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JAYHAWKS 0-1
STATS
This season
PASSING
Name Comp-Att Yards TD INT
Whittemore 12-28 240 1 1
Luke 1-2 15 0 1
PUSHING
RECEIVING
Name YarDs Carries Avg
Green 79 17 4.6
Randle 10 4 2.5
Whittemore 7 4 1.8
Mills, Derrick 4 1 4.0
RETURNS
Name Yards Catches TD
Gordon 90 4 0
Green 29 4 0
Simmons 113 3 0
Anderson 15 1 0
Name Yards Number Long Gordon 9 1 9
PUNTING
Name Yards Punts Avg. Ansel 193 4 48.3
ON THEM
Kansas Coach Mark Mangino on UNLV running back Larry Croom;
"He is quick and has great acceleration. He runs extremely well and runs with great vision. He does a good job of picking up his blocks. When the ball is in, his hands he can create big plays. That's
something that we cannot allow them to do."
Kansas Players to Watch
Kansas Payers卫兵
Sophomore linebacker Gabe Toomey recorded 12 tackles last week against Northwestern, seven were solo and three came for a loss. junior linebacker Tony Stubbs toaled 15 tackles last week. junior defensive and David McMillan picked-off his second career interception against the Wildcats and record his first career touchdown. McMillan's touchdown marked KU's first from an interception since Carl Ivey did it against Missouri on Oct. 20, 2001. KU's all-time football record is 519-513-58.
Big XII Standings North Division
Team Conf. W-L Overall
Nebraska 1-0 1-0
Kansas State 0-0 2-0
Colorado 0-0 1-0
Iowa State 0-0 1-0
Missouri 0-0 1-0
Kansas 0-0 0-1
South Division
Team Conf. W-L Overall
Oklahoma 0-0 1-0
Texas 0-0 1-0
Texas A&M 0-0 1-0
Texas Tech 0-0 1-0
Baylor 0-0 0-1
Oklahoma State 0-1 0-1
KANSAS 2003 SCHEDULE
sports
Date Opponent Result Score
Aug. 30 Northwestern L 20-28
Sept. 6 UNLV
Sept. 13 @ Wyoming
Sept. 20 Jacksonville State
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
KANSAS VS. UNLV
WHEN/WHERE:Saturday, 6 p.m., Memorial Stadium
RADIO: 90.7, KJHK
TELEVISION:None
HOW THEY COMPARE
he Kansas Jayhawks play the UNLV Runnin' Rebels tomorrow, with both teams coming off sloppy opening games.
The Jayhawks fell to Northwestern 28-20 after turning the ball over four times in the first half. Meanwhile, the Rebels came from behind with two 4th quarter touchdowns to beat Toledo 28-18. The Rebels lost two fumbles and were penalized 13 times for 104 yards.
Both teams would like to clean up their act at Memorial Stadium. UNLV won last year's match-up in Las Vegas 31-20 behind a strong running attack. Mark Mangino, Kansas football coach, said this year's UNLV team was different from last year's team.
"You can't really compare last year with this year but we are glad to be playing at home." Mangino said. "It beats playing on the road, I can tell you that."
DEFENSIVE ADVANTAGE: Push
Kansas's defense was effective last Saturday when the offense could put together a drive. Gabe Toomey had 12 tackles including three for loss, while Banks Floodman had 11 tackles and Tony Stubbs added 15.
had 11 tackles and 109 yards.
The defense did allow 454 yards of offense, but most of this was after they had been on the field for a prolonged amount of time. Kansas has better athletes and size than UNLV, but the offense must keep them off the field for the defense to be consistently effective.
UNLV also had trouble pressuring the passer in Toledo game. Linebacker John Andrews was the Mountain West defensive player of the week for his efforts against Toledo which included eight tackles and the team's only sack.
Linebacker Adam Seward is on the preseason Butkus Award list and also had eight tackles. Safety Jamaal Brimmer had seven tackles including two for losses. Brimmer was last season's Mountain West defensive player of the year.
