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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2004
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'Hawks rough up Rebels
Caroline, Jessica prove two Smiths are better than one in 2-0 season-opening victory
BY KELLIIS ROBINETT
krobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITHER
The Kansas women's soccer team started its season on a high note with a 2-0 victory over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Saturday night at Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas.
Junior forward Caroline Smith scored the first goal of the season for the Jayhawks (1-0) in the 27th minute of the first half when she took a pass from senior forward Rachel Gilfillan and
punched it into the goal.
Kansas scored again no more than four minutes later when the team's other junior forward, Jessica Smith, gave the squad a 2-0 lead, receiving a pass from senior midfielder Lauren Williams and maneuvering a shot past the UNLV goalkeeper.
The two-goal advantage was all that Kansas would need to win as the defense held UNLV scoreless.
The defensive effort was led by senior goalie Meghan Miller, who stopped four shots and earned her 20th career shutout.
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Caroline Smith scored off a pass from Rachel Gilfillan in the 28th minute.
Jessica Smith scored off a pass from Lauren Williams in the 32nd minute.
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
Miller, who holds the school record for shutouts, collected three saves in the second half to earn her first
shutout of the season.
"I thought it was pretty much a typical first game," said coach Mark Francis. "We came out a little bit excited at the beginning of the first half, but we settled down and played much better for the next 20 minutes to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. Overall I'm pretty happy about our team's performance in its first game."
The women's soccer team will continue its road trip Monday when it heads to Provo, Utah, to take on the Brigham Young University Cougars at 3 p.m.
— Edited by Steve Schmidt
Quarterbacks have void to fill
BY JONATHAN KEALING
jkealing@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
Editor's Note: This is the final installment in the Kansan's position-by-position breakdown of the Kansas football team's 2004 depth chart. The team opens its season at home against Tulsa this Saturday, Sept. 4.
Replacing a graduated starter is never an easy task for a football team.
Replacing a starter who probably changed the entire direction of a program is nearly impossible.
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For more on Kansas quarterbacks, see the story on page 4B.
Sophomore Adam Barmann is the front runner for the title of Jayhawks' starting quarterback. Barmann played in four games last year, replacing the injured Bill Whittemore.
Graduated senior and former Jayhawks quarterback Bill Whittemore posted record-breaking and near-record-breaking performances throughout last season.
He might have broken several other records if not for his injury midway through the season.
Among the records Whittemore holds is the single-season record for passing touchdowns with 18. He also tied Mike Norseth's mark set in 1985 for most 200-yard pass games with. His 2,919 yards of total offense last season has only been eclipsed once in Jayhawk history (Norseth had 3,214 in '85).
But now he is gone, and someone needs to take his place.
needs to take his place While Head Coach Mark Mangino has not technically named a starting quarterback for this season, all indications from practices and press releases point toward sophomore Adam Barmann stepping into that role.
"We'll name a starter by game day." Mangino said at media day.
In practically the same breath, however, he said that Barmann was the front-runner.
first-team offense at recent open practices.
Barmann also took the snaps with the
Stepping into the shadow left by Whittemann will not be easy for Barmann. Barmann played in four games in place of
the injured Whittemore, last season.
In contrast, Whittemore threw 18 touchdowns and six interceptions in the 10 games he played.
In those four games Barmann netted 53 yards rushing and 564 yards passing.
yards rushing and 564 yards passing. He also threw for four touchdowns and five interceptions.
SEE QUARTERBACKS ON PAGE 5B
Offense highlights open scrimmage
BY JESSE NEWELL
jnewell@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
prised on Saturday. The senior said the 1,300 raucous fans who filled the Horeysi Family Athletic Center for the basketball team's only open practice turned out to be even louder and more enthusiastic than he was expecting.
Michael Lee said he shouldn't have been surprised on Saturday — but he still was.
The Jayhawks made Horejsi look like their permanent home, putting on an impressive shooting performance in two intrasquad games.
