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Junior tight end Tim Biere reaches to make a catch near the goal line during the fourth quarter. Biere dropped the ball, forcing the Jayhawks to try a game-tying field goal, which was missed. Kansas went on to lose the game
Letdowns,not touchdowns
Saturday's game showed the team has room for improvement
BY MATT GALLOWAY
mgalloway@kansan.com
twitter.com/themattgalloway
For junior tight end Tim Biere, that may have been a blessing in disguise.
In Saturday's season opener against North Dakota State, the Kansas football team played without names on the back of their jerseys for the first time since 1981.
Biere dropped three passes, all on third down, and fumbled his only two receptions as North Dakota State stunned Kansas 6-3 at Memorial Stadium.
"That wasn't 'Tim out there,' said freshman quarterback Jordan Webb. "He is a great player. He is definitely one of the best tight ends I've ever seen or been around. But we're going to keep going back to him."
Biere's first fumble came on his first reception of the season in the third quarter. The second fumble cost the Jayhawks (0-1) one of their final drives as Biere lost possession near midfield.
Junior receiver Daymond Patterson approached Biere in the locker room after the defeat. Patterson said he knows if the Jayhawks are to rebound from this defeat, their tight end cannot have hangover from one of the worst games for a Jayhawk in the program's history.
"I told him to keep his head up," Patterson said. "We know those are plays he will make more times than he doesn't. To tell you the truth, I'm not even worried about the game Tim had tonight. He is going to
bounce back from that."
Sophomore quarterback Kale Pick had a forgettable debut, benched in favor of Webb early in the fourth quarter. Pick finished 13-for-22 with 138 yards and an interception.
"We never really got our chemistry on offense," Pick said. "Everybody had their moments and everybody had rough points in the game. As a unit, we just didn't die."
in the game. As a unit, we just didn't click."
While Webb was expected to see some playing time, the move was an outright benching of a player the coaching staff decided was the man two weeks ago.
Webb produced mixed results in his brief time on the field, going 6-for-11 but getting sacked twice.
Gill was uncommitted
"I need to watch the videotape so I can see a lot more details," Gill said. "You have to hope that you score more than three points, not to take away from North Dakota State."
Gill was uncommitted on naming a starter for next Saturday's home matchup with Georgia Tech.
The Jayhawks allowed only two field goals to the Bison (1-0), but their offense could only put senior kicker Jacob Branstetter in position for three attempts of their own. Branstetter put the Jayhawks on the board first with a 25-yard field goal but would later miss from distances 53 and 42 yards.
The Bison scored twice on field goals from junior kicker Ryan Jastram of 44 and 32 yards, respectively.
"You have to hope that you score more than three points, not to take away from North Dakota State."
The running back tandem of senior Angus Quigley and freshman DeShaun Sands struggled, failing numerous times in short yardage situations. In fact, the leading rusher would end up being Patterson, who finished 63 yards rush on three carries
TURNER GILL Coach
and 66 yards receiving on six catches.
"The coaches try to get you a ball in a lot of different ways, trying to make the offense unpredictable," Patterson said. "I definitely expect to see more carries going forward."
mance was wasted by the offense's struggles. The six points were the fewest allowed in a Jayhawk loss since they fell 6-3 to Texas Christian University on Sept. 22, 1962.
The defense was able to limit the Bison to a 3.1 yard average gain per play and a 2.3 yard average per
"We have to get better." Springer said. "We can't give up six points"
While the defense made their tackles and prevented the big play, senior linebacker Justin Springer still sees room for improvement.
Edited by Roshni Oommen
FOOTBALL|1B
Defense special teams shine
Gill: Defense game outperforms offense; special teams play big role in game.
SEE MORE COVERAGE IN THE FOOTBALL REWIND ON PAGES 4-5B
CAMPUS
Help for parents and students who can't let go
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com
Students who are living away from their parents for the first time face a tough transition now — only the second full week of the semester — from family life to that of an independent student.
For some, that means liberty from cantious or even overbearing parents. For others, it means a tough time away from the people who have surrounded them since birth.
"It's nice, but honestly, I miss them," Olivia DeWitte, a freshman from Luray, said about her parents. "Back home, if I had car problems or needed something, they could come help me. Now, they're three hours away. It's kind of a struggle."
Though others exist, the extreme change to college can be one of life's most important.
"Any transition in life will affect your well-being, your relationships, and your performance," said Omri Gillath, assistant professor of psychology. "Especially if you move a long way to college, you will be torn from your social network, away from your family, away
from support and love. You'll have to make new friends, and deal with all the challenges of college."
The transition isn't limited to students. Parents can have a difficult time learning to let go and embracing a new relationship with their children.
"You might be able to physically take your student to class, but you can't make them be engaged in the classroom," said Jane Tuttle, associate vice provost for student success. "All along we've learned you can't make a baby walk before they want to. That's a hard lesson for parents to learn."
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Are your parents having problems adjusting to your move tr Lawrence? They can use these hotlines if they are concerned.
Phone hotline: 785-864-5872
E-mail hotline: parents@ku.edu
Tuttle, who coordinates the parent services program at the University and is a parent of a college student herself, emphasized that every situation - given
the variables of family economics, the distance between parents and children, and other factors — is
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