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TALE OF TWO QUARTERBACKS
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Pick learns from experienced coach
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Sophomore quarterback Kale Pick speaks with media members at the Anderson Family Football Complex Tuesday afternoon. Pick is the Jayhawks' starting quarterback going into the season opener on Saturday against North Dakota State.
BY MATT GALLOWAY mgalloway@kansan.com
As he prepares for his first career start as a Jayhawk this Saturday, sophomore quarterback Kale Pick may have butterflies in his stomach. Anxiety, nervousness and anticipation could creep into his demeanor as kickoff draws near.
Pick's offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach Chuck Long has just one piece of advice for him: Pray your debut at the position is not as disastrous as his was.
"My first start was not very good," Long said.
That is an understatement
Long was making his first start of the 1982 season as a freshman for the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It was a swelteringly afternoon, and the Cornhuskers' AstroTurf made matters even worse. Long took extra preparation to make sure he had enough energy for the game.
"I thought I needed a lot of energy for that game, so I ate everything in the pre-game meal," Long said. "I ate everything in sight to store up food and energy to get me through that hot day."
Fast-forward to the fourth quarter, when Long is taking a pounding from the Nebraska Blackshirt defense. At a 42-7 disadvantage, a queasy Long called timeout.
COMMENTARY
'Heisman Hawks' will make or break Kansas
When Long made it to the sidelines, his coach Hayden Frye let
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As Heisman Trophy candidate lists pile up at the doorstep of the college
doorstep of the college football season, I too have made my own list of Heisman hopefuls. I call it the Heisman Hawk list, simply because I am only listing Kansas players.
Here is a list of Kansas players that have the best chance at winning the award. Even though these names may be six feet under ground as far as the actual Heisman list goes, these players are Kansas' top names.
The University of Kansas has yet to produce a player good enough to earn the coveted award in its 74-year history. Sure there have been candidates for the trophy who have taken the field for Kansas in the 120-year history of the football team.
Gale Sayers, John Riggins, John Hadl and Todd Reesing have all contended, but never brought the hardware home.
1. ANGUS QUIGLEY
This guy deserves a burger called the Angus Quigley burger to be sold at every local bar and grill. For one thing, the guy can pound any defender into ground meat, as Texas safety Blake Gideon experienced two years ago at Memorial Stadium.
Quigley, a senior from Cleburn, Texas, was appointed captain and starting tailback this season. Entering his sixth year as a player at Kansas, he has the leadership ability to lead an offense, and other players and coach Gill have noticed.
"I think he speaks a lot about what our football is about," coach Gill said at a press conference yesterday.
Coach Gill said that Quigley's struggles at Kansas really inspire other players to persevere and play with confidence. Quigley has been injured multiple times, and was switched to linebacker last year.
If he can avoid injury,he will be the reason why Kansas football wins games this year.
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
proesler@kansan.com
In his first campaign leading the Kansas offense, Pick will need to keep a level head and try not to force plays. Although he has the ability to break plays wide open with his running ability, making an effort to control games rather than make games will determine his worth.
Although he only has three interceptions in his career, his activity as a physical corner makes him a powerful defender. Last year he made 84 tackles and was the third-leading tackler behind safety Darrell Stuckey and linebacker Drew Dudley.
2. CHRIS HARRIS
His experience and leadership on the defensive side of the ball will determine whether or not Kansas can stop some of the high-powered offenses in the Big 12. If the secondary holds, he deserves this ranking on the Heisman Hawk list.
3. KALE PICK
Because he is the only player on this list without much game experience, it's hard to tell if he can climb in votes for the Heisman Hawk. But his role as gun-slinger in an offense run by a coach who was a heisman contender at quarterback himself automatically puts him in the race.
A defender hasn't won the Heisman Trophy since Charles Woodson, a cornerback at Michigan in 1997. Harris, a senior from Bixby, Okla., has proven himself on the field to be a quality cornerback since his freshman year.
Edited by Joel Petterson
Kansas continues unbeaten streak
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team extended its perfect record to 4-0 after Tuesday's victory over UMKC, leading each of the three sets virtually from start to finish. This is the first time the Jayhawks have started the season with four straight wins since 2005.
The Roos briefly managed to take the lead by scoring the first point of the first set, but that was about the limit of their success in the match. The Jayhawks jumped in front immediately and kept the Roos largely at arm's length until the Jayhawks took the set with a score of 25-20.
"At times it looked like we were really struggling serving the ball," said coach Ray Bechard. "But that's what really created the chaos on their side. We were serving aggressive and sometimes you have to pick and choose when that happens."
In the second set, things went from bad to worse for UMKC. Again, the Roos took an early lead of 1-0 only to see the Jayhawks score eight unanswered points and hold the lead until the end of the game. Sending shots into the net, under the net and over the line, UMKC only recorded three kills and racked up 10 errors. That was far short of matching the 13 kills that the Jayhawks put up in the same set, which ended 25-10. Meanwhile, the Roos were sent scrambling defensively and, many times, diving and rolling after shots that the Jayhawks had driven into their back court.
The Roos' offense rebounded somewhat in the third set, where they notched 11 kills and improved their attack percentage to .280, but it wasn't enough as the third and final set ended up at 25-16 in favor of Kansas.
As usual, senior outside hitters Karina Garlington and Allison
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
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Freshman defensive specialist Brianne Riley sets the ball Tuesday against UMKC. The Jayhawks defeated the Kangaros in three straight sets.
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