THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2002
NEWS
THEUNIVERSITYDAILYKANSAN - 13A
Men's Golf
Marshall named Big 12 golfer for Oct.
with two top-10 finishes in October, Kansas men's golfer Chris Marshall has been named the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Month for October.
Marshall, a senior from Stanley, tied for second at the Purina-Missouri Bluffs Classic Oct. 8 and tied for eighth at The Nelson-Stanford Invitational Oct. 27.
"I appreciate the honor," Mar
shall said in a statement. "I am very pleased with the way I have been playing lately. I hope to use this award and my recent play as momentum for the spring season."
Marshall averaged 69.33 strokes per round in October. He shot under par on four of the six rounds he played, making par on the other two rounds. He moved
from 68th to 34th in Golfweek magazine's rankings with his performance during the month.
"I am very excited about Marshall this accomplishment for Chris."
head coach Ross Randall said. "Nobody works harder than Chris, and I feel he is very deserving of this award."
Kansan staff report
Women's Golf
Marshall is averaging 70.73 strokes per round this season first in Kansas history. Ryan Vermeer holds the record with a 71.31 average.
Coach signs two high school seniors
Two high school seniors have signed letters of intent to join the Kansas women's golf team next year.
Amanda Costner, of Claremore (Okla.) High School, and Kelly Birdseill, of Xavier Prep High School in Mesa, Ariz., will join coach Megan Menzel's team in the fall.
Costner won the 2002 Oklahoma Class 5A state championship, a year after placing second at the tournament.
She has also competed in the Westfield PGA Championship, the USGA Junior Girls Championship and placed fifth in the 2002 Williams LPGA Pre-Qualifier.
"We will look for Amanda to step in and play right away for us next season." Menzel said in a press release. "She has good experience and is a proven winner at all levels."
Birdsell was the 2001 PGA Junior Series Player of the Year and is captain of her high school team.
"We will look for her to compete everyday for a spot on the five-person team," Menzel said. "With her experience, she will make a great addition to our team."
Kansan staff report
St. Louis offense grapples with injuries
Rams doing well with Bulger at QB, Warner to return soon
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Kurt Warner's not happy sitting one more week because of a broken pinkie, but he's adamant that the St. Louis Rams don't have a quarterback controversy.
The two-time N F L M V P, realizing he has nothing
to gain, has been careful to say all the right things this week. Although he wants to play, he won't fan the fire that's been building in town with every victory that Marc Bulger, the former third-stringer, has helped produce.
This is how crazy it's gotten: Several fans erroneously thought they saw Bulger shoving Warner at the end of Sunday's 28-24 come-from-behind victory over the Chargers, flooding call-in shows and Internet sites with rumors of the rift. Instead it was former Rams backup Paul Justin giving the injured star a playful push, as if to say it was his turn to offer congratulations, after Warner had embraced Bulger.
"When I first heard it, it was making it sound as if Paul wasn't even there," Warner said. "How do you miss a whole individual?"
Bulger gets a chance to pull the team back to 500 after an 0-5 start on Monday night against the Bears. It would be his fifth
straight victory, while the Rams were 0-4 with Warner at quarterback.
Warner threw only one touchdown pass to go with eight interceptions, but had to face some of the NFL's best defenses behind a shaky offensive line. Bulger has benefited from the return to health of guard Adam Timmerman and tackle Orlando Pace, plus a more settled John St. Clair at the other tackle.
"It looks like a no-win situation," Warner said yesterday. "They want you to either criticize Marc or walk around and brag about yourself, and I'm not going to do either one of those things.
"You let the rumors and the controversy fly,but you know what the bottom line is at the end of the day."
Warner's wife, Brenda, also addressed the quarterback issue. The couple appeared at a news conference to announce the second annual "Warner's Warm-up," a coat collection drive for charity, before the Bears game with contributors receiving Kurt Warner game-face fans.
"I told Marc that I prefer Kurt as the man in my life, so that's all the controversy I have," she said. "We're all under the authority of somebody, so Kurt has to listen to the people that make decisions.
"He'll show up when he's given the OK and play his heart out."
After the Chargers game, Bulger figured it was back to the bench. He's looking at the Bears game as one more shot, and nothing more.
"If Kurt's healthy, he's the guy," Bulger said. "I knew that after my first game. That was just assumed until the last couple of weeks when everyone started trying to make an issue of it."
Running back Faulk expected to be ready against Bears
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams aren't counting Marshall Faulk out, yet.
The running back left Sunday's victory over the Chargers with a sprained left ankle and strained tendon in his right foot and was on crutches the next day. But he was feeling much better yesterday.
"Nobody heals like he does," said coach Mike Martz. "I wouldn't rule him out. This will be something we'll take to the very end."
"We'll be pessimistic at this point and say he won't be ready." Martz said. "If he is ready, it'll be a surprise, and that's how we'll prepare. He's improved quite a bit, so we'll see."
