Wednesday, September 8, 2016
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Defensive end Les Barnes is back after injury
Barnes comes back after injury
By BRENT ANDERSON
Associate Sports Editor
When defensive end Les Barnes, Port Lavaca, Tex., senior, took the field last Saturday against Oregon State, it marked at least partial recovery from a painful back injury that kept Barnes off the field last season.
Barnes still will have an eligibility after this season, but he has not yet decided whether he will play football for the University of Kansas again next year. Barnes, who is majoring in black history, is expected to earn his degree this spring.
"ILL DECIDE whether I play another year after this season is over," Barnes said. "There are several things I'll have to consider."
"The doctor said it would always bother me some," Barnes said. "It didn't bother me during the game, but I was really sore the next day."
The condition sometimes flares up during practice, Barnes said, and he has special stretching exercises each day to lessen the risk for reinjuring his back.
Barnes, who earned his varsity letter during the 1974 season, suffered a slipped disc, a painful injury that makes movement difficult and really never goes away.
Head Coach Bud Moore said he was pleased with the way Barnes played
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my degree--I wanted to do it for her, plus for myself."
"You play like you practice," he said, and if we continue to practice like this, we would be fine."
KU head coach Bud Moore said he
wears yesterday's varsity football
practice.
Practice criticized
The Jayhawk's home opener is Saturday against Washington State.
Barnes is the oldest of 12 children. He has eight sisters and three brothers.
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"I'll just do my job and work hard," he
said. "I think we have a good team, and I will help."
Barnes said he wasn't worried about losing his starting job.
"LES PLAYED very well Saturday"
"We were very happy with his performance."
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If a professional career isn't in his future, careers said, he would like to do some research and learn more.
After he was injured, Barnes said he stopped worrying about playing professional football and started concentrating on getting his college diploma.
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"I CAME HER to get an education, Barnes said." "My mother wanted me to get
"I've really liked it here," Barnes said. "I considered going to the University of Texas, much closer to my home, which may have fun socially. But I'm glad I came here."
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Moore showed great confidence in Barnes' ability when he moved junior Tom Dinkel from defensive end to linebacker, moving Barnes to first string. Barnes still be pushed for a starting job, however, and Barnes will move strong safety Harry Murphy back to defensive end. Murphy started the last four games of last season at defensive end.
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