6B | KU 55-FIU 3 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 THE WEEKEND WRAP-UP Sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing makes a pass during the first half of the game against Florida International Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Reesing had 415 yards of total offense and two touchdowns FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B) Reeing and the legs McAnderson to move the ball down the field. Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN "I felt like I needed to make up for some of the mistakes that I made," McAnderson said. "The best part about it was having my teammates' and coaches' support. They made my mistakes seem like our mistakes and I got back on track." McAnderson finished the game with 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Reesing bounced back from some early-game incompletions and an interception in the third quarter by finding receivers all over the field and scrambling for positive yardage when the pocket collapsed. Reesing, in just his fourth game as a starting quarterback, completed 23 of 37 passes for 368 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 47 yards and a touchdown. "He's doing a lot of positive things," Mangino said. "He seems to improve every week. When he sees an area that needs some work he seems to get it rectified." it to us in every phase of the game" Reesing and the rest of the Kansas offense did not have to piece together many long drives because the defense stopped Florida International dead in its tracks on the majority of its possessions. The Jayhawk defense forced eight punts, five turnovers and one turnover on downs, giving the offense outstanding field position - the Jayhawks' average starting point was their own 37-yard line. The only time the Golden Panthers turned a possession into points was late in the first quarter when a 54-yard drive resulted in a field goal by kicker Chris Abed. "They played hard and we didn't execute," Florida International running back Amod Ned said. "I don't get into rating teams, but I know they are a great team. They handed The slow start of the jayhawk offense was also taken out of focus by some spectacular work by the special teams unit. After losing seven yards on their first possession, the Golden Panthers lined up to punt the ball away from their own 8-yard line. Junior wide receiver Raymond Brown broke through the line of blockers and swatted the ball as it left the foot of punter Chris Cook. Freshman linebacker Dakota Lewis fell on the ball before it could sneak out of the end zone, giving Kansas a quick seven point advantage just two minutes into the game. "It took all of the pressure off of the offense," McAnderson said. "We won the field position battle, came away with three-and-outs and scored on turnovers. The defense and special teams are actually part of our offense." But the Jayhawk offense might not have needed the help on Saturday night. Eleven Jayhawks caught passes, four scored offensive touchdowns and three ran for over 40 yards. Sophomore Kerry Meier was the most versatile Jayhawk of all. He lined up at wide-out, in the backfield and as a slot receiver in the first half and returned to quarterback in the fourth quarter. Meier's final stat line was bizarre: 15 receiving yards. six rushing yards and 23 passing yards. But his appearance in the multi-dimensional role was about more than padding the stat book. "Kerry is too good of an athlete to spend all of his time on the sideline," Mangino said. "He will continue to play and contribute to our program in a number of different ways." SCORING DRIVE CHART KANSAS FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter The cushion afforded by the mismatch allowed the coaching staff to throw a number of new wrinkles into the offense. Senior tight end Derek Fine became the team's go-to receiver, catching seven passes, and sophomore running back Jake Sharp enjoyed an expanded role in the passing game, making three receptions. 3rd Quarter For the fourth consecutive game, Kansas did not go head-to-head with a powerhouse program. Instead, the Jayhawks cut their teeth on lower-level competition and emerged victorious with a generous number of points to spare. "There are a lot of teams that were tested with games that they were supposed to win and ended up with a lower score, but we didn't," Mangino said. "We're winning the ones we are supposed to and there was a time here when that didn't happen. Overall, progress was made." 4th Quarter Aqib Talib, junior cornerback, follows his blockers during his 100-yard interception return in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game. Talib returned the interception for a touchdown. Talib also made five tackles, broke up two passes, and made one reception for 19-yards. Edited by Luke Morris Kansas 55, Florida International 3 TEAM STATISTICS
ToledoKansas
First downs1526
Rushing yards122224
    Rushing attempts3636
    Average yards3.46.2
    Rushing TDs04
Passing yards133391
    Comp.-Att.-Int.16-36-225-39-1
    Passing TDs01
Total offensive yards255615
Fumbles-lost5-32-2
Penalties-yards3-336-65
Punts-yards8-2391-36
    Average yards29.936.0
    Inside 20-yard line00
    Touchbacks00
Punt returns-yards-TDs1-19-03-8-1
    Average yards192.7
Kickoff returns-yards-TDs7-164-02-55-0
    >Average yards64.567.0
Interception-yards-TDs1-0-02-100-1
Fumble returns-yards-TDs0-0-01-9-0
Third-down conversions5 of 174 of 11
Fourth-down conversions0 of 20 of 2
Red zone: Scores-chances0-16-7
Sacks-yards lost0-01-5
Time of possession32:2927:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing Corp-Att-Int. Yards TD Long Sack Reesing, Todd 23-37-1 368 1 38 0 Meiler, Kerry 2-2-0 23 0 16 0 **Rushing** No. Gain Loss Net TD Long Avg. McAnderson, Brandon 13 105 0 105 2 23 8.1 Reesing, Todd 8 47 0 105 1 13 5.9 Sharp, Jake 6 42 0 42 1 14 7.0 Bean, Donte 5 22 6 16 0 17 3.2 Boyd-Anderson, Carmen 3 8 0 8 0 4 2.7 Meier, Kerry 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 | Receiving | No. | Yards | TD | Long | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Fine, Derek | 7 | 70 | 1 | 19 | | Fields, Dexton | 4 | 77 | 0 | 35 | | Briscoe, Dezmon | 3 | 53 | 0 | 27 | | Sharp, Jake | 3 | 46 | 0 | 31 | | Henry, Marcus | 2 | 38 | 0 | 32 | | McAnderson, Brandon | 1 | 39 | 0 | 38 | | Talib, Aqib | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | | Herford, Marcus | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | | Meier, Kerry | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | | Dedeaux, Bradle | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | | Foster, Jeff | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Punt returns No. Yards Long Pendleton, Raimond 2 0 0 Brown, Raymond 1 8 0 Kickoff returns No. Yards Long Herford, Marcus 2 55 42 Interception returns No. Yards Long Talib, Aqib 1 100 100 Thornton, Justin 1 0 0 Punting No. Yards Avg. Long In20 TB Tucker, Kyle 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 Field goals Qtr. Time Distance Result Webb, Scott 1st 8:23 30 yards Good 2nd 4:27 37 yards Good Kickoffs No. Yards Avg. TB OB Webb, Scott 10 670 67.0 3 0