UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday,August 19,1992
9B
Newcomers to strengthen '92 Jayhawks
By Chris McCann Special to the Kansan
Justin Knann / KANSAN
In college football, solid recruiting is one of the keys to a successful football program.
Kansas defensive end Brandon Johnson, left, escapes the block of freshman recruit Jared Smith. Smith and Johnson were practicing with the Kansas football team Monday afternoon. Smith is a member of the 1992 recruiting class.
Glen Mason has put together what he thinks is the strongest recruiting class he has had since he arrived at Kansas. Twenty freshmen and junior college transfers came to Kansas. They were dubbed as Mason's best recruiting class.
Despite the quality of the class, Mason does not expect any of the recruited players to jump into starting roles.
"There is a number of guys in that group that if they would have come around a little earlier, a couple years ago, they would have been in a position to play for us right away," Mason said. "I am glad to report that is no longer the case. I only mention that because that is an indication of where our program is. Anybody who thinks they can play at this level with kids right out of high school is crazy. And fortunately, we will not have to do that."
The only quarterback in the group is Brian Schottenheuer, who led Blue Valley High School to a perfect season and the Kansas 5A championship. Schottenheuer threw only three interceptions during his senior year and completed 131 of 228 passes.
Mark Sanders, from St. Petersburg,
Fla., rushed for more than 3,100 yards
in his junior and senior seasons. LT.
Gibson scored twice in his senior season in Colonia, N.J.
Wide receiver Andre Carter, the smallest recruit at 5-foot-11 and 155 pounds, can run the 40-yard dash in
4. 46 seconds. Doria Brew of Florisora, Mo., caught 34 passes and averaged 21 yards on returns. Dallas Kiley Brown was selected as his team's most valuable player as a junior and a senior.
Hosea Friday of Detroit came to Kansas as a wide receiver after his older brother Paul left.
Garden City's Jim Moore was rated the No.3 tight end recruit in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine. He is the tight end in this year's recruiting class.
The 'Hawks bring in five offensive linemen, including Scott Whitaker of Alo Loma, Calif., the largest recruit at the team. He's also a top tipper, Mike Albartas, of Calmlet
Chad Hayes, an offensive lineman from Atwood, was a USA Today All-American Honorable Mention. Bob Carpenter, a former Pittsburgh outfielder, rounded out the blockers.
City, Ill., at 6-6 and 290 pounds
On the defensive side of the line are Stanley's Jason Brown and Mike Steele, a transfer from Georgia.
Ronnie Ward of St. Louis is the only linebacker in this year's class. He was chosen the 1991 Gatorade player of the year in Missouri.
The four defensive backs in the class are Derrick Williams of Detroit, Chris Jones of Newton, Keith Rodgers of Shawnee Mission Northwest and Butler County Community College transfer Kwanie Lassiter.
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