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Monday, August 26,1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Football
year, I knew Mark (Williams) would play. I came in thinking this year I'd get some playing time. Last year, I was hoping for a little more and didn't get any."
But with Rutz hurting, Johner said he had to approach this year differently.
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"I kind of had it in the back of my mind that I'd be starting," he said. "I kind of practiced that way. That's kind of what you have to do."
Johner said that what he lacked in game experience he has made up for with knowledge of the Jayhawk offense. He said he had learned a lot during the last three years.
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"I'm a lot more mature now," he said. "I know the offense a lot more. I know I don't have any real playing experience, but as far as being aware of the offense and being able to read defenses, I'm a lot better. I think that's only going to help me."
Johner, 6-1, 200 pounds out of Costa Mesa, Calif., also brings a different look to the team: He's a left-hander.
"I don't think anybody really has a problem with it," he said. "It doesn't make much of a difference as far as catching the ball."
Like Rutz, Johner also injured himself while playing spring ball. He dislocated his right kneecap the week before the spring game but said it felt good entering the season.
Kansas junior quarterback Matt Johner, in lighter-colored jersey, works out with the Jayhawk offense on Friday afternoon. Johnner is expected to start Thursday night against Ball State at Memorial Stadium.
But he also has resigned himself to the fact that once Rutz is healthy, he may have to go back to being a backup. For now, however, he's focused on Thursday's game and is making the most of his long-awaited opportunity.
"I'm excited," he said. "I feel I'm ready and prepared."
Mason said junior running back Eric Gal-
breath will get his first career start in the Jayhawk backfield. He's subbing for an injured Mark Sanders.
Senior wide receiver Andre Carter will start for Kansas, despite a strong camp by true freshman John Gordon.
"Carter will get the nod, but Gordon will play a lot," Mason said.
Volleyball
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Kansas assistant volleyball coach Jan Madlock played in a few beach tournaments this summer.
"I was surprised at the amount of attention that it drew in television coverage, but I found one of the reasons probably why it received more television coverage." Madlock said.
Practicing in the sand also has a couple of benefits.
She said that the AVP, which is the Pro Beach tour, had a contract with NBC, and that the Olympics being on NBC helped to publicize the sport.
"Training in the sand can make you faster, jump higher, because it's a resistance." Madlock said.
"In the indoor game, a lot of times players can specialize and be very good in one or two aspects of the game, but not be really well rounded." Schonewise said.
During the summer, a couple of current and former Kansas volleyball players took on several coaches from other Kansas sports on the sand courts outside of Robinson Center.
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"I think we won three and they won one," said junior middle blocker Maggie Mohrfeld.
Kansas graduate assistant Jenny Larson said basketball assistant coach Matt Doherty, who participated in the match, asked her to keep the results quiet.
"He told me that I didn't have to mention this to anybody," Larson said.
Although the team does not practice in the sand during the fall season, the off-season is a different story.
"If we do go outside, it would be some in the spring during our individual training time," Schonewise
said.
"It's great for working out, but I pick up a lot of bad habits when I'm out there," Mohrfeld said. "The indoor game to me is intense because when I'm out on the beach, I like to have fun."
Mohlrief said she enjoyed playing beach volleyball in the summer.
Beach volleyball, however, is not for everybody.
"I personally do not enjoy playing it because most of the time I see it as doubles," said junior setter Tiffany Sennett. "For me, when I think of beach, I think of relaxing, not volleyball."
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