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Caught in purple haze
Northwestern defense, missed field goals lead to first loss of the year
BY JONATHAN KEALING
jkealing@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Kansas football team will not open its Big 12 Conference schedule undefeated.
The Jayhawks, who host the Texas Tech Red Raiders this Saturday, failed in their bid to start the season 3-0 with a 20-17 loss at Northwestern.
Kansas senior Johnny Beck missed two field goal opportunities. Making just one of those would have most likely sent the game to overtime.
Kansas trailed early and led only once on the way to the loss. Its 17-13 lead came when senior receiver Brandon Rideau caught one of his two touchdown receptions, in the third quarter. The Wildcats took back the lead for good just two minutes later with a touchdown drive of their own.
Despite the score, the Jayhawks outgained Northwestern in total yards (350 yards to 337), but the penalties and two missed field goals thwarted Kansas' bid for the win.
Throughout the game, Kansas was couldn't overcome an inability to conduct any sort of a running game. Penalties at inopportune times at also didn't help.
"I want to give credit to Northwestern," said Kansas coach Mark Mangino. "They were able to make enough plays to win the game."
Strong defense characterized the early part of the game. Neither team posted any points in the first quarter. The closest either got the end zone was Northwestern's trip to the Kansas 30 yard line. The Wildcats' drive was stalled there, however, and ending in a 48-yard field goal that sailed left off the foot of
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Northwestern senior kicker Brian Huffman.
Huffman would not miss his next chance in the second quarter. He hit a 23-yard field goal with 8:41 left in the half to give Northwestern the first points of the game. Kansas did not stay down for long. On the Jayhawks' next offensive series, the team marched 66 yards in eight plays, highlighted by a career-long 49-yard reception by junior running back Clark Green.
But after failing to convert on a third down with four yards to go, the team had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by freshman Scott Webb.
scott Webb.
The two field goals would remain the only points of the half, and at the break the score was tied, 3-3.
"First half, we just didn't execute very well," sophomore quarterback Adam Barmann said.
in the second half, Northwestern didn't waste time taking back the lead. The Wildcats' second drive took just 4:45 to complete a 71-yard touchdown drive, spearheaded by a 58-yard rush on the drive's first play by junior running back Terrell Jordan. The Wildcats capped the drive with a two-yard rush by junior quarterback Brett Basanez for the touchdown.
Northwestern added another three points a couple minutes later after driving 36 yards. The Wildcats pushed their lead
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KANSAS VS NORTHWESTERN (09/18/04 AT EVANSTON, ILL.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 3 0 14 17
Northwestern 0 3 10 7 20
2nd 8:41 NW - Huffman, Brian 23 yd field goal, 6-18 2:16, KU 0 - NW 3 5:28 KU - Webb, Scott 27 yd field goal, 8-66 3:13, KU 3 - NW 3
Scoring Summary
3rd 4:58 NW - Basanez, Brett 2 yd run (Huffman, Brian kick), 10-71 4:45,
KU 3 - NW 10
1:47 NW - Huffman, Brian 21 yd field goal. 6-36 2:03, KU 3 - NW 13
KU 3 - NW 10
1:47 NW - Huffman, Brian 21 yd field goal, 6-36 2:03, KU 3 - NW 13
4th 11:56 KU - Rideau, Brandon 7 yd pass from Barmann, Adam (Webb,
Scott kick), 12-75, 4:51, KU 10 - NW 13
3rd 11:54 KU - Rideau, Brandon 20 yd pass from Barmann, Adam (Webb)
6:45 KU - Rideau, Brandon 20 yd pass from Barmann, Adam (Webb, Scott kick), 6-51 2:34, KU 17 - NW 13
Scott kick), 6-81 2:34, KU 17 - NW 15
5:25 NW - Horn, Brandon 12 yd pass from Basanez, Brett (Huffman,
Brian kick), 4-81, 1:20, KU 17 - NW 20
TOP: Senior tight end Lyonel Andreson hangs his head at the end of the Northwestern game this Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston, III. The game concluded with a missed field goal attempt by Johnmy Beck and a Kansas defeat of 17-20.
BOTTOM: Junior linebacker Nick Reid takes down Northwestern's quarterback Brett Bassanez during the first quarter. The pass was complete for a loss of one yard with 3:30 left in the quarter.
Defense hits snag in game-winning drive
ITANI COLIAIANI
cololaiani@kansan.com
WRITER
BY RYAN COLAIANNI
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Kansas offense had just rattled off 14 unanswered points and the Jayhawks appeared to have a come-from-behind road victory, a rare occurrence in recent years.
But, as the 'Hawks defense came onto the field to end Northwestern's hope for a victory, the unit appeared flat.
