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KANSAS 21, TEXASTECH 42
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 2009
Kansas
THE U
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Texas Tech
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
Passing
Kansas Passing
Player C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Todd Reesing 20/35 181 5.2 1 0
Kale Pick 1/2 6 3.0 0 0
Texas Tech Passing
C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Team 25/47 253 5.4 1 1
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards Avg TD Lg
Jake Sharp 10 50 5.0 0 12
Kale Pick 4 21 5.3 0 16
Toben Opurum 6 11 1.8 1 9
Todd Reesing 13 -11 -0.8 0 12
Team 33 71 2.2 1 16
Texas Tech Rushing
CAR Yards Avg TD LG
Team 32 105 3.3 4 44
Kansas Receiving
Player REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Dezmon Briscoe 9 110 12.2 1 29
Kerry Meier 3 32 10.7 0 16
Johnathan Wilson 2 20 10.0 0 11
Jake Sharp 4 15 3.8 0 8
Toben Opurum 2 8 4.0 0 6
Bradley McDougald 1 2 2.0 0 2
Texas Tech Receiving
REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Team 25 253 10.1 1 61
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Avg TD
Bradley McDougald 5 76 15.2 0
Team 5 76 15.2 0
Texas Tech Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 2 41 20.5 24
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG
Team 4 2 0.5 2
Texas Tech Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 1 22 22.0 22
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Jacob Branstetter 0/1 0.0 3/3 3
Team 0/1 0.0 3/3 3
Texas Tech Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 0/0 0.0 6/6 6
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 8 383 2 2 72
Team 8 383 2 2 72
Texas Tech Punting
Tot Yards TB -20 LG
Team 7 278 0 5 48
KANSAS FOOTB
Reesing, offense struggle
Mangino benched Reesing, said he is unafraid of adjusting lineup
BY CLARK GOBLE
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Todd Reeing was benched in the fourth quarter after being unable to consistently move the offensive down the field.
leaving Reesing in the game was not worth the risk of injury.
Coach Mark Mangino said
"I didn't want him to take another hit," Mangino said. "I didn't want him to get sacked again
from the blindside or scramble and take a hit when our offensive line play is not up to snuff"
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So although Todd Reesing was short-arming throws and veteran receivers were unable to hold on to the ball, Mangino said his biggest issue with the offense was the offensive line. Texas Tech recorded six sacks and the Jayhawks managed just 71 rushing yards in the 42-21 loss at Texas Tech.
"We can no longer play the way we are," Mangino said. "We are not efficient in the run game, we aren't physical, we don't finish blocks, and our pass protection at times has become
suspect as well."
"I did take some shots to the head that luckily didn't ring my bell too bad."
TODD REESING Senior quarterback
Reesing,
"I did take some shots to the head that luckily didn't ring my bell too bad," Reesing said. "We'll see how I feel
tackle Tanner Hawkinson tried a cut block on Texas Tech defensive tackle Colby Whitlock.
The key word is "tried."
IMMOROW PECESS.
Perhaps the biggest hit Reesing took came late in the second quarter after freshman left
Whitlock ran free for an excruciatingly
Despite complimenting the offensive line's rapid progression in the first few weeks of the season, Mangino said the line had regressed in the last couple of weeks. Mangino said he was not afraid to make changes in the line, like any other position.
"I know that's it's a young group," Mangino said. "But I think we have some players that are not getting repetitions on the offensive line that probably deserve them, and we'll give them an opportunity here as we go."
grabbed it and scrambled for the touchdown.
The starters on the offensive line were Hawkinson, junior Brad Thorson, sophomore Jeremiah Hatch, junior Sal Capra and sophomore Jeff Spikes. Junior Ian Wolfe replaced Spikes late in
long couple of seconds and hit Reeing from the blindside. The football dribbed behind Reeing on the turf and Texas Tech
"You got to get it all together in order to be the offense we're capable of being."
Junior wide receiver Dezmion Briscoe said the offense's inability to move down the field was a responsibility shared between the offensive line, the receivers and the quarterback.
the game.
it all together in order to be the offense were capable of being." Briscoe said.
"You got to get
Edited by Abbey Strusz
It certainly appeared that way. The Red Raiders scored four touchdowns in the final quarter after the Jayhawks took a 21-14 lead in the final seconds of the third quarter.
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Sophomore quarterback Kale Pick gets brought down from a Texas Tech lineman late in the fourth quarter. Texas Tech tackled the Kansas quarterback a total of six times Saturday.
In turn, Kansas' offense provided little support for the defense
It certainly appeared that way.
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"We squandered a pretty good defensive performance for about three and a half quarters." Mangino said. "We played very well on defense. But we left the defense on the field way too long."
"It's tough because we go through a week of practice and it looks like we're ready to roll." Meier said. "And then we come out and do something like this on Saturdays the past few weeks. It kind of throws me for a curveball."
It also overshadowed three quarters of tough, turnover-forcing defense from Kansas.
All week, Kansas' players and coaches repeatedly emphasized the need for the defense to create pressure and turnovers. And the jayhawks certainly delivered.
Kansas' defense returned a fumble for one touchdown while the unit forced and recovered another fumble that positioned the offense at Texas Tech's two-vard line.
"It's hard to deal with it," Reesing said. "We were so ready to get into this season with this senior class and the experience we had on offense and to underperform the last few weeks has
as the Jayhawks failed to score in the fourth.
been hard to deal with.
"We've continued to say we we're going to bounce back but the last few weeks we haven't. At this point, it's gut-check time."
Edited by Amanda Thompson
Senior receiver Kerry Meier gets sandwiched by two Texas Tech sa
Notes
Maxwell Onyegebule scores again
With his three-yard fumble return for a touchdown senior defensive end Maxwell Onygebule recorded his second score of the season. He returned an intercept 48 yards for a touchdown against Duke earlier in the season.
Freshman defensive end Brad McDougal making marks on both sides of the ball
Freshman wide receiver-safety Brad McDougald became the first Kansas player to record a reception an interception in the same game since Agib Talib did it in the fifth game of the 2007 season against Kansai State. McDougald returned the interception 38 yards the Texas Tech 47.
After back-to-back Texas Tech personal fouls late in the third quarter, kicker Jacob Branstetter teed up the kickoff at the Texas Tech 40-yard line.
Branstetter only able to kick deep
It seemed like a perfect opportunity for an unortho dox kickoff for a couple of reasons.
Texas Tech would only gain ten yards on a failed onside attempt compared with a relatively easy Branstetter touchback. If Branstetter guided the kick into corner, Kansas' kick cover teams could have tackled the kick returner well behind the 20 yardline.
But coach Mark Mangino said that Branstetter was unable to kick poches or squib kicks.
"All he's capable of is kicking the ball off the tee den Branstetter said. "We figured, 'Let's make sure they go on the 20 and not do anything stupid'."
Briscoe and Meier tied for catch record
With six more catches than senior receiver Kerry Meier Saturday, junior Dezmon Briscoe tied Meier for the most reception in Kansas history with 189.
Briscoe caught nine passes for 110 yards and a touch down, while Meier caught just three passes for 32 yards.
Meier hasn't caught less than four balls since the Nebraska game last season.
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