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TV Oklahoma St. 2:30 Oklahoma -16 ABC Batt Pick: OU by 10 Nebraska 11:00 Texas -6 ABC Batt Pick: Nebraska by 1 Miami (Fla.) -4 7:45 Virginia Tech ESPN Batt Pick: Va Tech by 1 Michigan -4 Michigan St. Batt Pick: Michigan by 5 Pittsburgh -1 1/2 Boston College Batt Pick: Pittsburgh by 1 Arkansas -4 6:00 Kentucky ESPN2 Batt Pick: Kentucky by 3 Washington St. 6:00 DSC -12 ABC Batt Pick: USC by 10 Georgia -2 1/2 2:30 Florida CBS Batt Pick: Florida by 2 Florida St. -12 Notre Dame Batt Pick: Florida St. by 14 Ohio State -7 1/2 2:30 Penn State ABC Batt Pick: Ohio State by 8 Kansas Texas A&M -11 Batt Pick: Texas A&M by 20 All point spreads are according to wivuv.bodog.com WE’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER 2003-04 Texas A&M University Campus Directory S TUDENTS: stop by the basement of tl pick up your copy. (Look for tl bring your Student ID. 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Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express, Aggie Bucks accepted. 2003 Aggieland Ags look to regroup against Jayhawks Kansas hopes to pick up big win without offensive leader at QB By Michael Crow THE BATTALION This season, the Big 12 has seen its share of surprises. Notably among them has been the sudden emergence of the Kansas football program. Just a year ago, the Jayhawks fin ished 2-10 overall without a conference win. Already this season, Kansas has five wins, including two impressive con ference victories against Missouri and Baylor, and the Jayhawks came within a field goal of another Big 12 upset when they fell to Colorado, 50-47. Still, the last week has pro vided obstacles that could blur KU coach Mark Mangino’s optimistic vision for this year. On Saturday, Kansas was blasted by instate rival Kansas State, 42-6. What’s worse, the Jayhawks lost starting quarterback and the Big 12’s Offensive Newcomer of 2002, Bill Whittemore, to injury. Whittemore had passed for 1,921 yards this season, and his 413 yards on the ground made him the team’s second- leading rusher. “When you have a guy who has put up the kind of numbers he has and shown the kind of leadership he has, (the loss) has an impact,” Mangino said. “How much of an impact it has will depend on how much we let it have. We have a lot of kids on the team but he is an important guy.” The Jayhawks trailed only 7-3 when Whittemore went down in the first quar ter. He was replaced by junior John Nielsen, who finished the game 8-of-12 for 33 yards. Nielsen, sophomore Brian Luke and freshman Adam Barmann will likely share the quarterback spot this weekend on the road against Texas A&M (3-5, 1-3). “We are working on it and we aren’t exactly sure how we are going to do it,” Mangino said. “We have a plan for this week’s practice and how we are going to handle it. We will prepare all three of those kids in some way, shape or form. The option is there to play the game as a quarterback by committee.” The Jayhawks (5-3, 2-2) can still rely on a strong running game led by Clark Green. The sophomore running back has 681 yards and is averaging 4.8 yards per carry this season, and his work load should increase with Whittemore’s absence. Sharing the burden will be the Kansas defense, which was embanassed by KSU last week. The unit allowed 257 rushing yards, a statistic sure to catch the eye of A&M running backs Courtney Lewis and Derek Farmer. Still, on the whole, Mangino said he feels his defense has been making improvements in recent weeks. Sophomore linebackers Gabriel Toomey and Nick Reid are first and second on the team, respectively, in tackles, while an injury-plagued KU secondary has managed to hold opponents to only 209.9 passing yards per game. “We are really making some gains,” Mangino said. “Our linebackers are com ing along quite well, and I’m very pleased overall with the defense. They are making the types of strides we hoped for, and that’s a very positive sign for us.” The Aggies should look to their run ning game early and often this week as The option is there to play the game as a quarterback by committee. — Mark Mangino Kansas football coach John Livas • THE BATTALION Kansas junior quarterback Bill Whittemore goes down in the Aggies' win over the Jayhawks last year in Lawrence, Kan. Whittemore was the 2002 Big 1 2 Offensive Newcomer of the Year last year and was the Jayhawks' offensive leader again this year before being injured. they continue to seek an elusive second Big 12 victory. “They have hung in there, they stayed the course, kept doing what they are doing,” said A&M coach Dennis Franchione. “They got some success early in the season, and this is where they have gotten themselves to.” Saturday’s kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at Kyle Field. The ring source for hopeful couples everywhere. 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