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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAS KICKOFF
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
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BLAIR SHEADE
@RealBlairSheady
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY
KANSAS vs TEXAS TECH
TEXAS TECH KICKOFF
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Michael Cummings, Jr.
QUARTERBACK
Interim coach Clint Bowen said after the loss to Oklahoma State that he will not name the starting quarterback against Texas Tech. All indications show Cummings making the start because of his success against Oklahoma State, and because Cozart hasn't won a road game this season.
★★☆☆
Avery and junior running back De'Andre Mann split carries against Oklahoma State. Mann and Avery both rushed the ball 10 times, but Avery averaged 3.8 yards per carry compared to Mann's 2.9 average per carry. Also, Avery scored the only second-half touchdown.
Corey Avery, Fr.
RUNNING BACK
TEXAS TECH (2-4)
Nick Harwell, Sr.
WIDE RECEIVER
The senior set season highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (91) against Oklahoma State. Harwell has struggled all season and hasn't scored since Week 1, but Harwell seems to be finding his role in Offensive Coordinator John Reagan's offense.
★★★☆☆
Michael Reynolds, Sr.
LINEBACKER
The senior linebacker led the Jayhawks with two sacks against Oklahoma State and one forced fumble. Reynolds has a team-high four sacks on the season. Reynolds getting to the quarterback can make or break Kansas' chance of winning.
★★★☆☆
Heeney leads the Big 12 in tackles and is playing like the All-Big 12 defensive player he was said to be. Texas Tech doesn't rush well, and Heeney will have to help in the passing game against Tech.
Ben Heeney, Sr.
LINEBACKER
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Davis Webb, So.
QUARTERBACK
Webb has thrown 4,669 yards in his career. He just needs 19 more passing yards to break into the Top 10 on the Texas Tech career passing yards list. He has thrown at least one touchdown in his first 16 starts, a school record for Texas Tech.
DeAndre Washington, Jr.
RUNNING BACK
Carried the ball 29 times for a career-high 138 yards in Saturday's loss to East Virginia. Prior to Saturday's performance he had carried the ball more than 20 times in a game just once in his career.
Jakeem Grant, Jr.
WIDE RECEVIER
Grant has led the team in receptions in four straight games. He had a career-high 12 catches for 100 yards in a loss to Oklahoma State. He is No.1 in the conference in all-purpose yards with an average of
Pete Robertson, Jr.
LINEBACKER
Robertson has five sacks in the last three games, and is the first Red Raider to record a sack in three consecutive games since Scott Smith did in 2011. He is second on the team with 45 tackles, and just 15 sh of his career high 60 tackles set last year.
★★★☆☆
Keenon Ward, So.
DEFENSIVE BACK
He had a career-high 16 tackles against West Virginia, most for a Red Raider this season. Ward now leads the team with 46 tackles this season,34 of which are solo tackles.
★★★☆☆
PREDICTION: TEXAS TECH 38, KANSAS 10
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