4B
KU 31 - UT 37
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
quotable
"I guess the upside is, if we were losing at home all the time, nobody would talk about the road losses."
—Mark Manoino
"There's a lot of stuff we fleed to do. Anytime you turn the ball over six or seven times, you can't win the ball game."
Kerry Meier
"I'll tell you the truth, it's my fault too. We made those mistakes. There's no way I should have let that happen."
Mark Manino
"We came over here expecting a good game. We under performed." — Jon Cornish
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
After playing well in his first two games, Meier made some errors partially because of his inexperience. He struggled some, yet made a few key plays, including a head-first dive to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. As quarterback, Meier said, it's his responsibility to run the offense, and took blame for the mistakes.
"I'm the one trying to lead the squad," Meier said. "We'll right this ship, and put this one behind us."
The loss dropped Kansas to 3-18 on the road under Mangino. The team's last road victory came nearly 23 months ago against Missouri. The talk about his team's road struggles appears to have become a point of frustration for the coach.
Junior kicker Scott Webb is now
0-for-2 on the season after missing
a 48-yard goal goal Friday night.
"I'll be very honest with you, I'm not obsessed with this road thing." Mangino said. "Did we fumble the ball in overtime because we were on a strange field? No, we just couldn't execute."
The kick would have tied a career-high. Tucker also missed a 28-yard attempt against Northwestern State in the season opener.
Notes:
It wasn't all bad news surrounding Meier's performance Friday. The quarterback was effective rushing the ball, gaining 57 yards on 19 carries. Meier ran for the score on Kansas' first drive; a 12 yard scamper down the left sideline.
Kansas' Jon Cornish is stopped by Toledo's Nigel Morris and Steve Morrison, back during the football game Friday in Toledo, Ohio. Cornish rushed for 89 yards against the Rockets.
Junior Marcus Henry started at wide receiver instead off senior Dominic Roux, who had started the first two games. Henry finished the game with four catches for 67 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rschneder@kansan.com.
Kerry Meier's four interceptions were a career-high, and also rank as the second most in a game in Kansas history.
Edited by Kristen Jarboe
Dow Hardwood/LNDPEPENMN1 GOLINGIAN
Karri Meter takes off running in Friday night's game against Toledo. Meter has nine touchdowns this season; he has run for four of them, including one at Toledo.
from the press box
It was over when...
Toledo running back Jalen Parmele cut to the right side of the Kansas defense and strolled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime. It was the fourth touchdown scored off a Jayhawk turnover.
Game ball goes to...
Junior Marcus Henry has quickly become one of quarterback Kerry Meler's favorite targets. Henry had four catches for 67 yards, including an extraordinary 33-yard touchdown that he scooped up off the turf.
Game to forget...
Kerry Meyer won't soon
Stat of the game...
forget his first road game. The freshman quarterback had the worst game of his young college career Friday, throwing four interceptions. He stared down numerous receivers, tipping off defenders who started watching Meier instead of the receivers.
Toledo scored 28 points off five Kansas turnovers. If it wasn't for those turnovers, this one would have been a blowout. Toledo didn't record a first down in the second half, yet managed to score two touchdowns. With Toledo's offense looking worse on each possession, the Kansas defense kept the team in it.
Ryan Schneider
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