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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2006
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
And who would Iowa State coach Dan McCarney like to face on Saturday?
"I'm not going there," McCarney said Monday. "They're all quality players and we've been struggling defensively, so we'll have to be at our best."
That could be good news for the jayhawks.
Iowa State ranks 11th in the conference in total defense, giving up more than 382 yards of offense a game. In its past three games against Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Kansas
State, the Cyclones have given up more than 390 yards of offense and 35 points per game.
Football Notes:
Football Notes:
Bueltel ailing:
Junior cornerback Blake Bueltel suffered an undisclosed injury and his return is uncertain.
"He was slowed down by an injury," Mangino said. "He has to play his way back up."
On the season, Buellet has 17 tackles, including 15 solo.
Ronx's switch:
After starting the season at wide receiver, senior Dominic Roux switched sides and saw time at safety against Colorado. Roux recorded one tackle in the first defensive action of his career.
"I thought he did some really good things," Mangino said. "He'll play more again this week."
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rischneider@kansan.com.
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BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
He said his initial response was to change as little as possible, because everything would go back to normal once Kaun was back.
More basketball:
"I don't think you call that adversity, I think you call that coaching," Self said.
There is no update in the C.J. Giles saga, but, Self said a final decision
would be made about Giles' future with the team once the two meet
Self said he hadn't talked to Giles recently because Giles went back home because of the death of a friend. But with Kansas' first exhibition game this week, Self had other issues on his mind.
on trying to get our team better and right now he's not part of our team and he may very well never be a part of our team."
"My focus is not on C.J. Giles right now." Self said. "My focus is
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@ kansan.com.
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Edwards says Green will return to lineup despite Huard's role as successful backup
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard performs in place of Trent Green, who suffered a concussion. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said Green will replace Huard despite the backup's success. Kansas City lost quarterback Trent Green with a concussion in its first game.
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BY DOUG TUCKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Standing alone in a far corner of Kansas City's tumultuous postgame locker room, Trent Green had the look of a solitary little boy pressing his nose against the candy store window.
Chiefs stick with Green
In normal times after a thrilling victory by the home team, a crowd would be forming around the Chiefs' two-time Pro Bowl quarterback. Men and women bearing tape recorders and television cameras would swarm around him.
But on Sunday after a 38-25 victory over Seattle, everybody wanted to talk to tight end Tony Gonzalez, running back Larry Johnson, and — most of all — quarterback Damon Huard.
Huard is 4-2 now since Green was knocked out of action in the Sept. 10 opener, a remarkable run that has kept the Chiefs afloat and no one dared expect from a guy who hadn't started in the NFL since 2000.
For his part, Huard is maintaining the same good-soldier attitude that kept him in line for six years as a backup, often the all-but-forgotten No. 3 on the depth chart.
What happens when Green gets back, probably in a couple of weeks?
He has thrown only one interception. At Arrowhead Stadium, he is 3-0, topping the 100-point quarterback rating in all three starts, with 752 yards passing and five touchdowns.
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Against the Seahawks on Sunday, the poised and confident backup had his best game ever despite a painful groin pull that almost kept him off the field. He threw for a career-best 312 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions and triggered once again a rising tide of speculation.
"The fact you're talking about it is a good thing because that means we're winning games," he said. "But Trent's the starting quarterback and this year on this team, my job is to back him up. And to fill in if he's out. That's what I'm trying to do now."
Green was cleared only last week to start light practice. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday that he should know early this week if the veteran quarterback, the Chiefs' acknowledged leader, will participate in team drills.
Will he play on Sunday?
"I doubt it." Edwards said.
The decision is not growing any more difficult as Huard continues to excel week after week, Edwards insisted.
"No, it's really not. Damon's done a fantastic job. He's going to continue to play well as long as he has to play. There's going to come a point
in time when Trent is going to be available to play. When that time comes, we've got to get him back out there and ready to play"
The reasons for putting Green back under center are obvious, Edwards said.
"What (Green) has done here, his leadership role, the type of player you anticipate him to be. He's won a lot of games for this football team. He's one of the leaders on this team. When he comes back, you get another shot of adrenaline for your football team, which is always a good thing."
Huard's most impressive feat may be the way he helped hold the Chiefs together after a humiliating 45-7 setback to Pittsburgh.
That loss left them 2-3 and reeling. It was the most lopsided the franchise has experienced in a non-strike season in 22 years.
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