Page 16 University Daily Kansan, November 21, 1980
KU could taste peaches with victory over MU
By GENE MYERS
Sports Editor
The memory of 1975 is gone from the Kansas Jayhawks. 1975 was the last time the Jayhawks went to a bowl game.
The memory of 1978 is not gone, however. 1979 was when the team won a run up 42-7 against Leicester for a 8-1 victory.
Peach Bowl Battle
Head Coach Doun Fambrouch called it the most embarrassing moment of his life. His players, including Kyle O'Reilly and Jamie Fletcher,
KUT BANSA HAS a chance to average that 85-7 defeat tomorrow in Columbia, Mo., against the 7-3 and Liberty Bowl-bound Tigers. Kickoff is 1:0 p.m. A victory would give KU a chance to spend the Christmas holidays somewhere other than in the land of Dorothy and Toto.
The other teams, Indiana, Stanford and Miami, also must win to stay in contention. The Peach Bowl selection committee is expected to announce its choice early Saturday evening.
Atlanta, home of the Peach Bowl, has made KU one of four finalists to meet Virginia Tech in the Jan. 2, 1981, game. But the Jayhawks, 4-2, must heat Missouri to continue being considered.
The games
"If we were playing somebody else in Missouri's situation we'd have an advantage, Fambrough said. "That's what happened before that matter what has happened to the game. Everyone is fired up."
The bowl: Peach Bowl
"They hate us and we dislike them. There is so much tradition in this rivalry that it controls the attitude of the players."
The bowl: Peach Bowl!
The place: Fulton County Stadium,
Atlanta
The date: Jan. 2, 1981
The time: 1:30 p.m.
The teams: Virginia Tech, 8-3, vs.
someone
The contenders: Kansas
Indiana
Miami, Fla.
Stanford
BUT FAMBROUGH says those advantages do3 affect a KU-MU game.
Kansas, 4-4, 2 at Missouri, 7.3, 1:30 p.m.
Indiana, 5-4 at Purdue, 7.3, 1:30 p.m.
North Texas State, 5-5 at Miami, Fla., 6-3,
1:30 p.m.
Despite being a 10 1/2-point underdog, the Jayhawks are expecting a major upset. Missouri is physically battered from its 17-7 loss to Oklahoma last week, mentality dropping out of contention for the Orange Bowl, with little over-confident because of last year's rout.
Stanford, 6-4, at California, 2-6, 3:8 p.m.
The odds: Missouri 10½ over Kansas
Missouri 10½ over Kansas
Purdue 11 over Indiana
Miami, Fla., 9 over North
Texas State
Stanford 14½ over California
Kansas and Missouri first played in 1891 and 87 times since. Missouri leads the series, the oldest west of the Mississippi, 41-38-8. Missouri won 48-0 in 1897 and KU won in 1978 and 1975.
MISSOURI COACH Warren Powers predicts the intense rivalry will keep the Tigers in line.
The payers know they've got a tough game ahead of them and they want to play well in their last home game," he said. "I don't think there'll be any let-down."
The possibility of a bowl kid, something KU hasn't had since the 1975 Sun Bowl, has the players extra payed. Fambrough, however, wants to control that.
wants to converse with
"It's so remote that we're not thinking about it," he said. "As far as I'm concerned, Missouri is going to be our bowl game."
"We've talked with the players and told them everything we know. Now we have to prepare mentally for Missouri They're no dummies, the players that know if we beat Missouri we have a chance. But it's the first thing at hand. Then, we'll worry about something else."
I worry about something. KU's CHANCES may not be all that remote.
Art Gregory, the selection committee chairman, has announced that any team losing tomorrow would be eliminated. Indiana, reportedly the only state with an underdog undergoed to Purdue and playing on the road.
A victory over Missouri may just be enough to swing committee to the Jayhawks. KU's only loss in the last five games was a two-point defeat to Oklahoma. A victory tomorrow would put the Jayhawks in third place in the Big Eight. The other teams under consideration, except for independent Miami, are no higher than fourth in their conferences.
plain and simple.
