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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2005.
NCAA BASKETBALL Padgett breaks foot in pickup game
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Kansas basketball player David Paddett will be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot and spraining his ankle in a pickup game
The Louisville sophomore center fractured the fifth metatarsal and is doubtful to be available when the Cardinals
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begin the 2005-06 season, their first in the Big East.
Padgett, who sat out last season after transferring from Kansas in 2004, was expected to fill the frontline void left by the graduation of Ellis Myles, the team's leading rebounder last season.
Juan Palacios hurt his right foot in a pickup game on July 13 and has been sidelined since.
Padgett is the second Cardinal to be injured in the offseason.
"This is the most disappointing preseason I've experienced in a long time," Pitino said. "We'll look for the silver lining, and when I can find it, I'll let everyone know."
Padgett started 19 games as a freshman for the Jayhawks in 2003-04, averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
He shot 53.1 percent from the field and blocked a teamhigh 43 shots, the second highest for a Kansas freshman.
The Cardinals finished 33-5 last season and reached the Final Four before being shellacked by the Fighting Illini of Illinois. 72-57. Illinois lost to North Carolina in the national championship.
Sooners force changes after defeat
Uklaima quarterback Rhett Boram, center, reaches for a fumble in between UCLA's Justin London, left, and Brigham Harwell during the second half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday. Oklahoma announced several changes to its starting positions this week, after dropping out of the AP Top 25.
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Quarterback makes switch to receiver
BY DOUG TUCKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Being unranked and the only team in the Big 12 without a winning record isn't stopping Oklahoma from making plans and plowing straight ahead.
Paul Thompson, who began the season as No. 1 quarterback, is switching to wide receiver, coach Bob Stoops announced yesterday. Thompson played the last two games behind redshirt freshman quarterback Rhett Bomar.
"He's got another year after this one to contribute and play," Stoops said. "He's an excellent athlete who works hard. We just want to give him more opportunities to get on the field. I think he will give us more production."
Thompson is a fourth-year junior who opened the season against TCU as the starting quarterback. But Bomar has now nailed down the job for the Sooners, who dropped out of The Associated Press Top 25 this week after a 41-24 loss at UCLA.
"Rhett Bomar made a lot of plays, which will continue to give him confidence," Stoops said during the Big 12's weekly conference call with coaches. "He was much better in executing our passing game."
Stoops also said the Sooners (1-2) have been scuttled mostly by mistakes that can be corrected. and will.
Like much of the Big 12, the Sooners are off this week. Also off this week are Baylor, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and No. 2 Texas. Playing a rare Friday night game is No. 22 Iowa State, which was off
last week, allowing them to recover emotionally from the 23-3 victory against then-No.8 Iowa, a game that drew 54,290, the largest crowd since Iowa State's Jack Stadium was reconfigured in 1996.
"It is unusual to be playing on a Friday night," coach Dan McCarney said. "But we've known for quite some time."
McCarney is no longer the only major hire Iowa State has made off the staff of Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez. Jamie Pollard has been hired as the Cyclones' new athletic director.
"He's an outstanding person and leader." McCarney said.
In his 10 years at Iowa State, McCarney has seen a lot of people come and go.
“This is three (athletic directors), two presidents, three men's basketball coaches,” he said with a laugh. “I'm a survivor. I'm glad to be here.”
McCarney also said he has received a huge response from an e-mail he sent to all Iowa State students thanking them for their support in the win over Iowa.
"The e-mails are out of sight," he said. "I only had one negative response, and it happens to be a Hawkeye fan who goes to Iowa State."
Punishment to follow
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder indicated running back Thomas Clayton would face disciplinary action for being arrested on a charge of aggravated battery. Clayton, whose rushing average
of 164.5 yards per game leads Division I-A, was arrested in an incident involving an employee parking service employee.
He declined to say whether Clayton would play this week against North Texas.
"We have to let things settle down a little bit," Snyder said. "It's not what it appears to be. And I'm not in position to tell you, to elaborate on that. But I don't think it's quite the issue that it was made out to be initially."
Scoring gluttony
Mike Leach, two days after his No. 19 Texas Tech team ran up 80 points on Division I-AA Sam Houston State, was asked if he or his team ever entertained the notion of scoring 100.
"Next question," he said.
When asked if he would just as soon not have his players think about scoring 100, he did respond.
"I don't think about it. I never think about it. I look at did we improve."
Extra points
Reggie McNeal, who set a school record with 449 total yards, was named the Big 12 and the national offensive player of the week. McNeal threw for 349 yards and ran for 100 in only three quarters of Texas A&M's 66-8 win over SMU. Kansas linebacker Brandon Perkins, who set a school record with five sacks in the victory over Louisiana Tech, was named Big 12 defensive player of the week.
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