THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 9A
Cornish steps up in opener
The Kansas football team didn't show much offensive firepower in its opener against Florida Atlantic, who Sports Illustrated ranked as the third worst Division I team.
But there were a few bright spots on the offensive side of the ball. The player that turned the most heads Saturday was junior running back Jon Cornish, who has spent more time in coach Mark Mangino's doghouse than on the field during his career as a lajhawk.
(What evidence do you have to prove that?)
to prove that. Cornish ran for 45 yards on only four carries. Kansas' starting tailback, senior Clark Green, had a serviceable game, running for 107 yards. Green is a guy that drives and will run for four to five yards on every carry. He looked lighter on his feet Saturday and appeared to have stayed away from the Krispy Kremes during the off-season.
But Green still lacks speed and is not going to bust the big one, as Cornish showed he could do with his fourth quarter 27-yard touchdown. Cornish's fourth-quarter run was the play of the day on Saturday. He also dropped some jaws with his second-quarter run, where he collided with FAU safety Kris Bartels and dropped Bartels like a bad habit.
C.J. MOORE
cjmoore@kansan.com
Hopefully Cornish caught Mangino's attention on Saturday. Kansas' offense pretty much stunk out loud against FAU. With his inaccurate passing and poor decision-making, starting quarterback Adam Barmann guaranteed himself a prime spot
senior quarterback Brian Luke threw the ball better than Barmann, but his receivers, with the exception of sophomore tight end Derek Fine, looked less than stellar. The equipment manager needs to look into purchasing the receivers new gloves, preferably sticky ones.
on the sideline for the rest of the season.
With a passing game that won't be much better than last season's, the offense is going to need big plays from the running game. Cornish can deliver long runs and deserves more carries. He has the combination of speed, size, power and elusiveness that all great running backs possess.
Cornish may lack experience, but these next two games against cupcake opponents are the times for him to get experience. The reason it has taken Cornish so long to
get on the field is that he hails from Canada, which isn't exactly football country. Cornish was behind the learning curve when he arrived in Lawrence, but now he is ready to contribute.
Green is a solid back. He should remain the starter, but the offense will benefit in the long run if Green and Cornish share the running responsibilities 50-50.
It's no secret that the reason the Jayhawks were unable to hold leads in the fourth quarter last season was that the defense spent too much time on the field. With Green and Cornish, the KU offense has two solid backs that can eat up clock and rack up yards.
rack up yards.
Cornish picked he's for real Saturday. Now give him the damn ball.
Moore is a Shawnee junior in journalism.
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Mangino said he approached team physician Larry Magee about the idea and Magee supported it. Mangino received funding from the athletic department for the tests.
He wasn't sure how many teams used these tests,but said that Magee said the teams that did were probably in the minority.
were probably. "I go into these homes and I recruit these kids and tell their parents that we are going to take good care of them," Mangino said. "With all the issues that have come up in recent years with athletes, I thought it was the right thing to do."
Red Sox slide by Angels
Football Notes:
Mangino did not announce who his starting quarterback would be for Saturday's game against Appalachian State. He said it would be a game-time decision. Mangino said junior wide receiver Jonathan Lamb would miss significant time because of an injury.
Edited by Erin Wisdom
Boston Red Sox's Johnny Damon, left, beats the tag by Anaheim Angels catcher Bengie Molina to score on a two-run single by David Ortiz in the third inning at Fenway Park in Boston yesterday. This play and Ortiz's homerun in the bottom of the ninth gave the Red Sox a 3-2 victory.
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