DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
ORGIA TECH 66
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REWIND
Rest of the Big 12 rolls to victories
ETHAN PADAWAY
epadaway@kansan.com
Iowa State 24. Connecticut 20
Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz tossed three interceptions in the first quarter and the Cyclones found themselves down 10 points. Receiver Josh Lenz tossed a touchdown pass to a wide-open Darius Reynolds to give Iowa State its first lead of the game in the third quarter. The Huskies struck back to put the Cyclones down three, but Jantz responded with a 20-yard pass to Reynolds that put the Cyclones on top for good in the fourth.
No.19 Texas 49, UCLA 20
Case McCoy threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 12 of 15 passes in his first start for the Longhorns. Texas jumped out to a 21-0 lead against the Bruins and never saw their lead shrink to less than 15 on a day when the Longhorns rushed for 284 yards.
Texas Tech 59, New Mexico 13
Seth Doege completed 40 of 44 passes and threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns as the Red Raiders won decisively on the road to improve to 2-0.
Missouri 69, Western Illinois 0
Henry Josey ran for 263 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Tigers got back on track in their first game since losing to Arizona State 37-30 in overtime on Sept. 9. Missouri outgained the Leathernecks by a 700 yard margin, racking up 744 total yards.
No. 17 Baylor 48, Stephen F. Austin State 0
A storm rolled through Waco, Texas, which forced officials to cancel the fourth quarter, but by that point the outcome was not a question to anyone in attendance. Robert Griffin III threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns and added 78 more yards on the ground in the Bears' lopsided victory.
No. 8 Texas A&M 37 Idaho 7
The Aggies scored 37 consecutive points in their one sided victory. Cyrus Gray led the Aggie attack rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns and adding a third on a three yard pass from Ryan Tannehill.
Kansas State 37. Kent State 0
K-State quarterback Colin Klein only threw for 74 yards and a touchdown, but he ran for 139
yards and two more touchdowns in the Wildcats shutout victory. David Garret opened the flood-gates with a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown 2:19 into the game.
No.1 Oklahoma 23. No.1 Florida State 13
The Sooners survived their first big test of the season, going into Tallahassee, Fla., and defeating then-No.5 Florida State. Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones threw a touchdown pass to Kenny Stills with seven minutes left in the game to break a tie at 13. It would be the deciding score as Oklahoma added a field goal with 2:01 left and showed the nation why it is number one in the polls.
No. 7 Oklahoma State 59. Tulsa 33
After going down 3-0 to Tulsa, Justin Gilbert took the kickoff back 96 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys would not trail the rest of the night. Joseph Randle ran for 128 yards and three scores, and the Cowboys forced five turnovers in the game that was delayed for three hours and finished up just after 3:30 a.m.
Edited by Mike Lavieri
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Junior wide receiver Kale Pick jumps in the air for the ball while a Georgia Tech defender pats it away during the second half of Saturday's game against Georgia Tech. Pick had one reception for 17 yards in the Jayhawks 24-66 loss to Georgia Tech.
The Jayhawks looked good on offense in the first half, but in the second half The Yellow Jackets made some defensive adjustments and almost completely shut down the Jayhawk attack. Offensive coordinator Chuck Long didn't adjust his play against a more aggressive defensive front that dedicated itself to stopping the run in the second half.
Offense
Grade: C
The Jayhawk allowed 764 yards of total offense, 604 yards rushing, and 66 points, all three the most in Kansas history, making this the worst defensive performance in Kansas history. The Jayhawk basketball team allowed fewer than 66 points in more than 20 games last year. The Kansas defense looked lost and unprepared to face the option offense.
Defense
Grade: F
The punt team had the great coverage on the first punt of the day, downing the ball inside the Tech five-yard line. Beshears and Bourban were non-factors against a kick-off coverage that ranked 103rd in the nation heading into the game. Alex Mueller missed a kick at the end of the first half, but got a second chance after a running into the kicker penalty.
Special Teams
Grade C+
The Jayhawks did not have a good defensive game plan. The offense experienced early success before being outmatched in the second half. The players said it and the coaches said it; the Jayhawks were out-schemed and out-coached.
Grade: F
Coaching
Glass Half Full
Kansas' offense has the talent to score on legitimate BCS conference defenses, and showed it in the first half. The defense won't have to face another option offense all year, and will face the much more familiar spread attack in Big 12 play.
Glass Half Empty
The defense looked awful, and with high-flying teams such as Oklahoma State and Oklahoma on the Big 12 state, Jayhawk fans could be in for another long season filled with blowouts that leave Memorial Stadium empty after the first quarter.
Good, Bad, or Just Plain Stupid
Looking Ahead
The 42-31 pick was riding the momentum of the Northern Illinois upset. The Kansas point output was pretty close, but with Tech putting up 24 points more than the prediction called, we'll call this one just plain stupid.
The Jayhawks get a week off to regroup before the Texas Tech Red Raiders come to town. Tech's offense has put up points over clearly inferior opponents this season, but Kansas will have two weeks to come up with a scheme to stop their spread attack.
Delay of the Game
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Vic Shealy: The Kansas defense looked completely unprepared to play against the option attack. They missed assignments and had backs running free. Half of the time it looked like Kansas didn't even lay a finger on any of the Georgia Tech ball carriers. Shealy knew Georgia Tech ran the option offense, but his team looked like they had never seen it before.
Freshman running back Darrian Miller: Miller looked good, running for two touchdowns in the first half. Like the rest of the Jayhaws, he slowed down in the second, but in the first half he looked like a legitimate contender for future all-conference honors.
Game Ball
Miller
Quote of the game
"It's very frustrating. This was one of the most embarrassing games I've ever been a part of."
Sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon
Patman