TUESDAY,AUG.28,2001
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Scherer: Wishes they had a sixth year
Hill has a chance to be the third Jayhawk to lead the team in receptions three times, and is 27 catches away from being the school's all-time leader in catches. Considering he hauled in 47 passes last year, the feat is well within his grasp.
Hill's teammates said that he's just as steady off the field as his is on.
"His work ethic is unreal," Ross said. "He is consistent in everything he does. He may not be perfect, but he'll work till he gets everything right."
Hill's hard work has transferred in to the classroom, where Hill is a Jayhawk Scholar and on course to graduate in December with a degree in business.
He does more than work, though.
"Harrison is so slick," Fulton said. "He's always playing around in meetings, he just never gets caught."
The offense comes set at the line. At the snap, Roger Ross fakes to the inside and runs a deep out. Dyer sees the play open and lofts the football slightly too far ahead. Ross accelerates and makes a diving catch 30 yards downfield with his back to the line.
Ross took Kansas by surprise last year.
A junior college transfer from Garden City Community College, he cracked the starting rotation immediately. Despite his small stature of 5-foot-7, 180 pounds, Ross has excelled, letting his soft
His teammates said the most impressive part of Ross's breakout year was that he made an effort to keep learning about the game while in the throws of the season.
"Roger's the question asker," Fulton joked, as Hill nodded his head in agreement.
"We have to help Roger along on the field — and off it." Hill added, smiling at the inside joke.
"Roger's the question asker. We have to help Roger along on the field and off it."
His teammates may prod him, but Ross's transition to Kansas from the junior college ranks has been an unequivocal success. Not only has he surpassed football expectations, but he also earned Jayhawk Scholar honors in the classroom.
Despite his flair for the big plays in games, Ross is low key off the field. Soft-spoken, he said he preferred slow music and would rather clown around than take things too seriously.
Termaine Fulton makes his move off the line and races down-field. Sneaking past the free safety, there is no one between the goal line and him. He raises his hands in disappointment when
"His (Hill's) work ethic is unreal. He is consistent in everything he does. He may not be perfect, but he'll work till he gets everything right."
Termaine Fulton senior reciever
more season in which the Topeka native led the team in yards and touchdown catches. He was also one of just two receivers in the Big 12 Conference to average
hands and blazing speed make up for what he lacks in size.
he sees the b a l l dumped to a running back out of the backfield.
Heled the 2000 Jayhawks with four touchdown catches and 16.6 yards per catch. His 29 receptions for 481 yards were both second on the team.
Roger Ross
senior reciever
If Hill is the consistent leader, and Ross the soft-spoken big-play threat of
the group, then Fulton is the enigma.
As a freshman, he caught four touchdown passes and averaged a Kansas season-record 30.2 yards per catch.
That was followed by a sopho
more than 20 yards per catch.
His junior year, things fell apart. A severe ankle sprain in the third game cost him the season. A medical red-shirt gave him another junior
year, but it was sporadic at best.
At times, Fulton looked like the same receiver, catching two touchdowns for more than 40 yards. But at other times he was phased out of the offense, catching one or no passes in eight of the team's eleven games, despite starting each contest.
"Everybody thought the injury
"Everybody was bothering me," Fulton said. "But that wasn't at all, the injury just cost me the one year. I'm just ready to get out there and show that I can be consistent for a whole season."
A fan of hard-core rap, Fulton said he is the most serious of the three starting receiver
Scherer, in his first year at Kansas after six years as head coach at Memphis, said the receivers, particularly the three starting seniors, have been instrumental in the transition into a new offense.
the next call.
"I wish they could all appeal for a sixth year," he said.
The only disadvantage Scherer could see is that all three will be gone next year.
After the scrimmage, the three receivers share jokes in the locker room. They make plans for the evening because they have the weekend free.
"We know each other so well." Ross said. "We get along great away from football just like we do in practice and in games. Those guys are like brothers to me."
Fulton said the three each have distinctive, different personalities but are as much alike as they are different.
"We don't like the same kind of food or listen to the same music"
"I'm like the dad of the group," he said. "The guys will be screwing around at coaches meetings, and I'll have to give them a look like, 'OK son, let's chillout.'"
"Everybody thought the injury was bothering me. But that wasn't it at all, the injury just cost me the one year.I'm just ready to get out there and show that I can be consistent for a whole season."
Offensive coordinator Tom Scherer looks down from his spot in the press box. Seeing the defense can't compensate for all three receivers, he sends down
Termaine Fulton senior reciever
Fulton said. "But we all have one agenda. On game day we just go out there and handle our business to help the team win."
also know that haven't proven anything until the team starts winning games.
"We have talent, but we've always had talent," Hill said. "Now we need to go out and show the Big 12 and the country what we can do with this talent and just how good we can be."
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