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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014
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Football Film Review: Kansas vs. Texas Tech
BLAIR SHEADE
@realblairheady
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: MICHAEL CUMMINGS 20-32 235 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 INT
The redshirt junior started his second consecutive game and threw for over 230 yards for the second consecutive game — an accomplishment sophomore quarterback Montell Cozart never achieved as the starting quarterback. Cummings threw two touchdown passes and had a better quarterback rating (138.6) than Texas Tech quarterback Davis Webb. Cummings rushed the ball for 20 yards on 11 carries and scored on a one-yard touchdown run.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: BEN HEENEY
Heeney had 14 tackles in the first half alone, which was the most of any Kansas player in a half. The senior linebacker finished the day with a season-high 21 tackles and 17 were solo. Heeney intercepted Davis Webb for his first interception of the season and took it 37 yards, which set up a Kansas touchdown.
PLAYER KANSAS STRUGGLED TO CONTAIN. DEANDBRE WASHINGTON
CONTAIN DENMAN WASHINGTON
The Kansas defense couldn't contain DeAndre Washington. The junior running back didn't score, but Washington forced Kansas to play the run first, which opened up all the passing plays for Texas' Webb. Washington had a game high 23 carries for 164 yards. The Red Raiders rode Washington because he averaged 7 yards per
OFFENSE SUMMARY
carry
The offense was able to surpass 350 yards of total offense for the second straight game. Seven different receivers caught a pass from Cummings, and senior tight end Jimmay Mundine led the team with seven catches for 82 yards and a score. Mundine led the team in receiving yards for the second straight week. Freshman running back Corey Avery has 15 carries for 69 yards, but fumbled the ball late in the game to put the game out of reach.
DEFENSE SUMMARY
ine Kansas defense forced two turnovers — one Heeney interception and one fumble recovery by senior linebacker Victor Simmons. Senior linebacker Michael Reynolds forced the fumble by sacking
texas' Webb. Reynolds had three tackles for loss, which was a game high. The problem with the defense was the secondary and the inability to pressure the quarterback. Besides the fumble, Kansas didn't get to Webb the whole game.
PLAY OF THE GAME
After a Heeney interception, Kansas took over at the Texas Tech 39-yard line. Seven plays later, Cummings found senior wide receiver Justin McCay for a 16-yard touchdown pass. The play came with 30 seconds left in the half and gave Kansas its first score of the game.
GAME SUMMARY
First quarter—Texas Tech scored twice off a Webb 13-yard
GAME SUMMARY
touchdown pass and a 34-yard field goal by Ryan Bustin. The Jayhawks were held scoreless, but linebacker Ben Heeney recorded 10 tackles.
(TEXAS TECH 10, KANSAS 0)
Second quarter — Tech scored on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Webb to wide receiver Brad Marquez, and Kansas was able to put points on the board. Cummings passed to McCay for a 16-yard score.
quarter, Kansas was down one score.
(TEXAS TECH 17, KANSAS 7) Third quarter — Kansas and Tech both scored twice. The Red Raiders kicked a field goal, and Webb threw his third touchdown pass to wide receiver Ian Sadler. The Jayhawks scored on a 21-yard pass from Cummings to Mundine, and a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Cummings. At the end of the
(TEXAS TECH 27, KANSAS 21)
(TEKAS TECH 27, KANSAS 21)
Fourth quarterback — Kansas was shut out in the fourth quarter, and Avery lost a fumble with under two minutes left which ended the game for Kansas. The Red Raider put the game out of hand with a 21-yard touchdown run by running back Justin Stockton.
(TEXAS TECH 34, KANSAS 21)
Bowen stresses fundamentals for team's bye week
MOVING FORWARD
MOVING FORWARD Kansas follows this loss with a bye week. The Jayhawks will have two weeks to prepare for 2013 Big 12 champions Baylor on Nov. 1. Kansas hasn't defeated Baylor since 2003, and the Jayhawks have never won in Waco, Texas, since Baylor joined the Big 12 in 1996.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports
The Jayhawks head into a bye week this weekend after a 34-21 loss to TCU on Saturday
— the team's fourth straight conference loss and 30th straight road loss.
In his weekly teleconference, interim head coach Clint Bowen said the bye would give his team time to rest as well as work on the fundamental parts of the game, parts of the Jayhawks have missed in the team's last two losses. Games Kansas came close to winning.
"It gives us time to rest, but then it also gives us time to focus on a lot of areas that we need to improve," Bowen said. "We talked about the little things that we're allowing to get away, which are the fundamentals in a lot of ways. We'll be able to anchor down and practice some fundamental football."
COMPETITIVE CUMMINGS
"The thing he brings most to us is that he's a tough, competitive guy," Bowen said. "He has a natural leadership about him to where he can demand things in the huddle. He has some presence about him that people around him can generate some confidence from."
Bowen explained his decision to put junior quarterback Michael Cummings in the starting quarterback position since taking over as head coach following the firing of Charlie Weis.
Cummings has started in all three games for Bowen, unseating sophomore Montell Cozart for the starting position.
Kansas narrowly lost 27-20 at home to then No.15 Oklahoma State two weeks
"He makes decisions; he's not afraid to pull the trigger. That's giving us a little bit of spark on the offense," Bowen said.
ago. Kansas senior wide receiver Nick Harwell recorded the most receiving yards in the game as a whole, and Cummings led both teams in passing yards.
PIERSON STATUS UNKNOWN
Bowen gave an update on the status of receiver Tony Pierson, who sustained a neck injury in Kansas' last game against Texas Tech, saying that the injury "doesn't look to be something really bad," but that the team "hasn't got the final word about it." Pierson went to the doctor Monday to be evaluated.
BIG 12 LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD
Bowen also talked about parity in the Big 12, highlighting the powerful offenses in the conference.
"It gives us time to rest, but then it also gives us time to focus on a lot of areas that we need to improve."
CLINT BOWEN Interim head coach
"Each week things get shaken up a little bit. Every week it's a battle. I think the parity comes from what the offenses in this league can do," Bowen said. "The offensive firepower in this league is keeping everything balanced. There are several teams out there that are playing at a high level."
Kansas will play No.12 Baylor in its next game after the bye week. Baylor is second in the nation in total offense with 4,053 yards and first in the nation in yards per game with 579.
Edited by Emily Brown
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Interim head coach Clint Bowen runs out with the team before Kansas' game against Oklahoma State. Bowen held his weekly teleconference to discuss Kansas' upcoming bye week.
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