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Baylor outplays Kansas in every way possible Bears' explosive energy steamrolled the Jayhawks, embarrasses team
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The Bears showed them off Saturday, shellacking the Jayhawks 55-7. Sophomore receiver Josh Gordon will haunt Jayhawks fans for a while with his four-catch, 161-yard performance. One of his two touchdowns came off a short pass that turned into a 94-yard burst. And what can you say about Baylor's defense? It dismantled any momentum Kansas had coming into that game, picking off freshman quarterback Jordan Webb twice and sacking him three times. Freshman defensive end Tevin Elliot had two of the sacks, broke up two passes and forced a fumble. The sturdy Jayhawk running game that exploded against New Mexico State was held to 99 yards on 37 carries. That's a 2.7 average. Nothing doing for the Jayhawks on any side of the ball. Still, no one was as impressive as RG3.
"There's a lot of really good football players at Baylor University," Baylor coach Art Briles said. "Everybody knows Robert Griffin."
During the Big 12 Football Media Days this summer, Baylor didn't bring along quarterback Robert Griffin III. It would have been nice to do a feature on one of the most talented players in the Big 12 coming off an injury. Instead, Baylor coach Art Briles wanted the attention spread out among his players.
"I don't know how many players had a touchdown or a big play today, but it was a
"It was just one of those days where everything fell into place," Griffin said, "and I'm glad it was for us."
Well, Robert, you had four - three in the air, one on the ground. The 380 passing yards was a career high and the 94-yard pass to Gordon was a Baylor record. There's more.
lot," Griffin said.
The Jayhawks fell to 2-3 on the season, though it seems worse than it is. The wins have been good while the losses have been gut-wrenching.
Griffin added 64 rushing yards, etching his name in the school record books with 444 offensive yards, the most by any individual. He came out after the third quarter, so his day could have been more breathtaking.Not to mention, the team had 678 offensive yards in the game, also a Baylor record. The Bears have never won a Big 12 game by more than 28 points.The 48-point margin of victory was the largest in school history.
Everyone knows Big 12 competition is a different animal. But these Bears were ridiculous in this one. What were the Jayhawks going to do? What was any team going to do? Sometimes the opposing team is just destined to win. Baylor was that team on Saturday.
Kansas senior safety Olaitan Oguntodu put this game into perspective for everyone: "It is embarrassing."
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A student reported the attack behind The Wheel Wednesday
BY GARTH SEARS gsears@kansan.com
A female student reported to police that she was raped early Wednesday morning in
a University park ing lot behind The Wagon Wheel, a popular student bar at 14th and Ohio streets.
The student said she was raped in University
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Thursday afternoon.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the Public Safety Office said the rape reportedly happened between cars in the lot "directly behind" The Wheel.
KU Public Safety Office:
Crime Stoppers hotline:
(785) 864-8888
parking lot 100 between 2:30 and 3:10 a.m. Wednesday by an unknown man, according to a University crime alert posted
Bailey asked that anyone who saw what happened call the Public Safety Office at 864-5900. Any tips can be called in to the Crime Stoppers hotline anonymously at 864-8888.
According to the University website, there is another section of lot 100. Bailey said the
SAFETY TIPS
- Be aware of your surroundings.
- Walk or jog in groups.
- Stay on lighted pathways and avoid taking shortcuts behind buildings and through parking lots.
- If you are the victim of a crime, contact the police as soon as possible.
- Report any crime in progress or any suspicious activity to the KU Public Safety Office.
section involved was the larger section of lot 100, right off of Ohio Street, not the section on the west side of Stephenson and Pearson Scholarship Halls, by Sprague Apartments.
A University crime alert encouraged students to be aware of their surroundings,
walk in groups and stay on lighted pathways.
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