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SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995
SECTION B
Late Night with Roy Williams
ESPN2 is using Kansas as its host school for "Late Night" in the Central time zone. ESPN announcer Bob Carpenter will sit on a platform in the northeast corner of Allen Field House while analyst Digger Phelips roams the fieldhouse.
ESPN2 will have live coverage of parts of "Late Night" at Kansas, Minnesota and Mississippi State beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday. It also will show special features, possibly including some player skits.
ESPN2 staying up for 'Late Night' activities
The half-court shot for free tuition and room and board will be taken at halftime of Kansas' scrimmage.
A Kansas student may win year's tuition, room, board by making half-court shot
ESPN2 is coming to "Late Night with Roy Williams" on Saturday, and it's bringing a year's worth of free tuition and room and board.
By Matt Irwin Kansas sportswriter
"Good luck to whoever takes the shot," Clouse said. "I hope they make it."
After a successful promotion at Cincinnati's Late Night last season, in which Cincinnati student Cory Clouse sunk a half-court shot to win free tuition and room and board, ESPN and its companion network are doing it again.
ESPN2 is covering the first basketball practices at Kansas, Minnesota and Mississippi State in the Central time zone, and ESPN is covering "Late Night" at Maryland, Virginia and Michigan in the Eastern time zone. ESPN announcer Bob Carpenter will be at Kansas and will be the host for ESPN2's coverage. Unfortunately, ESPN2 cannot be seen in Lawrence without a satellite.
At every site, a student will shoot from half court for a chance at free tuition and room and board.
The chance of that happening may not be good, even though ESPN2 will let each
school's sports information department decide who will take it.
"We hope that the person selected has a good shot at making it, because we would like nothing better than for a student to win free tuition." Buchan said.
Kansas Sports Information director Dean Buchan said that the person would be randomly selected by ESPN2 and the athletic department.
Clouse, who was picked at random by his seat number, said that his only basketball experience came from pick-up games. After seeing advertisements the week before "Late Night" last year, he knew he might get a chance to make some money.
"I had made them before." Clouse said
about half-court shots. "I knew I could, but I wasn't expecting to. I wasn't nervous before the shot. I was more in awe of Dick Vitale. When the ball went through the net, then my body tensed up."
Clouse said that ESPN probably didn't expect him to make the shot.
Clouse said ESPN got got a lot of advertising from him right before and after the ESPY awards. He was flown to New York by ESPN for the award shows and did many interviews before and after the show, he said.
Pass blocking keys Kansas victory
Kansas junior center Jim Stiebel blocks Colorado defensive tackle Ryan Olson 40-24 win on Saturday. Stiebel and the offensive line have allowed only four quarterback sacks this season.
Center cornerstone in wall of protection surrounding Williams
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
By Robert Sinclair
Kansan sportswriter
After the Kansas football team defeated Houston on Sept. 23, Kansas players were given T-shirts with the No. 5 printed on them to symbolize their quest to defeat Colorado.
the Jayhawks could win their next game against the Buffaloes, it would be their fifth victory of the season.
Most of the Jayhawks decided to wear the shirts with pride. But one player refused to wear one of them.
One of the major reasons why the 6-foot-2 Belleville, Ill., native was so proud to wear his shirt was because he had had a personal stake in the game.
"We just kept it quiet amongst the team, nothing to give them motivation," said Kansas junior center Jim Stiebel after the Jayhawks had defeated the Buffaloes. "A lot of guys wore it. But I promised I wasn't going to wear it until it came true. I'm proud to wear it now."
Stiebel was responsible for blocking Colorado junior middle linebacker Matt Russell. Not only was Russell an All-American, tied for second in the Big Eight Conference for sacks and a former Big Eight player of the week, but he also has a history with Stiebel.
"He and I are from the same town," Stiebel said. "I just wanted to get a piece of him. It was my goal to shut him down, and I thought that I did a pretty good job of it. We talked about going to the same school (for college) and we were really good friends all through high
school. As soon as we went out there, he came out and gave me a low five on the first play."
Although Russell accumulated 15 tackles, Kansas managed to keep him away from its quarterback and prevented him from making any tackles for losses.
The offensive line's ability to keep opponents away from sacking senior quarterback Mark Williams has been an important part of Kansas' success throughout the season.
Through five games, the team has yielded only four sacks, and half of those came against Colorado. One of the sacks actually was a fumble that Williams recovered himself.
Williams said that he appreciated what his offensive line had done for him.
"No matter how much talent you have at the QB position, the running back positions or at the receiver positions, without an offensive line you can't move the ball," Williams said. "They played a major role in the victory over Colorado."
The good protection was evident in how Williams was able to pick apart the Colorado defense.
By completing 25 of 35 passes for 299 yards, Williams earned Big Eight offensive player of the week honors. This is as much a tribute to Williams as it is to his offensive line.
And a tribute to the line is a tribute to Stiebel, said Kansas offensive coordinator Golden Pat Ruel.
"He's the quarterback of the offensive line," Ruel said. "Our centers make a lot of the calls up front. He's a very intelligent young man and a very determined football player. He wants to make a name for himself, and I'm trying to do everything I can to help him reach his goals."
One of the reasons for the good pass protection this year has to do with the cohesiveness of the
offensive line and the trust that is felt among the players.
"It's just the feeling that I know that guy's going to take care of him, and I know I'm going to take care of my guy," Stiebel said. "It was everybody playing
hard; everybody talking about the team. We just brought it together.