"They knocked the hell out of us last year and it really means a lot to our older players. The bowl means a lot to the others."
"We're all going crazy because there is so much riding on this game," Bucky Scribner KU's punter, said. "We don't like Missouri, it's plain and simple."
KERWIN BELL, who played one half in KU's 42-3 victory over Colorado last week but who has missed practice for two weeks, will play and possibly will start. But his running mate, senior
In Sydney's place will be Larry Kemp, another senior. Brad Butts, who ran for a touchdown last week on his first collegiate carry, will back him up.
and offensive captain Harry Sydney, is definitely out.
Frank Seurer, KU's freshman quarterback, will start his fourth consecutive game. Seurer completed only 4-of-11 passes against Colorado but three went for touchdowns.
but he is too hard.
"He's no freshman anymore." Powers said.
"He's got 10 games under his belt now and he can hurt you."
Can Soell, who has 1,089 yards, just 13 just of breaking a Laverne Smith's 1974 school record.
"I will stay in until I'm dying."
"We've got a chance for a winning season and that's great considering that we weren't predicted to finish better than seven or eight," Bell said. "I want to be in when we go for third."
Bell suffered turf toe, a deep bruise and a chipped bone, three weeks ago. He missed the Oklahoma game Nov. 8 but returned to carry the ball for 15 vards against Colorado.
Bell reinjured one big toe and hurt the other in Missouri's Fauntroy Field is grass and that should be belted.
JAYHAWA NOTES: Early in the week, the oddamakers had Missouri an 11-point favorite over Kansas. But as word spread that the Jayhawks were under consideration for the Peach Bowl, the betting line fell. Missouri is now favored by 10/12.
Because of an exception clause in the NCAA's television policy, two television stations will broadcast the KU-MU game live. The stations, KBMA, Channel 41, in Kansas City, Mo., and KDNL, Channel 30, in St. Louis, will show the game starting at 1:30 p.m.
A school may qualify to have a game televised if the game is more than 400 miles away from the telecasting station or sold out in advance. The
KU-MI game is neither of the two, but the two stations, in conjunction with the Missouri Sports Network, agreed yesterday to purchase all the unsold tickets.
DAVE HART, Missouri's athletic director, said that there were 2,000 unsold tickets. They cost $45 each.
The teach bowl selection committee will have a representative at the KU-MU game. His job will be to call in reports every quarter to select headquarters in Atlanta.
KU flanker David Veraser has caught 30 passes for 576 yards and five touchdowns. He needs just 38 yards to become the Number two receiver in KU history. The senior has 77 receptions for 1,476 yards. He trails Bruce Adams, 1,511 yards, and Emmett Edwards, 1,846.
Freshman place-kicker Bruce Kallmyer has made 7-of-11 field goal attempts and needs one more to break the record he shares with Mike Hubach and Bob Helbacher.
In four of the last six meetings of KU and Missouri, a bowl bid has been on the line. In 1975, KU won 42-24 to take a showdown for the Sun Bowl. In 1976, KU won 41-14 to prevent the Tigers from a bowl. In 1979, Missouri won 55-7 to receive a bid to the Hall of Fame Bowl. KU needs a victory tomorrow to stay in the running for the Peach Bowl.
Big Eight Standings
CONFERENCE ALL GAMES
W 1 W 7 F L Peps. W 1 W 6 F L Peps.
Nebraska 0 5 0 174 0 9 11 F L Peps. 0 5 0 284 F L Peps.
Okahoma 0 5 107 197 82 0 9 284 161
Kansas 0 5 123 127 82 0 9 284 171
Kansas 0 5 123 127 82 0 9 284 171
Illinois state 0 5 123 127 82 0 9 222 183
Iowa state 1 5 0 85 132 0 9 222 183
Colorado 1 5 0 85 132 0 9 222 183
Kansas state 1 5 0 85 132 0 9 222 183
Kansas at Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
Kansas at Oklahoma St, 11:35 a.m.
 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas State, 1:30 p.m.
