monday,november3,2003
sports
the university daily kansan
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FOOTBALL:'Hawks prepare for Cornhuskers after consecutive losses
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
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John Randle, freshman runningback, is pulled down by Texas A&M's Jonte Buhl, junior defensive back. Randle's five catches and 64 receiving yards marked career-highs.
Trailing 14-7 halfway through the second quarter, the legs of Barmann and Green got the Jayhawks down to the Aggies' 33-yard line. Then, on a third-and-12 play, Barmann rolled to his left, and feathered a sidearm toss to a diving Gordon at the oneyard line over three Texas A&M defensive backs. The play hushed the crowd at Kyle Field and set Barmann up for a oneyard touchdown push that tied the game 14-14 heading to halftime.
The pass to Gordon shocked those in attendance, and was an example of the maturity Mangino sees in his new starting quarterback. Barmann's debut seemed almost too good to be true, as just a year ago, he was playing at 1A West Platte High School in Weston, Mo., with a graduating class of 52.
Barmann, in the first half, had completed 12 of 13 passes for 146 yards and two scores. His only incompletion was because of a dropped pass.
Then almost everything changed.
"Those are the kind of things that seasoned veterans see," Mangino said. "Not a guy that his last high school game people were watching from a lawn chair on the porch."
With an obvious attitude adjustment, the Aggies came out in the third quarter and justified their status as 10-point favorites.
Barmann was able to keep his composure and put up big numbers, but the special teams and defense struggled to hold Texas A&M.
Kansas started the third quarter with a nightmarish reverse play. Barmann pitched to senior wide receiver Derick Mills, who fumbled and scooped the ball up. He then reversed his field, and was drilled by A&M safety Byron Jones, causing the ball to squirt free again. Safety Jaxson Appel recovered the fumble and stumbled five yards to put the Aggies up 21-14.
The fumble by Mills was not what concerned Mangino the most. Instead it was the kickoff return that gave Kansas the ball deep in its own territory.
Following the defensive score for Texas A&M, the game was never the same again for the Jayhawks.
Kansas then drove 91 yards in six plays facing a 17-point deficit late in the third quarter. Barmann threw his second touchdown of the game, finding freshman tail-back John Randle for a 39-yard score. However, junior kicker Johnny Becky's old ghosts came back to haunt him as he missed the extra point. The Jayhawks then allowed A&M to score again, capping off a 24-point third quarter that put the game out of reach.
Now the Jayhawks return to Lawrence with their first consecutive losses of the season, and at 5-4 face a contest with the
Kansas struggled through its next two drives to get the ball out of its own territory, and the results were two Jayhawk punts each followed by an Aggie score, a 22-yard Todd Pegram field goal and a 25-yard touchdown run by Courtnev Lewis.
nationally ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers next Saturday.
Opposite of last season's quarterback fiasco following the Whittemore injury, the 2003 situation has a positive outlook. Even coming off two losses, the Jayhawks are showing solid signs of life largely due to Barmann's inaugural performance.
"Barmann, the way he played today, gives us a lot of confidence," Gordon said following the game. "He was a great leader today."
Kansas Football Notebook
Not-so-special teams — Junior kicker Johnny Beck had a rough afternoon Saturday. His laundry list included a missed extra point, a missed goal goal and a kickoff sailing out of bounds. On Kansas' final touchdown in the fourth quarter, junior walk-on Jerod Brooks replaced Beck for the extra point attempt and was successful.
Sophomore kick returner Greg Heaggans also struggled against the Aggies.
Henggans entered the game averaging 25.9 yards per return,
but only averaged 20 yards on seven returns Saturday, with many of those runs ending inside his own 20-yard line.
"The kickoff team did not perform well, and we will make some changes on that unit," Mangino said. "No doubt. There will be wholesale changes on that unit."
Mangino wants a defensive attitude – For the second consecutive week, the Jayhawks allowed 40 or more points. After the game, Mangino said he wanted his team to be able to either rush the quarterback and cover wide receivers one-on-one more successfully, or focusing on playing a zone in the secondary and put less pressure on the passer.
"We have to be good at something on defense, and I haven't found it yet," Mangino said. "That's my responsibility and I'll get that taken care of."
- Defensive linemen stay in Lawrence - Defensive tackle Chuck Jones and defensive end Monroe Weekley did not travel with the team to College Station.
Weekley had played in the
TEXAS A&M-45 KANSAS-33
First Downs 26 26
Rushes – Yards 34-153 54-253
Passes-Comp.-INT 38-26-1 23-15-1
Total Plays – Yards 72-481 77-547
Punt Returns – Yards 0-0 3-19
Kick Returns – Yards 7-139 2-48
Punts – Avg. 3-44.7 2-33.0
Fumbles – Lost 4-2 1-0
Penalties – Yards 5-35 3-32
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20
**KANSAS**
**Passing**
| | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TD | INT |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Adam Barmann | 25 | 37 | 294 | 4 | 1 |
| Clark Green | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
**Rushing**
| Att. | Yards | TD | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Clark Green | 12 | 64 | 0 | 5.3 |
| John Randle | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10.2 |
| Adam Barmann | 15 | 45 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Jon Cornish | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
**Receiving**
| Rec. | Yards | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Charles Gordon | 9 | 89 | 0 | 32 |
| John Randle | 5 | 64 | 1 | 39 |
| Brandon Rideau | 5 | 40 | 2 | 18 |
| Lyonel Anderson | 3 | 42 | 0 | 34 |
**TEXAS A&M**
**Passing**
| Comp. | Att. | Yards | TD | INT |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Reggie McNeal | 11 | 18 | 259 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Long | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
**Rushing**
| Att. | Yards | TD | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Courtney Lewis | 26 | 120 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Reggie McNeal | 12 | 71 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Derek Farmer | 10 | 34 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jason Carter | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 |
**Receiving**
| Rec. | Yards | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Tim Van Zant | 5 | 102 | 1 | 37 |
| Terrence Murphy | 3 | 72 | 0 | 38 |
| Earvin Taylor | 3 | 61 | 0 | 46 |
| Jason Carter | 2 | 27 | 0 | 24 |
team's first eight games, recording 16 tackles and was second on the team in sacks with three. Jones had participated in seven games with 19 tackles. Mangino did not specify reasons for their absence.
■ Freshmen break the books-
With his 294 yards passing.
Adam Barmann set a new school
record for passing yards in a
game by a freshman. The previous record of 242 was set by Mario Kinsey in 2001. His 25 pass completions were also a University of Kansas seasonhigh. Charles Gordon's nine catches also set the record for most receptions in a game by a freshman. The previous record of eight was achieved by Harrison Hill in 1998.
Edited by Ashley Marriott
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