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2010 KANSAS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATESept. 11 GEORGIA TECHSept. 17 (Fri.) at Southern Mississippi (ESPN), 7 pmSept. 25 NEW MEXICO STATEOct. 2 *at BaylorOct. 16 *KANSAS STATEOct. 23 *TEXAS A&M (Homecoming)Oct. 30 *at Iowa StateNov. 6 *COLORADONov. 13 *at NebraskaNov. 20 *OKLAHOMA STATENov. 27 *vs. Missouri (at Kansas City, Mo.)NOTE: * - Big 12 Game

2009 KANSAS RESULTS (5-7, 1-7/6th Big 12 North)Sept. 5 NO. COLORADO (25/-) W 49-3Sept. 12 at UTEP (24/-) W 34-7Sept. 19 DUKE (22/-) W 44-16Sept. 26 SOUTHERN MISS. (20/-) W 35-28 Oct. 3 Bye Week (18/-)Oct. 10 *IOWA STATE (HC) (16/-) W 41-36 Oct. 17 *at Colorado (17/-) L 30-34Oct. 24 *OKLAHOMA (24/25) L 13-35Oct. 31 *at Texas Tech (RV/RV) L 21-42Nov. 7 *at Kansas State L 10-17Nov. 14 *NEBRASKA (-/RV) L 17-31Nov. 21 *at Texas (-/3) L 20-51Nov. 28 *vs. Missouri (at K.C.) L 39-41NOTES: * - Big 12 Game(KU/Opponent AP Rank if applicable)

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2010 KANSAS PRE-SPRING PROSPECTUS2010 SPRING DATESDate Practice Time Media Availability Saturday, March 27 1-3:15 p.m. Gill, 12:35 p.m./Players, 3:15 p.m. Monday, March 29Wednesday, March 31 3:30-5:45 p.m. Gill, 3:05 p.m./Players, 5:45 p.m. Friday, April 2 Saturday, April 3 Monday, April 5 3:30-5:45 p.m. Gill, 3:05 p.m./Players, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 7Friday, April 9 3:30-5:45 p.m. Gill, 3:05 p.m./Players, 5:45 p.m. Saturday, April 10 Monday, April 12 3:30-5:45 p.m. Gill, 3:05 p.m./Players, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 Monday, April 19 3:30-5:45 p.m. Gill, 3:05 p.m./Players, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 21Friday, April 23 Saturday, April 24 Spring Game 1 p.m. (Metro Sports TV/Kansas 22) Media Availability: On designated days, Coach Turner Gill will be available 25 minutes before prac-tice for 10 minutes (12:35 p.m. on Saturday and 3:05 p.m. on weekdays) just inside the southwest corner of Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium. Media may attend practice for approximately the first 10-15 minutes. Requested players and assistant coaches will be available after practice at the south-west corner of the stadium. Please make interview requests to Mike Strauss ([email protected]) by 10 a.m. the day of the scheduled media availability.

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Lawrence, Kan.School Founded: 1866Enrollment: 30,102Nickname: Jayhawks Colors: Crimson and BlueStadium: Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium Year Opened: 1921 Capacity: 50,071 Surface: Field Turf (installed 2009)Chancellor: Bernadette Gray-Little (Marywood College)Director of Athletics: Lew Perkins (Iowa, 1967)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Turner Gill (North Texas, 1990) Record at Kansas: First Year Overall: 20-30 (Four Years at Buffalo)Assistant Coaches: J.B. Grimes (Henderson State, 1977) Offensive Line 1st Year Chuck Long (Iowa, 1985) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st Year Reggie Mitchell (Central Michigan, 1981) Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. 1st Year Vic Shealy (Richmond, 1984) Cornerbacks 1st Year Aaron Stamn (Minnesota State-Mankato, 2002) Tight Ends/Special Teams Coord. 1st Year Carl Torbush (Carson Newman, 1974) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1st Year Robert Wimberly (Alabama A&M, 2002) Safeties 1st Year Buddy Wyatt (TCU, 1990) Defensive Line 1st Year Darrell Wyatt (Kansas State, 1989) Co-Offensive Coord./Wide Receivers 1st Year Kevin Carberry (Ohio, 2005) Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Year Brian Miller (Hastings, 1989) Offensive Graduate Assistant 1st Year

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RETURNING LETTERMEN

TOTAL (39)

OFFENSE (15)Pos Name Yr. LettersTE *Tim Biere Jr. 2LOL *Sal Capra Sr. 2LTE Bradley Dedeaux Sr. 3LFB Steven Foster Jr. 2LOL *Jeremiah Hatch Jr. 2LOL *Tanner Hawkinson So. 1LRB Rell Lewis Jr. 1LOL Trevor Marrongelli So. 1LOL Michael Martinovich Jr. 1LWR *Bradley McDougald So. 1LRB Toben Opurum So. 1LQB Kale Pick So. 1LOL *Jeff Spikes Jr. 2LOL *Brad Thorson Sr. 2LWR *Johnathan Wilson Sr. 3L

DEFENSE (22)Pos Name Yr. LettersCB Isiah Barfield Jr. 2LCB D.J. Beshears So. 1LCB Greg Brown So. 1LCB *Anthony Davis Jr. 2LDT Patrick Dorsey Jr. 1LLB *Drew Dudley Sr. 3LDT Jamal Greene Sr. 2LDB *Chris Harris Sr. 3LDT Richard Johnson Jr. 2LLB Steven Johnson Jr. 2LDE *Jake Laptad Sr. 3LS Ryan Murphy Jr. 2LCB Daymond Patterson^ Jr. 2LLB Angus Quigley% Sr. 3LCB Calvin Rubles Sr. 1LS *Lubbock Smith So. 1LLB Justin Springer Sr. 3LS Phillip Strozier Sr. 3LLB *Huldon Tharp So. 1LDT *John Williams So. 1LDE Quintin Woods Sr. 1LDT Duane Zlatnik$ So. 1L

SPECIALISTS (2)Pos Name Yr. LettersPK *Jacob Branstetter Sr. 2LP *Alonso Rojas Sr. 2L

* - Indicates 2009 starter.^ - Will move to wide receiver in 2010.% - Will move to running back in 2010.$ - Will move to offensive line in 2010.

2010 KANSAS SPRING FOOTBALL 2

KANSAS FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS2009 Overall Record: 5-72009 Big 12 Record: 1-6 (sixth in North Division)

Lettermen Returning: 39 Lettermen Lost: 12 Offense: 15 Offense: 4 Defense: 22 Defense: 7 Specialists: 2 Specialists: 1Starters Returning: 17 Starters Lost: 10 Offense: 8 Offense: 4 Defense: 7 Defense: 5 Specialists: 2 Specialists: 1

RETURNING STARTERSOFFENSE (8) (2009 starts/career starts) LT Tanner Hawkinson (12/12)... A Freshman All-America selection by a number of publications in 2009... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention... Started all 12 games at LT in first collegiate season... Came to KU as TE. LG Sal Capra (12/12)... Started the first eight games at right guard before moving to left guard for the final four games... Made great improvement during the season... Came to KU as a linebacker. OC Jeremiah Hatch (12/24)... Started all 12 games at center his sophomore season... Spent the 2008 sea-son as a starting tackle. RG Jeff Spikes (10/23)... Started 10 games with eight starts at right tackle and two at right guard. RT Brad Thorson (12/12)... Started all 12 games in 2009... Started the first eight games at left guard and then started at right tackle for the last four contests... Was the backup center in 2008. TE Tim Biere (5/5)... Was team’s top tight end, playing in 10 games in 2009... Caught 14 passes for 183 yards... Caught at least one pass in eight of his 10 games. WR Johnathan Wilson (11/22)... Recorded 35 receptions for 449 yards to rank third on team behind All-Big 12 teammates Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier... Has 81 catches for 1,074 yards in his career. WR Bradley McDougald (6/6)... Started six games as a true freshman... Caught 33 passes for 318 yards... Also saw time as a defensive back and recorded five tackles and one interception... Returned 19 kickoffs and three punts. Others with multiple 2009 starts: RG Trevor Marrongelli (2/2), WR Tertavian Ingram (2/4), RB Toben Opurum (2/2)

DEFENSE (7) (2009 starts/career starts) DT John Williams (7/7)... Spent the first five games as a backup on the offensive line before moving to de-fense and starting at Colorado and the final seven games... Made six tackles in 2009. DE Jake Laptad (11/18)... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the second straight season... Led KU linemen with 49 tackles... Led team with 12 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks... Had sacks in six of first eight games. LB Huldon Tharp (7/7)... Started seven straight Big 12 games as a true freshman... Earned Phil Steele Fresh-man All-America honors... Made 59 tackles... Had season-best nine tackles against Nebraska. LB Drew Dudley (9/9)... Earned AP All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors... Was second on team with 88 tackles... Had 8.5 tackles for loss with three sacks... Recorded 17 tackles at Colorado. CB Chris Harris (12/29)... A three-year starter... Was third on the team with 84 tackles and led team with nine passes broken up... Also had 6.5 tackles for loss... Posted three double-digit tackle games with 15 vs. USM. FS Lubbock Smith (6/6)... Started six straight games before missing season finale with an injury... Posted 42 tackles... In five full games as a starter he recorded 36 tackles (was injured early in start at Texas). CB Anthony Davis (4/4)... Started season opener and then final three games of the season... Had five tackles in each of the final two games at Texas and vs. Missouri... Had 20 tackles on the season. Others with multiple 2009 starts: DT Richard Johnson (5/13), DB Ryan Murphy (2/2), CB Daymond Patterson (6/13), CB D.J. Beshears (3/3), S Phillip Strozier (3/9) SPECIALISTS (2) PK Jacob Branstetter... Two-year starter at kicker... Made 13 of 19 field goal attempts in 2009... Is 22 of 31 in his career... Kicked 57-yard field goal vs. Oklahoma... Has made 10 tackles on kickoffs during his career. P Alonso Rojas... Averaged 41.4 yards per punt, but better than a 44-yard average on punts from his own side of the 50... Landed 16 of his 52 punts inside the 20-yard line... Had eight 50-plus yard punts.

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2009 STATISTICAL LEADERSCategory Top Returnees Key LossesRushing Toben Opurum (133-554) Jake Sharp (102-429) Kale Pick (14-167) Todd Reesing (104-119) Rell Lewis (13-72)Passing Kale Pick (4-5-0, 22) Todd Reesing (313-496-10, 3616) Kerry Meier (2-3-0, 70)Receiving Johnathan Wilson (35-449) Kerry Meier (102-985) Bradley McDougald (33-318) Dezmon Briscoe (84-1337) Tim Biere (14-183) Jake Sharp (34-266) Toben Opurum (13-105)Tackles Drew Dudley (88) Darrell Stuckey (93) Chris Harris (84) Justin Thornton (80) Huldon Tharp (59) Arist Wright (56) Jake Laptad (49) Lubbock Smith (42)Interceptions Ryan Murphy (2) Darrell Stuckey (1) Daymond Patterson (1) Justin Thornton (1) Bradley McDougald (1) Maxwell Onyegbule (1)Punting Alonso Rojas (52-41.4) NoneField Goals Jacob Branstetter (13-19) NonePunt Returns Daymond Patterson (21-168) NoneKickoff Returns Bradley McDougald (21-395) Dezmon Briscoe (19-432) Darrell Stuckey (14-358)

2009 NATIONAL HONOREESReturning OT Tanner Hawkinson (FWAA Freshman All-America First Team, TSN Freshman All-America First Team, CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America First Team, Phil Steele Freshman All-America Second Team) LB Huldon Tharp (Phil Steele Freshman All-America First Team, CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Honorable Mention) S Lubbock Smith (CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Honorable Mention)Lost WR Dezmon Briscoe (TSN All-America Third Team, Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist) WR Kerry Meier (East-West Shrine Game) QB Todd Reesing (NFF Scholar Athlete, O’Brien Award Semifinalist, Unitas Golden Arm Award Semifinalist, East-West Shrine Game) S Darrell Stuckey (AFCA Good Works Team, Lott Award Quarterfinalist, Senior CLASS Award Semifinalist, Thorpe Award Semifinalist, East-West Shrine Game)

2009 BIG 12 CONFERENCE HONOREESReturning OT Tanner Hawkinson (Honorable Mention) DE Jake Laptad (Honorable Mention) P Alonso Rojas (Honorable Mention)Lost WR Dezmon Briscoe (First Team) WR Kerry Meier (Second Team) QB Todd Reesing (Honorable Mention) S Darrell Stuckey (Honorable Mention)

JAYHAWKS IN 2009 NCAA STATISTICS (top 50 only)Returning PR Daymond Patterson - T-41 in punt returns P Alonso Rojas - 49th in puntingLost WR Dezmon Briscoe - 5th in receiving yards, 9th in receptions, 13th in all-purpose WR Kerry Meier - 4th in receptions, 26th in receiving yards QB Todd Reesing - 4th in total offense, 6th in passing yards, 44th in pass efficiency


LETTERMEN LOST

TOTAL (12)

OFFENSE (4)Pos Name Yr. LettersWR *Dezmon Briscoe Jr. 3LWR *Kerry Meier Sr. 4LQB *Todd Reesing Sr. 4LRB *Jake Sharp Sr. 4L

DEFENSE (7)Pos Name Yr. LettersDT *Caleb Blakesley Sr. 4LDE Maxwell Onyegbule Sr. 3LLB Jake Schermer Sr. 4LS *Darrell Stuckey Sr. 4LS *Justin Thornton Sr. 4LDE *Jeff Wheeler Sr. 4LLB *Arist Wright Sr. 4L

SPECIALISTS (1)Pos Name Yr. LettersLS *Kayl Anderson Sr. 4L

* - Indicates 2009 starter.

PERCENTAGE RETURNING

Category Ret/Total Pct.Rushing Yards 793/1345 59%Passing Yards 38/3724 1%Receiving Yards 1122/3724 30%Tackles 548/864 63%Sacks 14.5/30 48%Interceptions 4/7 57%Kickoff Return Yards 416/1206 34%Punt Return Yards 171/171 100%Touchdowns 11/45 24%Field Goals 13/13 100%Points 147/353 42%

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Spring Notable2010 SCHEDULE -- Kansas will face seven schools which participated in bowl games last season. Included in that list are non-conference opponents Georgia Tech (Orange) and Southern Mississippi (New Orleans). Big 12 opponents KU will face this season which went to bowl games last year include Texas A&M (Independence), Iowa State (Insight), Nebraska (Holiday), Oklahoma State (Cotton) and Missouri (Texas).

