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WHAT IT'S LIKE // TO FALL FROM 14,000 FEET
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"Gemini: Every risk today is a bad risk."
Arielle Hernandez's horoscope from the Houston Chronicle lingered in her mind. It was the morning of high school graduation and her 18th birthday, Hernandez, Houston senior, and her dad drove past the open outskirts of Houston.
When the car pulled up to a silver hangar, Hernandoz's father posed a strange question: "Would jumping out of a plane-scare you more than going to college?" She thought he was joking. But before she knew it, Hernandez
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"I pulled my own chute and this guy kept telling me that if I didn't, he had a wife and two children at home," Hernandez says. "So there was a lot of pressure on my back, literally."
was strapping on a jumpsuit. She anxiously checked every part of the harness to make sure nothing was unraveling. She and the instructor, Skyy, would be jumping in tandem.
Sky high! Jumping from a plane thousands of feet in the air may only take 10 seconds, but Anielle Hernandez, Houston, Tex., says it felt like 15 minutes.
"Time really does move slow. That 10 second free fall felt the same as 15 minutes," she says. Hernandez focused through her goggles to watch the altitude watch on her wrist. She had to pull the chute at the right time. She did.
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"You just float," she says. "I was looking everywhere. When you hit the ground the plane is still circling. You think, 'Hey, I just jumped from that.'"
The small plane took off, with doors open on both sides. Strapped in with Skyy, Hernandez felt every bump and tussle of the ascent. Finally, they got the signal. And then she jumped.
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Sands will have the majority of carries in the Jayhawks backfield during the 2010-11 campaign.
The 6 foot-1, 231 pound starter, Angus Quigley, looks to be the driving force of the dynamic lajyawk offense, by exploiting every hole and consistently busting through the line.
The sixth year senior is ready to return to the running back position after winning the starting job, beating a deep, talented group of running backs.
Quigley not only earned the respect of his coaches on the field, but when
he touched the ball. But it hasn't been all sunshine and roses with Quigley's tenure at Kansas, he had to miss the 2005 and 2006 season due to injury, and he was moved to
Both of them are. And I am excited to see what they can do on game day"
KALE PICK
Sophomore Quarterback
linebacker in 2009 while dealing with well-publicized issues with former coach Mark Mangino.
man DeShaun Sands look to overwhelm the opponent on game day.
Sands came into training camp looking to impress his coaches and earn
Quigley's comeback has a strong effect in the locker room, and the coaching staff has seen how his posi-
his spot on the backfield.
"I was determined to play this year," said Sands.
Sands will be the No. 2 back on Gilp's depth chart. Having two strong
And play he will.
"They're very talented. Both of them are. And I am excited to see what they can do on game day," said Pick.
Together, the bruiser and the burner will be working towards one goal: win. In the physical world of college football having tandem running backs is a necessary ingredient to a winning football team. Quigley and Sands are going to be ready to give it everything they've got come Saturdays this fall.
Go.
Edited by Lisa Curran
have new coaches and a new roster to which athletes have been added, lost and shuffled around between positions. I am no football coach, so I am inclined to trust their decisions on who should play with Kansas on their jersey, but like many other fans I feel an urgency to see that first victory on the schedule.
The fan base was left hurting after close losses or really bad losses last season, and a horrific offseason, but of those wounds can
This campus thrives when our athletes are successful — when students can celebrate all weekend and pick up a Kansan on Monday just to remember how awesome Saturday was.
I wish the fans and the team a smooth first game with many great plays, chimes of the Campanile and a good waving of the wheat after the victory.
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Edited by Michael Bednar
Family doesn't distract Gill
BY MATT GALLOWAY
mgalloway@kansan.com
Their attendance only brings more meaning to the game for Gill, who is making his coaching debut for the Jayhawks Saturday against North Dakota State following four seasons at Buffalo. The last time his parents saw him on the field was back in 1983 when he was quarterback at Nebraska.
Two people who helped shape who Turner Gill is as a coach, and as a man, will see him lead a team as head coach for the first time this Saturday: his parents.
Also in attendance will be Gill's daughter Jordan, a student at the University of Kansas. Jordan, by chance, was already attending the school when her father was hired.
"So that's what probably makes it a little bit more special." Gill said.
"My daughter being here, and then we are all here together as a family," Gill said. "You never dream of that actually happening."
While the excitement surrounding his first game as coach could be seen as a distraction. Gill insists he is focusing solely on the Bison,
who are coached by a man Gill has seen at many different times during his career.
Cornhuskers from 1977-79, the same school Gill played quarterback for 1980-83. "He has done an outstanding job," Gill said. "I know that his team will play hard. I know
North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl played defensive back for
that they have been coached well. I know he is a very defensive-minded coach."
Still, there is a chance the emotion of the moment could briefly get to Gill, who is not ruling out butterflies in the stomach as a pregame possibility.
and get focused on the job that needs to get done."
"My daughter being here, and then we are all here together as a family. You never dream of that..."
Gill likely will not be the only one on the sidelines with pre-game jitters. Freshman running back
“Once the first snap goes, then you are kind of ready to go, even though I'm not going to go out there and get hit and all those types of things,” Gill said. “But I get excited and I get passionate about the game,
TURNER GILL Coach
DeShaun Sands, who Gill expects to complement senior Angus Quigley this season, wants to show his coach im m ed i a t e returns on his plan to give him numerous carries this week.
I just get goose bumps thinking about it," Sands said. "In front of 50,000 fans, my first time; I'm just nervous I guess. It was a dream to play here growing up."
Gill has one request for Jayhawk fans in attendance this Saturday, including his parents and Jordan.
"I would like for them to make sure to wear blue, make sure they come to the game energized and be ready to go with some enthusiasm." Gill said.
Edited by Clark Goble
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Coach Turner Gill's parents will watch him on the football field in person for the first time since 1983 this Saturday against NDSU.
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