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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
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Senior safety Bradley McDougald pushes his opponent from Northern Illinois out of bounds to stop him from getting to the end zone during the game against Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill., Saturday, where the Jayhawks lost 23-30.
Jayhawks let lead slip away yet again
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
After four lead changes and a touchdown from junior running back James Sims to open up the second half, Kansas went into the fourth quarter with a narrow four-point lead. The Jayhawks defense wanted to limit Northern Illinois junior quarterback Jordan Lynch and help the team go back to .500 with a 2-2 record on the season.
With a tight game on hand, Lynch failed to connect with one of his receivers early in the fourth quarter. Kansas junior cornerback Tyler Patmton stepped in front of the pass that was intended for Northern Illinois senior wide receiver Martel Moore. Patmton picked off Lynch and ran to the end zone for a 54-yard play.
This defensive score created a 10-point cushion with 14:33 remaining in the game. However, Kansas could not hold the two possession lead. Ten seconds after the pick-off, Moore caught a 65-yard catch and ran for a touchdown to help put together a 17-point comeback win.
"It was a little bit of a broken play" Kansas coach Charlie Weis said. "The quarterback
is bobbling it and everyone is trying to go in there and make a play. He flips it and they take it to the house."
Weis tried to keep the Jayhawks together after that play with a three-point lead, but the offense struggled to respond and the defense had trouble stopping Northern Illinois.
"They just made a big play to cut it to a one-score game," Weis said. "You've got to get something going, and that's not what happened."
After an offensive mishap on fourth down, the defense was forced to defend the Huskies at the Northern Illinois 29-yard line. Despite the Huskies having to go a long way to score, the lajhawks defense broke apart. Lynch completed four passes for 42 yards before junior kicker Mathew Sims connected on a 44-yard goal field to tie the game at 23.
The Jayhawks offense was on the field shortly; they went three-and-out, going backwards after being on the field for little over a minute. The defense had to come back to the field sooner than expected.
"I'm really disappointed," Weis said. "For the second time this year, you have a two-score lead in the second half and you can't get over that hurdle. At the end of the day, you have a two-score lead that turns into a one-score lead."
Northern Illinois capitalized on a seven-play drive as junior running back Leighton Settle pushed his way forward for a two-yard score, making it 30-23. That touchdown run
was Northern Illinois' first since the 8:50 mark in the third quarter. The Huskies held on to their lead while Kansas struggled finishing the game.
Two weeks ago the team led and had roughly the same score, but could not finish the game strong.
With the type of quarterback Lynch is and the type of offense Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren runs, the Jayhawks were mismatched. At times they were not ready for Norther Illinois' offense. Weis and defensive coordinator Dave Campo know that the defense has a lot to work on before resuming conference play in two weeks.
"You're trying to get your best defensive personnel on the field to match their best offensive personnel," Weis said. "There were plays to be made that we didn't make. We didn't make plays when we had the opportunity to make plays."
— Edited by Nikki Wentling
Dayne Crist had his worst day as a Jayhawk against the Huskies. Crist went 10 for 26 with 147 yards, a passing percentage of 38.5 percent, but the offense found success with the wildcat formation. James Sims scored both of his touchdowns out of the wildcat, but once NIU caught onto the scheme the offense stalled again.
OFFENSE
Grade: D+
DEFENSE
Grade: C
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kansas notched its 13th takeaway on the season in the form of a Tyler Patmon pick-six, but gave up a touchdown on the next play. Then again, when you give up 455 yards chances of a victory are significantly decreased. NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch had little trouble finding holes in the Kansas defense.
Nick Prologo may be the best option Kansas has on kickoffs, but he's not the answer. It also doesn't help when the rest of the kickoff unit is having trouble tackling. The Jayhawks gave up 98 yards on four kickoffs and allowed NIU good field position to start their drives. Missing extra points won't help the Jayhawks win any games either.
COACHING
The game plan wasn't an issue for Kansas. Northern Illinois had trouble defending the run, so the Jayhawks pulled out the wildcat. Yet once the Huskies caught on to the scheme Kansas did little to adjust and abandoned the run game that had worked so well.
Grade: B-
SCHEDULE
*All games in bold are at home
DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME
SEPT. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 31-17
SEPT. 8 RICE L, 25-24
SEPT. 15 TCU L, 20-6
SEPT. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L. 30-23
OCT. 6 KANSAS STATE TBA
OCT. 13 OKLAHOMA STATE TBA
OCT. 20 OKLAHOMA TBA
OCT. 27 TEXAS TBA
NOV. 3 BAYLOR TBA
NOV. 10 TEXAS TECH TBA
NOV. 17 IOWA STATE TBA
DEC. 1 WEST VIRGINIA TBA
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"If there is reason to replace the first guy with the second guy you do it. It doesn't make a difference what position they play. But there is a big separation between the first guy and the second guy."
—Charlie Weis on if he would bench Dayne Crist
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