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Texas lineman Jackson Jeffcoat (44) strips the ball from OKlahomo quarterback Landry Jones
Beneficial bye for Texas
University of Texas
BY JORDAN GODWIN
With half of campus wearing its Austin City Limits Music Festival hipster costumes and the other half actually using the weekend to study, it was a quiet Saturday at the University of Texas. Fingernails got some relief from the relentless biting of the past two weeks and not one squirrel on campus had his home crushed by a drunken tailgater. The best news was for the first time in three weekends — the mighty Texas Longhorns did not lose a football game.
This is what Texas has to look forward to in next weekend's game. Anyone who has ever seen on vacation can understand what the Longhorns might be feeling — it's nice to be away from work, but you dread going back. Do the Longhorns dread playing Nebraska? No.
The bye week provided a great opportunity for the Longhorns to regroup and take a break from the rocky season they've had. Some of them relaxed, some of them went home to see their families and some just laid low in Austin. Hopefully on this past Thursday night, some of them witnessed the red machine that is fifth-ranked Nebraska. If the Cornhuskers are half is dominant as they were in the 48-13 blowout of Kansas State, the Longhorns are in trouble. Although some Texas students were betting on Kansas State to expose a hint of weakness, there were no surprises.
The players and coaches believe they are much better than what the polls say the
Forget the Oklahoma rivalry game. Forget the UCLA debacle. If the Longhorns can prepare themselves this week to take down Nebraska, they can at least reestablish their own confidence. Heck, maybe they can even squeak back into those silly polls that everyone gets so excited about. What is it, CBS? BCS? Something like that.
unranked team is. Fans and students seem to be under the same trance. It has simply been too long since coach Mack Brown was outside of the top 25 looking in. If Brown and the rest of the 2010 Longhorns believe they deserve any respect for the rest of the season, let them prove it. They take pride in having some of the toughest game-week preparations in the country, so let them prove it. They're confident they have the best group of talent in the Big 12 Conference, so let them prove it.
But in truth, the Longhorns aren't just playing against Nebraska this weekend. They're also playing for Brown's legacy. The coach who once brought greatness back to Texas is fighting against his own demise with this game. He hasn't lost three straight games since 1999, his second season in Austin, and you better believe his streak of nine straight 10-win seasons is in jeopardy. If he falls too hard this year, his recruiting and the talent pool at Texas will be affected for seasons to come. For nearly a decade, winning has been contagious for Brown and Texas, but his sickly Longhorns might be destined to learn that losing can spread just as fast.
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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
parking lot behind The Wagon Wheel, a popular student bar at 14th and Ohio streets.
Thursday afternoon.
The student said she was raped in University
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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:
(705) 864-5000
Crime Stoppers hotline:
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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 anon-
parking lot 100 between 2:30 and 3:10 a.m. Wednesday by an unknown man, according to a University crime alert posted
According to the University website, there is another section of lot 100. Bailey said the
SAFETY TIPS
- Be aware of your surroundings.
ymously at 864-8888.
- 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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