2010 SCHEDULE II -- Three of KU’s opponents in 2010 finished ranked in the top 25 of the national polls a year ago. Georgia Tech was ranked 13th by both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, while Nebraska was 14th in both listings and Oklahoma State was 25th by the Coaches.

2010 SCHEDULE III -- Kansas will play a nationally-televised game on a Friday night when the Jayhawks travel to Southern Mississippi for a game on Sept. 17. The game will be televised on ESPN and will start at 7 p.m. Central time.

2009 TEAM FACED SEVEN BOWL TEAMS -- The 2009 Jayhawks played seven teams which ended up in bowl games a year ago in Southern Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Texas, which competed in the national championship game. KU was 2-5 in those games, defeating Southern Mississippi and Iowa State.

NEW COACHES -- A new era in Kansas football began in December of 2009 with the hiring of Turner Gill as the head coach. Gill turned a dormat program at Buffalo into a conference champion in three years. He posted a 20-30 record in four years there (2006-09). Gill is familiar with the Big 12 Conference as a former quarterback (1980-83) and long-time assistant coach at Nebraska (1992-2004). Short bios on the new coaching staff are elsewhere in this notes package.

FIRST-YEAR RECORDS -- Here is a look at how the last five Kansas head coaches fared in their first year at Kansas:

Coach KU Year Before KU First Year of New CoachMike Gottfried 2-7-2 (1982) 4-6-1 (1983)Bob Valesente 6-6 (1985) 3-8 (1986)Glen Mason 1-9-1 (1987) 1-10-0 (1998)Terry Allen 4-7 (1996) 5-6 (1997)Mark Mangino 3-8 (2001) 2-10 (2002)Turner Gill 5-7 (2009) --

BIGGEST FIRST-YEAR TURNAROUNDS -- Here is a look at the biggest turnarounds for the Kansas program in the first year of a new head coach:

Coach KU Year Before KU First Year of New Coach MarginE.M. Hopkins 1-2 (1890) 7-0-1 (1891) +6Bud Moore 4-7 (1974) 7-5 (1975) +3Pepper Rodgers 2-7-1 (1966) 5-5 (1967) +3George Sauer 4-5-1 (1945) 7-2-1 (1946) +3Arthur Curtis 3-5-2 (1901) 6-4 (1902) +3Fielding Yost 7-1 (1898) 10-0 (1899) +3Turner Gill 5-7 (2009) --

POSITION CHANGES -- Here is a look at position changes as the Jayhawks head into spring practice:

Player New Old NotesIsiah Barfield CB WR Played as a CB in 2008 and was backup WR in 2009.D.J. Beshears WR CB Started three games and had 17 tackles at CB in 2009.Steven Foster FB LB Was FB in 2008, LB in 2009 and back to FB in 2010.Chase Knighton WR QB Walk-on looking for time at WR after spending time at QB.Daymond Patterson WR CB Started at WR and CB in 2008, but was just CB in 2009.Angus Quigley RB LB Was RB until last year. Rushed for 309 yards in 2008. Ian Wolfe TE OL Has been backup offensive lineman his whole career.Duane Zlatnik OL DL Should get opportunity to contribute on offensive line.

2009 BIG 12 STANDINGSNorth Division Big 12 OverallNebraska 6-2 10-4Missouri 4-4 8-5Kansas State 4-4 6-6Iowa State 3-5 7-6Colorado 2-6 3-9Kansas 1-7 5-7

South Division Big 12 OverallTexas 8-0 13-1 Oklahoma State 6-2 9-4Texas Tech 5-3 9-4Oklahoma 5-3 8-5Texas A&M 3-5 6-7Baylor 1-7 4-8

Big 12 Bowl ResultsGeorgia 44, Texas A&M 20 (Independence)Nebraska 33, Arizona 0 (Holiday)Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27 (Sun)Navy 35, Missouri 13 (Texas)Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13 (Insight)Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7 (Cotton)Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31 (Alamo)Alabama 37, Texas 21 (National Championship)

BIG 12 IN THE FINAL POLLSTeam AP USA Harris BCSTexas 2 2 2 2Oklahoma State RV 25 17 19Nebraska 14 14 20 22Texas Tech 21 23 RV --Oklahoma RV RV RV --Missouri -- -- RV --

2009 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLLNorth Division Votes 1. Nebraska 172 (17)2. Kansas 164 (12)3. Missouri 124 (3)4. Colorado 1005. Kansas State 816. Iowa State 33

South Division Votes 1. Texas 174 (17)1. Oklahoma 174 (15)3. Oklahoma State 1304. Texas Tech 895. Baylor 756. Texas A&M 33() - first place votes

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2009 BIG 12/NCAASTATISTICAL RANKINGS

TEAM Avg Big 12 NCAARushing Offense 112.08 9 101Passing Offense 310.33 2 7Passing Efficiency 135.42 5 40Total Offense 422.42 4 25Scoring Offense 28.42 10 85Rushing Defense 138.25 8 56Passing Defense 245.00 9 96Pass Efficiency Defense 129.84 7 63Total Defense 383.25 9 76Scoring Defense 28.42 10 85Net Punting 34.72 8 78Punt Returns 7.13 9 83Kickoff Returns 21.54 8 68Turnover Margin -0.42 9 T-87Miscellaneous Top 20Fourth Down Offense 73.33 1 6First Down Offense 23.42 4 11Red Zone Offense 88% 2 T-20

INDIVIDUAL (top 12 Big 12/100 NCAA)Player Avg Big 12 NCAAJACOB BRANSTETTER, PK Field Goals 1.08 T-4 T-57 Scoring 6.75 8 T-80 Dezmon Briscoe, WR Receiving Yards 121.55 2 5 All-Purpose 162.55 2 13 Receptions 7.64 4 9 Kickoff Returns 22.74 7 83 Scoring 6.00 T-12 --DREW DUDLEY, LB Tackles 7.33 8 --CHRIS HARRIS, S Tackles 7.00 T-11 --JAKE LAPTAD, DE Sacks 0.54 T-10 T-55 Tackles For Loss 1.00 T-10 T-67Kerry Meier, WR Receptions 8.50 2 4 Receiving Yards 82.08 5 26Maxwell Onyegbule, DE Sacks 0.50 T-12 T-69 Tackles For Loss 0.92 T-13 T-95TOBEN OPURUM, RB Rushing 50.36 12 --DAYMOND PATTERSON, CB Punt Returns 8.00 7 T-41Todd Reesing, QB Completions 26.08 2 4 Passing Yards 301.33 2 6 Total Offense 311.25 2 4 Points Responsible For 14.33 2 T-15 Pass Efficiency 134.95 5 44ALONSO ROJAS, P Punting 41.37 6 49Darrell Stuckey, S Tackles 7.75 5 T-92Jeff Wheeler, DE Fumbles Forced 0.37 2 T-31 Sacks 0.50 T-12 T-69

RETURNEES IN ALL CAPS

NEW STARTER AT QUARTERBACK IN 2010 -- Graduated record-setting quarterback Todd Reesing started 38 consecutive games for Kansas from 2007-09. The last player other than Reesing to start at quarterback for KU was Kerry Meier, who started the 2006 finale as a freshman. The only player on this year’s roster to have played quarterback in a game for KU is sophomore Kale Pick, who was four of five passing in seven limited appearances in 2009. Pick will be among a list of players competing for the starting spot along with redshirt Jordan Webb and transfer Quinn Mecham. Other quarterbacks on the roster include redshirts Christian Matthews and Jacob Morse.

OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNS INTACT -- Kansas returns all five of its regular starters on the offensive line as well as a sixth player who started two games. Four of the linemen started all 12 games a year ago, but only two stayed at the same position all season long. OC Jeremiah Hatch and LT Tanner Hawkinson manned those positions for all 12 games, while Brad Thorson started the first eight at LG before moving to RT. Sal Capra started the first eight at RG before manning the LG position the last four games. Meanwhile, Jeff Spikes started the first eight games at RT before he and Trevor Marrongelli both started two of the final four games at RG.

2009 FRESHMEN CLASS -- Last year Kansas freshmen saw plenty of action and were major contributors. In all, 11 freshmen lettered, including five on offense and six on defense. Two regular starters on offense were freshmen, while three regular starters on defense were freshmen. OT Tanner Hawkinson earned Freshman First-Team All-America honors from at least three publications and was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick. LB Huldon Tharp was a Phil Steele Freshman All-America First-Team selection, while S Lubbock Smith earned CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Honorable Mention honors.

2009 Freshmen LetterwinnersOffense DefenseOL Tanner Hawkinson* CB D.J. BeshearsOL Trevor Marrongelli CB Greg BrownWR Bradley McDougald* S Lubbock Smith*RB Toben Opurum LB Huldon Tharp*QB Kale Pick DT John Williams* DT Duane Zlatnik* - 2009 starter

RETURNEE NOTABLE -- Here are a few notes on the returnees:• Five of the eight players who started all 12 games in 2009 return.• Returning players with at least 10 career starts include DB Chris Harris (29), OL Jeremiah Hatch (24), OL Jeff Spikes (23), WR Johnathan Wilson (22), DE Jake Laptad (18), WR/CB Daymond Patterson (13), DT Richard Johnson (13), OT Tanner Hawkinson (12), OL Brad Thorson (12), and OL Sal Capra (12).• QB Kale Pick, who saw limited action in 2009 and had just 14 rushes, led the Jayhawks with runs of 20 or more yards with three. He had the team’s longest two runs of the year at 55 and 32 yards.• RB Toben Opurum became the first freshman to lead the team in rushing in a season since 2002. Opurum had 554 yards.

WHAT WAS LOST -- Here are a few notes on the players who were lost from the 2009 team: • KU lost six players who had started at least 30 games in their careers including S Darrell Stuckey (42), QB Todd Reesing (38), WR Kerry Meier (38), WR Dezmon Briscoe (33), DT Caleb Blakeseley (32), and S Justin Thornton (30).• QB Todd Reesing set nearly every Kansas passing record and finished as the Big 12 Conference’s fifth-leading passer all-time with 11,194 yards.• WR Kerry Meier finished his career ranked eighth the Big 12 Conference’s all-time receptions list with 226.• WR Dezmon Briscoe finished his career ranked fourth on the Big 12 Conference’s all-time receiving yardage list with 3,235 yards.• S Darrell Stuckey was second in the Big 12 Conference with 10-plus tackle games with five last year. He finished his KU career with 295 tackles to rank second among all-time KU defensive backs.

DID YOU KNOW? -- Kansas started the 2009 season 5-0 and was ranked as high as No. 15 in the coaches poll and No. 16 in the Associated Press poll. The Jayhawks were ranked in the first eight polls of the 2009 season before dropping out. Three of KU’s losses were by one score and all three came on the road.

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All-America TeamsThe Sporting News All-AmericaWR Dezmon Briscoe (3rd)

FWAA Freshman All-AmericaOL Tanner Hawkinson (1st)

The Sporting News Freshman All-AmericaOL Tanner Hawkinson (1st)

Phil Steele Freshman All-AmericaLB Huldon Tharp (1st)OT Tanner Hawkinson (2nd)

CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-AmericaOT Tanner Hawkinson (1st)LB Huldon Tharp (HM)S Lubbock Smith (HM)

All-Big 12 TeamsAll-Big 12 (league coaches)WR Dezmon Briscoe (1st)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)OT Tanner Hawkinson (HM)DE Jake Laptad (HM)QB Todd Reesing (HM)P Alonso Rojas (HM)S Darrell Stuckey (HM)

Associated Press All-Big 12WR Dezmon Briscoe (1st)S Darrell Stuckey (1st)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)LB Drew Dudley (HM)DE Jake Laptad (HM)QB Todd Reesing (HM)

Phil Steele All-Big 12WR Dezmon Briscoe (1st)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)DE Jake Laptad (3rd)S Darrell Stuckey (3rd)PK Jacob Branstetter (4th)OT Tanner Hawkinison (4th)PR Daymond Patterson (4th)

Kansas City Star All-Big 12WR Dezmon Briscoe (2nd)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)S Darrell Stuckey (2nd)

Fort Worth Star All-Big 12WR Dezmon Briscoe (1st)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)

The Sporting News Freshman All-Big 12OL Tanner HawkinsonKR Bradley McDougaldS Lubbock SmithLB Huldon Tharp

Rivals.com Freshman All-Big 12OT Tanner HawkinsonRB Toben OpurumLB Huldon Tharp

National Awards ListsAFCA Assistant Coach Of The YearEd Warinner (Finalist – one of three)

AFCA Good Works TeamS Darrell Stuckey (one of 11)

Bednarik AwardS Darrell Stuckey (Watch List)

Biletnikoff AwardWR Dezmon Briscoe (Semifinalist – one of 10)WR Kerry Meier (Watch List)

National Football Foundation Scholar-AthleteQB Todd Reesing (Winner – one of 16)

Hendricks AwardDE Jake Laptad (Watch List)

Lott AwardS Darrell Stuckey (Quarterfinalist – one of 20)

Manning AwardQB Todd Reesing (Watch List)

Maxwell AwardWR Dezmon Briscoe (Watch List)QB Todd Reesing (Watch List)

Nagurski AwardS Darrell Stuckey (Watch List)

O’Brien AwardQB Todd Reesing (Semifinalist - one of 15)

Senior CLASS AwardS Darrell Stuckey (Finalist – one of 10)

Jim Thorpe AwardS Darrell Stuckey (Semifinalist – one of 12)

Unitas Gold Arm AwardQB Todd Reesing (Semifinalist – one of 10)

Doak Walker AwardRB Jake Sharp (Watch List)

Walter Camp AwardQB Todd Reesing (Watch List)

East-West Shrine GameWR Kerry MeierQB Todd ReesingS Darrell Stuckey

NFL Combine InviteesWR Dezmon BriscoeWR Kerry MeierS Darrell Stuckey

Other Big 12 HonorsBig 12 Community of ChampionsDrew Dudley (one of 12)

Big 12 Player of the WeekDE Maxwell Onyegbule (Defense, vs. UTEP)

Academic HonorsAFCA Academic AchievementKansas (Honorable Mention – one of 41)

