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JAYHAWKS 3-1
STATS This season
PASSING
Name Comp Att Yds TD INT
Whitmore 65-106 1098 10 2
Luke 6-9 92 1 2
RUSHING
Name Yds Carries Avg TD
Green 394 80 4.7 1
Randle 186 28 6.3 0
Whittamore 206 37 5.3 3
McClendon 14 3 4.7 0
Name Yds. Rec. TD
Green 183 17 0
Gordon 314 16 2
Simmons 343 11 4
Rideau 172 12 2
RETURNS
Name Yds No Long
Gordon 176 12 82
PUNTS
Name Yds Points Avg
Ansel 398 9 44.2
KANSAS PLAYERS TO WATCH
Sophomore tailback Clark Green is coming off of the his first 100-yard rushing performance of the season. It is easier for him to break the century mark when his backup, freshman John Randle, brings his speed and quickness off the bench to complement Green's bruising running style...Sophomore linebacker Banks Floodman is itching for
his opportunity to start in a game against the Tigers. Last season, he had to listen to the game at home on the radio with a knee injury. Floodman is third on the team this season with 30 Senior defensive end David
tackles...Senior defensive end David McMillan and junior defensive end Monroe
Weekley have been getting to the quarterback the past couple weeks. Between the two, they have registered 4.5 sacks in two weeks. McMillan also has two defensive touchdowns on the season.
KANSAS 2003 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result Score
Aug. 30 Northwestern L 20-28
Sept. 6 UNLV W 46-26
Sept. 13 @ Wyoming W 42-35
Sept. 20 Jacksonville State W 41-6
Sept. 27 Missouri
Oct. 11 @ Colorado
Oct. 18 Baylor
Oct. 25 @ Kansas State
Nov. 1 @ Texas A&M
Nov. 8 Nebraska
Nov. 15 @ Oklahoma State
Nov. 22 Iowa State
Starters
OFFENSE:
SE Brandon Rideau Jr.
LT Adrian Jones Sr.
LG Bob Whitaker Fr.
C Joe Vaughn Jr.
RG Tony Coker Jr.
RT Danny Lewis Sr.
TE Lyonel Anderson Jr.
WR Mark Simmons So.
QB Bill Whittemore Sr.
TB Clark Green So.
FL Charles Gordon Fr.
FB Austine Nwabuisi Jr.
DEFENSE:
DE Reggie Curry Sr.
N Cory Kipp Sr.
DT Sid Bachmann Sr.
DE David McMillan Jr.
OLB Banks Floodman So.
MLB Gabe Toomey So.
OLB Nick Reid So.
CB Shelton Simmons Jr.
SS Tony Stubbs Jr.
FS Jonathan Lamb Fr.
CB Donnie Amadi So.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
PK Johnny Beck Jr.
P Curtis Ansel Sr.
KR Greg Heaggans So.
PR Charles Gordon Fr.
KANSAS VS. MISSOURI
WHEN/WHERE:Saturday, 11:40 p.m., Memorial Stadium TELEVISION:11 p.m. on Channel 6
RADIO: 90.7, KJHK
HOW THEY COMPARE
There is a popular saying, when rivals collide, you can throw out the records. In the case of tomorrow's
There is a popular saying, when Ivans come can throw out the records. In the case of tomorrow's Kansas against Missouri matchup however, it is the records that have both teams' fans excited. The Jayhawks (3-1) enter this Border War contest with the only slip-up against Northwestern in wet weather. The Tigers (4-0) enter the game with a perfect record against less than
daunting competition.
The numbers are similar. The Jayhawks rank second in the Big 12 Conference in total offense.The Tigers rank fourth. The Tigers have the ninth rated defense in the Big 12, while the Jayhawks are tenth.
while the jayhawks are ten.
It should be a brawl with plenty of big plays. This one's for all of the bragging rights.