Buckv's foot. Verser's hands honored
Bucky Scribner
By GENE MYERS
Sports Editor
Bucky Scribner's left foot is carrying on a tradition and David Vesse's nimple hands are
Scribner and Verser, along with tailback Kerrin Bell and noseguard Stan Gardner, have been selected to the Associated Press' All-Big Eight team. All four are first-team selections, the most KU has had on the first team since 1974, of Don Fambrough's first term as head coach.
Scribner and Verser are continuing streaks. This is Verser's second straight appearance on the team. Scribner's appearance marks the third straight for a KU punter. Mike Hubach, who now kicks for the NFL's New England Patriots, was the first-team punter in 1978 and 1979.
HURACH TOLD VERSER last year that the Newer knives for himself. The sweet. Newer knives for himself.
"It ites said a whole lot sweeter," Verser, a flanker, said. "It helps too that we're having a winning season and have a chance at a bowl game."
The AP announced its team Wednesday afternoon, but Scribner didn't find out he was on it until late that evening. When he found out, he was estatic.
"It feels great, it's great," he said. "I was off to a good start and took it for granted that I would be the punter, but then I and problems I had with him and I figured they took me out of the picture.
"What's also great is that so many young guys made it. That's got to be encouraging for our program."
The youngest is Bell, a freshman who ranks second among the country's freshman runners in yards gained. He trails Georgia's Herschel Walker.
SCRIBNER IS A rechrift sophomore playing his first season with KU. He was a junior college All-American two years ago at Pratt before he played. He is ranked fifth in the country in pouting.
Verser is a senior whom many pro scouts predict will be the first receiver selected in this year's NPL draft. Gardner also is a senior, and he will serve at College of Canyons in California two years ago.
On the second team, KU placed senior defensive tackle Jeff Fox and senior defensive back Joe Tumpich. KU's honorable mentions were Frank Searer, freshman quarterback; John Seymour, sophomore; Frank Wattelte, senior defensive back; and Fréd Obsen, senior offensive guard.
"It must be great for the seniors to look at us and look to the future," Bill said. "When we came in they really didn't have much to look at, but the seniors knew we were there to replace them."
"We're all fired up for spring practice already."
LAST SEASON, KU had Hubach and Verser on the first team. In 1978 Hubach was the only player and in 1979 strong safety. He played for the second team in 1979 and three in 1975. Five made it in 1974 and two made it in 1973.
**mussouri, 7-3 and Liberty Bowl bound,** the most players named to the team with seven. Nebraska, 9-1 and headed to either the Orange or Sun Bowl, had five and Oklahoma, which also included Minnesota.
Iowa State had two selections and Oklahoma State and Kansas State each had one.
All-Big Eight Team
FIRST TEAM
RUNNING BACKS: Kewrin BACK, Kanas; Jarvis Rednek, Nebraska; Dwayne Cutchfield, Iowa State.
TIGHTEN! FORRES vialoa, Oxonoma.
WIDE RECEIVER; David Verser, Kansas.
GUARDS: Randy Schlesinger, Nebraska, Terry Crouch,
Oklahoma.
BASKETBALL: Michael Bishay, Minnesota, Terry Crouch,
Oklahoma.
TACKLES: Howard Richards, Missouri; Louis Oubre.
KICKER: Ron Verrilli, Missouri
Defense
Larry CUAW60, Iowa KSwe; fin mukai, KSwe
LINEBACKERS: Ricky Young, Oklahoma State; Lester
**DOWNBACKERS:** Hicky Young, Oklahoma State, Leader
**ENDES:** Derrie Nelson, Nebraska; James Walker, Kansas
Defense
BACKS: Eric Wright, Marshall Russell Gayne, Nebraska; Ivan Cordwell, Jonga State; Bill Whaliker, Missouri.
ENDS: Derrie Nelson, Nebraska; James Walker, Kansas State.
TACKLES: Richard Turner, Oklahoma; David Clark, Nebraska
NTER: Bucky Scrioner, Kansas.