Academic All-DistrictLB Drew Dudley (1st)QB Todd Reesing (1st)

Academic All-Big 12TE Tim Biere (1st)PK Jacob Branstetter (1st)LB Drew Dudley (1st)OL Trevor Marrongelli (1st)S Olaitan Oguntodu (1st)QB Todd Reesing (1st)LB Justin Springer (1st)OL Brad Thorson (1st)DE Jeff Wheeler (1st)DB Greg Brown (2nd)OL Sal Capra (2nd)WR Kerry Meier (2nd)CB Daymond Patterson (2nd)LB Jake Schermer (2nd)RB Jake Sharp (2nd)

2009 Kansas Football AwardsSenior Academic Scholar Todd ReesingOtto Schnellbacher (Off. Scout of the Year) Deshaun SandsGeorge Mrkonic (Def. Scout of the Year) Kevin YoungOffensive Lineman of the Year Brad ThorsonIron Hawk (Weight Room) Jake SharpNolan Cromwell (Leadership) Kerry MeierDon Fambrough (Unselfish) Kerry Meier and Chris HarrisGale Sayers (Most Courageous) Sal CapraBruce Kallmeyer (Special Teams) Kayl AndersonJohn Hadl (Offensive MVP) Todd ReesingRay Evans (Defensive MVP) Jake LaptadMost Improved Offensive Player Tanner HawkinsonMost Improved Defensive Player Drew DudleyGalen Fiss (Campus and Community Service)Darrell StuckeyWillie Pless (Most Tackles) Darrell Stuckey

2009 Kansas Football Honors2010 KANSAS SPRING FOOTBALL 6

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2009 Record – 5-7 Big 12 Record – 1-6 (6th Big 12 North)

Lettermen Returning – 39 Starters Returning – 17 Offense – 15 Offense – 8 Defense – 22 Defense – 7 Specialists - 2 Specialists - 2

Lettermen Lost – 12 Starters Lost – 10 Offense – 4 Offense – 4 Defense – 7 Defense – 5 Specialists - 1 Specialists - 1

Kansas will enter its first season under the direction of new head coach Turner Gill, who was hired in December of 2009. Gill spent the previous four seasons as the head coach at Buffalo, where he turned around a program which had produced more than two wins in just one of the seven seasons prior to his arrival into a Mid-American Conference Champion in his third year. He inherits a program which returns 39 lettermen, including 15 starters. While the Jayhawks lost several record-setting skill position players, a host of talented, experienced players will be back in Lawrence for the first year of the Gill era.

The Jayhawks will prepare for a season which includes seven games against opponents who played in bowl games last year. Among those opponents are top-25 teams in Georgia Tech (13th AP/13th Coaches), Nebraska (14th/14th) and Oklahoma State (25th Coaches). KU will host seven games at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium, a venue which was home to four sellouts in six games a year ago.

Offense

2009 Rankings Avg. Big 12 NCAA Rushing Offense 112.08 9 101Passing Offense 310.33 2 7Passing Efficiency Offense 135.42 5 40Total Offense 422.42 4 25Scoring Offense 28.42 10 85

Lettermen Returning - 15Lettermen Lost - 4Starters Returning - 8Starters Lost – 4

A solid core of starters return for the Kansas offense, including all five starters on the offensive line, a pair of wide receivers and the tight end. Gone are record setters at quarterback (Todd Reesing), wide receiver (Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier) and running back (Jake Sharp). While KU lost some very talented skill position players, there are several players who appear ready to step into the lineup. Among them is running back Toben Opurum, who despite coming off the bench, became the first freshman to lead the Jayhawks in rushing in a season since 2002. Senior Johnathan Wilson has recorded more than 1,000 receiving yards in his Kansas career, while Bradley McDougald caught 33 passes in 2009 and Daymond Patterson returns to wide receiver, where he started his KU career in 2008 before spending the past one and one-half seasons at cornerback.

Offensive Line

Returnees Letterwinners Lost*Sal Capra (Sr., 2L) None*Jeremiah Hatch (Jr., 2L)*Tanner Hawkinson (So., 1L)Gavin Howard (Fr., RS)Tom Mabry (Fr., RS)Trevor Marrongelli (So., 1L)Michael Martinovich (Jr., 1L)Joe Semple (So., SQ)Alex Smith (Sr., SQ)Riley Spencer (Fr., RS)*Jeff Spikes (Jr., 2L)*Brad Thorson (Sr., 2L)Carl Wilson (Sr., 1L)Duane Zlatnik (So., SQ)

2010 Newcomers – Chad Kolumber (HS)

* - Indicates 2009 starter

All six players who started games on the offensive line during 2009 return this season. Tanner Hawkinson at left tackle and Jeremiah Hatch at center, are the only two players who stayed at the same position all year. They both started all 12 games a year ago. Brad Thorson started the first eight games at left guard and the last four at right tackle. Sal Capra was the starting right guard for the first eight games before moving to left guard for the final four contests. Jeff Spikes started eight games at right tackle and two at right guard, while Trevor Marrongelli started two games at right guard, including the season finale against Missouri. Hawkinson was a Freshman All-American by a number of publications as well as earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. The group is experienced with 86 combined career starts.

Tight Ends

Returnees Letterwinners Lost*Tim Biere (Jr., 2L) NoneBradley Dedeaux (Sr., 3L)Ted McNulty (Jr., SQ)Nick Plato (So., SQ)Justin Puthoff (RS)Ian Wolfe (Sr., 1L)

2010 Newcomers – Jimmay Mundine (HS), Trent Smiley (HS)


Tim Biere started all five games KU used a tight end on its first offensive play last season. He has been the regular tight end for the last two seasons. In 2009 Biere caught 14 passes for 183 yards. Bradley Dedeaux is an experienced player who has provided great depth in his career and is the only other tight end on the roster with a career catch (three). Ian Wolfe was moved to tight end from offensive line ahead of this spring.

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Wide Receivers

Returnees Letterwinners LostD.J. Beshears (So., 1L) *Dezmon Briscoe (Jr., 3L)Rod Harris (Jr., RS) *Kerry Meier (Sr., 4L)Tertavian Ingram (Sr., SQ)Chase Knighton (So., RS)*Bradley McDougald (So., 1L)Erick McGriff (Fr., RS)Chris Omigie (Fr., RS)Willie O’Quinn (So., 1L)Daymond Patterson (Jr., 2L)Reece Petty (Sr., SQ)Patrick Schilling (So., RS)AJ Steward (Jr., 1L)*Johnathan Wilson (Sr., 3L)

2010 Newcomers – Ricki Herod (HS), Brian Maura (HS), Keeston Terry (HS), Andrew Turrzilli (HS)


The Jayhawks lost the two most productive wide receivers in school history in Dezmon Briscoe, who declared for the NFL draft after his junior campaign, and Kerry Meier. In 2009, Briscoe caught 84 passes for 1,337 yards and nine touchdowns, while Meier pulled in 102 balls for 985 yards and eight scores. Johnathan Wilson had been the third option in his career and pulled in 35 receptions for 449 yards in 2009. Bradley McDougald started six games as the fourth wide receiver and caught 33 passes for 318 yards last year. Tertavian Ingram saw action a year ago and had two catches. Daymond Patterson has been moved back to his original position after spending 2009 as a cornerback. D.J. Beshears, a starter for three games at cornerback last year, has been moved to this position. In half a season on offense as a freshman in 2008 Beshears had 14 catches for 154 yards. A pair of redshirt freshmen could make an impact in Erick McGriff and Chris Omigie.

Running Backs

Returnees Letterwinners LostRyan Burton (Fr., RS) *Jake Sharp (Sr., 4L)Rell Lewis (Jr., 1L)Toben Opurum (So., 1L)Angus Quigley (Sr., 3L)Deshaun Sands (Fr., RS)

2010 Newcomers – Brandon Bourbon (HS), James Sims (HS)


In 2009 Toben Opurum led the team in rushing as a freshman, despite backing up Jake Sharp, who graduated last season. Opurum ran for 554 yards and nine touchdowns, while Sharp added 429 yards and four scores. Sharp finished his KU career with 2,239 yards and 23 touchdowns. Rell Lewis saw limited time running for 72 yards on 13 carries. Angus Quigley, a running back at KU until playing linebacker last season, returns to his original position after gaining a medical hardship. Quigley ran for 309 yards in 2008. Deshaun Sands redshirted in 2009.

Quarterbacks

Returnees Letterwinners LostChristian Matthews (Fr., RS) *Todd Reesing (Sr., 4L)Jacob Morse (Jr., RS)Kale Pick (So., 1L)Jordan Webb (Fr., RS)

2010 Newcomers - #Quinn Mecham (Jr., JC)

* - Indicates 2009 starter# - On Spring roster

For the first time since the 2007 season, someone other than Todd Reesing will man the quarterback spot. Reesing left KU as a three-year starter and the holder of nearly every school passing and total offense record. In 2009, Reesing threw for 3,616 yards and 22 touchdowns, while ranking fourth in the NCAA in total offense and sixth in passing yards. Reesing threw for 11,194 yards in his career. Kale Pick was four of five passing for 22 yards, while adding 167 rushing yards on 14 carries as a backup in 2009. Quinn Mecham is a junior college transfer who threw for 3,091 yards and 40 touchdowns at Snow Junior College in 2009. He is already on campus and will participate in spring practice. A trio of quarterbacks redshirted as freshmen in 2009 including Christian Matthews, Jacob Morse and Jordan Webb.

Defense

2009 Rankings Avg. Big 12 NCAA Rushing Defense 138.25 8 56Passing Defense 245.00 9 96Passing Efficiency Defense 129.84 7 63Total Defense 383.25 9 76Scoring Defense 28.42 10 85

Lettermen Returning - 22Lettermen Lost - 7Starters Returning - 7Starters Lost – 5 A mix of experience and youth returns on the defensive side of the ball for Kansas. In all, 22 lettermen return, including seven starters. Among the returnees are All-Big 12 Honorable Mention players in defensive end Jake Laptad (coaches) and linebacker Drew Dudley (Associated Press). Linebacker Huldon Tharp and safety Lubbock Smith earned Freshman All-America honors in 2009. Chris Harris has been a regular in the secondary for the past three seasons. In all, five of the top eight tackle leaders from 2009 return. Dudley’s 88 tackles were second on the team, while Harris registered 84 and led the team with nine passes broken up. Tharp and Laptad added 59 and 49 tackles respectively, while Laptad led in tackles for loss with 12 and sacks with 6.5.

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Defensive Line

Returnees Letterwinners Lost(Tackles) (Tackles)Randall Dent (Fr., RS) *Caleb Blakesley (Sr., 4L)Patrick Dorsey (Jr., 1L) Jamal Greene (Sr., 2L) Richard Johnson (Jr., 2L)Darius Parish (So., 1L)Shane Smith (Fr., RS)*John Williams (So., 1L)(Ends) (Ends)*Jake Laptad (Sr., 3L) Maxwell Onyegbule (Sr., 3L)DJ Marshall (So., SQ) *Jeff Wheeler (Sr., 4L)Tyrone Sellers (Fr., RS)Travis Stephens (Jr., RS)Quintin Woods (Sr., 1L)Kevin Young (Fr., RS)

2010 Fall Newcomers – Keba Agostinho (HS), JaQwaylin Arps (HS), Jeremiah Edwards (HS), Pat Lewandowski (HS)


While Kansas lost a trio of dependable players in ends Maxwell Onyegbule and Jeff Wheeler and tackle Caleb Blakesley, the cupboard is not bare. Two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection Jake Laptad leads a host of returnees up front. Laptad led the team with 6.5 sacks and 12 total tackles for loss in 2009. Quinton Woods, who saw limited time with four tackles, is the only other end with experience. Inside, John Williams started the final seven games of 2009 at tackle after moving from the offensive line. He replaced Richard Johnson in the starting lineup, but Johnson returns this season as well. They are joined by veterans Jamal Greene, Patrick Dorsey and Darius Parish in the interior.

Linebackers

Returnees Letterwinners LostVernon Brooks (Sr., SQ) Jake Schermer (Sr., 4L)*Drew Dudley (Sr., 3L) *Arist Wright (Sr., 4L)Jordan Fee (So., SQ)Steven Johnson (Jr., 2L)Dakota Lewis (Sr., 2L)Steve Mestan (Fr., RS)Ryan Nelson (Fr., RS)Chea Peterman (Jr., SQ)Josh Richardson (So., SQ)Justin Springer (Sr., 3L)*Huldon Tharp (So., 1L)Jacoby Thomas (Fr., RS)

2010 Fall Newcomers – Jake Farley (HS), Ed Fink (HS)


Last season Kansas used two linebackers in its 4-2-5 alignment and two of the main three players in last year’s rotation return. Drew Dudley was second on the team with 88 tackles last year, while Huldon Tharp made 59 stops as a true freshman en route to earning some Freshman All-America honors. Justin Springer has been a key reserve and last year had 25 tackles. Steven Johnson has experience and made nine tackles last season.

Secondary

Returnees Letterwinners Lost(Cornerbacks) (Cornerbacks)Isiah Barfield (Jr., 2L) NoneGreg Brown (So., 1L)*Anthony Davis (Jr., 2L)*Chris Harris (Sr., 3L)Brandon Hawks (So., SQ)Tyler Patmon (Fr., RS)Corrigan Powell (So., SQ)Calvin Rubles (Sr., 1L)(Safeties) (Safeties)Brian Blackwell (Jr., SQ) *Darrell Stuckey (Sr., 4L)Prinz Kande (Fr., RS) *Justin Thornton (Sr., 4L)Taylor Lee (So., SQ)Dexter Linton (Fr., RS)Ryan Murphy (Jr., 2L)Olaitan Oguntodu (Sr., SQ)*Lubbock Smith (So., 1L)Phillip Strozier (Sr., 3L)

2010 Fall Newcomers – Dexter McDonald (HS), Ray Mitchell (HS)


The 2009 secondary was a team effort as 10 different players started games during the season. KU lost two long-time regular safeties in Darrell Stuckey, who led the team with 93 tackles, and Justin Thornton, who registered 80 tackles in 2009. Chris Harris leads the returnees. Harris has played safety and cornerback in his career and last year was third on the team with 84 tackles, while leading the team with nine passes broken up, while starting 11 games at right cornerback. The left cornerback position was manned by Daymond Patterson for the first six games, D.J. Beshears the next three and Anthony Davis the final three. Patterson has returned to wide receiver, while Beshears makes the move to wide receiver as well. Davis, who also started at right cornerback in the 2009 opener, had 20 tackles. Other corners who saw action last year include Isiah Barfield and Greg Brown. Lubbock Smith started six straight games at free safety last season before missing the final game due to injury. He recorded 36 tackles in his five full games as a starter. Phillip Strozier started three games at safety in 2009 and has nine starts in his career. Ryan Murphy saw extended playing time in 2009 and led the team with two interceptions.