Martz said Faulk, listed as questionable, probably wouldn't practice at least until Saturday in preparation for Monday night's game against the Bears.
The Rams did not practice yesterday aside from some running, weight lifting and a team meeting that included a highlight film from the Chargers victory. When they practice for the first time this game week today, rookie Lamar Gordon will be the starting tailback ahead of Trung Canidate, a first-round pick in 2000.
Warner grudgingly agreed with team doctors' opinion that he might risk re-injury returning this week.
"I wouldn't bet against it, that's for sure," said wide receiver Ricky Proehl. "He's unreal and he plays hurt more than anybody I've ever played with."
Teammates expected Faulk out there on Monday, however.
Martz said both backups would play if Faulk couldn't go
Faulk, the MVP in 2000 and the NFL's offensive player of the year the last three seasons, is third in the league with 1,242 total yards this year behind Priest Holmes of the Chiefs (1,353) and LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers (1,253). He was held to 72 total yards, 36 rushing and 36 passing, last week by San Diego.
Bears coach Dick Jauron said he'd believe Faulk wasn't playing when he saw it.
"Definitely, there's no question in my mind after throwing today that I could play Monday if I needed to," Warner said. "It sounds like I may suit up in case I'm needed, but otherwise we go another week."
"It heals, I get stronger and it's all good to go."
"Obviously, we'll anticipate Marshall will play against us," Jauron said.
Warner has been throwing every day since last Thursday, three days after four pins were removed. He'll begin taking snaps today and Martz said Warner will take some snaps with the No.1 offense along with scout team work.
Martz said Warner has gotten "remarkably better" each day.
"He's got all the zip on the ball that he's always had," Martz said. "I'm shocked, really, to be honest."
Mangino wants new complex at stadium
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
By David Mitchell Lawrence Journal-World
If Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino has his way, the Jayhawks will be spending a lot more time at Memorial Stadium in the future.
Mangino said Tuesday during his weekly news conference that he wants KU to build a new football complex at the stadium. "I'm not talking about something that has to be ready for next season, but something in the future that will be done." the coach said, only for logistics but as recruiting tool. I'm really looking forward to taking on it.
"I'm not talking about something that has to be ready for next season, but something in the future that will be done."
Mark Mangino Kansas football coach first-year head coach said, only for logistics but as recruiting tool. I'm really looking forward to taking on it.
Logistics have been a problem for KU during a wet fall season.
The Jayhawks have practiced often at the stadium instead of the grass practice fields behind Anschutz Sports Pavilion during rainy weather. The time it takes the team to load buses and drive to and from the stadium counts against the NCAA limit of 20 hours per week that players can be involved in athletic-related activities.
Dyer to start at QB this Saturday, again
By Ric Anderson
Topeka Capital-Journal
LAWRENCE -- Zach Dyer is right back where he started the 2002 football season.
Once, anyway.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino said it was likely he would shift Dyer back from safety to starting quarterback this Saturday against Oklahoma State if regular starter Bill Whittimore remained sidelined by a knee injury.
If that happens, Dyer will get his first start since KU's season opener at Iowa State, where the junior was pulled at halftime to make way for Whittemore.
"It's tough to jump back in it," said Dyer, who has played
the last five games at safety and started the last four. "But that's what the team needs, obviously, is to get two quarterbacks back there."
Mangino searching for easier schedule
By Jason King The Kansas City Star
LAWRENCE - Kansas administrators are working diligently to make next year's schedule at least a little bit easier.
"We need to get teams in here that we can compete against and have a chance to win against," Mangino said. "It costs money to do that and we're dealing with that issue."
The Jayhawks want to buy out of next year's road game at San Diego State or move the game to another season. Mangino has made it no secret that he wants to schedule more beatable opponents, preferably at home, as he tries to rebuild the Jayhawks' program.
Sounds like the philosophy of Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, Mangino's former boss.
Cowboys to exhibit advantage over 'Hawks
By Roger Moore Stillwater News Press
It would be easy to think Oklahoma State could beat Kansas this Saturday without attempting a single pass. The Jayhawks have seen opponents rush for a Big 12 Conference high 265.7 yards per game in 2002 and are coming off a disastrous performance against Nebraska last week.
The Cowboys have seen Tatum Bell catch fire over the last three outings, rushing for 182,142 and 165 yards, respectively. "We feel like we have some advantages with some matchups and the speed we do have on the
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averaging 325.4 yards per game, can do just as much damage with its passing attack.
"We have a real advantage on the perimeter," said Miles, whose Cowboys will take a 4-5 overall mark to Lawrence for this Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff. "It would be a mistake not to get the ball to our best player and guys like Terrance Davis-Bryant and John Lewis. We feel like we have some advantages with some matchups and the speed we do have on the wings."
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