OFFENSIVE ADVANTAGE: Push
Bill Whittemore is the third rated passer in all of college football and is second in the Big 12 in total yards. He runs well, passes better and leads this team to offensive consistency. He is the heartbeat. The receivers have proven to be more than capable, while each has a different role. Charles Gordon is the playmaker, Brandon Rideau the possession wideout and all Mark Simmons does is catch touchdown passes. The running back duo of Clark Green and John Randle has worked well so far. Green, the workhorse, is fifth in the Big 12 in rushing, and Randle offers a good change of pace. The offensive line has played extremely well, helping the Jayhawks average five yards per carry while only allowing one sack all season.
Missouri quarterback Brad Smith is one of the best run-pass quarterbacks in the nation. He runs one of the nation's most mistake-free offenses - Smith still has yet to throw an interception this season. Smith combines with power back Zack Abron to make up the Big 12's second ranked rushing offense. The offensive line,
DEFENSIVE ADVANTAGE: Kansas
Kansas's defense looked sharp last week against Jacksonville State allowing just six points on a long pass play. They have 10 sacks in the last two games and are starting to play better gap football. The strength is the linebacking corps of Gabe Toomey, Nick Reid and Banks Floodman. Toomey ranks third in the Big 12 in
anchored by center A.J. Ricker and tackle Rob Droge, is one of the strongest portions of the team. Droge has first round NFL potential. The receivers are talented, led by Thomas Omboga and Darius Outlaw.
ackles and averages 12 per game. The defensive line has looked better the last two weeks but is still not
but is still not at full
strength. The defensive backs have a tough task in trying to slow down Brad Smith.
strong. The in to slow down Brad Smith. Until last week, Missouri ranked first in the conference in scoring defense, but a bad game against Middle Tennessee State last week knocked them down the pole. This is a bend but not break type of defense that gives up a lot of yards, but not necessarily a lot of points. Whittemore must be efficient on third down and in the red zone. James Kinney and Brandon Barnes are both extremely active linebackers, and Ded Harrington is a hard hitting safety who makes plays in the backfield. Freshman defensive end Brian Smith has already forced three fumbles this year.
SPECIALTEAMS: Kansas
Johnny Beck has been streaky so far this season. Curtis Ansel is a solid position punter. The return men are explosive. Greg Heaggs is one of the nation's most dangerous kick return men while Charles Gordon is earning a reputation as a punt retainer. Kansas has the best
kick coverage unit in the Big 12.
kick coverage unimilh a good punt returner. Kicker Mike Matheny and punter Brock Harvey is sporadic. Missouri is near the bottom of the Big 12 in kick returns. The kickoff coverage is mediocre at best.
COACHES: Push
Both coaches are in the process of turning their teams around. Gary Pinkel is the nonsense type whose team follows his image. Missouri is tough and will not make stupid mistakes and self destruct.
Kansas has made a huge turnaround this year talent-wise thanks to the recruiting efforts of Mangino and Dave Doeren. The playcalling is strong while the defense just must gel. Special teams has also improved due to great coaching.
X-FACTOR: The Big Play
Mangino said it was impossible to stop Brad Smith. "You can't stop him — we aren't going to stop him," Mangino said. "What we would like to be able to do is to slow him down and try to keep him from hurting us on big plays."
That is the key to the game. Both offenses are capable of launching big plays that can shift the momentum of
the game. Whichever team can have the most big plays should win. On that same note, if a team can prevent the big play, it has the better chance of escaping this rivalry game with a victory.
Expect to see a lot of points at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Big plays will win this game, and the Jayhawks simply have more weapons than Missouri. Clark Green and Zach Abron cancel each other out, as do the offensive lines. Kansas has better wide receivers and better special teams, and Missouri struggled last week against a good passing quarterback. Those three things could ultimately mean the difference between winning and losing.
BOTTOM LINE: Kansas
Brad Smith will make it a great game, but the fans of the Crimson and Blue persuasion will have something to celebrate Saturday night.
—Compiled by Kevin Flaherty
friday, September 26, 2003
(24) TIGERS 4-0
STATS This season
PASSING
Name Comp-Att Yards TD INT
Smith 71-100 842 7 0
Riccio 11-17 111 1 0
RUSHING
Name Yards Carries Avg.
