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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total KANSAS 0 0 0 7 7 OKLAHOMA 10 28 14 0 52
KANSAS 7
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Cummings
Sims
Passing 1111
Sims
Rushing 106
Receiving 56
KANSAS
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Michael Cummings 10-21 2 111 0 51
Dayne Crist 3-6 0 13 0 9
Rushing No Yds TD Long
James Sims 28 106 1 14
Tony Pierson 14 67 0 12
Michael Cummings 12 34 0 8
Receiving No Yds TD Long
James Sims 2 56 0 51
Brandon Bourbon 3 21 0 11
Kale Pick 3 18 0 9
Jimmay Mundine 1 9 0 9
Kicking FG Long XP
Nick Prolago 0/1 0 1/1
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ron Doherty 7 324 46.3 60 3
UKLAHOMA
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Landry Jones 19-28 0 291 3 44
Rushing No. Gain TD Long Avg
Brennan Clay 4 49 0 41 11.8
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Kenny Stills 6 90 1 44
Kicking FG Long XP
Mike Hunnicutt 1/1 37 7/7
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Tress Way 4 187 46.8 52 0
FOOTBALL
Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger watches from the sidelines of Saturday's game against Oklahoma at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla.
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Senior defensive end/linebacker Toben Opurum returns to the field as Oklahoma takes possession of the ball Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawk defense couldn't keep up with the Sooner offense, leading to a 52-7 loss for Kansas.
GLASS HALF FULL
Kansas gained 309-yards on the ninth best team in the nation and found success multiple times at moving the ball. The run game continued to be the Jayhawks' bright spot, rushing for 185-yards compared to Oklahoma's 93 -- although the Sooners have a deadly quarterback in Landy Jones -- and for the second consecutive game, Kansas won the fourth quarter.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
Even though the Jayhawks remembered how to finish games in the fourth quarter, it seems to have come at the expense of forgetting how to play the first three. Kansas hadn't been out of reach before halftime all season until getting rolled by Oklahoma in the early goings. While Oklahoma made scoring look so easy a cave man could do it, the Jayhawks couldn't figure it out until the end
of the fourth quarter.
NOTES
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID
Charlie Weis was back to his old tricks, but they didn't pan out so well in Norman. Okla. Weis gave running back Taylor Cox a chance to make a big play with a deep pass to tight end Jimmy Mundine, but the pass went incomplete and Cox ended up on the turf.
Dayne Crist was just trying to make a play, but when he rolled out of the pocket on 3-and-10 from the OU 11-yard line, the Sooners' Tom Wort pummeled Crist to the ground, causing him to lose the ball. What should have been points on the board for Kansas turned into a 45-yard fumble return for Oklahoma, eventually leading to another touchdown, putting
DELAY OF THE GAME
the Sooners up 17-0
GAME BALL
James Sims accounted for 158 yards -- more than half of Kansas total yardage -- and muscled his way to the end zone after doing most of the heavy lifting on a 19-play, 80-yard drive for Kansas's only score of the day. The junior continues to impress no matter what the score is.
LOOKING AHEAD
Fortunately for Kansas, there is no time to dwell on this one. The Jayhawks play host to Texas for the Homecoming game next week and after Mack Brown's troops defeated Baylor 56-50 there will be much to prepare for. Best thing for the Jayhawks to do is move on, Oklahoma is a great team and Kansas needed its best game to compete against them, hopefully the Jayhawks still have that best showing to come.
FINAL THOUGHT:
in there is one thing to take away from this game, it's that Charlie Weis will not stay status quo. He has said numerous times that if things aren't working, he will adapt. After getting blown out in like Saturday's game, it's fair to say that not many roster spots are safe and that may be a good thing. Even if the Jayhawks are out of competition in the Big 12, the competition amongst the Jayhawks could produce some favorable results for the future.
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Junior kicker Ron Doherty kicks the ball for an Oklahoma return during Saturday's game against Oklahoma at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. The Jawhaws lost 52-7.
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(Top) Senior safety Bradley McDougald says a quick prayer before Saturday's game against Oklahoma at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. where the Jayhawks lost 52-7.
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ASHLEIGH LEESAN-SMART (Bottom) Sophomore halfback Tony Pierson runs the ball in Saturday's game in Norman, Okla. against the Sooners.