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Students climb onto the goal post to bring it down after Kansas' win against Iowa State on Saturday. The Jayhawks won 34-14, marking their first conference win this season and the first win for Clint Bowen as interim head coach. Bowen wants to advance the program to a point when these wins are expected.
DAN HARMSEN
@UDK_Dan
Seeking its first Big 12 win of the season and Clint Bowen's first as interim head coach, 33,288 anxious fans looked on at Memorial Stadium.
Saturday marked the first conference game this season in which Kansas was expected to keep the margin of defeat within 10 points throughout conference play. However, it would have to come against an Iowa State team that Kansas has struggled to defeat over the past five seasons and had lost by a combined 85-23 the past two seasons.
In one fell swoop, a 34-14 victory against the Iowa State Cyclones (2-7, 0-6), the Jayhawks got both: the Big 12 win and Bowen's first.
"I think [the win] validates that if they do work hard enough and do the right things and continue to work together that we'll win games
and be rewarded," Bowen said. "We are starting to develop a good little system in the way we operate."
Those anxious blue-clad supporters? They took Kivisto Field by storm and deposited the south goal post in Potter Lake.
Led by junior quarterback Michael Cummings, who completed 24 of 40 passes for 278 yards and one touchdown, and a defensive output that limited Iowa State to two scores, Kansas moved to 3-6 on the season and 1-5 in the Big 12.
"I hope we get to where we win enough games that it's what we expect to do," Bowen said about the destruction of the uprights.
The layhawks looked crisp from the opening kickoff. On the team's first possession, Cummings led Kansas on a 12-play. 81-yard drive that took a little under six minutes. The junior gunslinger
completed all four of his pass attempts on the drive and on the final play of the possession, freshman running back Corey Avery scampered 14 yards into the end zone, shaking off Cyclone defenders for the early score. Avery would finish the game with 103 yards on 17 carries.
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--from Cummings to junior wide receiver Nigel King. Cummings finished off the drive by plowing his way into the end zone for a touchdown.
"To come out that first drive and put points on the board, that was big to let us know that what we did all week in practice is transferring over to the game," Cummings said.
After forcing an Iowa State three-and-out on its first possession, Kansas got the ball back and covered 58 yards in just eight plays, topped off by a
20-yard pass from Cummings to senior tight end Jimmay Mundine.
"Mike [Cummings] is going to swing the ball," Mundine said. "He is definitely going to throw it and have an idea of what he wants to do."
Third-down conversions were a big reason why the Kansas offense was grooving Saturday. The Jayhawks converted 11 third downs on the afternoon, including three of five in the first quarter.
With sophomore kicker Matthew Wyman's 35-yard field goal with 41 secondis left in the first quarter, the Jayhawks had their first three-possession lead since their 34-28 victory against Southeast Missouri State on Sept.6.
"They completely controlled that first quarter," Bowen said. "I think we may played six plays total on defense. [The offense] just kept moving the chains, converting."
Kansas solidified its lead with 5:25 left in the first half on a six-yard touchdown run by senior Tony Pierson, who finished with 101 rushing yards, just two shy of Avery.
Iowa State then started to show some grit. The Cyclones scored on their final possession of the half, driving 62 yards on five plays. It was the first time Iowa State crossed midfield to that point.
But Kansas responded well.
"You hate to say it, but you look around, people are like, holy cow, what's happening?" Bowen said.
The Cyclones then took the opening possession of the second half and drove 75 yards in four plays to trim the lead to 24-14.
But Kansas responded well.
Iowa State missed a field-goal attempt that would have trimmed the lead to a touchdown, and Kansas drove 80 yards on nine plays, converting a 3rd-and-19 on a 42-yard pass
On the next possession,
senior linebacker Victor
Simmons registered a stripsack and recovered the fumble.
"To come back and make some plays and get the momentum back on our side was big." Bowen said.
Including the strip-sack, Simmons tallied another late sack and a pass deflection at the line of scrimmage. The senior from Olathe made plays that all but sealed the victory.
"When I went in for the tackle I saw him bring down the football down by his waist," Simmons said. "I was just focused on making a solid tackle and if I could feel around for the ball. Once I wrapped up I hit the ball and
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ROTC holds vigil for Veterans day
JAMES LAMB
@TheJamesLamb
The University's ROTC program held a 24-hour vigil this past weekend to commemorate Veterans Day.
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"This is our opportunity to show our support for the veterans that we work with that have served for us in the past and who will serve in the future."
Two cadets stand in front of the Campanile on Saturday. The Army and Navy ROTC programs had cadets stand at each of the three war memorials on campus as part of a 24-hour vigil for Veterans day.
JACOB MCKNIGHT
Student cadet in Army ROTC
Beginning Saturday afternoon and through the night into Sunday, students representing the Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force units stood outside the Campanile, the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam War Memorial to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
“[The vigil] means a great
deal," said Jacob McKnight, a student cadet in the Army ROTC. "This is our opportunity to show our support for the veterans that we work with that have served for us in the past and who will serve in the future. This is our opportunity to pay respects, for many of us, to our friends and our family."
With time commitments evenly split between the four units of the ROTC, cadets stood for up to two hours at a memorial to keep vigil, remaining at attention for their entire shifts, unless otherwise commanded. As an annual event for the ROTC, the opportunity to stand this vigil and pay tribute to those who have come before is a great honor for those chosen to participate, said Susan Mohrbacher, an Army ROTC cadet and senior nursing student.
"Being in ROTC we're not really in the Army yet, [but] I have a lot of respect and I really value everybody's service who have come before me," Mohrbacher said. "I
It was her second time standing vigil during her three years at the University, and Mohrbacher said she felt it was a privilege to stand for a full two hours outside the Campanile.
feel like standing before the Campanile, as well as at the other memorials on campus is the least we can do."
"It's really cool to just have made it this far in the program
because you see a lot of people start out, and then they don't continue." Mohrbacher said. "It's been really cool to get this opportunity. We've gotten a lot of opportunities in ROTC that we wouldn't without it and this is just one of them."
Though some participants in the vigil were veteran ROTC students who had already served in the military, this event allowed members at
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"Every cadet has some participation individually," McKnight said. "There is so much participation [in the vigil] that we are running low on personnel from time to time. Everyone has their hand in this."
allevels of the ROTC to show respect to those who have come before them.
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Now that these students have been selected, they will begin taking classes next semester to learn basic Spanish. Additionally, they will learn how to take vitals and plan the specifics of the trip.
Don't Forget
Applicants aren't required to be pre-med, and are chosen based on how well their essay question answers satisfy the objectives of this group's mission, said Leigh Loving, senior and founder of Jayhawk Health Initiative.
Loving created the group after traveling to Guatemala for a mission trip her
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After reviewing more than 120 applicants, nearly half were selected and announced Nov. 1 to participate in the 2015 Medical Brigade to Panama, orchestrated by the Jayhawk Health Initiative.
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ALLISON CRIST
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