/ SPORTS / MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Kansas
0 | 7 | 0 | 0 — 7
Baylor
10 | 17 |21 |7 - 55
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
D. J. Beshears
53 yds
Passing
171 yds
Jordan Webb
Receiving
Daymond Patterson 53 yds
Kansas Passing
Kansas Passing Player C/AT/INT Yards TD Long Sack Webb, Jordan 16-28-2 171 1 30 3 Totals 16-28-2 171 1 30 3
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards TD Lg Avg.
Beshears, D.J. 12 47 0 14 3.9
Sims, James 14 39 0 12 2.8
Webb, Jordan 8 8 0 10 1.0
Sands, Deshaun 3 5 0 3 1.7
Totals 37 99 0 14 2.7
Kansas Receiving
KANSAS 7,
Player REC Yards TD Lg
Patterson, Daym 6 53 1 21
Wilson, Johnath 4 35 0 14
Beshears, D.J. 2 10 0 7
Sims, James 1 30 0 30
McDougald, Brad 1 22 0 22
Biere, Tim 1 17 0 17
Omigie, Chris 1 4 0 4
Totals 16 171 1 30
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Long TD
Beshears, D.J. 3 70 30 0
McDougald, Brad 3 31 11 0
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG
N/A 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Branstetter, Jacob 0 0 1 1
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Rojas, Alonso 5 219 0 2 57
Kansas Punting
Baylor Passing
C/AT/INT Yards TD Long Sack
Team 28-38-0 434 4 94 0
Baylor Rushing
CAR Yards TD LG AVG
Team 46 244 2 22 5.3
Baylor Receiving
REC Yards TD Lg
Team 28 434 4 94
Baylor Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 1 10 10 14
Baylor Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 2 16 8.0 15
Baylor State Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 2/2 100.0 50 7 13
Baylor Punting
TOT Yards TB -20 LG
Team 3 136 3 0 49
KANSAS FOOT
Short hitches set up longer throws
BY KORY CARPENTER kcarpenter@kansan.com
In the middle of the 48-point trouncing at the hands of the Baylor Bears on Saturday, something became painstakingly clear: Speed is not exactly the strength of the Kansas defense. It was evident every time Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III dropped back to pass.
The Kansas cornerbacks were usually seven or eight yards off their receiver, expecting Griffin to throw deep or run, something he has been known for during his time in Waco. That extra cushion opened up the short passing game for the Bears, something linebacker Steven Johnson and his teammates weren't prepared for and couldn't handle.
"We were expecting a lot more deep routes, but they kept throwing hitches for six or seven yards every time," Johnson said. "When we started to bite on those, he threw the ball downfield."
Often times, Griffin didn't even have to throw downfield to beat the soft-cushioned Kansas defense. With a little over four minutes remaining in the second quarter and Baylor on its own six yard line, Griffin threw a screen to receiver Josh Gordon. Gordon had more than a few yards of space to beat his defender before effortlessly taking the
pass for a Baylor-record 94 yards and a touchdown.
Baylor coach Art Briles could have watched the Kansas game film against Southern Miss to formulate his attack. In the loss to the Golden Eagles the defense again
doesn't know what's coming, the Yellow Jackets have to rely on speed and athleticism. When forced to do that on Saturday, the Bears put up 678 yards of total offense and 55 points.
Were the nearly 700 yards given up because of a lack of speed or bad position? Coach Turner Gill said he thought both
had trouble stopping a dual-threat quarterback who had deep-play capabilities.
"When we started to bite on those, he threw the ball downfield."
Georgia Tech's offense is one dimensional, running until they can't run anymore. Then they run some more. When the defense
STEVEN JOHNSON Junior linebacker
"I think when you are lined up correctly, you have to go make the play," Gill said. "We just weren't quite in sync with everything."
factored in.
Not being in sync led to a missed assignment and big plays. Consistently being beat and missing
tackles because of a lack of speed and athleticism leads to a final score like Kansas fans saw on Saturday.
- Edited by Clark Goble
Members of the Baylor defense celebrate after linebacker Elliot Coffey intercepted a pass intended for sophomore cornerback D.J. Beshears (20).
Senior safety Olaitan Oguntodu looks to the scoreboard during the fourth quarter of Kansas' 55-7 loss to Baylor Saturday afternoon at Floyd Casey Stadium. The Jayhawks dropped their Big 12 Conference opener to the Bears, falling to 2-3 on the season.