SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Friday, November 13, 1992 Jayhawk cavalry to go on Buffalo hunt Kansas to put offensive skills to the test in final home game Senior tailback Maurice Douglas (26) scrambles for yardage against Nebraska cornerback Kenny Wilhite (19). By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter After being attacked by land last week, Kansas must prepare for an air assault tomorrow. The Jayhawks, 7-2 and 4-1 in the Big Eight Conference, gave up 351 yards of rushing in a 49-7 loss to Nebraska. They will face the nation's seventh-ranked passing offense when the Colorado Buffaloes, 7-1-1 and 3-1-1, come to town for a contest to be shown at 2:30 p.m. on ABC. It will be the final home game for the 1992 season. Colorado sophomore quarterback Kordell Stewart ranks 13th nationally in passing efficiency. He has completed 109 passes for 1,526 yards and nine touchdowns this season. Paul Kotz / KANSAN Twoofhis favorite receivers, sophomore wingback Michael Westbrook and junior split end Charles Johnson have combined for more than 1,700 yards receiving this year. If statistics are good indicators, Kansas also may have a hard time moving the ball against Colorado. Westbrook has 60 receptions for 897 yards and seven touchdowns. The 60 receptions are a single-season record for the Buffaloes, and Westbrook needs just one more touchdown reception to tie the school single-season record set by Gary Knafeil in 1953. "They'll challenge us with big plays any time they get their hands on the ball," he said. Kansas coach Glen Mason said he thought Johnson and Westbrook were outstanding receivers. The Buffaloes are ranked second nationally in pass efficiency defense and seventh in total defense, giving up 273.8 yards a game. Colorado has the most talented defense the Jayhawks will have faced all year, Mason said. Senior linebacker Greg Biekert has started 34 consecutive games for Colorado and leads the Buffaloes in total tackles with 106. Lastyear, Bieker made 20 tackles in Colorado's 30-24 comeback victory against the Jayhawks in Boulder. Senior cornerback Deion Figures is tied for second in the Big Eight with five interceptions and has recorded 33 tackles. Figures also returns punts for the Buffaloes and averages 11.3 yards a return, the third-best average in the conference. Colorado coach Bill McCartney said at a news conference Monday that two of his main concerns in the game were turnovers and quarterback sacks. The Buffalooes have suffered 31 sacks, and the Jayhawks have been seaked 11 times. Colorado also has 13 more turnovers than Kansas. "If we can't protect the quarterback, I think we're going to be in trouble," McCartney said. "By the same token, if we turn the ball over, we're going to be in trouble." Hillary has accounted for about 52 percent of Kansas' total offense this season, passing for 1,430 yards and rushing for 490. ties him for sixth on the Kansas single-season rushing touchdown list with former Jayhawks Tony Sands and Bud French. McCartney also showed concern about the abilities of Kansas senior quarterback Chip Hilleary. Earlier this season, the Kansas quarterback became only the second player in Big Eight history to pass for 4,000 yards and run for 1,000 in his career. Missouri's Phil Bradley was the other o do it. Tomorrow's contest will be the last home game for Hilleary, Douglas and 14 other seniors. They will play to beat Colorado for the first time in their careers as Kansas has lost its last seven games to the Buffaloes. Senior tailback Maurice Douglas will try to add to his total of 11 rushing touchdowns tomorrow. That mark NOTES: Colorado has an all-time record of 30-18-3 against the Javahawks. The Buffaloes have won nine of the last 10 games in the series, and Kansas has not won against Colorado in Lawrence since a 27-0 victory in 1981. Kansas junior kicker Dan Eichloff could break the school scoring record tomorrow. With a total of 229 career points, he is four points shy of former All-American Bruce Kallmeyer's record of 233. Three Jajawhats will be out with injuries tomorrow. Senior fullback Monte Cozzens has a knee injury, and junior defensive tackle Chia Maumalaanga has a knee ligament injury. Junior defensive end Ty Moeder was hurt in practice Tuesday and will not play. Mason shoots down rumors about leaving By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter Kansas coach Glen Mason blasted rumors at his news conference Wednesday that he would be eager to take the coaching job at Ohio State if current Buckeye coach John Cooper should leave the team. Mason, a 1972 Ohio State graduate, played football at the university and was an assistant coach there from 1978 to 1986. "I don't think that's fair to me, and I think that's very unfair to John