SECOND TEAM
BACKS: Joe Tumpch, Kansas; Johnie Poe, Missouri;
Jay Anderson, Oklahoma; Greggery Johnson, Oklahoma
ENDS: Wendell Ray, Missouri; Jimmy Williams
Nebraska.
SHARE:
HACKERBEEKS: Mike Green, Oklahoma State; Steve
Doolittle Colorado
TACKLES: Jeff Fox, Kansas; Keith Gray, Oklahoma.
colordrpg
KNDSN: Wendell Ray, Missouri; Jimmy Williams
HONORABLE MENTION
KANSAS: Kyke McNorton, Johnson; Fred Osborne, offen-
dance; Frank Wattetle, defensive tackle; Frank Sauer,
quarterback.
Scouting Report
QUARTERBACK—Frank Seurer, who has completed 61 of 123 passes for 782 yards and five touchdowns this season, will start. Seurer may have a tough time against the Tigers, however, who have two All-Blue Eight defenders in their backline.
FULLBACK—Jarry Kemp, who replaced Harry Sydney last week against Colorado, will start for Kansas. Sydney, who sprained his ankle during the Oklahoma game, will see no action Saturday. Brad Routh will back in Kemp.
TAIL-BACK "also but else Kwinn Bell. Bell has been named to the All-Big Eight football team and is second in the country in rushing on free throws. He is also the second leading Taylor, who rushed for 100 yards against Oklahoma."
RECEEKERS--All Big-Eight receiver for the second year in a row, David V塞尔, will open at flanker. V塞尔 caught 82 yards scoring from Seurier last week. Lester Mickens will start at left end, and David V塞尔 first touchdown pass last week, will start at right end.
**ORLEANS Line- KINSA sports a veteran line anchored by seniors Bob Pisa at center. Bob Winters at right tackle, Fred Osborn at right guard and Steve Olver at left tackle, David Lawrence, junior, completes the line at guard
DEFENSIVE BACKS—Despite the fact that it ranks sixth in the Big Eight in pass defense, the Kansas secondary is not to be missed. The defenses have a strong presence in interceptions with captains. Captain Frank Wattellet start at strong safety and Dwagon Wagner and McToye will miss.
LINEBACKERS—Two of the mainstay in the Kansas defense will start again in Columbia. Kyle McNorton, who leads the team in tackles, and Chris Toburen, who is second, will start for Kansas. Eddie Simmons and Mike Arbatean, who both saw extension
action against Colorado last week, will back up the starters. Both are freshmen.
DEFENSIVE Front-STERN San Juan Gandiller will learn an experienced defensive front at noughtawn. Jeff Fox, who is the top pass defender for Smith and Dawson Smith, who has recovered two fambles this season, will start at the other tackle队 and Todd Hilton and Hilton Dawson.
QUARTERBACK-Back-Pill. Bradley, All Big Eight quarterback and the Big Eight leader in total offensive, will start. Bradley has forced 284 yards and pass for an additional 1428 yards and pass for another 1769 yards by the mayor of Memphis, B.J. Bradley's home town.
FULLBACK-James Wilder will be the starting fullback for the Tigers, who has runed for 774 yards and scored seven touchdowns.
TAILBACK-Terry Hill is the second leading rusher on the team that runs fifth in the conference in rushing offense. Hill has 156 yards and 3 touchdowns.
RECEEKERS--starting at flanker will have the 2. no receiver in the Big Eight, Ron Fellows. Fellows has caught 29 passes for 513 yards and three touchdowns. Ken Blair will open at split end and Andy Gliber will be the starting light end.
DEFENSE BACKS—the defensive secondary for the Tigers will include two All-Big Eight editions. Eric Wright will start at free safety and Bill Whitaker, who leads the Big Eight in interceptions, will be the right cornerbuck. Johning Witker
OFFENSE LINE—All-Big Eight team members Howard Richards, right tackle, and Brad Edelman, center, will anchor the Missouri offense line. Joining Edelman and Richards will be DeMarco Spears in the guard spots and Wayne Washington at the other tackle spot.
