4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
Heard in the stands
Cheers to the kickers
Punter Kyle Tucker had fans impressed all day with his booming punts. Kicker Scott Webb got one of the biggest cheers after he sent a fourth-quarter kickoff through the uprights. Someone has been working out
Fans liked the idea of the screens but were not in favor of how they were used. Instead of "Go Jayhawks" on the screens, several fans suggested they should feature game scores and stats, as they had at the half.
Best Game Day attire
Best Game Day attire The ladies in the first row with Beak 'em Hawks painted on their stomachs are the winners. Bonus points for having spaces in between words.
Poor fan etiquette
Anyone with a "Muck Fizzou" shirt. In case they didn't get the memo, we only sport "Muck Fizzou" shirts when Kansas plays Missouri. You have at least one Kansas T-shirt, wear it!
"I really want to go over and look at the Florida Atlantic cheerleaders. Is that wrong?"
Rock Chalk Chart
FOOTBALL
It began with 1:13 left in the game.
C. I. Moore
Transfer shines in home opener
Sophomore Jeff Foster proves an asset in Kansas victory against Florida Atlantic
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SWITSPORTWRI
Jeff Foster hasn't played a competitive football game since 2002, but that didn't stop him from making two of the biggest plays of the game Saturday night against Florida Atlantic.
In the third quarter of the game, senior quarterback Brian Luke connected with Foster on a 17-yard touchdown that gave Kansas a lead it would not give back.
"It was a great read by Brian Luke," Foster said. "They were playing cover two, and he placed it right in the hole. It was one of the best feelings I've had in my life."
Although Kansas coach Mark Mangino was not surprised by
Foster's performance, his name wasn't even on the pre-game depth chart. There were at least six wide receivers listed ahead of him.
"He earned a right to be out there," Mangino said. "He is in the rotation, so we'll count on him as we go. He made some big plays, and we're excited he's going to help us out."
Mangino said Foster was impressive in practice and dedicated himself to the summer workout program.
"He has a real want-to kind of attitude," Mangino said. "He wants to prove he can play at the Division I level at the University of Kansas, and we are convinced he can."
Foster, a sophomore wide receiver, transferred to Kansas after spending a season at the University of Northern Iowa. During the 2003 season, Foster took a redshirt and played on the scout team.
After the season with Northern Iowa, Foster looked into other schools where he could play football, and Kansas became a natural fit last fall.
"I have a lot of family history at KU," Foster said. "All the coaches were really accepting of me transferring, so it worked out."
Foster walked on to the football team and had to sit out a year after transferring. He played on the offensive scout team and was offensive scout player of the week before the Iowa State game last October.
The two-year break from games was well worth it to Foster with his performance on Saturday.
"He earned a right to be out there. He is in the rotation, so we'll count on him as we go."
Mark Mangino Kansas football coach
Aside from his touchdown catch, Foster made another big play for the Jawahaws. Early in the fourth quarter, on third down and eight, Luke connected with Foster for a critical first down. This play led to a 32-yard goal field by sophomore kicker Scott Webb and gave Kansas a 9-point lead.
Freshman wide receiver Marcus Herford, who took a redshirt last season, was one of the receivers listed ahead of Foster on the depth chart, but never saw the field Saturday. Another wide receiver listed ahead of Foster was freshman Dexton Fields, who also took a redshirt last season. Fields played but failed to make a catch.
Foster was all smiles after the game but admitted there would be one thing better then his first career touchdown.
"I think a Big 12 Championship would be better." Foster said.
After his performance in the first game, Foster will now have an opportunity to contribute toward capturing that goal.
— Edited by Ty Beaver
Coaches are pleased with first use of instant replay
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
BY STEPHEN HAWKINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Nebraska coach Bill Callahan was one of the staunchest proponents of instant replay in the Big 12. He still is, even after five plays were reviewed in the Cornhuskers' season opener.
There were eight Big 12 home games in which instant replay was used for the first time over the weekend. There were seven reviews, the
"They were possession calls and boundary calls and things of that nature. I think it was well-done," Callahan said Monday during the Big 12 coaches conference call. "The calls were well represented and logically thought out before they pulled the trigger and asked for a replay. What occurred was valid, was logistical."
five at Nebraska and one each in the Texas and Oklahoma games.
Two calls were overturned Saturday in the 25-7 victory over Maine. An interception by Maine's Daren Stone was called good after initially ruled an incomplete pass, and replay officials also overturned a reception by Nebraska's Terrence Nunn.
Officials at the Oklahoma game used a replay to determine that a Sooners punt didn't break the plane of the end zone.
That call put TCU inside the 1
rather than the 20 to start a possession, but the Frogs still won 17-10 in the biggest upset of the opening weekend.
"Even if it goes against us, I told (the official), I thought it was fair," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
Under the Big 12 instant replay rule, coaches can't ask for a review.
Stoops was surprised that another play — in which he thought the Sooners had caused a fumble
— wasn't looked at by officials.
The seven reviews in the Big 12 home games took an average of just 1 minute, 45 seconds each.
As long as the calls are right, the coaches said they would go with the system.
"We're all in an agreement," Iowa State coach Dan McCarney said. "Anything we can do to make sure we get calls right and give players the opportunity win football games, I'm all for it."
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