Cooper," he said. "I'm getting called at 7 o'clock in the morning from a radio station answering rumors. I resent that. I think that's not very responsible reporting." The Kansas coach signed a new five-year contract in August. He said that he was happy at Kansas and that he was not making short-term decisions. Like Kansas, Ohio State has a 7-2 record. But rumors have surfaced of Cooper's ouster, supposedly because Ohio State has not beaten Michigan in four tries under Cooper and has not been to a Rose Bowl since 1984. Mason said it was not a good time for rumors to surface because his team was about to play two crucial games. When the rumors were first reported on Columbus radio stations, Cooper lambasted them as irresponsible journalism. "I work very hard at keeping everybody in my program and myself focused at what is at hand," he said. There's a big difference between 7-4 and 9-2, and I resent anybody that wants to get in the way of that." Mason up for coach of the year Mason has guided this year's team to a 7-2 record and is 21-31-1 in his career at Kansas. He was last year's Big Eight Coach of the Year and was the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year at Kent State in 1986. Mason is one of four finalists for the College Football Coach of the Year Award, given annually by the Football Writers Association of America. Other finalists are Alabama's Gene Stallings, Boston College's Tom Coughlin and Washington's Don James. Game 10 2:30 p.m., Nov. 14 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas TV: ABC Season record: 7 - 2 - 0 20 Kansas Javhawks Head Coach: Glen Mason Offense: Season record: 7 - 1 - 1 WR 5 MATT GAY 5 11 180 Sr R 7 MATT GAY 5 11 180 Sr TB 5 HASSLEY BROTHER 6 1 240 Sr TB 6 HASSLEY BROTHER 6 1 240 Sr LG 6 HESSLEY HEMPSTEAD 6 1 287 So LG 6 HESSLEY HEMPSTEAD 6 1 287 So RG 69 JOHN JONES 6 1 285 So RG 69 JOHN JONES 6 1 285 So RT 74 KEITH LONEKER 6 3 305 Sr RT 74 KEITH LONEKER 6 3 305 Sr QB 18 CHIP HILLARY 6 1 185 Sr QB 18 CHIP HILLARY 6 1 185 Sr FB 20 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5 10 195 Sr FB 20 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5 10 195 Sr PB 52 DAN EICHOFF 6 0 215 Jr PB 52 DAN EICHOFF 6 0 215 Jr Defense: OLB 99 DON DAYS 6:1 220 So. LE 96 KYE MOLEER 6:1 250 Sr. LE 97 LTEN WATTER 6:1 285 Sr. RT 71 DANA STUBLEFIELD 6:3 285 Jr. RE 90 GUY HOWARD 6:3 230 Jr. OLB 104 HASSAN BAILEY 6:3 205 Sr. MLB 35 LAWREN 6:0 205 Jr. MB 38 COBERT VALGUN 6:0 190 Jr. FS 8 KWAME LASISTER 6:1 175 Jr. FS 8 CAREL MBRUWRONS 6:1 195 Jr. CS 2 CERALD MBRUWRONS 6:1 185 Su. 13 Colorado Buffaloes Source: Kansas Football Media Guide Head Coach: Bill McCartney Offense: Ft 11 T.J. CUNNINGHAM 60 64 180 Fr. Fi 5 TE 86 CHRISTIA FRAIRY 60 64 230 So. Lt 7 TE 86 DERENE WEST 68 64 285 So. LT 2 TE 86 DEREK WEST 68 64 280 So. OC 64 BRAV STOLTENBerg 62 280 Jr. Rg 73 ROGER NEY 63 64 275 Jr. Rg 73 JIM HANSEY 63 64 270 Jr. Wb 81 BRAV STOLTENBROOK 62 64 285 Jr. Se 9 CHARLES JOHNSON 61 3 185 Jr. Qb 10 KORDELL STEWART 61 3 105 Jr. Ot 12 LAMONT WARREN 61 3 200 Jr. Pk 12 PAT BLOTTIAXU 61 3 225 Jr. Pk 14 PAT BLOTTIAXU 61 3 225 Jr. Defense: OLB 75 RON WOOLFORK 6-4 235 Jr. LBT 99 LEON ENROLEVEN 6-4 285 LBT 106 ENROLEVEN REWEL 6-4 270 RT 97 MARGELOUS LOUS 6-5 290 OLB 34 CHAD BROWN 6-4 240 WLB 19 GREG BIEKER 6-3 230 LB 18 TESLA TEKER 6-3 235 LCB 2 DE FIGURES 6-1 195 SS 21 DOWNE DAVIS 6-2 205 LRB 17 HILSON HUDSON 5-10 195 RCB 18 FOREWORD 6-10 Dan Schauer / KANSAN Walters on Playboy All-America team Kansan staffreport Rex Walters, a senior guard on the Kansas men's basketball team, was named to the Playboy All-America team and is featured in the December issue of the magazine, which went on sale Tuesday. Walters was the Jayhawks' leading scorer last season, averaging 16 points a game. Ten players were selected to the team. Calbert Cheaney from Indiana, Jamal Mashburn from Kentucky, Rodney Rodgers from Wake Forest, and Chris Webber from Michigan were the forwards selected. The guards picked were Grant Hill from Duke, Anferene Hardaway from Memphis State, Allan Houston from Tennessee, and Walters. Iowa's Acie Earl and North Carolina's Eric Montross were selected as centers. The selected team gathered for a photo session earlier this fall. "It was a lot of fun," said the 6-foot-4 Walters. "The first couple of days, the other guys didn't even know who I was. "They thought I was just there watching. But they're all nice guys." Cross country teams to run at district meet By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter The men's and women's cross country teams will try to advance to the NCAA Championships when they win. They will select V Championships at Ames, Iowa. Every Big Eight school except Colorado and all the schools from the Missouri Valley Conference will participate in the 10-kilometer