10A SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006
athletics calendar
TODAY
Swimming & Diving vs. Northern Iowa, 6 p.m., Robinson Center
SATURDAY
Swimming & Diving vs. Northern Iowa, 10 a.m., Robinson Center
Football at Iowa State, 1 p.m., Ames, Iowa
Volleyball at Iowa State, 6:30
p. m., Ames, Iowa
Rowing, Head of the Chattahoochee, TBA, Chattanooga, Tenn.
SUNDAY
Women's basketball vs. Wash-
burn, exhibition game, 2 p.m.
Allen Fieldhouse
Rowing.
Rowing, the Chattanooga,
hoochie, TBA, Chattanooga,
Both Cyclones, Jayhawks considered'due'for victory this weekend; quarterbacks, defense will play crucial roles
Two reporters, one from Iowa State Daily and one from The University Daily Kansan, take sides, predicting who will win this weekend's game and why.
FRIDAY FIVE
FOOTBALL
The Jayhawks are dead last in the conference in both defense and pass defense. Iowa State quarterback Bret Meyer has plenty of weapons at receiver, even though they're a little banged up. Meyer can and will exploit the Jayhawks through the air.
1. The Kansas secondary
Five reasons Iowa State will win:
Look. We don't know who's going to be starting at quarterback. Usually it spells disaster when a team goes through a week with musical chairs at the signal-caller position. The most likely candidate to start is the Oompa-Loompa-sized Todd Reesing, who isn't tall enough to ride most of the roller coasters up the road from Lawrence at Worlds of Fun.
2. The Kansas quarterback situation
This team won seven games last year with the exact same offense. The difference this year was breaking in an entirely new defense that also has had to overcome a ton of injuries. Guys have gotten experience and started to gel last week, even though the score didn't show it. Against a poor defense and an offense in chaos, this could be the week ISU breaks out.
3. The Cyclones are due
The team must win out to make a bowl, plus, from the sounds of things, coach Dan McCarney's chair is getting plenty hot. Everybody involved with the program needs a victory. Simply put, Iowa State is desperate and can't settle for anything
Yeah, the Cyclones got shown up by the Jayhawks last year to cost Iowa State a trip to the Big 12 title game. While that saved Iowa State from getting blasted by Texas, it still ticked off everyone. Don't think they've forgotten that.
4. The revenge factor
less than a victory. It will want this game more than Kansas.
5. The Cyclones' backs are against the wall
— Brett Mcintyre, Iowa State Daily
Senior running back Jon Cornish has been the Jayhawks' workhorse on offense this season. He's already passed the 1,000-yard mark for the season and wants to break Kansas' single-season rushing record. As long as Kansas can run the ball and control the clock, Iowa State's offense won't get a shot against the defense.
Five reasons Kansas will win:
2. Iowa State's injuries
Simply put, Iowa State will be without too many key players to expect to win. If the Jayhawks were without Cornish and two wide receivers, they would have no shot. Barring major mistakes by Kansas to keep Iowa State in the game, this is a game Kansas should win.
1. Jon Cornish
mistake of continuing to throw the ball to cornerback Talib's side of the field. The Buffaloes certainly paid for the mistake, with Talib getting two interceptions. If Iowa State makes the same mistake, expect Talib to record a few more picks this weekend.
3. Agib Talib
Last week, Colorado made the
How many games in a row can this队 lose on the road? It's been nearly two seasons since its last victory away from Memorial Stadium. An improving Kansas team against a struggling Iowa State squad looks like a good opportunity to snap that road losing streak.
5. Running quarterbacks
4. The Jayhawks are due
With either Kerry Meier or Todd Reesing under center, Kansas will have an added dimension with a running quarterback. Iowa State has shown an inability to stop the run and pass in conference play and with quartbacks that can do both, Kansas should be able to take advantage of its strength. No starter has been named, but expect either Meier or Reesing to carry the football a lot.
U.S. charges coach with obstruction
Ryan Schneider
NATIONAL
BY DAVID KRAVETS ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Trevor Graham, who has coached some of the world's fastest track stars, was charged Thursday with hindering the government's steroids probe.
Graham, who sparked the now 3-year-old federal investigation, was charged with three counts of making false statements to federal agents in an indictment issued by the grand jury investigating performance-enhancing drugs.
Graham was summoned to appear for arraignment Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court. If convicted of all three counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison
Graham operates Sprint Capitol USA, a team of about 10 athletes that includes Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter co-world record holder who tested positive for testosterone and other steroids in April.
Graham's Raleigh, N.C.-based attorney Joseph Zesotzarski did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press.
Graham also coached sprinter Marion Jones, who won five medals at the 2000 Sydney Games with him, and her former boyfriend Tim Montgomery, who was suspended from competition for two years despite never testing positive for a banned substance.
however, have tested positive for banned substances. The coach has been under investigation for allegedly lying to investigators looking into doping connected to a San Francisco area laboratory.
Several of Graham's athletes,
Authorities also are examining whether Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants slugger, committed perjury when he told the BALCO grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly used steroids. He told the panel he believed Anderson had supplied him with flaxseed oil and arthritis balm.
In August, the U.S. Olympic Committee banned Graham from its training centers, because many of his athletes have been suspended for doping offenses.
SWIMMING AND DIVING Jayhawks to face Panthers at home after Missouri loss
Kansas will attempt to rebound from a recent loss to Missouri in today's action at 6 p.m. The Jayhawks and Panthers will meet again Saturday at 10 a.m. The event is free.
Clark Campbell, who is in his fifth year as coach, looks to regroup the Kansas swimming and diving team as it stays home this weekend to face Northern Iowa at the Robinson Natatorium for a two-day meet.
The team fell to Missouri last weekend by the score of 187-111.The loss brings the Jayhawks to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12 Conference.
-Daniel C. Weixeldorfer
Earlier in the year, the team finished fourth in the Big 12 relays and defeated Nebraska-Omaha during a weekend meet.