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Adam Barmmann, sophomore quarterback, rushes through a hole in the Iowa State defense. Barmann completed five passes for 55 yards and ran for 24 yards before leaving the game in the second quarter.
Offense struggles in Saturday's loss
Jayhawks go through three quartebacks, unable to produce victory
By RYAN COLAIANNI
rcolaianni@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
AMES. Iowa — For the second straight week the Kansas offense struggled moving the football and gaining first downs. This week, the Jayhawks' problems can be attributed to the loss of sophomore quarterback Adam Barmann in the second quarter to an apparent arm injury.
After the injury, coach Mark Mangino replaced Barmann with junior Brian Luke rather than going with Jason Swanson, who played in the past two Jayhawk contests.
"He was healthy again and he looked sharper." Mangino said of Luke. "The anticipation with him was that we could get the ball down the field a little bit because he is strong armed, but that's not the way it played out."
Luke was sacked three times in addition to going just 2-4 for three yards. He lost 32 yards on the three sacks.
Luke began the season as the team's number two quarterback but didn't see any playing time due to an injury. Mangino said this was the first time this season that Luke was completely healthy. But that didn't help the offense.
"Offensively we weren't very good. We need continuity with our offense and we need to get in sync," Mangino said. "The offense was just not productive enough to win."
Luke gave up one fumble, which Iowa State's Brent Curvey recovered and returned for the game winning touchdown. It was the second straight week that Curvey returned a fumble for a touchdown.
"I was ready to go in.I was very
comfortable heading into the game."
Jason Swanson Junior quarterback
Swanson knew coming in that he was the third option at quarterback, but he said he didn't resign himself that he wasn't going to play. Swanson also told the coaching staff prior to the game that he was ready to play if needed.
Kansas went into halftime down 10-0. When the second half began, Mangino went with Swanson.
"I was ready to go in," Swanson said. "I was very comfortable heading into the game."
guy, relentless," Iowa State coach Dan McCarney said. "I've never had a lineman have two returns for TDs before."
Before Barmann left the game, the Jayhawks were having some success moving the football, particularly on quarterback draws.
Barmann ran four times for 24 yards. However, the final time he ran the football he was injured and left the game. Barmann connected on his first pass for 27 yards but then went 4-11 for 28 yards after that completion.
The defense did not give up a single touchdown and kept Iowa State to a field goal on a drive which the team started from the Kansas nine-yard line.
"I don't think any one played poorly on the whole defensive unit," Mangino said.
UPSET: Defense shines, not allowing a single touchdown
Defensive players echoed Mangino's comments and expressed their own frustration with continued strong defensive performances not capitalized on by the offense.
"It's been this way all season," junior linebacker Nick Reid said. "Got to make more plays on defense, I guess."
Unfortunately for Kansas, its offense never really found its stride. While Kansas managed to out-gain Iowa State in total offensive yards 208-192, it recorded only seven more yards then it did in its opening game against Tula. Part of this could be attributed to the loss of John Randle, who was in the game for only four plays.
However, at that point, Adam Barmann left the field after being nailed on a four-yard rush from his own 37. As he walked off the field, his right arm was hanging limp at his side.
With a weak running game, passing was important to the Jayhawks, as was having a quarterback who could scramble his way out of trouble. It looked like Kansas would be fine in that respect, as quarterback Adam Barmann had passed for 55 yards and rushed for 24 more yards midway through the second quarter.
On came junior quarterback Brian Luke, who has not played all season.
"Luke has practiced very well," Mangino said. "He's healthy again and he's starting to look sharper."
repeatedly held the ball too long and committed costly fumbles. On a second and ten from his 49, Luke panicked under pressure and fumbled the ball.
Fortunately for Kansas, it rolled out of bounds before an ISU player could snatch it up. Kansas lost 11 yards on that fumble. On the very next play, however, Luke snuck again.
When the second half started, Kansas had a new man at the helm.
Swanson said that he was not surprised to have come into the game.
Junior Jason Swanson, who has split time with Barmann over the last two weeks, came in after missing most of this week's practices because of an injury.
“There's always a possibility I'm going to play, so I try to stay emotionally ready,” he said.
Overall, Kansas' three quarterbacks were 14-31 for 128 yards. The team combined to throw three interceptions, while Swanson threw the only touchdown.
After the game, Kansas' players were faced with the fact that one more loss would disqualify the team from any bowl game. No Kansas team has gone to a bowl in back-to-back seasons.
Even with those cold facts looming over them, the Kansas team appeared committed to the rest of the season.
"Our backs were against the wall, regardless. We had to win four, now we have to win three," Simmons said.
Game Notes:
The temperature at kickoff was just 48 degrees, with 30 mile-per-hour winds. Those strong head winds contributed to the four interceptions by causing several balls to simply stop in midair.