Getting after the quarterback will be a must.
OFFENSIVE ADVANTAGE: Kansas
UNLV had decent offensive numbers against a weaker defense in ideal offensive conditions. Quarterback Kurt Nantkes threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Running back Larry Croom led all rushers with 97 yards. Suspended UNLV star wide receiver Earvin Johnson did not play against Toledo, but will play against Kansas. Johnson was all-Mountain West last season.
The Kansas offense didn't produce, but played in a torrential downpour all game.
Against Northwestern, Bill Whittemore threw for 240 yards with a touchdown and an interception, although a late 48-yard hail mary to Charles Gordon inflated his stats. Clark Green ran for 79 yards while Mark Simmons had 113 yards receiving, including a 74 yard cross-field scamper for a touchdown after a short Whittemore pass.
X-FACTOR: Kansas
As mentioned before, the X- Factor is the Kansas offense's ability to move the ball. If the Kansas defense is well-rested, they will
y to the ball and make plays. Moderick Johnson will get a chance to prove what he can do, and Whittemore will regain the touch he displayed all spring and summer.
Mangino said the offense was important to Kansas's chances.
"We need to move the sticks more, get more first downs, and get in the end zone first," Mangino said. "We can't allow our defense to be out on the field for 40 minutes."
This time, the Kansas offense won't have to deal with a minor hurricane, so expect more production from the offense, and ultimately a victory for the home team.
COACHES: UNLV
Two college coaches could hardly be further apart than Mangino and UNLV's John Robinson.
Robinson won the 1978 National Championship with USC and was named national coach of the year after an 11-0-1 campaign in 1979. Overall, Robinson is the nation's 11th-winningest active coach with a career record of 125-62-4 (.663). Mangino's career record is 2-11 after two years with the Jayhawks. Robinson escaped the college ranks to be coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams during the 1980s. He compiled a 79-74 record, including six trips to the playoffs, in nine full seasons. Since returning to coach college ball in 1993 with the USC Trojans,
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Robinson has a record of 57-48, including a 20-27 record through four full years with the Rebels. Mangino's team has struggled since he arrived in Lawrence, as it did when Terry Allen was here before him. The Jayhawks did reload this year with a highly touted class of junior-college recruits. Mangino needs those transfers to catch on to Kansas' schemes quickly.
—Compiled by JJ Hansley and Shane Mettlen
REBELS1-0
STATS
This season
PASSING
Name Comp-Att Yards TD INT
Nantkes 27-41 308 3 1
RUSHING
Name Yards Carries Avg.
Croom 97 22 4.4
Dorsey 56 9 6.2
Perkins 1 1 1
Furlow 1 1 1
RECEIVING
Name Yards Catches TD
Estandia 75 4 2
Perkins 71 3 0
Croom 66 9 0
Johnson 66 7 0
RETURNS
Name Yards Number Long
Marshall 16 1 16
PUNTING
18 in the season opener:
UNLV Quarterback Kurt Nantkes on entering the Kansas game after defeating Toledo 28-
Name Yards Punts Avg.
Cook, Gary 249 6 41.5
"We're going to go into next week confident. The thing is we all feel like we didn't play too
good, and we still won the game UNLV Plavers to Watch
UNLV Players to Watch
Junior tight end, Greg Estasia, led the Rebels with 75 yards Receiving and two touchdown grabs against Toledo. The 6 foot 8 Estasia could be a handful for the Jayhawks smaller defensive backs...Junior quarterback Kurt Natkes threw three touchdown passes and 308 yards against the Rockets...Rusdard Dodd-Masters, a junior defensive back recorded a team-high eight tackles against Toledo and is the Rebels leading returner in interceptions.
