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and will not play Saturday.
Without Hicks, Iowa State loses more than 65 percent of its rushing offense. Nearly half of its receiving yards will be lost if both Blythe and Davis miss Saturday's game.
Kansas will still have to face Iowa State's All-Big 12 quarterback Brett Meyer. The junior averages more than 220 yards a game passing, but just 18 yards a game rushing. While his rushing numbers are down from previous seasons, Meyer does have six rushing touchdowns.
Luckily for the Jayhawks, they've already seen several mobile quarterbacks this season.
"You just have to focus more on the quarterback," Talib said. "When we play a mobile quarterback our defensive ends just have to focus on containing the quarterback."
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rschneider@kansan.com.
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against the Jayhawks 5-4.
Judging by practices so far, Taylor McIntosh has no doubts about her team's ability this season.
just hoping we can stay consistent throughout the whole game."
"Our practices have been more competitive, we've been getting up and down the court a lot more." McIntosh said, "Wednesday, I'm
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckeefer@kansan.com.
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and Kaun. If Giles doesn't return, which is looking more likely by the dav. jackson could take his place.
Rush would be the shortest Jayhawk on the court, but Wright could actually assume the point guard duties. Although he played in the front court most of last season, he has become more comfortable on the perimeter and even said he was looking forward to dishing out plenty of assists this season, which would allow his teammates to do the scoring.
"Julian is one of the most versatile players we have who can go inside and outside," Chalmers said. "As a big man, he's one of the best passers I've ever seen."
Wright said the addition of Arthur would allow him to play more on the perimeter, but that may have to wait until one of Kansas' big men returns.
Neither Kaun or Giles are likely to return before the Florida game on Nov. 25, but if the Jayhawks and Gators meet again, Kansas could match up with Billy Donovan's team much better.
While Florida has only five players taller than 6-7, it has four players who are either 6-6 or 6-7. Kansas, with six
players taller than 6-7, could force Florida to trust its big men to keep up with Rush and Wright and control the paint against low-post players like Jackson, Kaun and Arthur.
In the Big 12, Texas & M&M also has six players taller than 6-7. If the Aggies try to go big against the Jayhaws, Self will be able to match them.
This lineup could also benefit Kansas in March. The lack of a low-post presence hurt Kansas against Bradley last season when opposing center Patrick O'Bryant collected a game-high 10 rebounds and none of Kansas's post players blocked a shot.
So, providing Kansas can avoid any further injuries or suspensions, the Jayhawks will have a roster to be reckoned with.
"You never know. We might go big, we might go small, but it just depends on who's playing and how good we're playing," Jackson said.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@ kansan.com.
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Father's cancer shakes KU player
PROFILE
BY JEFF DETERS
Minutes after Kansas lost to Texas Tech on Saturday night, junior hitter Emily Brown stood courtside at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center with her parents, Dan and Jill Brown, at her side.
Brown had just finished a 15-kill, 17-dig performance in the "Dig for the Cure" match, which raised money for the fight against breast cancer, and was getting a drink of water when she tugged at the pink band on her right arm. As she tried to explain the significance of the band, her eyes filled with tears. She struggled to maintain composure, but it was too much. More tears fell when Emily explained, "My dad was diagnosed with cancer."
She vividly recalled the day her father told her the news. It was Feb. 5, the same day the Kansas men's basketball team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 59-58 at Allen Fieldhouse.
"My mom called right before the game started," Emily said. "She knew I was going to be there, so I knew it was kind of weird that she called. And she was like 'Hey, why don't you come home today?' I could tell something was wrong."
Emily went home to Baldwin after the game. With her whole family present, she listened to the devastating news that her dad had stage three colon cancer. Dan knew immediately from Emily's emotional reaction that she took the news especially hard.
Brown missed the team's 6 a.m.
weightlifting session the next day, and later told her teammates the news. Senior outside hitter Jana Correa remembers that moment.
"I remember when she was coming to practice she had a sad face and we knew she was crying," Corraea said. "When that happened I talked to her and said if you need anything from me, I'll be here. And I think that's what our team did. We were like, if you need anything we'll be praying for you."
Since Dan was diagnosed, Emily has watched her father undergo surgery, radiation and chemotherapy treatments. The surgery forced Dan to miss six weeks at his job with the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Dan finished his post-operative treatments in July and is now cancer-free. The doctors were optimistic the cancer would not return, but Dan said he must be on a monitoring program for the rest of his life.
Kansas coach Ray Bechard said Emily coped with her father's illness as admirably as she could.
"It's a tight-knit family," Bechard said. "It was obviously a major adjustment she had to make because it kind of came out of nowhere. Every person handles that differently. She has a lot of teammates and staff that support her to the fullest."
Correa was amazed that throughout Dan's illness, Emily did not let it affect her play on the court.
"She always gave her best in practice even though she was going through a rough time."
Emily said having such great support of friends and family eased the pain of her father's illness.
"She knows how to separate things pretty well," Correa said.
Her mother, Jill, managed many of the day-to-day activities of the Brown family while Dan was ill.
"She's very understanding." Dan said. "She would help take the load off and keep things quiet around the house when I needed it. She's been an anchor."
Jill, a former Kansas volleyball player, said that while caring for Dan was difficult, she found relief by traveling to many of their children's
sporting events, including track meets at the University of Arkansas, where their son Eric threw javelin.
Though Dan and Jill will not be traveling to Austin, Texas, for tonight's Kansas vs. Texas volleyball game, they were both proud their daughter had overcome a difficult family situation.
"I'm very proud of her," Dan said.
"I know she's bounced back."
Kansan sportswriter Jeff Deters can be contacted at Jdeters@kansan.com.
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Emily Brown, junior opposite hitter/setter, recently dealt with her father's battle against cancer. He is now cancer-free, but the experience has been trying for the entire family.
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Talented Longhorns to be tough match
BY DREW DAVISON
The Kansas volleyball team will look for a road upset tonight when they take on the Texas Longhorns in Austin. While the Jayhawks are all but eliminated from postseason play, the Longhorns have shown signs of being a championship-caliber team.
"They've obviously got as talented
a roster as anybody in this country," Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. "They've been a little bit inconsistent because they're young and had some injuries, but their best volleyball is ahead of them."
Texas (15-5, 10-3 Big 12) swept Kansas (10-12, 3-10) in Lawrence earlier this season. After the game, the team said Texas was the best team they had faced.
Kansas heads to Texas after a five-game loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
Our loss to Texas Tech was really bad on Saturday" Jana Correa, senior outside hitter, said, "For me, I have one more month in my career, and I just need to enjoy my right now and give my best to this team."
While the Jayhawks have yet to be mathematically eliminated from
making the NCAA tournament, it is a long shot. Kansas must win five of its final seven matches to even be considered for the tournament.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davison can be contacted at ddavison@kansan.com.
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