Friday, October 27, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Offense: Compared with Texas Tech, Kansas' offense looks extremely ground-oriented. Red Ralers quarterback Killk Kingsbury averages nearly 50 passing attempts per game. The big question is whether the Jawhayes' secondary is up to the challenge. Advantage: Texas Tech.
Defense: Kansas must deal with all sorts of passing and no-huddle options. If it can, say so long to the Red Raiders. Tech is ranked second in the Big 12 Conference, surrendering only 277.5 yards per game — and it has already faced Nebraska and K-State. Advantage: Texas Tech.
kansasstarters
Football
No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Year
Offense
4 QB Dylen Smith 6-11 195 senior
33 FB Moran Norris 6-2 250 senior
22 HB Dawid Winbush 5-7 180 senior
9 FLK Termaine Fulton 5-10 188 junior
88 TE David Hurst 6-3 260 soph.
75 RT Justin Hatwig 6-4 305 senior
65 RG Marc Owen 6-3 305 senior
60 C Nick Smith 6-4 285 soph.
53 LG Bob Smith 6-4 290 soph.
71 LT John Oddonetto 6-5 290 junior
1 WR Harrison Hill 5-11 190 junior
Defense
95 LE  Ervin Holloman 6-3 285 junior
92 NT  Nate Dwyer 6-3 300 junior
94 RE  De 'Nard Whitfield 6-4 245 junior
97 OL  Chaz Murphy 6-4 252 senior
16 LB  Tim Bowers 6-4 230 senior
8 IBL  Marcus Rogers 6-1 235 junior
98 OBL  Algie Atkinson 6-5 240 junior
24 LCB  Andrew Davison 5-11 195 junior
5 FS  Carl NeSMith 6-3 215 junior
27 SS  Kareem High 5-10 210 junior
7 RCB  Quincy Roe 5-9 185 junior
Kansas Leaders
Rushing
Attempts 106  Yards 468  Avg. 7D
Winbush 106  142  4.4  4
Norris 87  328  3.6  2
Smith 78  288  3.7  5
Avg/game
Smith 170-78-9-7 1238 176.9
Receiving
Passing
| | Catches | Yards | Avg | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Hill | 27 | 373 | 13.8 | 0 |
| Ross | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 4 |
| Winbush | 15 | 254 | 16.9 | 1 |
Defense
Tackles Asst. Sacks Int.
A. Atkinson 42 11 5 0
Rogers 68 22 0 1
Texas Tech (5-3, 1-3) at Kansas (4-3, 2-2), 1 p.m.
tomorrow at Memorial Stadium
Radio: Live on KJHK
Television: Tape delay on Channel 6, 10 p.m.
Rankings in the Big 12
Kansas
total offense: 9th (338.1 yards per game)
Rushing: 4th (171.3 yards per game)
Passing: 10th (179.7 yards per game)
Total defense: 7th (316.1 yards allowed per game)
Rushing defense: 7th (324.9 yards allowed per game)
Passing defense: 5th (91.3 yards allowed per game)
Texas Tech
Total defenses: 8th (353,6 yards per game)
Rushing: 12th (65,9 yards per game)
Passing: 3rd (287,8 yards per game)
Total defense: 2nd (277,5 yards allowed per game)
Rushing defenses: 8th (153,9 yards allowed per game)
Passing defenses: 1st (122,6 yards allowed per game)
The Jaywhaws beat Colorado 23-15, giving them back-to-back conference wins for the first time since 1997.
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Intangibles: Kansas is at home again, playing as well as ever under fourth-year coach Terry Allen. Texas Tech will try to recover off back-to-back games against Nebraska and Kansas State. But the Raiders lost only 28-23 at Manhattan last week. Advantage: Even.
Coaches: Kansas. Alien has pushed all the right buttons since a 2-3 start threatened to ruin the rest of the season. Raiders coach Mike Leach, in his first year, has turned Tech into a bowl contender, albeit by winning some pretty easy games. Advantage: Kansas.
Special teams: Kansas kicker Joe Garcia nailed a 52-yarder last week, giving him three made from beyond 45 yards.
Advantage: Kansas.
Texas Tech Leaders Offense
Rushing
Passing
Attempts Yards Avg TD
R. Williams 92 321 3.5 4
S. Williams 35 160 4.6 1
Kingsbury 51 -2 0.1
Avg/game
Kingsbury 384-231-13-12 275.0
Symons 20-5-0-0 36 12.0
Recelving
Defense
Tacklek Asst. Sack Int.
Flugence 51 105 0
Curtis 45 44 89 0
| | Catch | Yards Avg | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Baker | 46 | 565 | 12.3 |