Mountain West Conference
Team W L Pct W L Pct
Air Force 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
BYU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
New Mexico 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
S.D. State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
UNLV 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Utah 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Wyoming 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Colorado State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
UNLV 2003 Schedule
Date Opponent Result Score
Aug. 30 Toledo W-28-18
Sept. 6 @Kansas
Sept. 13 @Wisconsin
Sept. 19 Hawaii
Oct. 4 @Nevada, Reno
Oct. 11 @Air Force
Oct. 18 Utah
Oct. 25 BYU
Nov. 1 @New Mexico
Nov. 8 San Diego State
Nov. 22 Colorado State
Nov. 29 @Wyoming
This Week Games
Kansas vs. UNLV
Ryan Greene
Kansas
Matt Rocha
UNLV
John Mitts
Kansas
Richard Johnson
dean of students
Kansas
Las Vegas Picks
www.vegasinsider.com
UNLV by 11
Houston vs. Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan by 27.5
Washington State vs. Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Washington State
Notre Dame
Notre Dame by 5.5
Florida vs. Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Florida
Miami by 14
Maryland vs. Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Oklahoma
Florida State by 14.5
Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Alabama
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma by 7.5
BYU vs. USC
USC
USC
BYU
USC
USC by 21.5
N.C. State vs. Missouri Forest
N.C. State
N.C. State
Wake Forest
N.C. State
N.C. State by 7.5
Missouri vs. North State
Missouri
Missouri
Missouri
Missouri
Missouri by 14
Baylor vs. North Texas
North Texas
North Texas
Baylor
Baylor
North Texas by 15
Colorado vs. UCLA
Colorado
UCLA
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado by 3
Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama State
Alabama State
Alabama State
Alabama State
Alabama State
Not available
Greene's weekend picks
1) Kansas vs. UNLV
Seeing the positive attitude the Jayhawks have kept up over the past week, they will get over the hump early this season. I think the defense steps up bigtime this weekend.
Greene's pick: Kansas
2) Houston vs. Michigan
Chris Perry ran for 232 yards last week versus Central Michigan, and Houston's defense is not much better. G re e n e s pick: Michigan
31 Washington State vs. Notre Dame
As much as it hurts, it would be dumb to pick against Notre Dame. Even though Washington State still has a high-powered offense, it's hard to go against Notre Dame in its home opener.
4) Florida vs. Miami
Florida's freshman stud quarterback Chris Leak may be the hottest commodity in college football, but he's never faced a defense like Miami's. Miami quarterback Brock Berlin will have the last laugh against his former team.
Greene's pick: Miami
51 Marvland vs. Florida State
6) Oklahoma vs. Alabama
7) BYU vs. USC
Maryland proved to be overrated when Northern Illinois shut down the Terrapin offense last Thursday, and Florida State will only add insult to injury. Greene's pick: Florida State
Oklahoma barely squeaked this one I'm just not sold on Oklahoma's offense, which struggled against North Texas last week. Alabama's lethal backfield of quarterback Brody Croyle and tailback Shaud Williams will have a surprisingly big day against a stingy Oklahoma
defense. Greene's pick: Alabama
USC rolled up on sixth-ranked Auburn last week, and should not have any problem with a BYU team that is inexperienced, especially in Pasadena.
8) N.C. State vs. Wake Forest
Greene's pick: USC
Wake Forest is one of college football's best-kept secrets this season, but N.C. State's sophomore tailback T.A. McClendon will make sure they stay unknown.
9) Missouri vs. Ball State
Greene's pick: N.C. State
As hard as it is to pick Missouri for the second consecutive week, Ball State's defense is absolutely pathetic. Not only will the Tigers win, but they'll win big.
Greene's pick: Missouri
10) Baylor vs. North Texas
North Texas is much better than people think. After a bowl appearance last season, they held their own for a good portion of last week's loss to Oklahoma.
Greene's pick: North Texas
11) Colorado vs. UCLA
UCLA's quarterback situation is very sticky, and a tough Colorado defense will keep it that way. The Buffaloes will win, but not as convincingly as most would expect.
Greene's pick: Colorado
12) Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama State
Bethune Cookman sounds sweet, but I have to go with the team I've actually heard of in this one.
Greene's pick: Alabama State
Greene is a Vernon Hills, Ill., senior in journalism.