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Specialists

2009 Rankings Avg. Big 12 NCAANet Punting 34.72 8 78 Punt Returns 7.13 9 83Kickoff Returns 21.54 8 68 Lettermen Returning - 2Lettermen Lost - 1Starters Returning - 2Starters Lost - 1

Returnees Letterwinners Lost(Placekickers)*Jacob Branstetter (Sr., 2L) NoneNathan Kalish (Fr., RS)(Punters)John Millsap (So., SQ) None*Alonso Rojas (Sr., 2L)

(Long Snappers)Justin Carnes (Fr., RS) *Kayl Anderson (Sr., 4L)


Kansas returns both its placekicker and punter from the last two years, while losing its four-year long snapper. Jacob Branstetter has been the starting kicker for the past two seasons and has converted 22 of 31 career field goal attempts, including 13 of 19 in 2009. Branstetter drilled a 57-yard field goal vs. Oklahoma last season. Alonso Rojas showed a strong leg with a 44-yard average on punts from his side of the 50-yard line, while also dropping 16 of his 52 punts inside the 20-yard line a year ago. Justin Carnes appears to be the top candidate to replace four-year snapper Kayl Anderson, who handled both short and long snapping for four seasons.

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2010 Kansas Spring Football Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)2 Jordan Webb QB 6-0 210 Fr. RS Union, Mo. (Union HS)3 Reece Petty WR 6-2 190 Sr. SQ Liberal, Kan. (Liberal HS)4 Prinz Kande S 6-0 194 Fr. RS Euless, Texas (Trinity HS)6 Rell Lewis RB 5-9 205 Jr. 1L Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS)7 Kale Pick QB 6-1 208 So. 1L Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City HS)8 Quinn Mecham QB 6-2 207 Jr. JC Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow JC)9 Vernon Brooks LB 6-0 236 Sr. SQ Missouri City, Texas (Ft. Bend Marshall HS/Blinn JC)12 Nathan Kalish PK 5-11 169 Fr. RS Washington, Mo. (Washington HS)11 AJ Steward WR 6-3 233 Jr. 1L St. Louis, Mo. (Riverview Gardens HS)12 Christian Matthews QB 6-1 186 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (James Bowie HS) 14 Jacob Branstetter PK 5-9 170 Sr. 2L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur HS)13 Lubbock Smith S 6-0 206 So. 1L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)15 Chase Knighton WR 5-11 184 So. RS Athens, Texas (Athens HS/Tabor College)15 Daymond Patterson WR 5-9 173 Jr. 2L Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS)16 Chris Harris CB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Bixby, Okla. (Bixby HS)16 Jacob Morse QB 6-3 195 Jr. RS Columbia, Mo. (Rockbridge HS/Missouri State)17 Calvin Rubles CB 6-3 205 Sr. 1L Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS/Tyler JC)19 Isiah Barfield CB 5-11 185 Jr. 2L Haven, Kan. (Haven HS)18 Alonso Rojas P 6-3 228 Sr. 2L Miami, Fla. (Killian HS/Bowling Green)20 D.J. Beshears CB 5-8 174 So. 1L Denton, Texas (Ryan HS)22 Angus Quigley RB 6-1 231 Sr. 3L Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne HS)23 Ryan Murphy S 6-0 185 Jr. 2L Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)24 Taylor Lee S 6-0 190 So. SQ Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)24 Bradley McDougald WR 6-1 195 So. 1L Dublin, Ohio (Scioto HS) 26 Phillip Strozier S 5-11 205 Sr. 3L Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)27 Greg Brown CB 5-11 185 So. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)29 Ryan Nelson LB 5-11 207 Fr. RS Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)28 Willie O’Quinn WR 6-0 181 So. 1L Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)30 Anthony Davis CB 5-11 205 Jr. 2L Tulsa, Okla. (East Central HS)31 Steven Foster FB 6-1 257 Jr. 2L Sedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS)32 Dexter Linton S 5-11 200 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (James Bowie HS) 32 John Millsap PK 5-10 150 So. SQ Andover, Kan. (Andover HS)33 Tyler Patmon CB 5-11 180 Fr. RS Cedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge HS) 35 Corrigan Powell CB 5-11 180 So. SQ Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS)34 Huldon Tharp LB 6-0 217 So. 1L Mulvane, Kan. (Mulvane HS) 35 Toben Opurum RB 6-1 240 So. 1L Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) 36 Deshaun Sands RB 5-7 190 Fr. RS Sunrise, Fla. (Piper HS)37 Brian Blackwell S 5-11 191 Jr. SQ Herington, Kan. (Herington HS)37 Ryan Burton RB 5-9 187 Fr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy HS)39 Brandon Hawks CB 5-10 189 So. SQ Oskaloosa, Kan. (Oskaloosa HS)38 Josh Richardson LB 6-3 225 Fr. SQ Dublin, Ohio (Scioto HS)40 Tyler Hunt FB 6-2 240 So. SQ Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)40 Jacoby Thomas LB 6-1 243 Fr. RS Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS) 41 Jordan Fee LB 6-0 197 So. SQ Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)43 Ted McNulty TE 6-5 230 Jr. SQ Iowa City, Iowa (West HS)44 Olaitan Oguntodu S 6-0 218 Sr. SQ Mesquite, Texas (John Horn HS)45 Justin Springer LB 6-3 237 Sr. 3L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos HS)46 Steve Mestan LB 6-2 231 Fr. RS Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien HS)49 Drew Dudley LB 6-2 241 Sr. 3L College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)50 Tyrone Sellers, Jr. DE 6-3 230 Fr. RS McCook, Neb. (McCook HS) 51 Dakota Lewis LB 6-0 210 Sr. 2L Sulphur, Okla. (Sulphur HS)52 Steven Johnson LB 6-1 237 Jr. 2L Media, Pa. (Strath Haven HS)53 Tom Mabry OL 6-4 287 Fr. RS Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) 54 Justin Carnes LS 6-3 230 Fr. RS La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS)54 Kevin Young DE 6-2 256 Fr. RS Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North HS)55 Darius Parish DT 6-4 327 So. 1L Wichita, Kan. (North HS)57 Chea Peterman LB 6-0 212 Jr. SQ North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS)59 Sal Capra OL 6-2 295 Sr. 2L Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)62 Alex Smith OL 5-11 266 Sr. SQ Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)63 Ian Wolfe TE 6-5 249 Sr. 1L Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS)64 Randall Dent DT 6-5 275 Fr. RS Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)65 Michael Martinovich OL 6-5 279 Jr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Cascia Hall Prep/Air Force Academy)67 Duane Zlatnik OL 6-4 326 So. 1L Rossville, Kan. (Rossville HS)68 Carl Wilson OL 6-3 302 Sr. 2L Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS)69 Trevor Marrongelli OL 6-2 293 So. 1L Austin, Texas (Westwood HS)70 Gavin Howard OL 6-5 292 Fr. RS Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) 71 John Williams DT 6-3 290 So. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Washington HS)72 Tanner Hawkinson OL 6-6 293 So. 1L McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)73 Joe Semple OL 6-2 294 So. SQ Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein HS)74 Jeff Spikes OL 6-6 325 Jr. 2L Painesville, Ohio (Harvey HS)75 Travis Stephens DE 6-2 255 Jr. RS Houston, Texas (Jersey Village HS/Blinn JC) 76 Brad Thorson OL 6-5 310 Sr. 2L Mequon, Wis. (Homestead HS/Wisconsin)77 Jeremiah Hatch OL 6-3 332 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)78 Shane Smith DT 6-5 278 Fr. RS Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado HS)79 Riley Spencer OL 6-7 300 Fr. RS Hesston, Kan. (Hesston HS) 80 Justin Puthoff TE 6-3 252 Fr. RS Goddard, Kan. (Goddard HS)81 Johnathan Wilson WR 6-2 190 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS)82 Nick Plato TE 6-4 235 So. SQ Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS)83 Chris Omigie WR 6-4 194 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) 84 Patrick Schilling WR 6-1 187 So. RS Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)85 Roderick Harris, Jr. WR 6-0 211 Jr. RS Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS/Blinn JC) 86 Tim Biere TE 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Omaha, Neb. (Westside HS)87 Bradley Dedeaux TE 6-3 252 Sr. 3L Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City HS)89 Tertavian Ingram WR 5-11 205 Sr. SQ Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS)88 Erick McGriff WR 6-3 209 Fr. RS Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 91 Jake Laptad DE 6-4 260 Sr. 3L Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)92 Patrick Dorsey DT 6-0 273 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Yates HS)93 Quintin Woods DE 6-5 236 Sr. 1L Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy/Bakersfield JC) 95 D.J. Marshall DE 6-3 235 So. SQ Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS)97 Richard Johnson, Jr. DT 6-3 283 Jr. 2L Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)99 Jamal Greene DT 6-4 328 Sr. 2L Kansas City, Kan. (Washington HS)

Pronunciation Guide Tim Biere Beer-eeBradley Dedeaux Dee-doughNathan Kalish Kay-lish Prinz Kande CandyTrevor Marrongelli Mare-in-jelly Michael Martinovich Mar-tin-o-vichQuinn Mecham Meek-um Olaitan Oguntodo Oh-lighten Oh-gun-toe-dooChris Omigie Oh-me-G Toben Opurum To-ben Oh-purr-umDarius Parish Dare-e-us Nick Plato Play-toe Phillip Strozier Stro-zhur Ian Wolfe E-in

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Turner Gill (North Texas, 1990) Record at Kansas: First Year Overall: 20-30 (Four Years)Assistant Coaches: J.B. Grimes (Henderson State, 1977) Offensive Line Chuck Long (Iowa, 1985) Offensive Coordinator/QB Reggie Mitchell (Central Michigan, 1981) Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. Vic Shealy (Richmond, 1984) Cornerbacks Aaron Stamn (Minnesota St.-Mankato, 2002) Tight Ends/Special Teams Coord. Carl Torbush (Carson Newman, 1974) Defensive Coordinator/LB Robert Wimberly (Alabama A&M, 2002) Safeties Buddy Wyatt (TCU, 1990) Defensive Line Darrell Wyatt (Kansas State, 1989) Co-Offensive Coord./WR Kevin Carberry (Ohio, 2005) Defensive GA Brian Miller (Hastings, 1989) Offensive GA

