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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
quote of the day
"We made mistakes. We got a personal foul that really put us in poor field position. You can't fumble. I thought we were going to score on the last drive. We handled the clock very well. We came in here expecting to win and we didn't."
— South Florida coach Jim Leavitt,
after Kansas beat South Florida, 13-7;
at Memorial Stadium in 2007
Source: Kansas Athletics
fact of the day
Kansas will play in an NFL stadium for the third time in five games when the team plays South Florida at Raymond James Stadium on Friday. Kansas played Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium last November, followed by Virginia Tech at Dolphin Stadium in the Orange Bowl in January.
trivia of the day
Q: Where did South Florida coach Jim Leavitt coach before taking the head coaching job at South Florida in December 2005?
A: Kansas State. Leavitt coached under Kansas State coach Bill Snyder from 1990-1995. Kansas coach Mark Mangino, who also worked under Snyder at Kansas State, Joined Snyder's staff in 1991.
South Florida Athletics
CYCLING Briton wins first leg of Tour of Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Cavendish broke from a large pack of riders with just over 200 meters left to win the first stage of the Tour of Missouri on Monday.
Cavendish, of Great Brita-
tain, stayed with the main pack with his Columbia teammates before bursting down the last straightaway on the 90-mile stage from St. Joseph to Kansas City.
Cavendish is a four-time stage winner in the Tour de France and won three stages in last week's Tour of Ireland.
American rider Tyler Farrar finished second and Italian Francesco Chicchi finished third.
The 623-mile race resumes Tuesday for a 125-mile stage from Clinton to Springfield, and concludes Sunday in St. Louis.
Associated Press
Stuckey: citizen, star and football player
It isn't often that Kansas football coach Mark Mangino offers effusive praise for a particular player, usually chalking positive performances up to coachspeak clichés such as "hard work" and "football aptitude." So when Mangino spent an entire minute of Saturday's postgame press conference fawning over one player — junior safety Darrell Stuckey — it stood out.
The safety's standout play came early in the third quarter.
Mangino had reason to be impressed with Stuckey in Kansas' 29-0 dispatching of Louisiana Tech.
Louisiana Tech wide receiver Phillip Livas broke out of the backfield on a reverse, blowing by four Kansas defenders on his way to the open field. From his own 40-yard line on, Livas had a clear path to the end zone — or so it seemed. As the Bulldog receiver crossed midfield, Stuckey bore down on him, arms and legs pumping in sprinter-style synchronization. Stuckey yanked Livas down at the 2-yard line to preserve the Jayhawk shutout, drawing cheers from the crowd and a gem of a quote from his coach.
"The whole complexion of the game was completely changed in our favor because Darrell Stuckey chose to hustle and not give up," Mangino said.
The icing on the cake: Stuckey
didn't ask for a breather after chasing Livas down the field. Instead, he shot through the offensive line on the next play
Stuckey
to stop a Bulldog ball-carrier four yards behind the line of scrimmage. The Louisiana Tech drive resulted in a missed field goal, and Kansas recorded the second shutout of the Mangino era.
Stuckey's heroics shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Kansas football in recent years.
Not only is the Kansas City, Kan. native an elite defensive back, hes the consummate team player and
a class act away from the gridiron. Stuckey is an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He spoke to middle school students as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day assembly earlier this year. He's forthright in conversation and more likely to smile when he discusses his family (his sister, Denae, plays basketball at Iowa State) than when he talks football.
Stuckey is special: A stellar athlete that sees himself as a citizen first and a star second.
MOSTLY QUIET ON THE NFL FRONT
While the current Jayhawks enjoyed a fun weekend of football, their former teammates didn't see as much success this past week.
Of the four Kansas products selected in last spring's NFL Draft,
only one — Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib found his way
onto the field Sunday. Talb served as Tampa Bay's third cornerback, playing in nickel packages and on special teams. His first game was a mixture of good and bad: He allowed a touchdown when he whiffed on an interception, but he made one tackle and played well on special teams.
Offensive tackle Anthony Collins (Cincinnati Bengals) and wide receiver Marcus Henry (New York Jets) made their teams' active rosters but did not play. Tight end Derek Fine (Buffalo Bills) sat out with an injured thumb.
Edited by Jennifer Torline
Making a racquet
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
Sean Kelly, Southboro, Mass., sophomore, retu.ca's fast serve during an intramural match Monday afternoon.
Sportin' Jayhawks
Meaghan O'Malley, Overland Park junior, Whitney Worthington, Austin junior, Rachel Piezuch, Lenexa junior, and Tayler Sandberg, Olathe junior, scored front-row seats for the football game against Louisiana Tech Saturday. Sandberg is part of an unofficial "camping group" for football games. He has been on the front row at the 30-yard line for all of the games since his sophomore year.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
KICKTHE KANSAN: WEEK THREE
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This week's games:
1. Stanford at No. 15 Arizona State
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2. No. 8 West Virginia at East Carolina
3. Mississippi at No.20 Wake Forest
4. No. 12 Texas Tech at Nevada
5. Air Force at Wyoming
6. No.17 South Florida at Central Florida
7. Kent State at Iowa State
8. No.15 BYU at Washington
9. Minnesota at Bowling Green
10. Akron at Syracuse
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NFL
Rams receiver to sit out for month after fracture
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Rams wide receiver Drew Bennett fractured his left foot in the first series of Sunday's season opener and will be sidelined at least a month.
Coach Scott Linehan said the team would probably sign a replacement wide receiver this week, but he didn't think Bennett, who could miss as many as six weeks, would be placed on injured reserve. He said surgery is not required at this time.
Bennett was injured on a 4-yard reception, crumpling to the turf on the tackle in the 38-3 loss at Philadelphia.
The Rams also could be without defensive end Leonard Little and guard Jacob Bell, both with hamstring strains, for this week's home opener against the Giants. Linehan said the team would know more after returning to practice on Wednesday.
Rookie defensive end Chris Long fractured his right pinky but is expected to play wearing a splint. Punter Donnie Jones bruised his left — non-kicking— knee making a tackle on a return but Linehan said the swelling was down on Monday.
Associated Press