The Kansas defense had allowed just 243 yards up to that point and the was wrapping up its third straight solid
Kansas head coach Mark Mangino did not want to be critical of his defense after the game, as he felt that they played well, but he did offer an explanation as to why he believed that Northwestern was able to score in the final minutes.
was able to score in the final minute. "I think two factors were involved," Mangino said. "One, they weren't mature enough to understand that they just had to go out and play, and stop (Northwestern) and get the ball back. I
defensive performance.
Then the defense allowed Northwestern to drive 81 yards in just plays.
think they were still excited about the offense scoring and didn't have the maturity you need to understand, 'Hey, we've got to stop these guys, get a three and out and then we'll be in business.'"
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and then we yards came on The majority of those yards came on a 52-yard slant pass on Northwestern's first play from scrimmage after Kansas took a 17-13 lead.
Quarterback Brett Basanez connected to wide receiver Mark Philmore and brought the Wildcats to the Kansas 29. yard line.
Volleyball avenges road loss
By Bill Cross
bcross@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Coming off its first-ever national ranking, the No. 24 Kansas volleyball team split its matches this weekend.
on its matches this week. Friday night, Kansas, who defeated ranked Wisconsin a week earlier, dropped its first match of the season to No.12 Texas A&M.
In the first game, the Aggies had a hit.
ting percentage of .571 and held Kansas to a dismal .100. Kansas coach Ray Bechard said he wanted his team to hit at .270 or better in every match. The Jayhawks finished at .155 for Friday's match.
The Jayhawks fought back in the second game, out-hitting the Aggies .362 to 238 and winning 30-25.
The Aggies dominated game one, 30-18.
Both teams score in spurs in a hectic
third game. Early on, the Jayhawks scored four unanswered points. The Aggies responded with an 8-1 run to take an 18-10 lead. Kansas would never close the gap.
gap. In game four, it appeared the Jayhawks would take a match to five games for the first time this season. They led 25-22 in the game despite another poor hitting performance. Texas A&M outside hitter Laura Jones had two kills and blocked several attack attempts to win the game
"Our passing game broke down at the end," Bechard said.
Sophomore outside hitter Jana Correa sat out for a third straight match with a nagging knee injury. Senior outside hitter Lindsey Morris filled in admiably, landing 10 kills. Junior outside hitter Paula Caten also had 10 kills. Junior middle blocker Josi Lima led the team in kills with 17.
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JEAN SHORT MADNESS
RYAN GREENE
rgreene@kansan.com
Afternoon of football prompts revelations
It's amazing what revelations you can have when lying in bed on a Saturday afternoon watching college football.
While listening to Kansas take on Northwestern, the television, featuring an exciting matchup between Grambling and Bethune-Cookman, was on mute. When you watch and listen to sports, your brain thinks sports. This is what came to mind. Revelation #1
As Johnny Beck duffed his 48-yard, game-tying field goal attempt Saturday, the entire landscape of the 2004 University of Kansas football schedule was altered.
Now, the entire season hinges on next Saturday's home game against Texas Tech. What at the beginning of the season was just a minor blip on a schedule that included Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska now becomes more important than all three combined.
bined.
Should Kansas fall to Texas Tech, who put on a 70-point display against Texas Christian University the other day, it could begin a nightmarish stretch. On the bright side, if Kansas defeats Texas Tech, Johnny Beck lucks out, as his miscues in Evanston could become distant memories.
Some distant memories.
It's a given that next week's game will be a shootout. It doesn't matter how improved KU's defense is, Texas Tech always finds a way to score. Can Kansas say the same?
Revelation #2
the top 15. This is why Bill Self will win a National Championship in the next five years.
five years. He has brought basketball recruiting at Kansas into the 21st century. He knows that most of the top high school prospects in the country want to go to the NBA within two years of their high school graduation, but they win championships. The cast of characters on the Kansas basketball rosters may change more in the next 10 years than people are accustomed to, but so will the number of banners in the rafters.
Reaching into the dresser next to the bed, there's an old Sports Illustrated buried at the bottom. It was a college basketball preview from a couple of years back, with a story on Hinrich and Collison.
Revelation #2
Kirk and Nick defined what Roy Williams brought to Kansas basketball. Roy was notorious for his "every other year" recruiting style, so as not to create playing-time conflicts. Roy also did not necessarily recruit the top prospects, but instead he brought in four-year players who he could mold into "program guys."
He last year that by the start of the 2005-06 season, he wanted to have a rotation of eight or nine underclassmen who could all contribute significant minutes. He brought in four this year who appear to be headed for the regular rotation, and has already received oral commitments from three bona fide studs for next year. When he landed the commitment of power forward Julian Wright a couple weeks back, it shocked the recruiting world. On rivals.com's list of the top 150 prospects for the class of 2005, Self already has commitments from three of the top 15.
Bill Self's approach to recruiting is a complete 180 from Roy's, and that's a good thing.
the number of batters. At this point, it's hit the 4 p.m. gap when the college football world halts for a couple hours before the primetime action. So do the revelations.
Greene is a Vernon Hills, Ill., senior in journalism
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