Monday, August 16, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 3 Offensive line critical to success Continued from page 1B The loss of three starters forced the Jayhawks to shuffle their line around a bit in order to find the best player at each position. Senior center Chris Enneking will return to anchor the line, while senior guard Dameon Hunt is the other returning lineman. The remaining holes will be filled by junior Chuck Jarvis, junior Justin Hartwig and junior John Oddonetto. Oddonetto, a former NJCAA All-American, points to the season opening game at Notre Dame as the obvious testing ground for the line. "But we can't put all our hopes on that first game," he said. "We can't lose faith if we get beat bad, but it'll be the place where we see what we've got." The Notre Dame game also will test the other critical aspect of this year's team — the run defense. Kansas ranked dead last in the Big 12 Conference and 107th overall in NCAA Division I A against the run. Things can only get better if the linebackers perform the way Allen hopes. Tomax, a junior who sat out last season because of academic problems, mirrored his coach's statements. "The thing we're excited about is that we have four new linebackers," he said. "The depth and ability that we have is better than a year ago, and Dariss Lomax can be our best defensive football player." "I think we're a better unit, tighter and faster," he said. "The speed we have as a unit is better and the camaraderie is better," he said. "The thing we're excited about is that we have four new linebackers. The depth and ability that we have is better than a year ago..." John Oddonetto Kansas defensive lineman Sophomore Andrew LeClair probably will start with Lomax at inside linebacker, while senior Tim Bowers, junior Chaz Murphy and sophomore Algie Atkinson will split time at the outside linebacker positions. On the defensive line seniors Dion Johnson and Dion Rayford are the returning starters, but will be pushed by freshman Justin Sands and senior Jeremy Hanak. Senior John Williams and sophomore Nate Dwyer will split time at nose tackle. "Hopefully, it will shore us up against the rush," he said. For Kansas to be a bowl team, the run defense might be the most important aspect of the team's success. "We won't become a better team until we become better against the rush," Allen said. More information NCAA football top 25 See page 19B Big 12 football schedule See page 15B --here because he was the most exciting player on the floor (not that he and his floor burns weren't fun to watch). Tight end Jason Gully is tackled by two defensive players during the scrimmage on Saturday. The Jayhawks have a preseason game against Notre Dame Aug. 28 in South Bend, Ind. Photo by Christina Neff / KANSAN World Cup champs embody sex and sports I don't think so. 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