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Thursday, September 26, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Back in the thick of it
Defensive tackle Fédor Dillon has fought back and regained his start spot after injuring his knee in last year's Liberty Bowl.
By Kansan Photographer DAVE PETERSON
Dillon underwent knee surgery and then spent hours weight lifting in a rehabilitation program.
Morgan moves to center position
By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH Sports Reporter
After a year's absence, John Morgan is back where he belongs. This fall, Morgan who started at offensive guard for the Lakers in 2016, team last season, was moved to center.
This is a familiar position for Morgan.
"I played center all through high school and my freshman year in college," said Morgan, a 6-1, 235 pound junior. "I feel very comfortable at that position."
Morgan is most concerned about the long snap required of a center on punts and field
"Against Washington State, I had one bad snap," Morgan said. "So last week I worked on extending my arms more and that really caused since then I haven't had any bad snaps."
Morgan said that small breakdowns were the cause of the Jayhawks' inability to score over 50.
"There's always just one little breakdown," Morgan said. "On one play it's the
linemen and on the next play it's the backs."
Morgan said the Tennessee game was an example of how the 'Hawks hurt themselves
"They were a good team defensively, but I think a lot of it we did to ourselves," he said. "They never really stopped us. When you gain 385 yards and don't score a touchdown."
Nevertheless, Morgan is extremely confident in the Javahys' ability to score.
"I'm sure we're going to score," he said.
"I know we are. I know we're going to score on breakaways and we're going to score when we get to the two-yard line. Maybe those were the only times we're going to be stopped this season."
Morgan said he was happy with the play of the offensive line.
"Except for not scoring points, we've done the job in the line," he said. "In both games we've gained well over 200 yards. So in all, we are doing a pretty good job."
After pass blocking for David Jaynes,
the team had to be happy they were
happy when KU switched to the Wee-
fer team.
"We're taking it to them," Morgan said. "We can fight it on and do what we want. They don't know exactly what we're going to do, with this offense we can either run or nausea."
Morgan said the Jayhawks were somewhat lazy in their punit coverage
"We were sort of lackadiscal," Morgan said. "A couple of times a couple of guys were kind of loafing down. I think I was included in that."
Morgan is part of a KU football family. His brother, Dave, was a starting defensive back on KU's 1968 Big Eight champion team. Surprisingly, Dave did not play a major role in John's decision to come to Kansas.
"He never said anything to me," Morgan said. "He didn't really care where I went. After a while, I just decided I liked Kansas a lot. I just liked the campus and liked the idea of being out of state and playing in the Big Eight."
And undoubtedly, Coach Don Fambridge like the idea of having center like John Kerry.
Zook uncertain for next game
Senior defense end Dean Zook was sent home from yesterday's University of Kansas football practice. Zook had a mouth infection and an 102-degree temperature. The team has been made yet on whether Zook would play Saturday in the Florida State bame.
Defensive back Kurt Knoff, who broke his thumb in practice last week, will definitely miss the playoffs.
Fambrough said that Florida State had an aggressive defense and a varied, but balanced, offense. Yesterday the Jayhawks worked on covering the many varied sets that Florida State uses on both offense and defense.
"in the long run, the game at Tennessee could help us. Our kids know they didn't play well, but they will bounce back. I think going to put it all together this Saturday."
At Tuesday's Lawrence Quarterback Club meeting Fambrough said, "Florida State is still a question mark in our minds. They are certainly a much improved team." The state has a year ago. They are playing a young team, a lot of wild-eyed sophomores.
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It always seems a bit morbid the way an injured lineman is usually ignored by the
Lineman won't quit despite injury
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"When I was down on my back," Dillon said, "I knew I was hurt bad, but I knew right then that it wasn't going to stop me. I never thought of quitting. I have a strong faith in God. And anybody can quit. It's just life. You have to endure things and make the best of it."
Dillon, a 6-3, 240-pound senior, has definitely endured the rigors of off-season conditioning on a knee that KU teammate Chris Anderson had fractured. The worst knee injury he had ever seen.
Working with former KU star Gale Sayers, who suffered several knee injuries himself, Dillon spent hours of rehabilitation in the weight room.
"I decided to do exactly what Gale Sayers did with his knee," Dillon said. "But, instead of lifting three hours a day twice a day, I did it once a day. I also ran every day, and when I wrecked my car I got a bike and rode it everywhere I went."
Because of his questionable physical condition, Dillon wasn't even listed on the KU depth chart at the start of fall practice. He'd been hard, however, and won back his starting spot.
Dillon said he wasn't afraid of trying out but he knee crack this fall, but admitted to it. "It was a terrible experience."
"I was more cautious than I had ever been," Dillon said. "And it did affect my play. I was too slow. The whole thing is mental. So I decided to get my head and top babying my knee and do my job. It was the only way I could keep my position."
Defending his playing status has been a seasonal chore for Dillon. In the spring of his junior year he contracted a case of staphylococcus that made spring drills awesome tough.
But, despite a 50-pound weight loss, Dillon kept playing. He didn't take any Shakespeare to know there was method in his madness of playing. He had just been switched from
offensive tackle to defensive tackle and he had to learn the system that spring.
Dillon was recruited from St. Augustine High in New Orleans as an offensive tackle. He was shifted to the defensive end to tackle a depth problem. He had only a short spring to learn his new position.
"That's why I kept playing with the hepatitis," Dillon said. "As soon as you go to the doctor, sometimes is going to take me home, and now I feel he me to the defense I had a lot to learn."
"It was tough to play, but I prayed about it," he said. "And help me and show me the right way."
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