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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY PREVIEW
BLAKE SCHUSTER
bschuster@kansan.com
STARTING LINEUP
OFFENSE
The jury is still out Dayne Crist. The once highly-touted quarterback has completed 33 of 64 passes for just 313 yards — an average of five yards per completion. Crist has also been easily flushed out of the pocket and forced into bad throws. Fortunately for the Jayhawks, tailbacks Taylor Cox and Tony Pierson have each racked up two 100-yard rushing games to pad Kansas' total yard count.
Pos. NAME No. Year
QB Dayne Crist 10 Sr.
HB Tony Pierson 3 So.
FB Trent Smiley 85 So.
WR D.J. Beshears 15 Sr.
WR Daymond Patterson 86 Sr.
TE Mike Ragone 84 Sr.
RT Gavin Howard 70 Jr.
RG Aslam Sterling 77 Sr.
C Trevor Marrongelli 69 Sr.
LG Duane Zlatnik 67 Sr.
LT Tanner Hawkinson 72 Sr.
K Ron Doherty 13 Jr.
Dave Campo's defense leads the Big 12 in forcing turnovers (8), but has given up more yards than any other team in the conference (814). The latter statistic comes against two teams that combined to average 700 yards of offense per game last season. A season-ending ACL injury to Prinz Kande won't help Campo, yet senior transfer Anthony McDonald has made the depth chart for the first time this season and will look to fill in the hole at linebacker.
DEFENSE
Pos. NAME No. Year
DE Josh Williams 95 Sr.
N Jordan Tavai 9 Jr.
T Keba Agostinho 96 Jr.
RE Toben Opurum 35 Sr.
SLB Tunde Bakare 17 Sr.
MLB Ben Heeney 31 So.
WLB Huldon Tharpe 34 Jr.
CB Tyler Patmon 33 Jr.
CB Greg Brown 5 Sr.
FS Lubbock Smith 1 Sr.
FS Bradley McDougald 24 Sr.
P Ron Doherty 13 Jr.
BY THE NUMBERS
3
40
consecutive Jayhawk victories against TCU
percentage of successful Jayhawk field goals this season
AT A GLANCE
Both TCU coach Gary Patterson and Kansas coach Charlie Weis want to make a statement in their first Big 12 conference game, but it's more likely to come from Patterson. TCU comes to Lawrence for the first time since a 17-10 Jayhawk victory in 1997. Ranked #16 in the nation, the Horned Frogs should put up more points than the last time they faced the Jayhawks.
PLAYER TO WATCH
With running back James Sims set to return from his suspension as soon as the fourth quarter ends on Saturday, this will most likely be the last week of the Tony Pierson show. Sims' addition to the depth chart will create a three-back scenario in which Pierson, Sims and Taylor Cox fight for touches. The speedy Pierson has received 20 carries per game this season, totaling 244 yards and two touchdowns. When Sims returns those numbers will decrease, but not because of Pierson's skills.
Charlie Weis has gotten his first taste of defeat in Lawrence and hounded the team in the locker room directly after because of it. Weis has wanted to change the culture of losing connected with Kansas football since he took the job. His opportunity may have come much sooner than expected, but the Jayhawks have responded well from a loss to then face a ranked opponent in the past. After losing to North Dakota State in the 2010 season opener, Kansas rallied to beat #15 Georgia Tech a week later. Weis has an opportunity to do the same.
MOMENTUM
The Jawhawks were fifteen minutes away from a 2-0 record and may have let up too early on Rice. Finishing has been a problem for Kansas in recent seasons and has transferred over to the Charlie Weis era. Now back at square one, a win against TCU would mean much more than a loss to Rice.
COACHING
KANSAS 1-1(0-0)
QUESTION MARKS
What happened to Kansas in the fourth quarter against Rice and will it happen again?
The Jayhawks were cruising toward victory until they began to coast to the finish line. It's clear if the Jayhawks play at anything less than 100 percent every snap they won't win, so will they? Can this Kansas team keep its head up? And can Dayne Crist settle down enough to make big plays? Averaging five yards per pass won't light up too many defenses — especially not TCU.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Sophomore kicker Nick Prolago relieved junior Ron Doherty of his kickoff duties against Rice and has stayed on the depth chart for TCU. Coach Charlie Weis has been looking for a kicker to replace Doherty since the season began, and it is likely to see Prolago keeping the job until a better option comes along.
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—Edited by Stéphane Roque
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PREDICTION 38-13, TCU
BABY JAY WILL CHEER IF ..
Kansas doesn't get blown out. When accepting the head coaching position at Kansas, Charlie Weis said he couldn't believe the amount of games that the Jayhawks where thrown around in. Weis' largest platform was that Kansas would be competitive throughout the game no matter the score. TCU provides the first test to Weis' proclamation.
BABY JAY WILL WEEP IF ...
TCU gets off to an early start in its first Big 12 match. The Horned Frogs are getting ready for their first ever conference match, and they have their first shot at making some noise on the road when they face Kansas.
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