The team was especially accurate from behind the arc, where they combined to make 18-of-36 three-point attempts.
was expecting. "I got a little chill over my body," Lee said. "It wasn't quite the fieldhouse, but it was still nice."
Although coach Bill Self was pleased with the shooting, he emphasized that the team had work to do on the defensive end.
work to do on the desk is.
"We made shots," Self said, "but the defense was at an all-time low, so you're going
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to shoot a little better."
For more on the Kansas men's basketball team, see page 3B
The 6-foot-8 Jackson showed tenacity and athleticism under the basket, grabbing nine rebounds — including five offensive boards — and 13 points in just 18 minutes of play. He also showed some emotion, screaming out with satisfaction after his second of three putbacks in the scrimmage.
The crowd also got its first look at six Kansas freshmen, with the most impressive performance coming from forward Darnell Jackson.
"I have to show the fans what I've brought with me: the rebounds, putbacks and running hard." Jackson said.
Freshmen Sasha Kaun, Russell Robinson. C.J. Giles and Alex Galindo all showed flashes of greatness. Kaun led all freshmen with 15 points, capitalizing mostly on lay-ups and
SEE SCRIMMAGE ON PAGE 5B
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Keith Langford, junior guard, and Wayne Simien, junior forward, battle for the ball. Simien led scoring during Saturday's exhibition match with 17 points.
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RYAN GREENE
rgreene@hansan.com
A fair, yet cushioned path to graduation
There are many things about Kansas State University that are difficult to understand.
But, as hard as it may be to believe, the school may have finally gotten something right.
It's hard to figure out how it decided on purple as a school color, how my cousin decided to go to school there and how long it will be until Bill Snyder admits he sold his soul to the ruler of the underworld.
Well, sort of.
And of all things, it involves academics.
A story in last Tuesday's Washington Post uncovered a class at KSU titled ATHM 104 - better known as Varsity Football. The only requirements for the course are that participants must be on the football team and must attend practices and games. During their careers, Wildcat football players can earn up to four academic credit hours for doing exactly what they were brought to Manhattan for.
Kansas State is not alone in this practice. The report in the Post pointed out that more than three dozen of the 117 Division I-A schools with football teams have similar programs. At The Ohio State University, football players take a course "instructed" by head football coach Jim Tressel for two credit hours a semester. They can enroll in the class as many as five times while playing for the Buckeyes.
Yep, ten credits for football.
The main flaw in Snyder's course is that he hands out letter grades, so the mark earned in ATM 104 goes towards his players' grade point averages. Of all schools that have such courses, letter grades being awarded is rare. The Post reported that of the 61 players enrolled in Snyder's "course" last year, 57 received As.
The obvious question now is does this exist at the University of Kansas?
The answer, in a way, is yes, though the class available to varsity athletes at Kansas is run much more fairly, as well.
At Kansas, the class is HSES 104 Strength and Conditioning.
The class is not specific to football or basketball players; it can be taken by any varsity athlete. The course is supervised by Chris Dawson, who is the director of strength and conditioning in the Athletics Department.
Jim Marchiony, Kansas associate athletics director, said the class is only available to Jayhawk varsity athletes, is a one hour course that can be taken as many as four times, and is graded on a pass-fail scale - not with letter grades.
"I think the way we do it at Kansas is a really good way to do it," Marchiony said. "No one gets credit for playing football or anything. The one hour you get for 104 is based on participation in this class. It is not based on practice or competition on a KU team."
A lot of students who are not varsity athletes may find it unfair that the athletes have this type of class offered, but in no way are the athletes getting preferential treatment with this course. This class falls under the same category as the HSES classes that are open to all Kansas students, such as bowling, basketball, golf and racquetball, to name a few. This course open to varsity athletes, I believe, is actually extremely fair.
I can agree with Kansas State's course up until the whole part about doling out letter grades. Why should athletes not have at least a one-hour course that caters to their main purpose for being here as long as it is not solely there as a GPA cushion?
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