lester McCoy
T.J. Brown
Points/game
12.8 (16th in the Big 12)
10.6
10.5
Assists
Percentage .577 (4th in the Big 12)
.497
.451
Free-throws
Shots Attempt
Boschee 38 47
Chenwith 66 83
Axtell 34 46
Percentage
Steals Steals/game
Boschee 37 1.1
Collison 36 1.1
Hinrich 35 1.0
Attempts Percentage
195 .415 (8th in the Big 12)
79 .392
80 .313
Assists
Hinrich 123
Boschee 100
Gregory 60
Off. Def. Total
Gooden 101 147 248
Collison 69 165 234
Chenowh 74 117 191
Blocks
53
32
25
Percentage
.809(6th-Big 12)
.795
.739
Assists/game
Blocks
Chenowith 53
Collison 32
Gooden 25
Assists/game
3.6
3.0
1.8
Avg./game
7.5
6.9
5.6
Blocks/game
1.6
0.9
0.8
Scoring
Field Goals
Characteristics Points Points/game
Theriot 357 12.8
LaChance 207 6.9
Tegmeier 205 6.8
| | Made | Attempts | Percentage |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| LaChance | 89 | 143 | .622 |
| Theriot | 140 | 249 | .562 |
| McCoy | 9 | 22 | .409 |
Made
Tegtmeier 52
McCoy 6
Two Others 0
Emporia State Leaders (1999-2000 Returners)
Three-point shots
Free-throws
Attempts Percentage
1.33 .391
17 .353
0 .000
Shots
Theriot 77
Tegtmeier 15
LaChance 29
Steals
Percentage
Off. Def.
Theriot 71 116
LaChance 51 104
Tegmeilte 12 70
Percentage
.664
.600
.592
Rebounds
LaChance
Theriot
Tegtmeier
Assists
Total avg./game
187 6.7
155 5.2
82 2.7
Tegtmeier
LaChance
Theriot
Blocks
Assists
58
24
10
Theriot LaChance Two Others
Steals/game
0.7
0.6
0.5
Blocks
4
4
0
Assists/game
Astists/game
1.9
0.8
0.4
Blocks/game
Blocks/game
0.1
0.1
0.0
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Virginia Tech quarterback questionable for tomorrow
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Michael Vick, despite exercising his injured ankle on a trampoline, failed to meet his own deadline for returning to football practice in time to expect to start when No. 2 Virginia Tech plays at No. 3 Miami tomorrow.
But Vick, recuperating from a sprained right ankle suffered last week against Pittsburgh, still hasn't been ruled out as the starter.
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Vick, whose game centers on speed and elusiveness, got his first chance to try a special brace molded to his foot Wednesday, and he used it while jumping on a mini-trampline. He also threw lightly.
yet," said coach Frank Beamer before his quarterback skipped practice Wednesday. "We're planning on Dave Meyer being our quarterback, but we'll have to wait and see."
"We haven't named a starting quarterback
"I'm better, but I'm still not able to do what Ido." he said.
Earlier this week, Vick said he thought he would have to return to practice by
Wednesday if he expected to start against the Hurricanes.
Beamer has said all week the Hokies have to plan as if Meyer will start their toughest game of the season, a game likely to decide the conference title and knock the loser from the national championship race.
Meyer, a fifth-year senior, was 7-for-13 for 114 yards in the 37-3 win against Pittsburgh, driving the Hokies to the last-minute field goal.
The Hokies, winners of five straight against Miami in one of the college game's growing rivalries, would love to have Vick.
a leading Heisman Trophy candidate and one of football's most exciting players.
"He's still improving day to day, but it's a long way from doing what he needs to do in a game," said trainer Mike Goforth. "We're going to have to see how he looks in warm-ups."
With Vick's availability in question, the Hokies have second-string tailback Andre Kendrick taking some snaps at quarterback as an emergency third-stringer behind Meyer and Grant Noel. Kendrick was an all-state high school quarterback at E.C. Glass
High School in Lynchburg, Va., in 1995.
Also Wednesday, three other Hokies nursing injuries returned to practice, but wide receivers Andre Davis and Emmett Johnson and linebacker Ben Taylor all were restricted to limited contact.
Davis, who has missed 11/2 games with bursitis in his left ankle, still is listed as day-to-day. Goforth said, while the other two should be ready tomorrow. Taylor sprained his right ankle in practice Tuesday, and Johnson has a bruised right quadriceps and strained left shoulder.