men's race and the 5-kilometer women's race. The top two men's and women's teams will advance to the NCAA Championships Nov. 23 in Bloomington, Ind. Also, the top three individuals from non-qualifying teams in the NCAA qualify for the NCAA Championships. Last year, the Kansas men finished second behind Iowa State at the district championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament, where they placed 15th. The Kansas men's squad last raced Oct. 31 at the Big Eight Championships, finishing fifth. Colorado won the Big Eight tournament. that the Jayhawks were going into the district meet with high expectations. "On the men's side, we've gone to the nationals the last three years," he said. "This year, again, it's going to be tough competition. But I think there's a distinct possibility that if we run well and put everything together that we'll be one of the top two teams." Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said Junior Michael Cox has led Kansas in three of five meets this season. His third-place finish at the Michigan Interregional meet on Oct. 18 was his best of the year. Cox said that the three consecutive appearances by the men's team at the NCAA Championships was a sign of the progress of the program. Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Northern Iowa should be the men's toughest opponents, Schwartz said. "We're a building program," he said. "We're going to go again, and we belong." Seniors Jason Teal, Ladd McClain and Alec Bolet will run, and juniors David Johnston, Jon Hays and Boby Palmer also will compete. The women's team will take seven runners to the competition. Kansas barely missed going to the NCAA championships last year, finishing in fourth place but only three points behind second-place K-State. Nebraska won the destination title. Junior Julia Saul, who won last year's individual district title, will defend her title against a field that includes long-time rival Fran Tren Bensel of Nebraska. Saul beat the Nebraska runner at last year's district meet but finished behind her at this year's Big Eight Championships. Kansas finished fourth at the Big Eight Championships this year behind co-champions Colorado and K-State. Schwartz said the women's toughest competition should come from K-State, Nebraska and Illinois State. "I have no doubt our girls will give a "solid performance," he said. "We need strong races from our top five runners to compete." In addition to Saul, senior Amy Rodehaver, junior Ashley Ace and Daniela Daggy, and sophomores Kristi Kloster, Melissa Swartz and Rachelie Gundy will participate. Patrick.Tompkins/ KANSAN ayhawks to face Iowa State Crydie Kanabel, Kansas City, Mo, junior, attempts a spike against Kansas State at Allen Field House. The Jayhawks will take on the Iowa State Cyclones tomorrow in Ames. Volleyball team ready for rematch still looks forward to postseason By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter After a 3-0 blowout victory against Kansas State on Wednesday night, the Kansas volleyball team travels to Ames this weekend for a rematch with Iowa State. The Jayhawks lost to the Cyclones 3-1 in Lawrence last month, but each game was a close one. Kansas coach Frankie Albitz said her team would be fired up. Kansas, 19-13 overall and 3-7 in the Big Eight , still has a chance to play during the postseason. "Iowa State has a pretty good crowd support, and we struggle there part of the time," she said. "But my team is a little bit hungry right now. We're doing really well." To play in the Big Eight Tournament, not only do the Jayhawks need to win this weekend against the Although the Jayhawks have only an outside chance to participate in the Big Eight Tournament, they still have a chance to be the host school for the National Invitational Volleyball Tournament early next month in Kansas City, Mo. Cyclones and next week at Oklahoma, but other Big Eight teams need to lose some of their remaining matches. Only the top four teams play in the tournament. As of early this week, Kansas was ranked seventh. But the Jayhawks are still optimistic about reaching their preseason goal of being eligible for postseason play. "I looks like hosting the NIVT in between us and Missouri," Albizt said. "We're doing well now, and if they base the decision on our head-to-head competition with Missouri, then we have them by one game." The Jayhawks lost to the Tigers 3-2 Oct. 14 in Columbia, Mo., but defeated the Tigers 3-1 earlier this month in Allen Field House. Kansas senior middle blocker Kim DeHoff said that the team was on an emotional high and that being named hosts of the NIVT was one of the Jayhawks goals. "We really want to go to the NIVT, and we want to improve our record," she said. "But first, we need to do well this weekend."