THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. 2008
KANSAS 30, COLORADO 14
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wn run during
saturday's game against Colorado at Memorial Stadium. The touchdown, the first of three for Sharp on the day, tied the game at seven, with 8:56 to go in the first half. Sharp finished with 118 rushing yards on 31 attempts, and Kansas finished with 151 yards on the ground.
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a safety. The
'Well, you have nine guys back.' Well, I understand that, there's no question.
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VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX
IT WAS OVER WHEN...
"But we may have lost the two best defensive players in the history of the school, in one year. You don't get over losing Aqib Talib and James McClinton at the snap of a finger. We're not that good."
Jake Sharp shuffled seven yards for his third touchdown of the game. The score put Kansas
up 30-14 with 10:29 to go in the garne and Colorado responded by substituting freshman quarterback Matt Ballenger into the game.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino talking about his team's defensive performance:
GAME TO REMEMBER:
JAKE SHARP
COACHES CORNER
safety gave the Jayhawks a 9-7 lead with 8.07 left in
8-of-22 passing with two interceptions and took a 16-yard sack for a safety. He did have two touchdowns but his mistakes doomed Colorado.
"We're getting that style of defense back that we wanted to play. I know everybody says
Last week he spurred Kansas to a furious comeback. On Saturday he carried the entire rushing load, running a career high 31 times for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
GAME TO FORGET:
CODY HAWKINS
Taylor Bern
Sharp was the only running back to receive any carries and he made the most of it by pounding out the clock with a 3.8 average per carry.
Yikes. Hawkins' play was so bad that his own father — and coach — pulled him in the fourth quarter.
Hawkins completed only
Kansas 30. Colorado 14
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th colspan="2">Kansas</th><th colspan="3">Colorado</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Total Yards</td><td colspan="2">407</td><td colspan="3">233</td></tr><tr><td>First Downs</td><td colspan="2">22</td><td colspan="3">16</td></tr><tr><td>Rushing Yards</td><td colspan="2">151</td><td colspan="3">86</td></tr><tr><td>Passing Yards</td><td colspan="2">256</td><td colspan="3">147</td></tr><tr><td>Time of Possession</td><td colspan="2">28:01</td><td colspan="3">31:59</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Kansas (5-1, 2-0 Big 12)</strong></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Rushing</td><td>ATT</td><td>YDS</td><td>AVG.</td><td>TD</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>118</td><td>3.8</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>33</td><td>4.1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Passing Todd Reesing</td><td rowspan="2">COMP/ATT 27/34</td><td>YDS</td><td>TD</td><td>INT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>256</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Receiving Kerry Meier Dexton Fields</td><td>No.</td><td>YDS</td><td>TD</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>94</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>49</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Colorado (3-3, 0-2 Big 12)</strong></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Rushing Rodney Stewart Cody Hawkins</td><td>ATT</td><td>YDS</td><td>AVG.</td><td>TD</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>77</td><td>4.3</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>2.2</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Passing Cody Hawkins Matt Ballenger</td><td rowspan="2">COMP/ATT 8/22</td><td>YDS</td><td>TD</td><td>INT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5/8</td><td>57</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Receiving Josh Smith Cody Crawford</td><td>No.</td><td>YDS</td><td>TD</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>38</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>33</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Weston White/KAMSA Head Coach Mark Managino yells at a line judge after a call he did not agree with. Kansas defeated Colorado 30-14 and will face off against Oklahoma on Saturday at a time to be determined.