THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014
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Shepherd not weakened by Lockett's career day
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SHANE JACKSON
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For the second consecutive week, Kansas found itself on the wrong end of a record-breaking day. This one came at the hands of Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett, who surpassed his father Kevin to etch his name in the Wildcat record books.
Lockett hauled in nine catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns, as the Jayhawks were routed 51-13 by their in-state rivals in Manhattan on Saturday.
Prior to Saturday's contest, Lockett had already broken the K-State career receiving record for yards (3,269), putting him at sixth in the Big 12 history books. He also had 14 games with 100 yards receiving, a record previously held by Jordy Nelson.
Tasked with slowing him down was senior cornerback JaCorey Shepherd.
"For me personally, I was looking forward to it," Shepherd said. "He's shifty and quick out of the break. As a defensive back, whether he's shifty or not, I have to be there."
You can now add most career receptions to Lockett's stout resume. Lockett needed just five catches to surpass his father. He accomplished that feat in the last K-State drive of the first half, of which he had three catches on that drive alone.
Lockett is currently one record shy of sole possession for the "triple-crown," as he is tied with his father for most career receiving
touchdowns (26).
"He's got great hands, he's shifty and he runs great routes," senior wide receiver Nick Harwell said. "I feel like he will do well at the next level."
Kansas knew coming in it would be a tough task to snap its 32-game road-losing streak against the No.11 ranked team in the nation. But for the layhawks to have any shot, they understood they would need to contain the All-American receiver.
"For me personally, I was looking forward to it. [Lockett's] shifty and quick out of the break. As a defensive back, whether he's shifty or not, I have to be there."
JACOREY SHEPHERD Senior cornerback
Fortunately for Kansas, the secondary has been the strong suit of this year's team. Shepherd has been a catalyst of the group all season.
"We (Shepherd and Dexter McDonald) believe we are the best corners in the Big 12," Shepherd said after the TCU game.
game.
The stats backed Shepherd up as he came in leading all Big 12 defensive backs and ranked second in the nation in passes defended (19).
Of the senior's 19 passes defended, 16 were pass breakups and three were interceptions. Coming in, Shepherd had not
surrendered a touchdown since the season opener.
But Lockett proved to be too much for the conference's best corner, snapping Shepherd's touchdown drought in the third quarter on a six-yard out route.
The matchup proved to be much more lopsided than expected, but to Shepherd's credit, it wasn't solely on him.
K-State utilized Lockett's skillset, lining him up all over the field. Of Lockett's nine catches, five happened when Shepherd covered him. Senior safety Cassius Sendish had the coverage on two receptions, while senior cornerback McDonald and junior safety Isaiah Johnson covered him once apiece.
Although it may have been a game to forget for the senior, Shepherd will leave Kansas with success on and off the field.
Shepherd is currently a finalist for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, the first Jayhawk football finalist since cornerback Darrell Stuckey in 2009. Shepherd is also a two-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree.
It may have not been the going away party Shepherd imagined, but at the end of the day, he can look back at his Kansas career with a feeling of accomplishment.
"I thanked the seniors for what they had done here and they had nothing to be ashamed of," interim head coach Clint Bowen said. "They are Jayhawks for life."
Edited by Drew Parks
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"Everything you just built up gets taken away from you," Bowen said of those series of unfortunate plays. "You can't even get the momentum to swing."
Following the 38-point thrashing Saturday, Kansas State (9-2, 7-1) has won its past five games against Kansas by 31.6 points per game.
From top-down, Kansas State has Kansas football by a string. And unless the athletic department decides to take football as seriously as the Wildcats do, we'll be seeing more of the same for years to come. More appropriately named, the Sunflower Beatdown, will consist of a purple Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan and a purple Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
In a state consisting of just 3 million people and two
power-conference schools, there is really only enough room for one successful football school. Only four times since 1990 has both Kansas and Kansas State had a winning record'of .500 or better in the same season.
From 1941-1945, Kansas went just 16-30-3. But George Sauer took over as head coach in 1946 and led Kansas to 15-3-3 over the next two seasons, including a trip to the Orange Bowl. From 1953-1957, Kansas went just 13-34-3. But Jack Mitchell took over as head coach in 1958, and by year three, Kansas finished ranked 11th in the AP poll
From 1998-2002, Kansas went just 18-38. But the following season, Mark Mangino had Kansas beating rival Missouri and playing in the Tangerine Bowl.
went just 12-41-2. But in 1991, Glen Mason had Kansas 6-5, and the following season they finished 8-4 and defeated BYU in the Aloha Bowl.
better in this since Bill Snyder resumed his tenure in 2009 after a brief hiatus, Kansas football has plummeted. In the past five seasons, Kansas has gone 12-48. It has three conference victories in that same stretch
The numbers say this is the worst stretch of football in Kansas history, but unlike the past, it's especially scary because this run of futility shows no signs of stopping
Clint Bowen will give this program his best, but he needs support from administration. The current approach can best be described as rudderless.
From 1986-1990, Kansas
Until this athletic department reinvests itself in football, expect few fans to show, even fewer to stay. Expect no one to care.
At this flagship university, basketball has been, is and will always be at the forefront of donors' minds. Football will continue to be fed chopped liver and expected to compete against a program and coach 80 miles to the west that is 100 percent full bore.
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