6B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002
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Mangino said. Further tests and observation this week will reveal the severity of the injury.
Conceivably, he could play Saturday against Kansas State University, but Mangino said that decision won't be made until mid-week.
"With Bill, Pd say it's 50-50,
just because Bill is so tough," Mangino said.
"I will say this, if there is any chance of injuring it further, our medical staff will not let him play, and I will not let him play — no matter how tough Bill is," Mangino said.
If Whittemore can't play, Kansas will turn to fifth-year senior Jonas Weatherbie or second-year freshman Brian Luke. Weatherbie, who hasn't taken a
snap all season, completed one-of-six passes, threw an interception and was sacked in the end zone for a safety Saturday. The Kansas offense mustered only 12 yards in Whittemore's absence.
After the game, Missouri's Doyle said Whittemore's early departure was a turning point for the team.
"That really helped us." Doyle said. "We'd been trying to get to him all game, and we finally did. His backup seemed to be a little nervous, so we kept pressure on, and that seemed to affect him as well."
Mangino, who recruited Doyle while he was an assistant at Kansas State, said the tackle was clean, and he did not think Doyle had intentionally injured Whittimore.
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"It's highly unlikely we would move Zach Dyer back," Mangino said.
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sutu. "He's been playing really well on defense."
Preparing for the Wildcats without the aid of Whittemore is a scary proposition for the Jayhawks, but Dyer said the team was still focused even with a 2-7 record, including 0-5 in the conference for the first time since 1998.
"The guys have been real resilient this year, and I'm proud of that." Dyer said. "It's something we haven't seen in the past where we can have some bad things happen and it seems like the next week we come back focused."
Edited by Lauren Beatty
Missouri running back T.J. Leon looks for a hole during Missouri's 36-12 victory against Kansas. Leon ran for 104 yards in Saturday's game.
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