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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Defense builds on success against Kansas
By Alex Ybarra Daily Toreador
LUBBOCK, Texas — When Jamar Wall slammed Kansas running back Jake Sharp into the turf, sending the crowd and teammates into a frenzy, defensive end Brandon Sharpe's thoughts became a reality.
"It started from the highlight film, when we see some good hits that we did during the season and stuff," said Sharpe, who had 2.5 sacks in a 42-21 win against Kansas Saturday. "I was saying in my head, 'I wanted to convert some of those to the game.' I guess some of the guys heard me thinking. That hit was nice."
And it showcased the defense's renewed confidence and swagger that disappeared in a 52-30 loss to Texas A&M two weeks ago. The Jayhawks put up their lowest amount of offensive yardage all season, quarterback Todd Reeing was sacked six times and Kansas had three turnovers.
The rejuvenated effort from defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill's group came on the heels of a nightmarish outing, in which the Red Raiders allowed more than 500 total yards to the Aggies—321 on the ground.
amassed 71 rushing yards against Tech. The only bright spot for the Jayhawks was receiver Dezmon Briscoe, who had 110 yards and a touchdown on nine catches.
Averaging only 2.2 yards per carry, Kansas
Middle linebacker Brian Duncan, who had a big hit of his own on Sharp, said the defensive unit made a conscious decision to play without disrespect — a problem against A&M.
"I think we most definitely respect these guys,"he said, "I don't think last week we came out fully respecting.The fire in our hearts wasn't there last week."
Neither was a defensive touchdown, but cornerback LaRon Moore took care of that against Kansas.
"I believe we just gave back to fundamentals," Moore said. "We gave back with fire, but we went back to the basics, worked on tackling, worked on pad level. We went out there and played with a passion. That's what we lacked last week. We wanted to win the game, but we didn't want to play hard during the game."
Tech coach Mike Leach was particularly impressed with how Reesing, who eventually got benched, was flustered all game. He said it was nice to witness his defense get back to form after being stunned by the Aggies.
Texas Tech's Detron Lewis runs away from Kansas' Ryan Murphy into the end zone during the first quarter of their game on Oct. 31 in Lubbock, Texas. Lewis and the Red Raiders play at Oklahoma State tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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