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2010 Kansas Spring Football Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)19 Isiah Barfield CB 5-11 185 Jr. 2L Haven, Kan. (Haven HS)20 D.J. Beshears CB 5-8 174 So. 1L Denton, Texas (Ryan HS)86 Tim Biere TE 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Omaha, Neb. (Westside HS)37 Brian Blackwell S 5-11 191 Jr. SQ Herington, Kan. (Herington HS)14 Jacob Branstetter PK 5-9 170 Sr. 2L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur HS)9 Vernon Brooks LB 6-0 236 Sr. SQ Missouri City, Texas (Ft. Bend Marshall HS/Blinn JC)27 Greg Brown CB 5-11 185 So. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)37 Ryan Burton RB 5-9 187 Fr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy HS)59 Sal Capra OL 6-2 295 Sr. 2L Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)54 Justin Carnes LS 6-3 230 Fr. RS La Porte, Texas (La Porte HS)30 Anthony Davis CB 5-11 205 Jr. 2L Tulsa, Okla. (East Central HS)87 Bradley Dedeaux TE 6-3 252 Sr. 3L Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City HS)64 Randall Dent DT 6-5 275 Fr. RS Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)92 Patrick Dorsey DT 6-0 273 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Yates HS)49 Drew Dudley LB 6-2 241 Sr. 3L College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)41 Jordan Fee LB 6-0 197 So. SQ Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)31 Steven Foster FB 6-1 257 Jr. 2L Sedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS)99 Jamal Greene DT 6-4 328 Sr. 2L Kansas City, Kan. (Washington HS) 16 Chris Harris CB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Bixby, Okla. (Bixby HS)85 Roderick Harris, Jr. WR 6-0 211 Jr. RS Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS/Blinn JC) 77 Jeremiah Hatch OL 6-3 332 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)72 Tanner Hawkinson OL 6-6 293 So. 1L McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)39 Brandon Hawks CB 5-10 189 So. SQ Oskaloosa, Kan. (Oskaloosa HS)70 Gavin Howard OL 6-5 292 Fr. RS Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) 40 Tyler Hunt FB 6-2 240 So. SQ Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)89 Tertavian Ingram WR 5-11 205 Sr. SQ Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS)97 Richard Johnson, Jr. DT 6-3 283 Jr. 2L Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)52 Steven Johnson LB 6-1 237 Jr. 2L Media, Pa. (Strath Haven HS)12 Nathan Kalish PK 5-11 169 Fr. RS Washington, Mo. (Washington HS)4 Prinz Kande S 6-0 194 Fr. RS Euless, Texas (Trinity HS)15 Chase Knighton WR 5-11 184 So. RS Athens, Texas (Athens HS/Tabor College)91 Jake Laptad DE 6-4 260 Sr. 3L Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)24 Taylor Lee S 6-0 190 So. SQ Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)51 Dakota Lewis LB 6-0 210 Sr. 2L Sulphur, Okla. (Sulphur HS)6 Rell Lewis RB 5-9 205 Jr. 1L Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS)32 Dexter Linton S 5-11 200 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (James Bowie HS) 53 Tom Mabry OL 6-4 287 Fr. RS Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) 69 Trevor Marrongelli OL 6-2 293 So. 1L Austin, Texas (Westwood HS)95 D.J. Marshall DE 6-3 235 So. SQ Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS)65 Michael Martinovich OL 6-5 279 Jr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Cascia Hall Prep/Air Force Academy)12 Christian Matthews QB 6-1 186 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (James Bowie HS) 24 Bradley McDougald WR 6-1 195 So. 1L Dublin, Ohio (Scioto HS) 88 Erick McGriff WR 6-3 209 Fr. RS Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 43 Ted McNulty TE 6-5 230 Jr. SQ Iowa City, Iowa (West HS)8 Quinn Mecham QB 6-2 207 Jr. JC Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow JC)46 Steve Mestan LB 6-2 231 Fr. RS Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien HS)32 John Millsap PK 5-10 150 So. SQ Andover, Kan. (Andover HS)16 Jacob Morse QB 6-3 195 Jr. RS Columbia, Mo. (Rockbridge HS/Missouri State)23 Ryan Murphy S 6-0 185 Jr. 2L Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)29 Ryan Nelson LB 5-11 207 Fr. RS Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)44 Olaitan Oguntodu S 6-0 218 Sr. SQ Mesquite, Texas (John Horn HS)83 Chris Omigie WR 6-4 194 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) 35 Toben Opurum RB 6-1 240 So. 1L Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) 28 Willie O’Quinn WR 6-0 181 So. 1L Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)55 Darius Parish DT 6-4 327 So. 1L Wichita, Kan. (North HS)33 Tyler Patmon CB 5-11 180 Fr. RS Cedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge HS) 15 Daymond Patterson WR 5-9 173 Jr. 2L Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS)57 Chea Peterman LB 6-0 212 Jr. SQ North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS)3 Reece Petty WR 6-2 190 Sr. SQ Liberal, Kan. (Liberal HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)7 Kale Pick QB 6-1 208 So. 1L Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City HS)82 Nick Plato TE 6-4 235 So. SQ Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS)35 Corrigan Powell CB 5-11 180 So. SQ Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS)80 Justin Puthoff TE 6-3 252 Fr. RS Goddard, Kan. (Goddard HS)22 Angus Quigley RB 6-1 231 Sr. 3L Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne HS)38 Josh Richardson LB 6-3 225 Fr. SQ Dublin, Ohio (Scioto HS)18 Alonso Rojas P 6-3 228 Sr. 2L Miami, Fla. (Killian HS/Bowling Green)17 Calvin Rubles CB 6-3 205 Sr. 1L Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS/Tyler JC)36 Deshaun Sands RB 5-7 190 Fr. RS Sunrise, Fla. (Piper HS)84 Patrick Schilling WR 6-1 187 So. RS Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)50 Tyrone Sellers, Jr. DE 6-3 230 Fr. RS McCook, Neb. (McCook HS) 73 Joe Semple OL 6-2 294 So. SQ Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein HS)62 Alex Smith OL 5-11 266 Sr. SQ Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS)13 Lubbock Smith S 6-0 206 So. 1L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)78 Shane Smith DT 6-5 278 Fr. RS Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado HS)79 Riley Spencer OL 6-7 300 Fr. RS Hesston, Kan. (Hesston HS) 74 Jeff Spikes OL 6-6 325 Jr. 2L Painesville, Ohio (Harvey HS)45 Justin Springer LB 6-3 237 Sr. 3L Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos HS)75 Travis Stephens DE 6-2 255 Jr. RS Houston, Texas (Jersey Village HS/Blinn JC) 11 AJ Steward WR 6-3 233 Jr. 1L St. Louis, Mo. (Riverview Gardens HS)26 Phillip Strozier S 5-11 205 Sr. 3L Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)34 Huldon Tharp LB 6-0 217 So. 1L Mulvane, Kan. (Mulvane HS) 40 Jacoby Thomas LB 6-1 243 Fr. RS Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS) 76 Brad Thorson OL 6-5 310 Sr. 2L Mequon, Wis. (Homestead HS/Wisconsin)2 Jordan Webb QB 6-0 210 Fr. RS Union, Mo. (Union HS)71 John Williams DT 6-3 290 So. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Washington HS)68 Carl Wilson OL 6-3 302 Sr. 2L Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS)81 Johnathan Wilson WR 6-2 190 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS)63 Ian Wolfe TE 6-5 249 Sr. 1L Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS)93 Quintin Woods DE 6-5 236 Sr. 1L Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy/Bakersfield JC) 54 Kevin Young DE 6-2 256 Fr. RS Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North HS)67 Duane Zlatnik OL 6-4 326 So. 1L Rossville, Kan. (Rossville HS)

Pronunciation Guide Tim Biere Beer-eeBradley Dedeaux Dee-doughNathan Kalish Kay-lish Prinz Kande CandyTrevor Marrongelli Mare-in-jelly Michael Martinovich Mar-tin-o-vichQuinn Mecham Meek-um Olaitan Oguntodo Oh-lighten Oh-gun-toe-dooChris Omigie Oh-me-G Toben Opurum To-ben Oh-purr-umDarius Parish Dare-e-us Nick Plato Play-toe Phillip Strozier Stro-zhur Ian Wolfe E-in

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Turner Gill (North Texas, 1990) Record at Kansas: First Year Overall: 20-30 (Four Years)Assistant Coaches: J.B. Grimes (Henderson State, 1977) Offensive Line Chuck Long (Iowa, 1985) Offensive Coordinator/QB Reggie Mitchell (Central Michigan, 1981) Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. Vic Shealy (Richmond, 1984) Cornerbacks Aaron Stamn (Minnesota St.-Mankato, 2002) Tight Ends/Special Teams Coord. Carl Torbush (Carson Newman, 1974) Defensive Coordinator/LB Robert Wimberly (Alabama A&M, 2002) Safeties Buddy Wyatt (TCU, 1990) Defensive Line Darrell Wyatt (Kansas State, 1989) Co-Offensive Coord./WR Kevin Carberry (Ohio, 2005) Defensive GA Brian Miller (Hastings, 1989) Offensive GA

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2010 Kansas Football Signing ClassPlayer Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Previous Schools)Keba Agostinho DE 6-3 253 Fr. Katy, Texas (James Taylor HS)JaQwaylin Arps DE 6-3 235 Fr. Denison, Texas (Denison HS)Brandon Bourbon RB 6-1 208 Fr. Potosi, Mo. (Potosi HS)Jeremiah Edwards DT 6-1 308 Fr. Garland, Texas (Garland HS)Jake Farley LB 6-3 215 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)Ed Fink LB 6-3 221 Fr. Belleville, Ill. (Althoff HS)Ricki Herod, Jr. WR 6-2 183 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS)Chad Kolumber OL 6-8 296 Fr. Woodberry Forest, Va. (Woodberry Forest HS)Pat Lewandowski DE 6-6 248 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)Brian Maura WR 6-4 190 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Felix Varela HS)Dexter McDonald DB 6-1 194 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)*Quinn Mecham QB 6-3 205 Jr. Provo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow [Utah] JC)Ray Mitchell DB 6-1 183 Fr. Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)Jimmay Mundine TE 6-2 226 Fr. Denison, Texas (Denison HS)James Sims RB 6-0 206 Fr. Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)Trent Smiley TE 6-4 232 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Wakeland HS)Keeston Terry WR 6-2 185 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)Andrew Turzilli WR 6-4 185 Fr. Butler, N.J. (Butler HS)

* - Signed in December and is enrolled at Kansas this spring.

Pronunciation GuideKeba Agostinho Key-buh Aug-uh-steenoJaQwaylin Arps Juh-quay-linBrandon Bourbon burr-binRicki Herod, Jr. Hair-idChad Kolumber Co-lumberBrian Maura More-uhQuinn Mecham Meek-emJimmay Mundine Jim-may mun-deen

Signee Breakdown

By Class By Position By StateHigh School: 17 Offense: 10 Texas: 8Junior College: 1 Line: 1 Missouri: 3 Tight Ends: 2 Florida: 1 Wide Receivers: 4 Illinois: 1 Quarterbacks: 1 Iowa: 1 Running Backs: 2 Kansas: 1 Defense: 8 New Jersey: 1 Line: 4 Utah: 1 Linebackers: 2 Virginia: 1 Secondary: 2


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Keba Agostinho DE, 6-3, 253, Freshman Katy, Texas (James Taylor HS)

Name is pronounced Key-buh Aug-uh-steeno... Was a unanimous all-district defensive end selection… Selected to play in the Space City Classic all-star game in Houston… Was a three-year starter playing defensive tackle and defensive end during his prep career... Registered 78 tackles with 14 tackles for loss, including eight sacks... Also forced five fumbles his senior year... Born in Luanda, Angola... Son of Kaima Agostinho and Tambua Beya... Has two brothers and one sister... Plans to become an engineer... Can play the piano.

JaQwaylin Arps DE, 6-3, 235, Freshman Denison, Texas (Denison HS)

First name is pronounced Juh-quay-lin... Was an honorable mention all-state selection at offensive tackle by the Texas Sports Writer’s Association and the Associated Press Sports Editors… Was a first-team all-district selection on both the offensive and defensive lines… Recorded 60 tackles and nine sacks as a senior… As a junior he earned honorable mention all-state and first-team all-district recognition at offensive tackle… Also played on the basketball team… Born in McKinney, Texas… Son of Billy and Bertha Arps… Has two sisters.

Brandon Bourbon RB, 6-1, 208, Freshman Potosi, Mo. (Potosi HS)

Last name is pronounced Burr-bin... A two-time all-state selection in class 3 in Missouri… Named the Missouri 3A Player of the Year as a senior… Led team to an 11-1 record… Rushed for a school record 2,531 yards and 34 touchdowns on 196 carries… Set the school career rushing record with 5,551 yards… Set the school’s single-game rushing mark with 451 yards, which unofficially ranks as the fifth-best in Missouri history… As a junior he rushed for a then school-record of 2,420 yards on 248 carries… Also caught nine passes for 134 yards… Ran for 600 yards on 98 carries as a sophomore… Caught a 98-yard touchdown pass for a school record… Also competed in track and set the school record in the 100-meters (10.4)... Born in Potosi, Mo... Son of Roger and Janet Bourbon... Has one brother and one sister... Plans to major in psychology... Would like to coach after graduation... Main hobby is weight lifting.

Jeremiah EdwardsDT, 6-1, 308, Freshman Garland, Texas (Garland HS)

Was a first-team all-district defensive tackle… Ranked as a top 100 prospect in the Dallas-Fort Worth area… Recorded 61 tackles, including 4.5 sacks as a senior… Forced four fumbles… Lettered three years as a defensive tackle and offensive guard… Also competed in track and field… Born in Garland, Texas… Son of Barbara Rose… Has five brothers and one sister… Likes to play video games… Would like to major in criminal justice and become a police officer.

Jake Farley LB, 6-3, 215, Freshman Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)

Was an all-state first-team selection as a defensive back as a senior… Earned second-team honors as a junior… Recorded 320 career tackles to go along with

nine interceptions, 16 PBUs and seven forced fumbles... As a senior he had 10 tackles, four interceptions, nine PBUs, five tackles for loss and three forced fumbles... Also played quarterback and threw for 1,000 yards while rushing for more than 200 yards… Team was state runner-up his senior season... As a junior quarterback he passed for 254 yards and ran for 142 more... Played safety, linebacker, quarterback, running back and long snapper during his prep career... Also competed in baseball, basketball and track... Born in Waterloo, Iowa... Son of Mark and Lori Farley... Father is the head football coach at Northern Iowa and was an assistant coach at Kansas from 1997-2000… Has one brother and one sister... Plans to major in business... Would like to be in the business world or coaching profession after graduation... Main hobbies are fishing and hunting, but he also likes to wake board and water ski.

Ed Fink LB, 6-3, 221, Freshman Belleville, Ill. (Althoff HS)

Named all-metro first-team linebacker in the St. Louis area as a senior… Was also an all-area first-team offensive and defensive selection on the Illinois side of the state line… Named all-conference first team on offense and defense… Earned all-city defensive player of the year honors as well as being tabbed to the all-city offensive and defensive teams… Registered 149 tackles and eight sacks as a senior… Played in only three games as a junior due to a broken leg… Recorded 24 tackles and three interceptions in those three contests… Was a three-year letterwinner at middle linebacker and offensive line… Also played basketball and was a pitcher and third baseman in baseball… Born in Omaha, Neb… Son of Dale and Marguerite Fink… Father played football at Montana State… Has one brother, Dale, who is a quarterback at Sacred Heart University and one sister, Anna, who is on the equestrian team at William Woods University… Plans to major in engineering… Main hobby is music and he likes to play the guitar… Was the leader of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Ricki Herod, Jr. WR, 6-2, 183, Freshman Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS)

Last name is pronounced Hair-id... Considered a top 100 Texas prospect by several publications… Earned all-district second-team honors as a senior… Had 20 receptions for 302 yards and three touchdowns in nine games as a senior… As a junior he had 15 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns in seven contests… Was a three-year letterman in football… Also played basketball… Born in Dallas, Texas… Son of Ricki and Wonna Herod… Has four siblings… Brother, Anthony Davis, played semi-pro football… Uncle, Billy Ray Pritchett, played for the Atlanta Falcons… Made his high school honor roll… Would like to major in finance… Hobbies include sports and spending time with friends.

Chad Kolumber OL, 6-8, 296, Freshman Woodberry Forest, Va. (Woodberry Forest HS)

Last name is pronounced Co-lumber... Was an all-state first-team selection offensive tackle by a number of publications as a senior… Earned all-prep league honors as well… Lettered for three seasons… Played center as a sophomore before playing left tackle as a junior and as a senior… Also wrestled and finished sixth in state… Registered school record for fastest pin in eight seconds… Born in Las Vegas, Nev… Son of Victoria and Dwight Kolumber… Has one brother… Plans to major in journalism… Hobbies include boating and fishing… Also likes acting.


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Pat Lewandowski DE, 6-6, 248, Freshman Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)

Earned second-team all-league defensive linemen honors… Recorded 53 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, including six sacks… Also recorded three passes broken up… As a tight end he caught seven passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns… Lettered three seasons as a defensive end and tight end… Born in Omaha, Neb… Son of Mark and Julie Lewandowski… Has one brother and one sister… Brother, Robert, plays basketball at Texas Tech… Plans to major in civil engineering.

Brian Maura WR, 6-4, 190, Freshman Miami, Fla. (Felix Varela HS)

Last name is pronounced More-uh... Caught 39 passes for 724 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior… Ranked as one of the top 10 wide receivers in Miami-Dade County… Selected for the Miami-Dade County All-Star game… Was a four-year letterwinner, while also playing safety… Named his team’s most valuable player as a senior... Also competed in track… Was a member of the National Honor Society… Born in Miami, Fla… Son of Cassie Maura-Rahming, Ronald Rahming and Glenn Maura… Has two sisters… Has uncles who played college football… Plans to major in business administration… Hobbies include playing video games and watching football.

