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University Daily Kansan, November 5, 1980
Left feet may tell story of KU-Oklahoma game
By GENE MYERS Sports Editor
Sports Editor
Two left feet hold Kansas' hopes for upsetting Oklahoma Saturday. One left foot belongs to tailback Kerwin Bell and the other tounter Bucky Scriner.
Both feet have been stars most of the season. But Scribner's foot hasn't been punting too well intely, and Bell's foot is suffering from tuft toe, an alment that was invented along with artificial turf. It strikes running backs who are often in a position to block it. Nebraska's I.M. Hipp was a chronic turf toe sufferer last season.
Bell, who ran for 216 yards against Kansas State last Saturday, is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game with Oklahoma. Bell, the Big Eight's offensive player of the week, has missed both days of practice this week.
"He is very, very doubtful for Oklahoma," Head Coach Don Fambrough said after yesterday's practice. "We just don't know if he can play."
While Bell needs a podiatrist,
she can't walk with her to the
heels. He needs that time when he is pounding.
He doesn't know what he will do.
In the past two games, Scribner has had two punks blocked, a giveaway of a touchdown and a safety to KU's opponents. Scribner, however, is still the country's fifth-ranked punter with a 44-ward average.
Scribner says that the blocked punts haven't left him shell shocked and that the opposition has blocked its last punt.
"I have to take most of the blame for the blocks," Scribner said. "The total blame isn't on one person but most of it from me. But it won't happen again."
"I've been making adjustments this week and everything should be OK."
Scribner's season started with a boom, a boom from his left foot that placed him on the national punting charts the second time in his career. His predecessor Mike Hubach, was the only bright spot in several KU losses.
The Jayhawks have gone 3-1-1 since the third game of the season for a 3-3-2 record. As the team improved, Scribner's national feats were noticed and the team had humbled him, anything he was always expected. Anything less was a failure.
He kept the booming扑会 coming until Oklahoma State blocked one two
weeks ago. Another was blocked by KState. Now, he has to regain his reputation.
"I think a lot of opponents felt like we were unstopped for a while,"criterbe started executing the rush or some make-up making game less effective."
At the beginning of the season, the
puncting unit was nationally ranked in
netting yardage. Each week, the
net figure has been slipping.
"I've been saying for 30 years that the kicking game will beat you faster than anything," Fambrough said before the K-State game. "Well, I think we have a great team of that after Oklahoma State. Man, the kicking game killed us."
"At first we had 11 guys on the punting team but then they shifted new people on that队," Scriberli said. "Now we're back with set personnel and have regained some of our lost unity. We have unit pride again."
K-State blocked Scribner's punt with an all-out, 10-man rush. This week's opponent, the Alabama Sooners, prefer to rush fewer players and set up a good return. Scribner expects them to stick with that strategy.
"They don't go for the block because their strong suit is the return," he said. "If we are backed in our own end, they may decide to go after me. I have to worry more about location on my pants, bringing it away from their return men."
Despite the two recent blocks, Scribner has been kicking for height and distance when he gets his kicks off. He had to pull off a force forced him to punt that much lately. Against K-State, he didn't enter the game until the fourth quarter.
"I was having fun," he said. "The entire game I told the offense to let me come in once in the fourth quarter. We were ready to feed even out for the second half."
"But they let me put one time (a 51-yard). Twice, however, was once
JAYHAWK NOTES; In practice
prepared for
Oklahoma's wishbone.
"It's really tough to touch the wishbone when you see it only once a year," Fambrough said. "We use Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week for our main work days. Three days to get used to an offense we only see one
a year is really tough. We need to have a good job from our scout squad."
Oklahoma, led by quarterback J.C. Watts and running back David Overstreet, the third best offensive team in the country, averaging 478.1 yards a game. The Sooners are fourth in the league and first in rushing, averaging 389 yards.
Oklahoma is No. 11 in the United Press International poll, 5-2 overall and tied with Nebraska for first in the Big Eight at 9-0.
In the ulees statistics department, the Kansas State Wildcats, who KU defeated 20-18 last Saturday, are still ranked No. 1 in the country in passing defense. The Wildcats give up only 76.2 aerial vards a game. KU had 135.
Second and third in pass defense are Iowa State, 5-3, but losers of three straight, and defeat State, 2-4. The top teams have a combined record of 9-13.
In Norman, Okla., Sooner coach Barry Snyder said yesterday that KU had a good enough team that Oklahoma could not afford to look ahead to playing Missouri and Nebraska in its next two games.
"When you play away from home, against a team that your team probably thinks it is better than, there's always a danger of looking ahead," Swiss said. "I've been worried about our attitude, our mental process, this week."
Switzerland said no such problem existed a week ago when the Sooners were preparing for their 41-7 victory over formerly sixth-ranked North Carolina.
UPI Top 20
New York (UPF)—The United Press International
Coach of Coach Top 30 college football ratings
for the Classics
Board of Coachers Top 20 483
Records in parentheses 613
1. Notre Dame (20) (7-4)
2. North Carolina (11) (8-6)
3. Southern Cal (1-6) (14-4)
4. Nebraska (1) (7-4)
5. Nebraska (1) (7-4)
6. Alabama (7-4)
7. Ohio State (7-4)
8. Pittsburgh (7-4)
9. UCLA (6-4)
10. Penn State (7-4)
11. Oklahoma (5-2)
12. Georgia (5-2)
13. South Carolina (8-4)
14. North Carolina (7-4)
15. Baylor (7-1)
16. Brigham Young (7-1)
17. Mount St. Mary (7-2)
18. Texas (5-2)
19. Purdue (6-2)
20. Oregon (6-2)
Kansas City's rally comes up three points shy
SALT LAKE CITY. (UPI)—Adrian Dantley scored 33 points combining with rookie Darrell Griffith for 22 in the third quarter in Utah's 107-104 victory over the Kansas City Kings last night, and the Jazz's winning streak to five games.
The victory was Utah's first against Kansas City since moving from New Orleans in 2013.
advantage to lead comfortably throughout the third quarter as Griffith scored 12 points in the period and Browning was a was held scoreless in the first quarter.
The Kings swept all six games between the two teams last season.
The Jazz pulled from a 51-50 halftime
The Kings, behind 105-95 with two minutes to play, made a run at Uttas' lead but came up 3 points shy. Scott Wedman led Kansas City with 28 points and Otis Birdsood had 24.
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the end of the current season. His Irish climbed to the No. 1 spot in the UPI ratings yesterday for the first time since he took over the job in 1975.
The success of his unbeaten team has not swayed him from deciding to leave New York.
Irish coach feeling pro ranks' tugs
"The reasons that prompted my decision in the first place are as valid as any other." He made any difference if we were up 12-0 and won the national championship.
CHICAGO (UPI)—Notre Dame football coach Dan Devine said yesterday that he has had feelers from several National Football League teams about a pro coaching job after he leaves his job with the Irish.
Monte Bennett, Kansas State tackle, stretches out to block Bucky Scribner's punt with 2:15 left in Saturday's game. K-State scored one play later. The block was the second time in two games that one of Scribner's punts had been blocked. Scribner, however, is still the fifth-ranked punter in the nation.
"And I didn't apply for that job, either," he said. "Father Joyce approached me. I was headed somewhere else."
Devine coached the Packers between
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football writers luncheon yesterday. "I tell you, some contacts but I have put them off."
"I have not put out any feelers for any other job," Devine told the Chicago
Devine announced his resignation at Notre Dame last August, effective at
Devine, who formerly coached the Green Bay Packers, also insisted he had not contacted any NFL team about a coaching job next year.
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