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GAME DAY
AT A GLANCE
The Kansas football team will be heavy underdogs when the potent Georgia Tech offense visits Lawrence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets, ranked fifteenth in the nation in the Associated Press' most recent poll, run the famed triple option that is a trademark of their coach Paul Johnson.
Junior tight end Tim Biere's size, hands and deceptive speed make him one of the few legitimate NFL
PLAYER TO WATCH
prospects on the Kansas roster, but his performance against North Dakota State was hard to watch. As a pass catcher, Pike encumbered
Biere resembled Biere
lineman more than a tight end, dropping three passes and fumbling twice. Fans and pro scouts alike will have their eyes on the junior this Saturday.
QUESTION MARKS
When will the defense allow its first touchdown of the season?
An impressive goal line stop against the North Dakota State offense prevented the Bison from scoring a touchdown in their only true opportunity last Saturday. But nobody will mistake the Bison offense with the option frenzy that is Georgia Tech. The question is not really if the Jayhawks will allow a touchdown this weekend but when. Still, if they can do enough damage control and force a Georgia Tech team that had only two completions last week to throw the ball, they should keep the game within reach for the offense.
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There is only one way for the offense to go up. Whether they will take that step Saturday remains to be seen. The quarterback situation is in turmoil, with freshman Jordan Webb starting this week after sophomore Kale Pick started last week. Freshman running back Deshaun Sands is highly questionable with a leg injury. And the
Webb
offense could not muster a touchdown against their FCS opponent last week. Someone must step up and become the leader of the offense still looking to replace three legends.
DEFENSE
Although they only surrendered six points
Although they only sum against the Bison last Saturday, the defense feels there is room for improvement. The Jayhawks linebackers, led last week by Steven Johnson's nine tackles, will have their work cut out preparing for the Georgia Tech offense.
which gave 12 different players carries in their 41-10 victory against South Carolina State last Saturday.
Johnson
Senior kicker Jacob Branstetter will try to rebound from a poor performance against North Dakota State. He missed two field goals against the Bison and has already missed a third of all of his misses last season (13-for-19 in 2009). Though his surrendered blocked punt last Saturday did not lead to any Bison points, a similar
Branstetter
SPECIAL TEAMS
gaffe against the ground specialists at Georgia Tech would be disastrous.
COACHING
Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush is very familiar with the yellow Jacket offense. Torbush coached at Mississippi State last season when Georgia Tech bulldozed the Bulldogs 42-31 on Oct. 3 in Starkville, Miss. Coach Paul Johnson's option-filled playbook is a throwback to the older days of
college football, but his quarterback Joshua Nesbitt is anything but a prototypical quarterback. Torbush knows that well; Nesbitt carried the ball 23 times in the victory against Mississippi State last season.
Matt Galloway
Torbush
MOMENTUM
The Yellow Jackets visit Memorial Stadium riding a wave of momentum. Their ACC championship and Orange Bowl appearance led to a lot of pre-season hype, and coach Johnson's team was able to avoid a let down in week one. A loss in Lawrence would shatter their long shot national title aspirations.
JAYHAWKS STARTING LINEUP
Offense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Jordan Webb 2 Fr.
RB Angus Quigley 22 Sr.
WR Johnathan Wilson 81 Sr.
WR Bradley McDougald 24 So.
WR Daymond Patterson 15 Jr.
TE Tim Biere 86 Jr.
T Tanner Hawkinson 72 So.
G Sal Capra 59 Sr.
C Jeremiah Hatch 77 Jr.
G Trevor Marrongelli 69 So.
T Brad Thorson 76 Sr
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Quintin Woods 93 Sr.
DT Richard Johnson, Jr. 97 Jr.
DT Patrick Dorsey 92 Jr.
DE Jake Laptad 91 Sr.
OLB Drew Dudley 49 Sr.
MLB Justin Springer 45 Sr.
OLB Steven Johnson 52 Jr.
CB Isiah Barfield 19 Jr.
SS Olaitan Oguntodu 44 Sr.
FS Lubbock Smith 1 So.
CB Chris Harris 16 Sr.
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THE WAVE SEPTEMBER 10,2010
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