Whinaker will be Kevin Potter at strong safety and Johnnie Poe at left cornerback.
LINEBACKERS - Missouis has still another All-Big Selection at the weakside linebacker spot. Lester Dickey will open at linebacker along with Van Darkow at the strongside linebacker spot.
DEFENSIVE LINE--Computing a defensive line that has helped MISSouri to the second best rushing defense in the league are Jerome Sally, ncaresug, Bennie Smith, right tackle, Tony Green, left end and Rod Skillman, left tackle.
**Kansas offense** **Missouri defense**
SE **13 Lester Mckenzie** LC **1C Johnpoe Fnee**
TE **11 Stacey White** LC **2C Johnpoe Fnee**
LE **70 Steve Oliver** LC **1L Rod Skillman**
LT **62 David Lawrence** LE **1E Tony Green**
LG **54 Emma Gould** LE **91 Katie McRae**
RG **49 Red Osborn** RE **90 Wendell Ray**
RT **78 Bob Whitten** RT **92 Jennie Smith**
FL **78 Davier Visser** SS **18 Kevin Pottier**
FL **41 Carlyn Hoplop** SW **8L Emma Gould**
RG **49 Kearville Born** VR **0D Van darkk
**Kansas defense**
LC | Jake Wagner | SE | 26 Ken Halan
LT | Taye McNeyly | TE | 18 Larry Hightower
LT | Taye McNeyly | LE | 75 Wayne Washington
LG | 60 Todd Bertsch | LG | 60 Kevin Hyde
BG | 80 Stain Gardner | CT | 49 John Miles
RT | 77 Greg Smith | RG | 79 Howard Richard
RT | 77 Greg Smith | RT | 36 James Wood
WLB | Kyle McNorton | FB | 32 James Wider
BLM | Chris Tuburn | TB | 22 Terry Hill
"I AM EXTREMELY disappointed for Kelly and our team." Owens said. "He was in the best shape of his career and was set to make a major contribution to our team."
Kelly Knight lost for season; Jayhawks down to 11 players
Head Coach Ted Owens announced yesterday that Kelly Knight, sophomore forward, would miss this season because of a knee injury. The team is on last night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
| | Arnold | Bertels | Lewis | Myers | Seeley |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas at Missouri | Missouri 14-12 | Kansas 21-20 | Missouri 24-17 | Kansas blood bowl | Kansas 55-7 |
| Colorado at Kansas State | Kansas State 24-12 | Kansas State 3-0 | Kansas State 27-14 | Colorado toilet bowl | Kansas State 3-0 |
| Okhaloma at Nebraska | Nebraska 36-12 | Oklahoma 17-14 | Nebraska 20-14 | Oklahoma commie bowl | Nebraska 35-12 |
| Iowa State at Oklahoma St. | Iowa State 17-3 | Oklahoma St 20-10 | Oklahoma St 13-7 | Oklahoma St cereal bowl | Iowa State 17-10 |
| Texas at Baylor | Baylor go Jay! | Texas 7-3 | Baylor 17-13 | Texas dust bowl | Baylor 25-23 |
| USC at UCLA | UCLA 21-17 | USC 17-14 | USC 21-17 | USC probation bowl | UCLA 21-17 |
| Indiana at Purdue | Purdue 14-7 | Purdue 10-7 | Purdue 31-14 | Purdue b-ball bowl | Purdue 27-7 |
| Stanford at California | Stanford 17-10 | Stanford 10-0 | Stanford 31-21 | Stanford b-ball bowl | California 17-6 |
| Arkansas at SMU | SMU 28-21 | Arkansas 20-10 | SMU 24-14 | Arkansas border bowl | SMU 24-10 |
| Florida at Florida State | Florida State 28-10 | Florida State 28-0 | Florida State 28-14 | Florida sunshine bowl | Florida State 28-7 |
| Season Totals | 71-27 | 59-39 | 69-29 | 64-34-2 | 72-26-2 |
Knight's injury comes right after Ricky Ross's sudden exit. Ross left practice at the end of last week and it was announced Tuesday that he had quit the team for personal reasons.
