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Friday, October 21, 1994
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K-State outranks Oklahoma. Notre Dame for first time ever
By Doug Tucker The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The sun is not setting in the East this week. Palm trees are not swaying to and fro in the warm tropical breeze of the North Pole.
It is true, however, and equally amazing, that Notre Dame and Oklahoma are not ranked, and Kansas State is. But contrary to what the Associated Press poll might suggest, the entire world has not gone crazy.
It is believed to be the first time in history the Wildcats are ranked among the college football elite while the Fighting Irish and the once mighty Sooners scrape along with the rest of the sport's great unwashed, unrecognized masses.
K-State (4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big Eight Conference) is No. 19 heading into its second straight nationally televised battle. This time the 'Cats are not at home and are not facing a team with a wounded quarterback. One week after losing to No. 3 Nebraska by 11 points, the Wildcats are at No. 3 Colorado (6-0, 2-0). They are 14/12-point underdogs to Colorado, the team that destroyed Oklahoma last week 45-7.
The troubled Sooners (3-3,1) will travel to Kansas Saturday as 2-point underdogs to the Jayhawks, who are (4-2,1-1).
No. 3 Nebraska (7-0, 2-0) is a 25-point favorite at Missouri (2-4, 1-1), who could be upbeat after winning last week at Oklahoma State for the first time in 14 years.
The Cowboys (3-3, 0-2) are
home against Iowa State (0-6,
0-2) and 9 1/2-point favorites in
what many are speculating
could be the final season of
beleaguered coach Jim
Walden.
"I would say turnovers have decided every game we've played this year," said Walden, who coaches the Big Eight's only winless team. "There hasn't been a game this year where we haven't been creating critical turnovers."
A year ago, the Cyclones scored 14 second-half points to win 20-17 in Ames. A week ago, Iowa State fell to Kansas 41-23 while Oklahoma State was losing at home to the Tigers.
"They look like us overall," said Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones. "At times they do some things pretty well, and at times they don't." They had a lot
of guys banged up earlier, but they're returning. They've moved the ball on most people. They've battled and hung in there and played hard. This will be a dog fight."
Kansas vs. Oklahoma 1 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Stadium
Micah Laaker / KANSAN
Mason said that all his running backs were healthy and would play.
Twice as nice: The last time Kansas beat Oklahoma twice in one decade was in the 1960s. Before the Jayhawks'27-10 victory in 1992, their last victory against the Sooners was in 1984.
Healed 'Hawks: Kansas coach Glen Mason said that Kansas senior quarterback Asheiki Preston would start for the Jayhawks, but that junior quarterback Mark Williams would play a little. He said Williams played some against Iowa State because he wanted to have an experienced second-string quarterback. He wanted to let Williams play, he said, after deciding not to redshirt him this season.
A Sooner storm: Jerald Moore and James Allen, "Thunder and Lightning," have combined for 811 yards rushing and 192 yards receiving.
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