2B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, AUGUST 19,2002
Football coach has high expectations Heard on the Hill
John Nowak/Kansan
By Ryan Wood
Kansan senior sportswriter
Mark Mangino, the new head coach of the Kansas football team, is making one thing very clear.
"Our expectations are high," he said. "That's the only way to go."
Earlier this month, another critical blow deflated the Kansas bubble.
"I couldn't task for more," Mangino said. "They have worked hard. I feel like there's a greater sense of pride among the players."
Even with significant losses on both sides of the ball from last year's 3-8 team, Mangino and his coaching staff are expecting improvement in 2002. Mangino said the team had made improvements in a couple key areas with two weeks remaining before the season opener.
Senior wide receiver Harrison Hill, who was granted a rare sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, was forced to leave the team after a recurrence of chronic dehydration during the first weekend of practice.
Despite the optimism, the Jayhawks have reason for concern. Several key factors in last year's unsuccessful run, notably linebacker Algie Atkinson, defensive tackle Nate Dwyer and offensive tackle Justin Hartwig, have been lost to graduation.
"I have dealt with heat and dehydration problems since high school." Hill said. "The doctors have tried everything they can to help me get over the problem but it keeps getting worse. I especially struggled this summer, and need to look out for the best interest of my health."
Hill, one of four Jawahk co-captains, leaves Kansas with 108 career receptions for 1,535 yards. He fell 26 receptions short of becoming Kansas's all-time leader.
"I am not going to put him out there in harm's way," Mangino said. "This has been an ongoing problem. I'm sensitive to it because I am a football coach here and it's my job to take very good care of these players and also because I am the parent of a teenage son."
Hill had been plagued by backsets throughout his collegiate career. His freshman season ended abruptly in the second game when he suffered a broken ankle making a block. He was granted his first medical redshirt, and returned in 1998 to start 10 of 11 games despite a nagging hamstring injury. Last season was cut short when he fractured his scapula returning a punct against UCLA.
"He has not been able to keep fluids in his body," Mangino said. "He has fought through it, but at this point in time he can't get over the hump."
All along, Hill suffered through dehydration, a problem that landed him in the hospital on more than one occasion.
Hill's departure will mean more
John Nowak/Kansar
Farmer Jayhawk Harrison Hill breaks a Donnie Amiad tackle during a spring scrimage, playing time for the rest of a deep receiving corps. Senior Byron Gasaway is now the only returning starter, and will be joined by sophomore Brandon Rideau, junior Derick Mills and senior Marecellus Jones.
"We have so many guys that can come in at anytime," Gasaway said. "Last year, we had a lot of injuries."
Gasaway caught 18 passes for 200 yards a season ago, including receptices in nine different games. This season, it is uncleared whom he will be catching passes from. With Mario Kinsey's departure soon after Mangino's arrival last winter, junior Zach Dyer returns as the frontrunner for the job.
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Coach Mark Mangino talks with punter Curtis Ansel after a play during the spring scrimmage. Mangino said he had high expectations of the team.
rwood@kansan.com. This story was edited by Matt Norton.
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