By TRACEE HAMILTON
Kansan Predictions
Knight played in 17 of KU's 29 games last season, starting in three. He averaged 3 points and 2.2 rebounds a game, but he came on strong at the end of the season to score 37 points in the four games. He also played more minutes in those games, three of which were in the Big
knight, a 6-foot-7, 230-pounder from Salina, hurt his knee during a collision in Tuesday's practice. X-rays taken on Wednesday confirmed that he had torn cartilage.
If bad luck comes in threes, KU's basketball team doesn't have much to look forward to.
Sports Writer
The predictors are Patti Arnold, Kansan associate sports editor; Kevin Bertels, sports writer; David Lewis, editorial editor; Gene Meyers, sports editor; and Matt Seeley, sports writer.
KNIGHTS INJURY leaves KU with just four players who are at least 6-foot. They are John Crawford and David Magley, both 6-foot; Victor Mitchell, 6-foot-8; and Art Houser, 6-foot-4. Both bothered by knee problems and House has missed two weeks with a strained ankle.
Unive Lawre
Eight Postseason Tournament, than he had all season.
The problems have arisen just a little more than a week before the Jayhawks are scheduled to open their season. The first game is next Saturday at Nava-Reno.
With the loss of Knight and Ross, Owens only nine scholarship players and two walk-ons.
"We're just at the point where we can't lose anybody now without being hurt." Owens said.
The team is developing a new unity since Ross departure. They all say the same thing about it—
"I don't know what Ricky's thinking was," Magley said. "The only person that knows that is Ricky. I don't know what possessed him to do anything he did, good or bad.
"Numbers don't make a difference. Quality wins, win and if we play together, we all be right."
The team wears a guarded, suspicious look these days, but it is not a look of pessimism.
Kelly Knight
"We don't read the press, we just play. That's our job."
Darnell Valentine, who perhaps knew Ross Barnett on the team, would not discuss his departure.
"I don't read the paper," Valentine, Ross' mother, said. "And I have no comment on anything."
Basketball team's 11th man waits for his chance to play
By PAUL BOWKER
All Worrell, a Salina sophomore, really wants to do is win a spot on the Kansas Jayhawks' traveling squad. A week ago that task seemed impossible, but since the departure of Ricky Ross and an injury to Kelly Knight, Worrell has automatically made it.
Sports Writer
Rick Worrell knows he won't be a star. He realizes that he will be on the bench when the PA announcer at Allen Field House blares out the starting lineup.
Big Eight Conference rules limit a team's traveling squad to 11 players for conference games and 12 for non-conference games, but KU has nine scholarship players and two wakens left.
WORELL TOOK ONE GIAN step toward realizing his goal of playing college basketball when in mid-October he made the Jayhawks roster as a walk-on. He was the only player to reach the 2014 Final Four, sophomore Mark Welch, made the team but didn't have to go through the tryout.
Although Worrell admits he won't get much
playing for the Jayshawks and the Jayhawks,
that wasn't what they wished, and the team just
"I try not to put any pressure on myself. I'm not in a position that requires a lot of pressure. I just try to give 100 percent."
"Right now, I try to work really hard because that's going to make the starters work really hard in practice. I try to keep my attitude up so the starters will keep their attitudes up. My role is to make the starters work as hard as they can in practice."
to serve as sparring partners for the rest of the guad.
"I think I could develop myself," Worrell, a former teammate of Knight at Salina South High School, said. "I don't think they took me just as a practice dummy."
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Worrell knows his place.
"TM THE 13TH man on a 13-man team," he said before the loss of Ross and Knight. "The only place I can go is up."
At 6-foot-6 and 175 pounds, Worrall won't tower over many centers or forwards in the Big Eight. It is his rebinding ability that the Jayhawks are missing. He's also a sore pad for the 1979 team that finished 15-14.
"Hopefully, he'll make a contribution to the team." Assistant Coach Laffaty Norwood said. He has to learn an unnatural skill for his boys. He has to shoot the ball under pressure and pass under pressure."
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