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Friday, September 1, 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
JAYHAWK FOOTBALL INSIDE the HUDDLE
Mike Hankwitz
Alma Mater:
Michigan, '70
Defensive Coordinator
Playing Experience: Earned three letters at Michigan as a linebacker and tight end
Coaching Experience:
1970-72 ...at Michigan
1973-76 ...at Arizona
1977-81 ...at Purdue
1982-84 ...at Western Michigan
1985-94 ...at Colorado
1985-94
Age: 47
Hankwitz takes the helm of the Jayhawk defense in place of Bob Fello. Fello was fired after last season's 6-5 record. Defensively last year, the Jayhawks ranked sixth in the Big Eight Conference, giving up 400.7 yards a game, and ranked fifth in scoring defense, allowing 22 points a game.
OUTDOOR: Heather McCartney, it wasn't until the seventh year Mac was there that we really got it turned around.
The 3-4 Defense
"The guys we've got are developing and getting better." — Hankwritz on his former coach and new position
KEY PLAYERS on Defense
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Defensive Secondary Coach
Alma Motors, Colorado 190
Coaching Experience
1991-92 at Oklahoma
1993-94 at Colorado
Age: 27
Alma Mater, Colum-
Playing Experience
Earned four letters
at Colorado as
cornerback
Alma Mater: Colorado,'90
KEY:
defense positions
Gibbs joins Hankwitz in the pilgrimage from Boulder, Colo., to Lawrence. Gibbs takes over for Mark Dantonio, Kansas' secondary coach last year who was fired after the season ended. Gibbs inherits a secondary that ranked sixth in the Big Eight and 84th nationally last season in pass efficiency defense.
**Outlook:** "Coming from Colorado, the first day I had my kids here for spring football, to be quite honest with you, I was as impressed and as pleased as I could be. I'm not comparing secondaries, but I've got as good of players here as they do in their secondary." —Gibbs on his new players
OLB — outside linebacker
DT — defensive tackle
FS—free safety
CB - cornerback
NT — nose tackle
ILB inside linebacker
No.24 Maurice Gaddle Free Safety Sophomore 5-foot-10 185 pounds
SS—strong safety
Last year's defensive stats:
TACKLES
G/GS S A Tot loss Sack Int
8/2 7 4 11 0 0 0
No.17 Dorlan Brew Cornerback Senior 5-foot-10 175 pounds
Last year's defensive stats:
TACKLES
G/GS S A Tot loss Sack Int
11/10/29 3 32 0 0 1
Last year's punt return stats:
Gm No Yds Avg TD Long
11 12 152 12 1 81 (UAB)
KEY PLAYERS on Offense
The Pro-Style Offense
No.89
Jim Moore
Tight End
Junior
6-foot-3
245 pounds
Last year's receiving stats:
G/GS No Yds Avg TD Long
11/7 17 16 241 15.1 3 29(SU)
The Kansas Jayhawks will showcase a pro-style offense this season, which will give them more flexibility and will feature more passing as well. Last year's alignment, usually set up in the I-formation or a formation with one running back in the backfield, was geared toward the run specifically. In an I-formation, the backfield consists of a quarterback, a fullback lining up about four yards behind the quarterback and a tailback behind him.
An NFL pro-style formation has two running backs setting up next to each other in the backfield behind the quarterback. Kansas will be able to pass more to the running backs out of the backfield or out on short passing routes. A key reason for the change is the passing ability of starting quarterback Mark Williams and back-up Ben Rutz Last year's quarterback, Asheki Preston, could run but was not strong as a passer.
Last year's passing stats:
G/GS Att Com TD Int Yds/Gm
7/1 30 21 2 0144(UAB)
Last year's rushing stats:
G/GS Att Gain Lost Avg TD
7/1 21 75 68 7 0.3
No.15
Mark Williams
Quarterback
Senior
6-foot-1
180 pounds
Information compiled by Gerry Fey, Kansas sportwriter Robert Sinclair and Kansas sports information.
Graphics by Gerry Fey
No.6 Ashaundal Smith Wide Receiver Senior 5-foot-6 160 pounds
- Last year's receiving stats:
  G/GS No Yds Avg TD Long
10/9 22 426 19.4 36 (CU)
- Last year's kick return stats:
  Gm No Yds Avg TD Long
10 17 448 26.4 19 (U3A)
- Last year's rushing stats:
  G/GS Att Gain Lost Avg TD
10/9 6 49 7 7.0 0
KEY: offense positions
**WR** — wide receiver
**TE** — tight end
**LT** — left tackle
**LG** — left guard
**C** — center
**RG** — right guard
**RT** — right tackle
**QB** — quarterback
**RB** — running back
Breaking THE MOLD
Offense under Mason (yds/g)
These alignment changes are a continuation of Kansas coach Glen Mason's efforts at improving the Jayhawk football team. Here are statistics of Mason's accomplishments since arriving at Kansas in 1988.
Offense under Mason (yds/g)
359.18 384.36 356.33
312.91
370.00 395.09 388.00
Total
Rush
Pass
0
100
200
300
400
'89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94
Inactive rank
52 38 32 61 35
rense under Mason (yds/g)
600
536.0
600
480.5
415.3
384.36
et al.
400.7
300
321.7
320.4
Vt '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94
Ras 1-10 4-7 3-7-1 6-5 8-4 8-7 6-5
National defensive rank
104 103 86 29 30 66 80