SAN 09
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 2009
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.2009
KANSAS 49, NORTHERN COLORADO 3
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BALLREWIND
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good time Saturday evening. Kansas defeated the Bears 49-3 at Memorial Stadium. Laptad's second sack came with a loss of nine yards, which forced Northern Colorado to punt the ball away. Laptad's
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MORE SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
ions for 115 yards Saturday night, leading the Jayhawks in yards receiving.
Davis records wrong kind of hat trick
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Sophomore cornerback Anthony Davis was called for three pass interferences during Saturday night's game against Northern Colorado. The first two came back-to-back in the first quarter and the third came in the second quarter. Coach Mark Mangino said Davis was nervous and panicked a bit.
"it's inexcusable. Nobody feels worse than him right now," Mangino said.
Mangino said the team hadn't given up on Davis despite the mistakes made during the game. When Davis was pulled out of the game junior Calvin Rubles got his chance but also got called for a pass interference in the third quarter.
Ingram plays for Briscoe, scores first career touchdown
Juniorwide receiver Tertavian Ingram started the game against Northern Colorado and scored his first career touchdown in the second quarter of the game. Junior Dezmon Briscoe, normally starting ahead of Ingram, was among four players suspended from the season opener for previous team violations. Ingram took advantage of his opportunity and caught a 16-yard pass from quarterback Todd Reesing, bringing the score to 28-0 for the Jayhawks. Ingram had two catches for the game making his career total five. Senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said that Ingram would see more playing time this season after last night's performance.
"T really stepped up and had some big plays tonight," Meier said.
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THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS
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Quote of the Game
Coach Mark Mangino on what he said to cornerback Anthony Davis after he was flagged for his third pass interference penalty: "Uh, don't do that."
Mangino
Game Balls (in honor of Terry Allen)
3. Chris Harris: Harris consistently made plays against Northern Colorado. He finished with seven tackles and was disruptive from his nickel back position.
2. Kale Pick/Toben Opurum: Pick and Opurum get the nod because it's their first game. Pick rushed for 47 yards on three carries and Opurum scored two touchdowns. Plus, watching the two freshmen play was the most exciting part of the game.
1. Todd Reesing: Easy pick here. Reesing passed for 208 yards, rushed for another 79 and added four total touchdowns. Not a bad opening for his senior campaign.
Delay of Games
3. Rell Lewis: It's not his fault, but Lewis had zero carries against the Bears. Coach Mark Mangino said the Jayhawks simply didn't have enough time to use Lewis. Still, it would be nice to see what Lewis could have done.
1. Anthony Davis: Davis simply struggled. It's that easy. he was whistled for three pass interference calls and Mangino said "he panicked a little bit."
2. Jhnathan Wilson: Wilson finished with zero catches.Not a great start to the season. But Wilson will put up bigger numbers as the season progresses.
Play of the Game
Reesing zigzagged across the field before floating a 16-yard pass to Tertavian Ingram with a defender in his face. Ingram caught the ball high in the air and lunged into the endzone for a touchdown. Classic Reesing;
Game Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL ...
Kansas scored 49 points and won easily despite playing without junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe. The Jayhawks' offense should only continue to improve when Briscoe returns next week. Plus, not every team will be as focused on stopping the pass as Northern Colorado was on Saturday night.
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY ...
The schedule only gets tougher. Northern Colorado was a guaranteed victory. Kansas won't have any more of those on its schedule from here on out.
Coach Mark Mangino on what he said to cornerback Anthony Davis after he was flagged for his third pass interference penalty:"Uh, don't do that."
QUOTE OF THE GAME ...
LINEBACKER SITUATION ...
If the first half was any indication, junior Drew Dudley, senior Arist Wright and freshman Huldon Tharp will see most of the time at linebacker. Those three rotated at the two linebacker spots — Kansas played five defensive backs and two linebackers — with Dudley and Wright starting. Expect to see those two often, at least during nonconference play.
D-LINE DOING ITS JOB?
Hard to tell. Kansas had three sacks – two by the defensive line – and held Northern Colorado to just 247 total yards. But the defensive line never really stood out. Junior defensive end Jake Laptad finished with two sacks. Facing pass-heavy UTEP next week will be a better measuring stick.
BIGGEST ANSWER ...
Toben Opurum is the No. 2 running back. Opurum carried the ball eight times for 79 yards. Although most of it was in mop up duty, he still looked impressive
STILL QUESTIONING ...
GOOD. BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
Rell Lewis, Lewis didn't get any carries against Northern Colorado. What, if any, will his contribution be this season?
FINAL THOUGHT ...
Exactly what everyone expected. Todd Reesing ran around and made some big plays. Jake Sharp was fast and Kerry Meier made some nice catches. No one should be shocked by this result.
Original prediction: Kansas 49-14. OK, so we weren't great this week.
We figured Northern Colorado might score a cheap touchdown late when the game was clearly already over. The Bears missed a field goal and actually got worse as the game went on. We're going to say we're somewhere between bad and good on this one. Maybe so-so?
LOOKING AHEAD ...
At UTEP. UTEP possesses an explosive offense — and no defense. Still, UTEP is a team capable of pulling an upset. Playing on the road doesn't make it any easier, either.
Jayson Jenks
Schedule
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP 6:30 p.m.
09/19 vs. Duke 11 a.m.
09/26 vs. Southern Miss 11 a.m.
10/10 vs. Iowa State TBA
10/17 at Colorado TBA
10/24 vs. Oklahoma TBA
10/31 at Texas Tech TBA
11/07 at Kansas State TBA
11/14 vs. Nebraska TBA
11/21 at Texas TBA
11/28 vs. Missouri TBA
12/05 Big 12 Championship TBA