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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
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2011 RECORD:
5-7 (2-7 in Big 12)
KEY RETURNERS:
KEY LOSSES:
QB Seth Dooge, RB Eric Stephens, WR Eric Ward, S Cody Davis, S D J Johnson, DE Dartwan Bush
RB Aaron Crawford, WR Adam James, WR Jacoby Franks, C Justin Keown, DE Scott Smith, NT Donald Langley
TOP NEWCOMERS:
The Red Raiders roped in two four-star wide receivers who could complement leading receiver Eric Ward. Reginald Davis and Dominic Wheeler, native Texans, lead Texas Tech's 2012 class along with defensive end Michael Starts. Davis and Wheeler both stand 6-foot-1-inch, and while Davis has a slightly faster 40-yard dash, Wheeler makes up for it with a few extra pounds. Of the receivers, only Ward broke the 800-yard mark, so any help downfield will make life easier for senior Seth Doege.
Texas Tech isn't in the same boat as Kansas, but it's certainly sharing the same ocean. The Red Raiders have finished one place above Kansas each of the last two seasons. The disconnect with the Raiders begins on defense. In 2011, they ranked 117th in the nation for points against. To stop the bleeding, Texas Tech brought in former University of North Carolina defensive coordinator Art Kaufman. In Chapel Hill, Kaufman implemented a system that helped the Tar Heels rank 48th in total defense. He is Texas Tech's fourth defensive coordinator in as many years.
STORY TO WATCH:
Can the Red Raiders finally
get their defense together?
Art Kaufman was Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville's defensive coordinator at Ole Miss in the late 1990s—will the two be able to recreate their chemistry? And can Kaufman make it to that elusive second season as the Raiders defensive coach?
With Doege's ability to throw more than 4,000 yards, it all comes back to the defense.
THEY SAID IT:
"Just being here a couple of years, everybody said: You're on the hot seat. I'd like to coach a few of these guys I recruited. So hopefully, we can get this thing going a little bit better each year. We're not there yet. I'll be the first to tell you, but we're much closer than we were three years ago."
— Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
Tommy Taberville on the pressure to win games this season
FOOTBALL
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Senior quarterback Dayne Crist passes the ball at practice Saturday morning on August 11th at Memorial Stadium.
Senior transfer has a chance for redemption with new team
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
Senior quarterback Dayne Crist has a second chance. His time playing in Notre Dame did
not go how he thought it would; he stepped onto the gridiron in nine games in 2010 and four games in 2011.
However, barring injury, Crist will be the starting quarterback this season for the layhawks, and he has
Quinn said. "KU is very fortunate to have that kid, and I know he is going to do great things this season. He's got all the intangles and all the ability. He just needs the opportunity, and I think he
coach Charlie Weis' support.
"This could be a wonderful story, and I'd like to be writing it." Weis said. "Not for me, but for him, because I'm a very, very big fan of the young man."
"I'm a huge fan of Dayne,"
Quinn said that Crist, who has one year of eligibility left, would be an asset to the Jayhawks.
Although Crist is a transfer student, he is familiar with Weis. Crist asked for advice from Brady Quinn, who played football in Notre Dame when Weis was the coach. Crist and Quinn met in Lawrence before Quinn signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in March.
Crist
is going to get that this season. I think with coach Weis, hopefully it's where he is going to flourish."
Crist has made a smooth transition into a new school and football program because of his familiarity with Weis
and the Notre Dame football pro- program.
"He really likes it here," Weis said. "Remember now, the kid hasn't had the best few years. Just when he's getting ready to be the man, the head coach gets canned. You come in, new system, you don't fit and it didn't go so well."
Crist is now part of an offense with a veteran offensive line, with whom he has established a rapport. In his career, Crist has completed 58 percent of his passes, and has thrown for 2,327 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
FOOTBALL NOTES
Edited by Nikki Wentling
- Coach Charlie Weis announced that junior long snapper Justin Carnes has been suspended for the first three games of the 2012 season for violating a team rule. "As I have previously stated, every player on our队 knows and understands our rules and regulations," Weis said. "They also know the consequences for violations of those rules and regulations."
- Carnes was the long snapper for the Jayhawks in 10 games last season. He was listed at the top of the depth chart and was projected to be the team's starting long snapper going into the September 1 game against South Dakota State.
- Former Jayhawk tight end Tim Biere was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, along with 13 other players. The Chiefs now have 75 players on the roster.