If Stiebel and his linemates can continue the success they have had, look for Stiebel to be wearing a T-shirt with the No. 6 printed on it after the Iowa State game.
"We've got an awesome offensive line, the defense is playing great and that's all we need. We'll take it as far as we can."
Football ticket sales starting to pick up
By Bill Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
A dozen people, mostly KU students, waited in line for tickets yesterday afternoon at Allen Field House. As many walked away from the ticket window, however, they left with disgusted looks on their faces.
"This is for football tickets, not basketball, right?" one dejected customer asked.
As many people found out, football tickets are going fast. In fact, many seats have already been sold for the Iowa State and Missouri games. There is even a waiting list for tickets to the Kansas football team's home finale against Nebraska, which is sold out.
"We've had to turn away tons of people that try to get tickets for the Nebraska game," said John Poole, ticket window attendant.
Actually, Nov. 6, 1993, was the last time that Memorial Stadium had a sell-out. Kansas football players are greeting the re-emergence of support with open arms.
The ticket office has been flooded with so many people and phone calls this week that it has doubled its staff and has extended its usual closing time to 9 p.m.
"When the fans are behind you that means a lot," Kansas senior quarterback Mark Williams said.
Although Kansas coaches now are experiencing the highs of good attendance, the memories of this season's low turnouts are fresh in their minds. The Jayhawks' average attendance has been about 29,300. Even when they played Texas Christian University on ESPN, only 34,000 fans showed.
“It’s a real shame that we didn’t fill the stadium,” Kansas offensive coordinator Golden Pat Ruel said. “If I'm a Kansas alumni and the team's doing good, great. If they're not, then I'll still going to be out there supporting them because they're my team”
For Kansas football coach Glen Mason, the fans' respect has been a long time in coming.
"A couple of weeks ago they were blaming me for a lack of ticket sales," Mason said. "So I must be doing a great job now."
Men's golf continues to struggle
Kansan staff report
The season doesn't seem to be getting any better for the Kansas men's golf team.
The Jayhawks began competition at the PING Tulsa Invitational in Tulsa, Okla., Monday with hopes of improving their disappointing season record. The team had placed in the top five at only one of four matches.
Things did not go as planned.
Kansas finished 51 strokes behind champion Louisiana State at the 12-team tournament. The team shot a three-round total of 932 and finished in ninth place.
At the par-71 Cedar Ridge Country Club, the Jayhawks shot a two-round total of 617 on Monday, which put them in eighth place — 31 strokes out of first place. Yesterday, the team shot a third-round score of 315.
Most of the players struggled in the tournament. Senior Slade Adams, who placed 10th, was the only Kansas player to finish in the top 25. On Monday, Adams shot
rounds of 73 and 76 to finish with a 149. Going into play yesterday, he was in a tie for ninth place.
He shot a third-round total of 75, which dropped him to 10th place. It was his third top-10 finish of the year and the 10th of his career.
Rooney and Stearns shot a two round total of 155 on Monday, sending them into yesterday tied for 34th place. Stearns was able to improve his play, while Rooney faltered. Stearns ended up shooting a 222 to finish tied for 26th, and Rooney finished 46th with a 239.
Other Jayhawks who competed in the tournament were seniors Dan Rooney and Alan Stearns, junior Kit Grove and redshirt freshman Chris Thompson. None was able to place any higher than 26th.
Grove and Thompson shot thirdround totals of 240 and 244, respectively. Thompson finished in 50th place and Grove in 55th.
Kansas is off until Nov. 3, when the team will travel to Palo Alto, Calif., to participate in the Stanford Invitational.
PING Tulsa Invitational
Individual Results
Final Team Standings
1. Louisiana State, 881
2. Tulsa, 901
3. Aubum, 905
4. Kansas, 932
5. Missouri, 943
Individual Results
8t. Kyne Gallo, OTEP, 223
8t. Mark Northey, Georgia, 223
10. Slade Adams, 224
Other Kansas Scores
Other Ranks
26t. Alan Stearns, 232
46t. Dan Rooney, 239
50t. Chris Thompson, 240
55. Kit Grove, 244
BRIEFS
Men's basketball sets Sunday for tryouts
It is the first day of practice for the Kansas men's basketball team and also the day that aspiring walk-on basketball players have a chance to display their talent for Kansas coach Roy Williams.
Any undergraduate men wishing to try out for the varsity team should report at 6:30 p.m. to the north end of Allen Field House. All students should bring proof of insurance and be dressed for a full workout.
Sunday — the day boyhood dreams could come true.
Kansas native hired as assistant coach
The Kansas women's basketball bench is going to have a new face this season.
The team announced the hiring of Misty Opate as an assistant coach yesterday. Oopate will fill the position vacated by Renee Brown, who left Kansas to accept a one-year position with the
U. S. Women's National Team as an assistant coach under Tara Vandeveer. Brown was an assistant coach at Stanford University when Vandeveer was the women's basketball coach.
Kansan wants basketball forecasts
Opate graduated from Bethany College in Lindsborg in 1993 and is a native of Dighton. She worked at Bethany for a season as an assistant before coming to Kansas.
The Kansan is asking for its readers to look into their crystal basketball and predict what the 1995-96 men's and women's college basketball seasons will bring. Letters from readers will be included in the Kansas Basketball preview, which will run on Nov. 15.
Letters should be typed, double-spaced and between 100 and 150 words in length. Please include the author's name, hometown, year in school and phone number. Letters must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Nov. 10 to the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. They may also be faxed to 864-5261. The sports editors reserve the right to accept or reject any letter.
Compiled from Kansan staff reports.
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