Dexter McDonald DB, 6-1, 194, FreshmanKansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)

An all-state first team selection in the state of Missouri… Earned Kansas City all-metro second-team honors... Set a school record with eight interceptions as a senior... Returned one pick for a touchdown... Registered 60 tackles... Rated as one of the top five recruits in the Kansas City area... Was a four-year letterman at cornerback and wide receiver… Also competed in basketball and track… Born in Kansas City, Mo… Son of Dana and Dexter McDonald… Has two brothers… Is related to former Kansas basketball All-American Brandon Rush… Plans to major in sports management… Main hobbies include art, particularly drawing, and gymnastics.

Quinn MechamQB, 6-3, 205, JuniorProvo, Utah (Timpview HS/Snow [Utah] JC)

Last name is pronounced Meek-em... Signed in December and is already enrolled at Kansas… Was a second-team all-conference selection as both a freshman and sophomore at Snow Junior College… Twice he earned national player of the week honors… Earned conference offensive player of the week three times as a sophomore… As a sophomore he completed 202 of 323 passes for 3,091 yards, 40 touchdowns and 11 interceptions… His 257 passing yards per game ranked fifth in the nation… He led the Badgers to a 10-2 record and a national ranking of fifth… As a freshman he played in 10 games completing 128 of 212 passes for 1,851 yards, 25 touchdowns and just five interceptions… Team was 11-0… Was a high school all-state first-team selection after leading his team to the state championship for the second-straight season his senior year... Born in Provo, Utah... Son of Gary and Dalya Mecham... Has 12 brothers and sisters... Plans to major in finance... Enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his family.

Ray Mitchell DB, 6-1, 183, Freshman Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)

Earned first-team all-district honors as a free safety as a senior… Recorded 51 tackles in 11 games… As a junior he was an all-district second-team selection… Earned honorable mention all-district honors as a sophomore… In his career he recorded 221 tackles with three interceptions, nine PBUs and four caused fumbles… Also returned kickoffs… His senior year he registered 77 tackles, four passes broken up and caused two fumbles… Offensively he had 13 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns… Played wide receiver and safety… Also competed in track and basketball… Born in Dallas, Texas… Son of Ray and Sabrina Mitchell… Has one brother and one sister… Hobbies include fishing, movies and sports… Would like to do computer work or coach when he graduates.

Jimmay Mundine TE, 6-2, 226, Freshman Denison, Texas (Denison HS)

Name is pronounced Jim-may Mun-deen... Named an all-state honorable mention selection as a tight end… Also an all-district selection as a tight end… Earned second-team all-Dallas-Fort Worth Area… As a senior he recorded 62 catches for 1,097 yards and 17 touchdowns… Defensively he registered 44 solo tackles, with 17 tackles for loss, including 6.5 sacks… Was a two-year letterwinner in football as a tight end and defensive end and three-year letter winner in basketball… Born in Denison, Texas… Son of Delton and Claudia Mundine… Has three brothers… Likes sports and video games as well as building things.

James SimsRB, 6-0, 206, Freshman Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)

Was the District Offensive Player of the Year… Named a Texas Top 100 Recruit by several publications… As a senior he rushed 258 times for 1,762 yards and 20 touchdowns… Also caught 12 passes for 96 yards and another score… His junior season he rushed 206 times for 1,149 yards and 15 touchdowns, while adding 21 receptions for 361 yards and three touchdowns… Was named the district offensive sophomore of the year in 2007.

Trent Smiley TE, 6-4, 232, Freshman Frisco, Texas (Wakeland HS)

Earned all-district second-team honors as a senior… Was an honorable mention all-district pick as a junior… Recorded 26 receptions for 405 yards and four touchdowns as a senior… Caught four passes for 16 yards and a score as a junior… Was a three-year letterwinner as a tight end… Also competed in track and field… Born in Shawnee Mission, Kan… Son of Eaton Smiley and Jennifer Womack… Father played football at Iowa… Has one brother and one sister… Plans to major in environmental science.


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Keeston Terry WR, 6-2, 185, Freshman Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)

Was a three-time all-state and all-conference wide receiver… A two-time all-metro selection… Earned the Otis Taylor Award as Kansas City’s top wide receiver… Caught 74 passes for 928 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior… Added 376 rushing yards as a senior… As a junior he had 49 receptions for 902 yards, while also rushing for 594 yards… Scored 17 touchdowns… Caught 42 passes for 677 yards and six scores as a sophomore… Team was the state runners-up his senior year… Also competed in track and baseball… Born in Lawrence, Kan… Son of Kerry and Doug Terry… Father lettered as a defensive back at Kansas from 1988-91 and then played with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1992-95… Has one brother and one sister… Plans to major in education and would like to teach and coach after graduation.

Andrew Turzilli WR, 6-4, 185, Freshman Butler, N.J. (Butler HS)

Named all-state first team, all-Daily Record, all-conference, all-area and all-tri-state after his senior season… As a senior he pulled in 54 receptions for 953 yards and 11 touchdowns in 12 games… Team finished 10-2 his senior season… Named all-conference as a junior… Caught 38 passes for 685 yards and seven touchdowns in just five games as a junior after transferring midway through the season… Lettered three seasons as a wide receiver and defensive back… Also played basketball… Born in Mesa, Ariz… Son of Kathy Trezilo… Has two sisters and one brother… Would like to be a teacher after graduation.


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Isiah BarfieldCB, 5-11, 185, Jr., 2LHaven, Kan.(Haven HS)

Quickly: Was a running back in high school... At KU played cornerback, starting two games as a freshman in 2008, and then played as a backup wide receiver in 2009... Is back at cornerback this spring.

2009 (So.): Played in seven games on special teams… Made one tackle on the season… Spent 2008 as a cornerback before being moved to wide receiver in 2009.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL INT2008 5 6 4 10 1-1 1-162009 7 1 0 1 0 0Totals 12 7 4 11 1-1 1-16

D.J. BeshearsCB, 5-8, 174, So., 1LDenton, Texas(Ryan HS)

2009 (Fr.): Made his collegiate debut at Colorado in the sixth game of the year… Started three straight games – against Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Kansas State – but did not see action in the final three games of the year… Made five tackles in his debut at Colorado… Followed that up with a season-best seven tackles in his first start against Oklahoma… Added four tackles at Texas Tech… Finished the year with 17 tackles in four games.

Defense G UT AT Total INT2009 4 15 2 17 0

Tim BiereTE, 6-4, 260, Jr., 2LOmaha, Neb.(Westside HS)

Quickly: A two-year starter at tight end (KU started a tight end just three times in 2008 and he started two of those games)... Played as a true freshman in 2008.

2009 (So.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition… The team’s top tight end, starting five of 10 games on the year (missed the UTEP and Duke games due to injury)… Caught at least one pass in eight of his 10 games… Top game was three receptions for 53 yards vs. Iowa State… Had three catches for 17 yards at Texas… Finished the season with two catches for 49 yards, including a career-long 33-yard reception vs. Missouri.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2008 12 6 65 10.8 0 232009 11 14 183 13.1 0 33Totals 23 20 248 12.4 0 33

Brian BlackwellS, 5-11, 191, Jr., SQHerington, Kan.(Herington HS)

2009 (So.): Did not see any action... Named KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Kansas State.

Jacob BranstetterPK, 5-9, 170, Sr., 2LLawton, Okla.(MacArthur HS)

2009 (Jr.): Named to Phil Steele All-Big 12 Fourth Team… Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors… Named KU’s special teams player of the week vs. Northern Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri... Connected on 13 of 19 field goal attempts and 42 of 44 PATs on the season… Led the team in scoring with 81 points… Made a 57-yard field goal against Oklahoma to tie for the fourth-longest in KU history… Had a stretch where he made six consecutive field goals, including five of the longest in his career at that point.

Kicking G FGA FGM PAT2008 12 9 12 51-522009 12 13 19 42-44Totals 24 22 31 93-96

Punting No Yds Avg LG2009 1 29 29.0 29

Defense UT AT Total2008 6 1 72009 2 1 3Totals 8 2 10

Vernon BrooksLB, 6-0, 236, Sr., SQMissouri City, Texas(Fort Bend Marshall HS/Blinn JC)

Quickly: Was a late arrival to the program, left the team during the season and has returned for spring practice.

2009 (Jr.): Played in the first five games of the season after transferring into the program late... Had two tackles in debut against Northern Colorado... Had two stops against Duke as well... Made one tackle against Southern Mississippi... Left the team midway through the year.

Defense G UT AT Total2009 5 1 4 5

Greg BrownCB, 5-11, 185, So., 1LCedar Hill, Texas(Cedar Hill HS)

2009 (Fr.): Saw action in every game… Made three tackles against Duke… Also had one tackle versus Northern Colorado and at UTEP.

Defense G UT AT Total2008 5 1 1 22009 9 1 4 5Totals 14 2 5 7

Ryan BurtonRB, 5-9, 187, Fr., RSColorado Springs, Colo.(Air Academy HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Missouri.


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Sal CapraOL, 6-2, 295, Sr., 2LKansas City, Mo.(Rockhurst HS)

2009 (Jr.): Named the team’s Gale Sayers Award winner as the team’s most courageous player... Was KU’s offensive player of the week at UTEP... Started all 12 games… Started the first eight contests at right guard before moving to left guard for the final four games.

Justin CarnesLS, 6-3, 230, Fr., RSLa Porte, Texas(La Porte HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season.

Anthony DavisCB, 5-11, 205, Jr., 2LTulsa, Okla.(East Central HS)

2009 (So.): Started at right cornerback in the season opener and left cornerback the final three games of the season… Registered 20 tackles, two passes broken up and one tackle for loss… Posted career-high five-tackle games in final two games at Texas and vs. Missouri.

Defense G UT AT Total2008 5 3 3 62009 11 17 3 20Totals 16 20 6 26

Bradley DedeauxTE, 6-3, 252, Sr., 3LMidwest City, Okla.(Midwest City HS)

2009 (Jr.): Saw limited time as a backup tight end and did not record any statistics.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2007 9 1 11 11.0 0 112008 9 2 9 4.5 0 52009 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 18 3 20 6.7 0 11

Randall DentDT, 6-5, 275, Fr., RSGrand Prairie, Texas(South Grand Prairie HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season... Named KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Colorado and Nebraska.

Patrick DorseyDT, 6-0, 273, Jr., 1LHouston, Texas(Yates HS)

2009 (So.): Saw action in nine games… Had eight tackles on the season, including a sack at UTEP… Made his first collegiate start in the season-opener against Northern Colorado… Had a season-best four tackles vs. Southern Mississippi… Had two stops at UTEP… Also made tackles against Duke and Iowa State.


Drew DudleyLB, 6-2, 241, Sr., 3LCollege Station, Texas(A&M Consolidated HS)

2009 (Jr.): Earned Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors… Named a Big 12 Community of Champions honoree… Earned academic all-district honors… Tabbed an academic All-Big 12 First Team selection… Earned the team’s most Improved defensive player honor... Finished second on the team with 88 tackles… Recorded 8.5 tackles for loss, including three sacks… Was credited with six quarterback hurries, while also recovering a fumble… Started nine games, including each of the first seven contests… Recorded a sack in each of the first three games… Posted 17 tackles at Colorado… Had 10 stops vs. Southern Mississippi… Twice had nine tackles in a game – vs. Nebraska and at Texas… Had at least seven tackles in eight games… Recovered a fumble against Missouri.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Blk2007 13 6 7 13 0.5-2 02008 13 7 5 12 0 12009 12 48 40 88 8.5-25 0Totals 38 61 52 113 9-27 1

Jordan FeeLB, 6-0, 197, So., SQHutchinson, Kan.(Hutchinson HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see game action..

Steven FosterFB, 6-1, 257, Jr., 2LSedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS)

Quickly: Came to Kansas as a fullback, moved to defense in 2009 and is back at fullback this spring.

2009 (So.): Converted to defensive line after spending the previous season at fullback… Played as a reserve in 11 games and made nine tackles… Forced a fumble at Texas.

Defense G UT AT Total FF2008 8 2 0 2 02009 11 5 4 9 1Totals 19 7 4 11 1


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Jamal GreeneDT, 6-4, 328, Sr., 2LKansas City, Kan.(Washington HS)

2009 (Jr.): Saw action in nine games as a reserve on the defensive line… Had six tackles, including one tackle for loss on the year… Made two tackles at Texas… Had one tackle in games against UTEP, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Nebraska.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU QBH FF2007 7 6 1 7 1-2 0 0 0 02008 13 15 6 21 6-29 2-11 1 2 12009 9 4 2 6 1-3 0 0 1 0Totals 29 25 9 34 8-34 2-11 1 3 1

Chris HarrisCB, 5-10, 190, Sr., 3LBixby, Okla.(Bixby HS)

Quickly: His 29 career starts are the most among active players... He started 10 games as a freshman in 2007, seven in 2008 and all 12 games last season.

2009 (Jr.): Shared the team’s Don Fambrough Award for unselfishness with Kerry Meier... Named the team’s defensive player of the week vs. Northern Colorado and at Kansas State... Started all 12 games… Started the season opener at nickel back before manning the right corner for the rest of the 11 games… Was third on the team with 84 tackles… Led team with nine passes broken up… Broke up at least one pass in seven different games… Was active behind the line of scrimmage as well, with 6.5 tackles for loss, including a sack (at Texas Tech)… Forced and recovered a fumble against Northern Colorado… Three times he recorded double-digit tackle totals with 15 vs. Southern Mississippi and 10 vs. both Nebraska and at Texas… Made at least four tackles in all 12 games.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FR FF2007 13 40 25 65 1.5-5 0 2-11 4 1-0 02008 13 46 13 59 2.5-8 1-4 1-0 2 0 02009 12 58 26 84 1.0-2 1-2 0 9 1-0 1Totals 38 144 64 208 5-15 2-6 3-11 15 2-0 1

Rod HarrisWR, 6-0, 211, Jr., RSBryan, Texas(Bryan HS/Blinn JC)

2009 (Jr.): Did not record any statistics on the season.

Jeremiah HatchOL, 6-3, 332, Jr., 2LDallas, Texas(Carter HS)

Quickly: His 24 consecutive starts are tops among current players, while his 24 total starts rank second behind Chris Harris (29).

2009 (So.): Started all 12 games at center… Played tackle as a freshman in 2008.

