====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0539 from reel: NP 15466 (2010-08-16 to 2010-11-18) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/8491 Title: Freshmen RBs Eager to Prove They Can Handle the Burden Summary: Article about KU football freshmen running backs James Sims and Deshaun Sands preparing to contribute to the team, with coach Turner Gill's comments on their development and role in the offense. Category: sports Subjects: football; college athletics; player development; team strategy Named Entities: Thibodeaux, Corey [reporter]; Sims, James [freshman running back]; Sands, Deshaun [freshman running back]; Gill, Turner [head coach] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Though Undefeated, Big 12 Teams Face Challenge to Climb Up AP Poll Summary: Analysis of Big 12 football teams' challenges in improving their rankings in the AP poll despite remaining undefeated, featuring insights from analysts and coaches. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 conference; AP rankings; team performance Named Entities: Palm, Jerry [BCS analyst]; Bo Pelini [Nebraska coach]; Gundy, Mike [Oklahoma State coach] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Commerce Bank; Alpha Delta Pi; Institute for International Business at the School of Business Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.