Abron 368 73 5.0
Smith 354 50 7.1
Nash 142 30 4.7
RECEIVING
Name Yards Catches TD
Omboga 209 19 1
Outlaw 120 17 3
Abron 91 13 0
McCoy 89 8 2
Coffey 73 7 1
Sesay 62 7 1
PUNT RETURNS
PUNTING
Name Yards Number
James 170 14
Name Yards Punts Avg Harvey 748 19 39.4
MISSOURI PLAYERS TO WATCH Sophomore quarterback Brad Smith is a do-everything dynamo that can win a game at any time...Junior linebacker James Kinney is a tackling machine who has averaged more than ten tackles per game over the past two seasons and is a bona fide All Big 12 candidate...Offensive tackle Rob Droege is strong, quick, and could make a lot of money playing on Sundays. Droege and center A.J. Ricker are the glue that holds together a very strong offensive line.
MISSOURI SCHEDULE
8/30/03 Illinois W-22-15
9/6/03 @Ball State W-35-7
9/13/03 Eastern Illinois W-37-0
9/20/03 Mid. Tennessee W-41-40 (OT)
9/27/03 @Kansas
10/11/03Nebraska
10/18/03@Oklahoma
10/25/03Texas Tech
11/8/03 @Colorado
11/15/03Texas A&M
11/22/03@Kansas State
11/29/03Iowa State
Starters
OFFENSE:
OFFENSE:
WR 3 Darius Outlaw
WT 76 Rob Droege
WG 52 Tony Palmer
C 70 A.J. Ricker
SG 58 Cliff Young
ST 78 Scott Paffrath
TE 89 J.D. McCoy
QB 19 Brad Smith
TB 38 Zack Abron
WR 87 Thomson Omboga
WR 12 Sean Coffey
DEFENSE:
DE 39 Brian Smith
DT 97 Atiyah Ellison
N 97 C.J. Mosley
DE 96 Zach Ville
LB 21 Brandon Barnes
LB 24 James Kinney
LB 6 Jason Simpson
LB 33 Dedrick Harrington
FS 22 Nino Williams II
CB 17 Calvin Washington
CB 16 Michael Harden
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 13 Brock Harvey
PK 34 Michael Matheny
H 19 Santino Riccio
DS 67 Zach Strom
KOR 45 Shirdonya Mitchell
PR 1 Marcus James
STANDINGS
North
Team Gold Overall
Nebraska 1-0 4-0
Missouri 0-0 4-0
Kansas State 0-0 4-1
Kansas 0-0 3-1
Iowa State 0-0 2-1
Colorado 0-0 2-2
South
Team Cont. Overall
Oklahoma 0-0 4-0
Texas A&M 0-0 2-1
Texas Tech 0-0 2-1
Texas 0-0 2-1
Baylor 0-0 2-2
Oklahoma State 0-1 3-1
SATURDAY'S GAMES
SATURDAY
Pittsburgh at Texas A&M (ABC), 2:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Northern Illinois, 3:05 p.m.
Tulane at Texas TBS Superstation), 6 p.m.
Texas Tech at Mississippi, 6 p.m.
RUSHING
AROUND THE BIG 12
Team Att Yds Avg T0
Bell, Tatum (OS) 81 495 6.1 7
Davis, Jos (NU) 66 337 5.1 0
Sproles, Darren (KS) 90 554 6.2 7
Att Yds Avg T0
Bell, Tatum (OS) 81 495 6.1 7
Davis, Jos (NU) 66 337 5.1 0
Sproles, Darren (KS) 90 554 6.2 7
PASSING AVG
Teams Art Camp Int Yds TD
Symons, B.J. (TT) 155 99 3 1301 10
Whittemore, Bill (KU) 106 66 2 1098 10
White, Jason (OU) 132 86 3 1088 11
RECEPTIONS/GAME
Team Rec Yds TD Avg/C
Woods, Rashaun (OS) 30 502 9 16.7
Hackett, D.J. (CU) 29 277 1 9.6
Jones, Brandon (OU) 26 298 3 11.5
RECEIVE YDS
Team1 Rec Yds TD Avg/C
Woods, Rashaun (OS) 30 502 9 16.7
Williams, Roy (UT) 19 290 3 15.3
McCoy, Derek (CU) 23 383 4 16.7