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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAS
PAGE 7B
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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FOOTBALL GAMEDAY
KANSAS vs OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA
BLAIR SHEADE
@ReaiBlairSheady
KANSAS 3-6 (1-5 Big 12)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
MICHAEL CUMMINGS
JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK
Cummings threw a career-high 332 passing yards in the loss to TCU on Saturday. It was the most by a Jayhawk since Todd Reesing threw 338 yards against Duke on Sept 9, 2009.
OKLAHOMA
8-1(5-1 Big 12)
COREY AVERY
FRESHMAN, RUNNING BACK
Avery leads the backfield with 134 carries for 565 yards and five rushing touchdowns. He surpassed the century mark for the first time a couple of weeks ago with 17 carries for 103 yards against Iowa State.
NIGEL KING JUNIOR, WIDE RECEIVER
King hauled in five catches for 128 yards and a score after a 101-yard performance against Iowa State. It was the first time a Kansas receiver had two consecutive 100-yard performances since Dezmon 2000
★★★☆☆
BEN HEENEY
SENIOR, LINEBACKER
His senior campaign is highlighted by his 21-tackle performance against Texas Tech, which still leads the conference in most tackles by a single player in a game. He currently leads the nation in solo tackles per game (7.8)
Shepherd has had 15 pass breakups and three interceptions this season. He had five pass breakups and one interception against Iowa State. He has yet to surrender a receiving touchdown since the
JACOREY SHEPHERD
SENIOR, CORNERBACK
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
★★★☆
CODY THOMAS FRESHMAN, QUARTERBACK
If there is a weakness on this Sooners offense, it's the inexperience under center. With Trevor Night's injury, Thomas was thrown into the fire. In his first start against Texas Tech he became the 12th OU freshman quarterback to win his debut with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown.
SAMAJE PERINE
FRESHMAN, RUNNING BACK
Perine ran for 213 yards against the Red Raiders to become the first Sooner since DeMarco Murray in 2010 to go over 1,000 yards in a season. Perine became the fifth freshman in OU history to rush over 1,000 yards and the first since Adrian Peterson in 2004. Perine leads the Big 12 with 100.1 yards per
STERLING SHEPARD
JUNIOR, WIDE RECEIVER
Shepard was selected as a Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist earlier this week. He ranks third in the conference and 11th in the country in receiving yards per game (106.3). He also ranks seventh in the Big 12 in receptions per game (5.6).
ERIC STRIKER
JUNIOR, LINEBACKER
Striker was named a Midseason All-American by ESPN.com and CBSSports.com. He is tied for third in Sooner history for career sacks by a linebacker with 13. Against the Red Raiders, he had five tackles, including one sack and two tackles for a loss.
ZACK SANCHEZ
SOPHOMORE, CORNERBACK
Sanchez has started all 23 games since the 2013 opener and is considered one of the better corners in the conference, even as a sophomore. He has seven career interceptions. This year he has five interceptions, which ranks him ninth in the nation.
★★★☆
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
PREDICTION: OKLAHOMA 35 KANSAS 21
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