Tanner HawkinsonOL, 6-6, 293, So., 1LMcPherson, Kan.(McPherson HS)

Quickly: Came to Kansas as a tight end... Moved to defensive line midway through his redshirt season in 2008 and then to offensive line last spring.

2009 (Fr.): Earned a number of Freshman All-America and All-Big 12 honors… Was named a Freshman All-America first-team selection by the Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com… Was All-Big 12 Honorable Mention by the league coaches… Named the team’s Most Improved Offensive Player... Made his collegiate debut by starting at left tackle in the season-opener against Northern Colorado… Started all 12 games at that position on the season… Originally a tight end who was moved to defense before settling in at tackle in the spring of 2009.

Brandon HawksCB, 5-10, 189, So., SQOskaloosa, Kan. (Oskaloosa HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see any action during the season.

Gavin HowardOL, 6-5, 292, Fr., RSOwasso, Okla. (Owasso HS)


Tyler HuntFB, 6-2, 240, So., SQLawrence, Kan.(Lawrence HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Nebraska.

Tertavian IngramWR, 5-11, 205, Sr., SQTampa, Fla.(Jefferson HS)

2009 (Jr.): Started three games, including the season-opener against Northern Colorado... Other starts were at Kansas State and at Texas… Had two catches on the season with both receptions in opener against Northern Colorado… Caught two balls for 27 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown catch.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2007 8 3 19 6.3 0 92008 0 0 0 0 0 02009 9 2 27 13.5 1 16Totals 17 5 46 9.2 1 16

Defense UT AT Total2009 1 0 1


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Richard JohnsonDT, 6-3, 283, Jr., 2LJefferson City, Mo.(Jefferson City HS)

2009 (So.): Started the first five games of the year, while playing in all 12 contests… Made 17 tackles on the year, with three tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery… Had a season-best three tackles at Texas Tech… Recorded at least two tackles in seven different games…

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU FR2008 11 7 7 14 2.5-9 0.5-3 1 02009 11 8 9 17 3.0-6 0 0 1Totals 22 15 16 31 5.5-15 0.5-3 1 1

Steven JohnsonLB, 6-1, 237, Jr., 2LMedia, Pa.(Strath Haven HS)

2009 (So.): Played in 10 games and recorded nine tackles as a backup and special teams player… Made three tackles against both UTEP and Duke… Had two tackles in season opener against Northern Colorado and one stop in season finale vs. Missouri… Recorded a sack against Duke.

Defense G UT AT Total Sack2008 2 1 0 1 02009 10 5 4 9 1-9Totals 12 6 4 10 1-9

Nathan KalishPK, 5-11, 169, Fr., RSWashington, Mo.(Washington HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season, but traveled as the backup kicker during the last half of the year.

Prinz KandeS, 6-0, 194, Fr., RSEuless, Texas(Trinity HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. UTEP.

Chase KnightonWR, 5-11, 184, So., RSAthens, Texas (Athens HS/Tabor College)

Quickly: Came to Kansas as a quarterback but is listed at wide receiver this spring.

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU and played quarterback on the scout team.

Jake LaptadDE, 6-4, 260, Sr., 3LTulsa, Okla.(Jenks HS)

2009 (Jr.): Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention by the league coaches and Associated Press… Was a Phil Steele All-Big 12 third-team pick… Was named to the Hendricks Award Watch List early in the season… Tabbed as the team’s Ray Evans Award winner as the Jayhawks’ most valuable defensive player... Named the team’s defensive player of the week vs. Duke and vs. Oklahoma... Started 11 of 12 games at defensive end… Led KU linemen with 49 tackles on the season, a figure which ranked seventh overall on the team… Led the team with 12 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks… Was credited with six quarterback hurries as well… Recorded at least one sack in each of the first four games as well as in six of the first eight contests… Forced fumbles against Duke and Texas Tech and recovered a fumble against Oklahoma… Registered a season-high seven tackles against Iowa State… Made six tackles in three different games – Northern Colorado, Southern Mississippi and Texas Tech.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU QBH FR FF Saf2007 13 13 7 20 4.5-30 3-26 1 2 0 0 02008 13 22 16 38 8.5-45 7-36 4 1 1-0 1 22009 12 28 21 49 12.0-50 6.5-42 0 6 1-0 2 0Totals 38 63 44 107 24.5-125 16.5-104 5 9 2-0 3 2

Taylor LeeS, 6-0, 190, So., SQHarrisonville, Mo.(Harrisonville HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see any action during the season. Dakota LewisLB, 6-0, 210, Sr., 2LSulphur, Okla.(Sulphur HS)

2009 (Jr.): Did not see any action during the season.

Defense G UT AT Total 2007 13 8 6 14 2008 12 7 4 112009 0 0 0 0Totals 25 15 10 25


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Rell LewisRB, 5-9, 205, Jr., 1LMuskogee, Okla.(Muskogee HS)

2009 (Fr.): Saw action on special teams in every game, making three tackles on the season... Recorded rushes in three different games... Ran five times for 17 yards at UTEP in second game of the season... Rushed five times for 43 yards at Texas for season-best mark... Added three carries for 12 yards against Missouri in season finale... Had two catches on year, including a 42-yarder against Missouri.

Rushing G Att Yds Avg TD LG2009 5 13 72 5.5 0 15

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LG2009 2 40 20.0 0 42 Defense G UT AT Total2008 4 2 1 3

Dexter LintonS, 5-11, 200, Fr., RSArlkngton, Texas(James Bowie HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Iowa State.

Tom MabryOL, 6-4, 287, Fr., RSBelleville, Ill.(Althoff Catholic HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Northern Colorado.

Trevor MarrongelliOL, 6-2, 293, So., 1LAustin, Texas(Westwood HS)

2009 (Fr.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition… Saw a lot of action at guard during the season… Started two games… Started at Kansas State and in the season-finale vs. Missouri.

D.J. MarshallDE, 6-3, 235, So., SQMesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS)

2009 (Fr.): Played in the season-opener against Northern Colorado, but did not see action again… Was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma midway through the season... Was recognized on the field during pregame at Kansas State.

Michael MartinovichOL, 6-5, 279, Jr., 1LTulsa, Okla.(Cascia Hall Prep/Air Force Academy)

2009 (So.): Saw time as a backup lineman and special teams player.

Christian MatthewsQB, 6-1, 186, Fr., RSArlington, Texas(James Bowie HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Duke.

Bradley McDougaldWR, 6-1, 195, So., 1LDublin, Ohio(Scioto HS)

2009 (Fr.): Named to The Sporting News Freshman All-Big 12 team… Played in every game as a true freshman, seeing time on offense, defense and special teams… Was the fourth wide receiver and started six games… Recorded 33 receptions for 318 yards on the year… Caught two passes for 49 yards, including a season-long 42-yarder in season-opener against Northern Colorado… Had a season-best seven catches for 46 yards against Southern Mississippi… Reached 40 receiving yards three times on the year as he also had 48 at UTEP… Caught at least one pass in 11 of 12 games (shutout against Nebraska)… Returned 21 kickoffs for an 18.8 average with a long of 47 yards… Also returned three punts for three yards… Saw time on defense for the last half of the season starting with the Colorado game… Recorded an interception and had a season-best three tackles at Texas Tech… Had five tackles on the year.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2009 12 33 318 9.6 0 42

Punt Returns No Yds Avg TD LG2009 3 3 1.0 0 2

KO Returns No Yds Avg TD LG2009 21 395 18.8 0 47

Defense UT AT Total Int2009 4 1 5 1-38

Erick McGriffWR, 6-3, 209, Fr., RSTampa, Fla.(Jesuit HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. UTEP.

Ted McNultyTE, 6-5, 230, Jr., SQIowa City, Iowa(West HS)

2009 (So.): Saw time in the season opener against Northern Colorado, but did not record any statistics.

Steve MestanLB, 6-2, 231, Fr., RSDelavan, Wisc. (Delavan-Darien HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU.


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John MillsapPK, 5-10, 150, So., SQAndover, Kan.(Andover HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see any action as the backup to Jacob Branstetter.

Jacob MorseQB, 6-3, 195, Jr., RSColumbia, Mo.(Rockbridge HS/Missouri State)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Oklahoma.

Ryan MurphyS, 5-10, 185, Jr., 2LLawrence, Kan.(Free State HS)

2009 (So.): Started two games at nickel back and saw a lot of time as a backup defensive back and special teams player… Started against Iowa State and Oklahoma… Led the team with two interceptions… Pickoffs came against Southern Mississippi and Oklahoma… Broke up two passes and recovered one fumble on the season… Made 14 tackles on the year… Had two tackles for loss, including a sack… Sack came against Iowa State… Fumble recovery was at Colorado… Had a season-high four tackles against Iowa State… Made three stops against Oklahoma.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sack FR2008 6 2 0 2 0 0 02009 11 8 6 14 2 1 1Totals 17 10 6 16 2 1 1

Ryan NelsonLB, 6-0, 207, Fr. RSOverland Park, Kan.(St. Thomas Aquinas HS)


Olaitan OguntoduS, 6-0, 218, Sr., SQMesquite, Texas(John Horn HS)

2009 (Jr.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors… Played in 10 games on the season… Recorded four tackles as a backup and special teams player… Registered a tackle in each of the first three games… Had one stop at Kansas State later in the year.

Defense G UT AT Total 2006 9 1 0 1 2007 0 0 0 0 2008 2 1 1 22009 9 2 2 4 Totals 20 4 3 7

Chris OmigieWR, 6-4, 194, Fr., RSArlington, Texas(Martin HS)


Toben OpurumRB, 6-1, 240, So., 1LPlano, Texas (Plano East HS)

2009 (Fr.): Earned Rivals.com Freshman All-Big 12 honors… Became the first freshman to lead Kansas in rushing in a season since Clark Green in 2002… Shared time with Jake Sharp, but carried 133 times for a team-best 554 yards and nine touchdowns… Ran for 109 yards against Southern Miss… The next week fell just shy of the 100-yard mark with 98 yards on 23 carries against Iowa State… Rushed for at least one touchdown in each of the first six games… In his collegiate debut against Northern Colorado he carried eight times for 79 yards and two touchdowns, while producing his season-long run of 26 yards… Caught 13 passes out of the backfield for 105 yards and one touchdown… Had three catches for 50 yards against Duke… Made at least one reception in each of the first five games and at least two catches in four straight contests.


Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LG2009 13 105 8.1 1 30

Willie O’QuinnWR, 6-0, 181, So., 1LCoppell, Texas(Coppell HS)

2009 (RS.): Did not see any action during the season while redshirting... Played on special teams as a freshman in 2008.

Darius ParishDT, 6-4, 327, So., 1LWichita, Kan.(North HS)

Quickly: Has been moved back to defensive line this spring after beginning 2009 there before switching to the offensive side of the ball for the last half of 2009.

2009 (RS): Spent time on the defensive line before being moved to the offensive line midway through the season.


Tyler PatmonCB, 5-11, 180, Fr., RSCedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge HS)



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Daymond PattersonWR, 5-9, 173, Jr., 2LMesquite, Texas(North Mesquite HS)

Quickly: Has returned to the offensive side of the ball... Was a wide receiver midway through his freshman year in 2008 (14 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while making two starts) before moving to cornerback, where he started the final six games of the year)... Played cornerback exclusively in 2009, but is back to wide receiver this spring.

2009 (So.): Was a fourth-team Phil Steele All-Big 12 selection… Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors… Named KU’s defensive player of the week vs. Southern Mississippi... Started the first six games at left cornerback before coming off the bench in the second half of the season… Was 10th on the team with 31 tackles… Recorded an interception against Duke… Broke up five passes to rank third on the team in that category… Broke up three passes against Southern Mississippi… Best tackle totals were eight against Duke and six against UTEP… Returned 21 punts for an 8.0 average… Had a long return of 49 at UTEP… Had a 32-yard return at Texas.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Lg2008 13 14 154 11.0 2 44

Punt Returns No Yds Avg TD LG2008 22 243 11.0 1 752009 21 168 8.0 0 49Totals 43 411 9.6 1 75

Defense UT AT Total PBU2008 16 5 21 22009 24 7 31 5Totals 40 12 52 7

Chea PetermanLB, 6-0, 212, Jr., SQNorth Little Rock, Ark.(North Little Rock HS)

2009 (So.): Did not see action as a backup linebacker... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Northern Colorado and Texas Tech.

Reece PettyWR, 6-2, 190, Sr., SQLiberal, Kan. (Liberal HS)

2009 (Jr.): Did not see action as a backup wide receiver... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Texas.

Kale PickQB, 6-1, 208, So., 1LDodge City, Kan.(Dodge City HS)

Quickly: The only quarterback on the roster with any FBS experience as he saw limited time in seven games last year, completing four of five passes for 22 yards.

2009 (Fr.): Saw action in seven games as a backup to record-setting quarterback Todd Reesing… First collegiate action came in season-opener against Northern Colorado when he was two of two passing for 11 yards and rushed three times for


47 yards… On the season he hit four of five attempts for 22 yards, while rushing 14 times for 167 yards… His rushing total was third on the team… Ran twice for 87 yards, including a 55-yarder at UTEP in his second game… In addition to the Northern Colorado game he was one of one passing for five yards at UTEP and one of two for six yards at Texas Tech.

Passing G Att Comp Int Pct. Yds TD LG2009 7 5 4 0 .800 22 0 6


Nick PlatoTE, 6-4, 235, So., SQEdwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see action as a backup tight end... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Colorado.

Corrigan PowellCB, 5-11, 180, So., SQGarland, Texas(Lakeview Centennial HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted the season after playing as a freshman in 2008.


Justin PuthoffTE, 6-3, 252, Fr., RS Goddard, Kan.(Goddard HS)


Angus QuigleyRB, 6-1, 231, Sr., 3LCleburne, Texas(Cleburne HS)

Quickly: Was granted a sixth year of eligibility after missing two seasons due to injuries... Is returning to his original position of running back, as he was moved to linebacker in 2009... Rushed for 309 yards and three touchdowns on 59 carries in 2008.

2009 (Jr.): Spent the season at linebacker and playing on special teams... Appeared in nine games... Made three tackles on the year.

