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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
Longhorns lead weekend of upsets
Texas claims No.1 in both polls, Oklahoma State defeats Missouri in Columbia
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Texas running back Chris Ogbonnaya (3) is knocked out of bounds by Oklahoma linebacker Keeman Clayton after a 62-yard run to the 2-yard line in the fourth quarter on Saturday in Dallas. The play set up a Texas score in its 45-35 victory.
BY TAYLOR BERN tbern@kansan.com
NO. 1 TEXAS 45,
NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 35
Hook 'em Horns: The question surrounding Texas entering this weekend's biggest game was could the Longhorns run the ball? Chris Ogbonnaya and Cody Johnson answered that with a resounding yes. Ogbonnaya averaged 8.3 yards per carry and rushed for 127 yards while Johnson carried the ball three times and scored three short yardage touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Jordan Shipley caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, and also scored on a momentum-shifting 96-yard kick return.
Bummer Sooner. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford threw for 387 yards and five touchdowns, but his two interceptions proved costly. Even worse was the Sooners' rushing attack, which stumbled to 48 yards on 26 carries. Running back DeMarco Murray gained six yards on seven carries and was a major reason Oklahoma controlled the ball for less than 23 minutes. Bradford and his receivers performed well, but it wasn't enough to overcome Oklahoma's inept running game or 10 penalties.
Next up for No. 1 Texas: No. 11 Missouri
Next up for No. 4 Oklahoma: No. 16 Kansas
NO. 7 TEXAS TECH 37,
NEBRASKA 31. OT
Lucky in Lubbock. Excluding the score, everything in the box score suggests that Nebraska won Saturday afternoon's game. The Red Raiders were out-gained (471 yards to 421), had almost half as many first downs (29 to 16) and were doubled up in the time of possession battle (40:12 to 19:48).
Still, Texas Tech came up in the clutch and snuck out of the game with its perfect record intact. Quarterback Graham Harrell was efficient, completing 20-of-25 for 284 and two scores. Cornerback Jamar Wall intercepted Joe Ganz to seal the victory.
Say it ain't so, Joe: One week after
allowing the most points at home since World War II, Nebraska looked ready to steal a road win from Texas Tech. Quarterback Joe Ganz scored three fourth quarter touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), but his final throw is the one he'll remember.
Trailing 37-31 in overtime and under duress, Ganz tried to flick the ball out of bounds. Instead he tossed it right to Jamar Wall for a game-ending interception. It was a tough loss for the Cornhuskers, who out-played the Red Raiders for most of the game.
Ganz finished with 349 passing yards. His final interception was the only turnover of the game.
Next up for Nebraska: At Iowa State
Next up for Nebraska: At Iowa State Next up for No. 7 Texas Tech: At Texas A&M
NO. 8 OKLA. STATE 28,
NO. 11 MISSOURI 23
Cowboy Up: Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter continued to annihilate defenses, rushing 24 times for 154 yards. Hunter's 68-yard touchdown
less than a minute into the second half spurred the Cowboys to their improbable upset in Columbia. Quarterback Zac Robinson was the second leading rusher with 34 yards and a touchdown. Robinson also got it done through the air, throwing two second half touchdowns to Damian Davis.
O Danny boy: The stage was set for a Heisman-worthy drive. With Missouri trailing 28-23, quarterback Chase Daniel took over at his own 35-yard line with 2:40 left in the game. It looked as if Daniel and Co. would make the game-winning drive, salvaging his Heisman Trophy hopes and the team's national championship dreams.
Instead, Daniel tried to squeeze a pass into Jeremy Maclin, only to have it intercepted by Patrick Lavine with 1:41 to go. It was Daniel's third interception of the game. Also, Missouri only rushed for 64 yards.
Next up for No. 8 Oklahoma State:
Baylor
Next up for No. 11 Missouri: At No.
1 Texas
BAYLOR 38,
IOWA STATE 10
Artful victory; Coach Art Briles' Bears never gave the Cyclones a chance. Baylor stormed out to a 21-3 halftime lead, thanks to freshman quarterback Robert Griffin's two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing). For the game, Griffin completed 21-of-24 passes for 278 yards and two scores. His primary target was freshman Kendall Wright, who caught seven passes for 132 yards and both touchdowns.
Awful Austen: One week after nearly picking off No. 16 Kansas, Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud turned in his worst performance of the season.
Arnaud completed just 21-for-41 passing with one interception. He also threw a touchdown, but it came with Iowa State already trailing 38-3. The Cyclones rushed for 86 yards and committed 10 penalties.
Next up for Iowa State; Nebraska
Next up for Baylor: At No. 8 Oklahoma State
KANSAS STATE 44,
TEXAS A&M 30
See Josh Run: Wildcat quarterback Josh Freeman was efficient through the air — 21-for-26 for 234 yards — but he was lethal on the ground.
Freeman rushed 18 times for 95 yards and four touchdowns. Kansas State's rushing attack was the best it has been all season. Freshman Logan Dold carried 21 times for 115 yards and a score. The Wildcats rushed for a season high 215 yards.
Average Aggies: Texas A&M kept trying to crawl back into the game, but Kansas State had an answer every time. Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson threw for 419 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Ryan Tannhill caught 12 passes for 215 yards and a score. Still, the Aggies couldn't offset the Wildcats' balanced attack.
Next up for Kansas State: At Colorado Next up for Texas A&M: No. 7 Texas Tech
SWIMMING & DIVING
Next up for Kansas State: At Colorado
- Edited by Arthur Hur
Crimson squad defeats Blue in intrasquad meet
BY ADAM SAMSON asamson@kansan.com
Before the Crimson-Blue intrasquad meet, the Kansas coaches sat down and tried to split up the two squads up as evenly as possible so that the meet would come down to the last relay. They did exactly that.
The Crimson squad prevailed, claiming victory against Blue 144-142 Friday night at Robinson Natatorium.
Crimson took a commanding lead from the start with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, led by sophomore transfer Iulia Kuzhil, sophomore Joy Bunting, senior Ashley Leidigh and senior Anne Liggett. Kuzhil picked up two more first-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke events. The Crimson squad also got help from Leidigh in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly events with two firsts. Sophomore diver Erin Mertz cleaned up in the diving competition for Crimson with a score of 303.00 in 3-meter diving and 272.70 in 1-meter diving.
The meet helped transition the team from preseason workouts to the meet season. Before intrasquad, the team focused heavily on dry land workouts including running and lifting weights, and limited swimming time.
"Now that we're transitioning into swimming, they're a lot more fit athletically," coach Clark Campbell said. "So our challenge as a coaching staff is to take that and based fitness and transfer it into aquatic fitness."
Campbell said he thought the team was where it needed to be right now, but that they weren't ahead of the curve. Right now, Kansas swims around 40,000 meters per week and will gradually climb to 60,000 meters, but that won't happen until January.
The intrasquad meet gave Campbell a chance to see the team executing skills correctly at the beginning of the season.
"I always have a high degree of expectation that we do our skills correctly: starts, turns, relay exchanges," Campbell said. "Because in that 25-yard pool, your skills make you or break you."
For now, the swimming and diving team will concentrate on its trip this weekend to Arizona.
Edited by Arthur Hur
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