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■■■■■I The Battalion Page 5 • Friday, ()ctober 3 1,2003
BATT SPORTS
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TEAM PTS.
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
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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.”
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