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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014
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FOOTBALL GAMEDAY
KANSAS vs TCU
TCU
BLAIR SHEADE
@realblairsheady
KANSAS 3-6 (1-5 Big 12)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
MICHAEL CUMMINGS JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK
Cummings has completed 85-of-139 passes for a completion percentage of 61.2. He has tossed five touchdowns and thrown for 1,089 yards. Under Cummings, Kansas is averaging 272.3 yards per game as opposed to the 154.6 prior to Cummings.
TCU 8-1 (5-1 Big 12)
COREY AVERY
FRESHMAN, RUNNING BACK
Avery had a career high of 103 yards on 17 carries. Avery plunged into the end zone from 16 yards out on the opening drive last week to take a 7-0 lead. It was Kansas' first lead in conference play since the Oklahoma State contest
JIMMAY MUNDINE
SENIOR, TIGHT END
Mundine leads the league and ranks eighth in the nation with 400 receiving yards. He has caught 33 bails in his senior campaign. Of his 33 catches, 24 have resulted in first downs for Kansas.
BEN HEENEY
SENIOR, LINEBACKER
Saturday marks the last time Heeney will play in Memorial Stadium. His senior campaign has been highlighted with his 21-tackle performance against Texas Tech. He currently ranks first in the NCAA in solo tackles per game with 8.
Shepherd is another Kansas defensive player who is having an outstanding senior season. Against Iowa State, he had five pass breakups and had a game-clinching interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter.
JaCorey Shepherd
SENIOR, CORNERBACK
★★★☆☆
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
TREVONE BOYKIN JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK
Boykin is the definition of a dual-threat quarterback. Against Kansas State last week, Boykin threw for 219 yards and a touchdown, but ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns.
AARON GREEN
JUNIOR, RUNNING BACK
Green is the leading rusher on the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs, averaging 8.7 yards per carry. Against Kansas State, which has the third-best rushing defense in the Big 12, Green rushed for 171 yards on 18 carries. Green has four touchdowns this season, and none have come at the goal line.
JOSH DOCTSON
JUNIOR, WIDE RECEIVER
The Horned Frogs throw the ball an average of 40 times per game, which means the TCU wide receivers play a major role in the offense. Doctson leads the Horned Frogs in receptions (42), receiving yards per game (72) and receiving touchdowns (7). TCU likes to line Docton up all over the field.
PAUL DAWSON
SENIOR, LINEBACKER
The only other player close to Kansas linebacker Ben Heeney's Big 12 tackle total (101) is TCU linebacker Paul Dawson, who has 95 tackles on the season. He leads the Horned Frogs with 57 solo tackles and 13 tackles for loss. Kansas' run-first offense versus Dawson should be a good matchup.
Hackett is the best cover corner on the Horned Frogs. He plays a straight up man coverage and jams the wide receiver at the line of scrimmage. He leads the Big 12 with five interceptions and ranks seventh in the conference for his 10 passes defended. Hackett also averages six tackles per game
CHRIS HACKETT JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK
PREDICTION: TCU 49, KANSAS 14
Edited by Drew Parks
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