| Dorris | 34 | 380 | 11.2 |
| R. Williams | 34 | 121 | 3.6 |
| S. Williams | 30 | 197 | 6.6 |
| Francis | 25 | 374 | 1.5 |
Defense
rexastechstarters
No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Year
**Offense**
77 LT Paul Erickson 6-5 284 soph.
56 LG Matt Heider 6-5 305 junior
66 C Toby Cecil 6-4 262 fresh.
65 RG Casey Keck 6-2 247 fresh.
72 RT Rex Richards 6-4 299 soph.
16 QB Kilff Kingsbury 6-4 290 soph.
2 RB Ricky Williams 5-9 195 senior
19 RB Shaud Williams 5-9 171 soph.
81 WR Tim Baker 6-5 202 senior
2W WR Derek Dorris 6-2 200 senior
82 WR Carlos Francis 5-9 188 fresh.
**Defense**
9 LE Aaron Hunt 6-3 239 soph.
76 LT Kris Kocurek 6-5 293 senior
99 RT Robert Wyatt 6-1 301 soph.
37 DE Devin Lemons 6-3 221 senior
15 OLB Dorian Pitts 6-4 210 senior
51 MLB Lawrence Flugence 6-1 221 soph.
38 OB John Norman 6-1 225 soph.
1 LCB Antwan Alexander 6-0 199 senior
8 FS Mark Washington 6-0 190 senior
31 SS Kevin Curtis 6-3 209 junior
39 RCB Derrick Briggs 5-10 168 senior
Red Raiders present air threat
By Allan Davis
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
This season the Big 12 Conference is loaded with highly publicized, highly ranked passers.
Oklahoma's Josh Heupel, Texas' Major Applewhite and Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury, among others, have all drawn national attention for their performances this year.
Tomorrow the Kansas football team will oppose air-minded Texas Tech and Kingsbury. The Red Raiders (5-3, 1-3 Big 12) have the nation's 15th-ranked passing attack, averaging 287.8 yards per game.
Kansas coach Terry Allen said he recognized Kingsbury was a quality quarterback.
"Their quarterback is a good athlete," Allen said. "He can stand in there and make plays. He's probably got as quick a release as anybody around."
season and averages 275 yards passing per game.
Kingsbury, a sophomore, makes the Texas Tech offense go. He has three 300-yard passing games this
However, Kingsbury's prolific passing has had an effect on the Red Raiders' running game — particularly on senior running back Ricky Williams.
In 1989, Williams, then a sophomore, gained 1,582 yards, averaged 143.8 yards per game and ran for 13 touchdowns. In 1999, he suffered a knee injury in the season opener and missed the rest of the season.
This year Williams has only 321 yards on 92 carries and is averaging a paltry 40.1 yards per game. He averages only 11.5 carries per game. In 1998, he averaged 28 carries per game. However, he has caught 34 passes, eighth most in the Big 12.
Allen said he Williams had gamebreaking potential.
"Those of us who have seen Ricky Williams play know he's a very talented running back," Allen said. "He hasn't had the numbers he's had in the past because he hasn't had the touches or the opportunities, but, nonetheless, it makes you
that much more fearful because you know that he could break one on you pretty easily."
Texas Tech also has a strong group of receivers for Kingsbury to throw to. The Red Raiders have four of the top 11 receivers in the Big 12 in number of catches per game.
Despite the Red Raider offense drawing the most attention, the Texas Tech defense has performed very well this year. In fact, the Red Raiders lead the nation in pass defense, yielding only 123.6 yards per game. Texas Tech is ninth in the nation and second in the Big 12 Conference in total defense, allowing only 277.5 yards per game
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, in his first season, said Kansas would present a challenge to the Red Raiders.
"They're playing really well," he said. "Kansas is doing a lot of good things. They're on a two-game winning streak, and I think they've gotten better as the season has gone along. And it's up there, so we have our work cut for us."
Edited by J. R. Mendoza
'Huskers rumble into Oklahoma with national title hopes at stake
By Allan Davis
By Allan Davis sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
No. 1 Nebraska (7-0, 4-0 Big 12 Conference) against No.
3 Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0) is the premier game in the nation
tomorrow and will be broadcast on ABC at 11 a.m.
Nebraska has scored more than 48 points in four games and is No.2 nationally in scoring offense at 46.3 points per game. The Cornhuskers are first in the nation in rushing defense, putting up 379.7 yards per game.
Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch and running back Dan Alexander and Correll Buckhalter will challenge the Sooner defense. Oklahoma is 19th in the nation in rushing defense, yielding 101.7 yards per game.
Oklahoma leads the nation in scoring offense at 46.7 points per game and is fourth nationally in passing offense with 327.3 yards per game. No team has stopped Sooner quarterback Josh Heupel from lightning up the scoreboard. Nebraska is 33rd in the nation in pass defense, yielding 190.6 yards per game.
No. 10 Kansas State (7-1, 3-1) at Texas A&M (5-2, 3-1)
Texas A&M can be bowl-elegant tomorrow. The Aggies still have Texas and Oklahoma at home, and Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Okla., on their schedule.
K-State could still win the Big 12 North if it beats Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 11. K-State could probably forget about a Bowl Championship Series spot if it loses to the Aggies.
Bavior (2-5, 0-4) at No. 22 Texas (5-2, 3-1)
This game is likely to be decided early. Texas still has a chance to win the Big 12 South Division and isn't likely to stumble against Baylor.
Baylor has been shut out in three consecutive games. It could happen again tomorrow.
Missouri (2-5, 1-3) at Iowa State (5-2, 2-2)
Iowa State could become bowl-eligible with a win against Missouri tomorrow. Cyclone senior quarterback Sage Rosenfels is 19th in the nation in total offense.
Missouri defensive end Justin Smith, a Bronko Nagurski Defender of the Year candidate, has 54 tackles and 12 tackles for a loss this season.
Bakersfield State (1.4-0.3) at Colorado (1.6-1.3)
These two teams are having disappointing seasons, but one of them will come away with a win.
Cowboys coach Bob Simmons was an assistant on former Colorado coach Bill McCartney's national championship team in 1990, as was Colorado coach Gary Barnett.
—Edited by Kathryn Moore