KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 / SPORTS
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E 48, KANSAS 14
BALL REWIND
Oklahoma
State wide receiver
Josh Cooper escapes a tackle from junior cornerback Isiah Barfield and junior line-backer Steven Johnson.
Oklahoma
State put up 597 yards of total offense to Kansas'
288 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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Senior running back Angus Quigley drops a pass against Oklahoma State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks lost to the Cowboys 48-14, falling to 1-6 in Big 12 play.
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Above: Oklahoma State cornerback Andrew McGee knocks down a pass to sophomore wide receiver D.J. Beshears Saturday. The Jayhawks lost the game 48-14. Right: Samuel Stepp, Mission grad student, encouraged fans to stay for the duration of the game against Oklahoma State, reminding them what happened against Colorado, when the Jayhawks had a record comeback in the fourth quarter but many fans had already left the stadium.
Quote of the Game
"They played with a lot of heart and I'm proud to be their head football coach... They are good people, good football players and they will be very good in our society for the rest of their lives."
—Turner Gill speaking of his group of seniors.
Gill
Offense
After scoring on their opening drive, the Kansas offense disappeared in the final three quarters Saturday, failing to score while capturing only eight more first downs. Jordan Webb returned to the lineup in the fourth quarter, going 6-9 with no touchdowns. C.
Defense
The defensive unit held the high-flying Oklahoma State offense to only 20 points in the first half, keeping the Jayhawks in the game going into the third quarter. The second half was unforgiving, however, as the Cowboys scored another 28 points while cruising to another victory. C-.
Special Teams
Aaron Stamm's special teams unit was anything but pretty for Kansas fans to watch. Jacob Branstetter had a kick blocked in the third quarter. Alonso Rojas also had a third quarter punt blocked, which was subsequently returned five yards for a Cowboy touchdown. Kick returner D.J. Beshears was shut down as well, failing to return a kickoff more than 23 yards. D-.
Coaching
Kansas opened up the game with a 36-yard completion to Chris Omigie. A double reverse later in the drive resulted in a defensive pass interference penalty, and the Jayhawks later scored on that first drive. The risky play calling gradually died as the Jayhawks stayed in the game, and the conservative calls seemed to affect the offense the rest of the afternoon. B-.
Turning Point
Kory Carpenter
- Omegie recorded three catches for 41 yards against the cowboys. Prior to the game, the redshirt freshman had three catches in his career.
Game Notes
- Kansas TE Tim Biere caught a 12-yard TD pass from Mecham in the first quarter. It marked KU's first opening drive TD of the season, and the first TD in the first quarter since the New Mexico State game.
- In the third quarter, P Alonso Rojas recorded a 50-yard punt, wmcn gives him 12 punts of 50 or more yards this season. At least on in each game except for the Colorado game.
- Kansas CB Chris Harris made 11 tackles in the game, marking the fourth time in the last five games that he has double digit numbers in tackles. Harris is also 16 tackles away from reaching 300 in his career.
Ethan Padway
Schedule
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/4 vs. North Dakota State L, 6-3
9/11 vs. Georgia Tech W, 28-6
9/17 at Southern Miss L, 31-16
9/25 vs. New Mexico State W, 42-16
10/02 at Baylor L, 55-7
10/14 vs. Kansas State L, 59-7
10/23 vs. Texas A&M (Homecoming) L, 45-10
10/30 at Iowa State L, 28-16
11/06 vs. Colorado W, 52-45
11/13 at Nebraska L, 20-3
11/20 vs. Oklahoma State L, 48-14
11/27 vs. Missouri 11:30 a.m.
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