KU 41 - ISU 10
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Brian Murph, senior wide receiver, runs for a touchdown while Iowa State safety Caleb Berg lags behind. Murph had 59 receiving yards and scored one touchdown for the Jayhawks.
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rushing back Brandon McAnderson during the second half of Saturday's game in Ames, Iowa. McAnderson finished with 42 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Kansas defeated the Iowa State 41-10.
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Iowa State nose tackle Nate Freere tries to take down senior running back Jon Cornish during the game in Ames, Iowa. Cornish is now in 11th place on Kansas' career rushing list with 1,908 yards after Saturday's game. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 41-10.
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And I believe at one point Julian Wright was throwing the ball around. Just in case.
Meier got the nod as the starter and played the majority of the game, although Reesing was called on about once a quarter to lead a drive. Reesing had more luck playing "Where's Cy?" on the video board than he did guessing when he would be needed.
"I totally didn't know what was going on," he said. "When they told me to go in, I got ready and went in."
Attempts to get a glimpse into Mangino's mind were again unsuccessful. After the game he reiterated his no-talking-about-quarterbacks stance.
From watching the game and talking with everyone involved, this much has become clear: It's Meier's team and Meier's job, but because the Reesing's redshirt has been pulled, he's going to be used occasionally to try to keep him happy.
The two quarterbacks are also beginning to see that there won't be enough playing time to satisfy both of them, and they're going to have to beat out the other player for
the job.
"It's the coach's decision," Meier said. "But, yeah, when he gets thrown in there, it kind of hurts inside."
Perhaps the most intriguing part of the whole story is that they're both freshmen. If Meier and Reesing stay healthy, that's three more years of quarterback battles at Kansas.
Mangino won't say it, but that's the best possible situation for him. He's gone through 11 quarterbacks in his five years at Kansas, and now all of a sudden he has two top-caliber signal callers sitting on his bench at the same time.
it's going to take a tremendous coaching job to balance the playing time — and the egos — but if Mangino can do it, he may have the best quarterback situation in the Big 12 for the next few years.
If nothing else, it should make pregame warm-ups a little more exciting.
Phillips is a Wichita senior in journalism. He is the Kansan sports editor.
- Edited by Catherine Odson
Kansas coach Mark Mangino gets a second straight victory against Iowa State. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 41-10.
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