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Wednesday, March 29, 1995
SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas fine-tunes its grid strategy
Coach changes staff defense,pass attack
By Tom Erickson
Kansan sportswriter
Change is the focus for the Jayhawks' spring football practice, which begins Saturday under the direction of Kansas coach Glen Mason.
Differences will be seen on and off the field. Two new coaches, Mike Hankwitz and David Gibbs, have been hired. Hankwitz will be the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, and Gibbs will direct the secondary. Both coaches come to Kansas from the Colorado Buffaloes.
Mason said he plans to shift the defense from a 4-3 lineup to a 3-4 attack similar to the one used by Colorado last year.
"We have got to become a much better third-down team on defense," he said. "We're looking to eliminate mistakes. We think the 3-4 is best for our personnel, and I think you will see more situational things like a nickel defense."
A more balanced offense also is planned for the Jayhawks in 1995.
Kansas gained 2,942 yards rushing and 1,550 yards passing as a team last season.
"There are a lot of changes in our passing attack," Mason said. "We've got the type of personnel that we should throw the ball much more effectively than we have in the past, and we will."
The offense expects to have a starting quarterback named coming out of spring practice, Mason said. Senior Mark Williams, who started one game last season, will be joined by sophomore Matt Johner and junior Ben Rutz, a junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Rutz was a backup at Nebraska his freshman year before leaving the Cornhuskers for junior college.
Keeping the offense successful on the ground is also important to Mason. This season will be only the third time in Jayhawk history that Kansas returns two 1,000-yard-plus career rushers in the backfield in junior June Henley, with 1,726 career yards, and senior L.T. Levine, with 1,407.
"I want to maintain our running game," Mason said. "I think we have done a very good job of running the football, and we have got to be good in that area."
Kansas football coach Glen Mason yesterday outlined changes for the coming season, including a new 3-4 defense and more passing on offense.
The 'new' look
Here are four goals for spring practice, which begins Saturday.
A continued evaluation of talent, including both starters and newcomers
Experiments with new plays and lineups
Working on fundamentals
Putting the players together as a team for the new season
Kansas senior wide receiver Ashaudai Smith is expected to help the passing game this season. Smith led the Jayhawks in receptions last season with 22 and sees himself as a team leader on and off the field.
"I plan to be a leader of the whole team," Smith said. "If everybody is consistent and takes care of business, we will win some games."
The Jayhawks will conclude their spring outworks with the Blue-White game April 29 at Memorial Stadium.
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