Rushing G Att Yds Avg TD LG2007 6 17 98 5.8 2 222008 11 59 309 5.2 3 20Totals 17 76 407 5.4 5 22

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LG2007 2 14 7.0 0 112008 17 82 4.8 1 14Totals 19 96 5.1 1 14

Defense UT AT Total2008 1 2 32009 2 1 3Totals 3 3 6

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Josh RichardsonLB, 6-3, 225, Fr., SQDublin, Ohio(Scioto HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see action as a backup linebacker... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Oklahoma.

Alonso RojasP, 6-3, 228, Sr., 2LMiami, Fla.(Killian HS/Bowling Green)

2009 (Jr.): Was a Ray Guy Award candidate… Named KU’s special teams player of the week vs. Duke, Southern Mississippi, Texas Tech and Nebraska... Posted a 41.4 average on 52 punts… Landed 16 inside the 20-yard line with 10 fair catches… Had eight punts of at least 50 yards, including a 72-yarder at Texas Tech… Posted better than a 44-yard average on punts from his own side of the 50-yard line.

Punting G No Yds Avg LG TB FC i20 50+ Blk2008 12 58 2358 40.7 77 4 5 15 11 02009 12 52 2151 41.4 72 6 10 16 8 0Totals 24 110 4509 41.0 77 10 15 31 19 0

Fields goals Att Made2008 2 2

Passing G Att Comp Int Pct. Yds TD LG2009 12 1 1 0 1.00 16 0 16


Calvin RublesCB, 6-3, 205, Sr., 1LRichardson, Texas(Berkner HS/Tyler JC)

2009 (Jr.): Saw action in seven games on the season… Played at cornerback, as well as on special teams… Made six tackles on the season… Had three tackles in the season opener against Northern Colorado… Made two stops at Texas… Also had one tackle against Duke.


Deshaun SandsRB, 5-7, 190, Fr., RS Sunrise, Fla.(Piper HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named Otto Schnellbacher Offensive Scout Player of the Year for the Jayhawks... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Southern Mississippi and at Kansas State.

Patrick SchillingWR, 6-1, 187, So., RSKansas City, Mo.(Rockhurst HS)


Tyrone SellersDE, 6-3, 230, Fr., RSMcCook, Neb.(McCook HS)


Joe SempleOL, 6-2, 294, So., SQMundelein, Ill.(Mundelein HS)

2009 (Fr.): Did not see action as a backup offensive lineman... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Texas Tech.

Alex SmithOL, 5-11,266, Sr., SQBasehor, Kan.(Basehor-Linwood HS)

2009 (Jr.): Saw time as a backup against Northern Colorado in the season opener.

Lubbock SmithS, 6-0, 206, So., 1LDallas, Texas(Carter HS)

2009 (Fr.): Earned CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention honors… Was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-Big 12 team… Started six straight games at free safety starting with the sixth game of the season at Colorado… Played in 11 games before missing the season finale with an injury suffered early against Texas… Ranked eighth on the team with 42 tackles… Had one tackle for loss… Broke up one pass at Texas Tech… In his five full games as a starter he recorded 36 tackles.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL PBU2009 12 22 20 42 1.0-3 1

Shane SmithDT, 6-5, 2778, Fr., RSAlbuquerque, N.M.(Eldorado HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Texas.

Riley SpencerOL, 6-7, 300, Fr., RSHesston, Kan.(Hesston HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU offensive scout team player of the week vs. Iowa State.


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Jeff SpikesOL, 6-6, 325, Jr., 2LPainesville, Ohio(Harvey HS)

Quickly: Has started 23 games to rank third among active players.

2009 (So.): Started 10 games while playing in all 12 contests… Started the first eight games at right tackle… Missed a start and then was the starter at right guard against Nebraska and Texas… Came off the bench in season finale against Missouri.

Justin SpringerLB, 6-3, 237, Sr., 3LLos Fresnos, Texas(Los Fresnos HS)

2009 (Jr.): Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Played in all 12 games on the season… Started in KU’s three-linebacker set against Southern Mississippi and Nebraska… Recorded 25 tackles on the season… Had 4.5 tackles for loss, including one sack… Sack came against Duke… Recovered a fumble against Southern Mississippi and forced a fumble against Nebraska… Also broke up a pass against Nebraska… Made nine tackles against Oklahoma… Had four stops at Kansas State… Made three tackles at UTEP playing against his twin brother.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks2007 13 15 8 23 0 02008 9 5 10 15 2.5-5 0.5-22009 12 13 12 25 4.5-22 1.0-11Totals 34 33 30 63 7.0-27 1.5-13

KO Returns No Yds Avg TD LG2009 2 20 10.0 0 14

Travis StephensDE, 6-2, 255, Jr., RSHouston, Texas(Jersey Village HS/Blinn JC)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU

AJ StewardWR, 6-3, 233, Jr., 1LSt. Louis, Mo.(Riverview Gardens HS)

2009 (So.): Saw limited time on the season… Did not record any statistics on the year.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2008 10 1 6 6.0 0 62009 5 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 15 1 6 6.0 0 6

Phillip StrozierS, 5-11, 205, Sr., 3LKansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)

2009 (Jr.): Started three games at free safety… Started against UTEP, Duke and Missouri… Recorded 23 tackles on the season, including one tackle for loss… Broke up one pass against Duke… Ten of his 23 tackles on the year came in the season finale against Missouri… Had five tackles at Texas in the 11th game for second-best tackle game.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL INT PBU Blk2007 9 4 1 5 0 0 2 02008 13 19 17 36 0.5-0 2-30 2 12009 11 12 11 23 1.0-2 0 1 0Totals 33 35 29 64 1.5-2 2-30 5 1

Huldon TharpLB, 6-0, 217, So., 1LMulvane, Kan.(Mulvane HS)

2009 (Fr.): Made a big impact in his first season as a true freshman, earning several honors… Named a Phil Steele Freshman All-America first-team selection and an honorable mention choice by CollegeFootballNews.com… Was a Freshman All-Big 12 choice by The Sporting News and Rivals.com… Started seven straight games to open Big 12 Conference play… Registered 59 tackles to rank fifth on the team… Broke up two passes on the year (Oklahoma and Nebraska)… Had a season-best 13 tackles against Nebraska… Registered 10 tackles against Duke… Also made nine stops at Kansas State.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL PBU2009 12 31 28 59 0.5-1 2

Jacoby ThomasLB, 6-1, 243, Fr., RSTexarkana, Texas (Texas HS)


Brad ThorsonOL, 6-5, 310, Sr., 2LMequon, Wisc.(Homestead HS/Wisconsin)

2009 (Jr.): Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Named team’s top offensive lineman at the end of the season... Started all 12 games on the season… Started the first eight contests at left guard before manning the right tackle spot for the last four games.

Jordan WebbQB, 6-0, 210, Fr., RSUnion, Mo.(Union HS)



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John WilliamsDT, 6-3, 290, So., 1LTulsa, Okla.(Washington HS)

2009 (Fr.): Began the season as a backup on the offensive line, seeing limited action… Was moved to defensive tackle before the Colorado game and started that contest… Started the final seven games of the year at defensive tackle… Made six tackles on the season… Made tackles in five games, including two at Texas Tech.


Carl WilsonOL, 6-3, 302, Sr., 2LRedlands, Calif.(East Valley HS)

2009 (Jr.): Did not see action as a backup offensive lineman.

Johnathan WilsonWR, 6-2, 190, Sr., 3LHouston, Texas(Klein Forest HS)

Quickly: One of four players with at least 20 career starts as he started 11 in each of the last two seasons for 22 total... Has registered 1,074 career receiving yards as the third option behind Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier the last two seasons.

2009 (Jr.): Started 11 of 12 games on the season… Recorded 35 receptions for 449 yards to rank third on the team in both categories behind standouts Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier… Caught at least two passes in each of the first 11 games before getting shutout in season finale against Missouri… Had six receptions at Colorado… Recorded at least 60 receiving yards in four different games, including a season-best 66 at UTEP… Had a season-long 47-yarder at Texas.

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD LG2007 9 3 52 17.3 0 362008 13 43 573 13.3 3 562009 12 35 449 12.8 0 47Totals 34 81 1074 13.3 3 56

Rushing Att Yds Avg TD LG2008 1 0 0 0 0


KO Returns No Yds Avg TD LG2009 0 1 0 0 1

Ian WolfeTE, 6-5, 249, Sr., 1LFort Collins, Colo.(Fort Collinis HS)

Quickly: Has spent his Kansas career as an offensive lineman, but has been moved to tight end this spring.

2009 (Jr.): Saw limited action as a backup offensive lineman.

Quintin WoodsDE, 6-5, 236, Sr., 1LFlint, Mich.(Southwestern Academy/Bakersfield JC)

2009 (Jr.): Saw time as a backup defensive end… Recorded four tackles on the season… Had three tackles at Texas… Other tackle was at Kansas State.


Kevin YoungDE, 6-2, 256, Fr., RSOlathe, Kan.(Olathe North HS)

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named the George Mrkonic Defensive Scout Player of the Year for the Jayhawks... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Southern Mississippi and Missouri.

Duane ZlatnikOL, 6-4, 326, So., 1LRossville, Kan.(Rossville HS)

Quickly: Played on the defensive line in 2009, but has been moved to offensive line.

2009 (Fr.): Saw limited time as a backup on the defensive line… Did not record any statistics... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Duke.


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Turner GillHead Coach(North Texas, 1990)First Year at Kansas0-0 at Kansas (First season)20-30 Overall (Fifth season)

A new era of Kansas football began when Turner Gill was named the Jayhawks’ head football coach on Dec. 13, 2009. After turning a one-win Buffalo program into a conference championship team in three short years, Gill, a former Nebraska standout player and assistant coach, returns to his Big 12 Conference roots to take over the Jayhawk program.

Gill was a highly successful quarterback at Nebraska and then spent most of his coaching career with the Huskers helping the program to 13 bowl games in his 13 seasons (1992-2004) on the coaching staff.

After a year in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers (2005), Gill became a head coach, taking over a Buffalo program which had produced more than two wins in just one of the previous seven seasons.

Gill posted a modest 2-10 record in his inaugural season in 2006. In 2007, Gill’s team produced a 5-7 mark, the most victories for Buffalo since an 8-3 ledger in 1996 while competing at the I-AA level.

Gill earned Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2007 as the Bulls posted a 5-3 conference mark, including a 4-2 record in the league’s East Division to claim a share of the regular season title in his second year. UB also posted its first winning record at home (3-2) since moving up from Division I-AA.

In 2007, Buffalo landed eight players on the all-conference team. The number of honorees that season surpassed UB’s combined seven selections in the school’s first eight years of conference play.

During the season the Bulls had eight MAC Player of the Week winners and two players landed on national semifinal watch lists, including punter Ben Woods and defensive end Trevor Scott. Center Jamey Richard was invited to play in the Hula Bowl and to participate in the NFL Combine.

In his third season in 2008, Gill guided the Bulls to their first MAC Championship and the school’s first postseason bowl game. Buffalo went 8-6, defeating Ball State 42-24 in the MAC Championship game before falling 38-20 to Connecticut in the International Bowl.

The 2008 campaign was filled with record-breaking accomplishments. With Gill calling the plays, Buffalo produced a school-record 424 points, while his quarterback, running back and wide receiver all set school season yardage records.

Gill earned MAC Coach of the Year accolades by The Sporting News and was named a finalist for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award.

In 2009, Buffalo posted a 5-7 record, which included five losses to bowl teams. Three of those losses to bowl teams were by one score or less, while five of the losses on the season were by seven points or less.

The Bulls produced a balanced offense ranking 38th nationally in passing and 46th in rushing. Their 405 total yards per game ranked 39th in the country. UB’s defense ranked in the top half of the NCAA at 42nd in total defense and 50th in scoring defense.

In his four-year tenure at Buffalo, Gill had 17 players earn All-MAC honors.

Gill began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at North Texas in 1989. After earning his degree at North Texas he returned to Nebraska as a graduate assistant in 1990. Gill then moved to SMU in 1991 as a graduate assistant before being promoted to a full-time position.

He then returned to Nebraska coaching the quarterbacks from 1992-2002. He was named assistant head coach in 2003 and coached the Husker wide receivers in 2004.

During his time at Nebraska, Gill helped develop 1995 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner Tommie Frazier, 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch and Scott Frost, who led NU to a national title.

Under his guidance, Husker quarterbacks Crouch, Frazier and Jamaal Lord finished their careers ranked first through third on the school’s career total offense chart.

Nebraska won three national championships – 1994, 1995 and 1997 - during Gill’s tenure. In 2000 and 2001 Gill was rated as one of the top 10 recruiters in the nation by ESPN.com. In 2002, Gill was a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award, given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach.

Gill moved to the NFL for one season, working with the Green Bay Packers as the director of player development and as an offensive assistant in 2005. Gill was then named as head coach at Buffalo in 2006.

As a quarterback at Nebraska from 1980-83, Gill was a three-time All-Big Eight Conference honoree, a second-team All-American and a Heisman Trophy finalist. He finished his career with a 28-2 record as a starter, including a 20-0 mark in conference play, while leading the Huskers to three straight Orange Bowls.

He was named the quarterback of the Big Eight Conference All-Decade Team (1980-89). He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame.

Gill became the team’s starter five games into his sophomore season and led NU to six straight wins before missing the final two games with an injury that year. As a junior, he passed for 1,182 yards and rushed for 487 more in a season capped by an Orange Bowl victory. As a senior in 1983, he led the Huskers to an average of 546.7 yards and 52.0 points per game.

Gill also played baseball for one season at Nebraska and earned All-Big Eight honors as a shortstop. After his collegiate career he played two seasons (1984-85) in the Canadian Football League with Montreal and three years (1986-88) as a baseball player in the minor league systems of Cleveland and Detroit.

Gill finished his bachelor’s degree in behavior analysis while at North Texas in 1990.

Gill was an all-state quarterback at Forth Worth (Texas) Arlington Heights High School before going to Nebraska. Gill and his wife Gayle have two daughters – Jordan, a sophomore at Kansas and Margaux.

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Coaching History1989 North Texas Volunteer1990 Nebraska Graduate Assistant1991 SMU Wide Receivers1992-2002 Nebraska Quarterbacks2003 Nebraska Assistant Head Coach2004 Nebraska Wide Receivers2005 Green Bay Packers Player Development Director/ Offensive Assistant2006-09 Buffalo Head Coach2010- Kansas Head Coach

Year By-Year Head Coaching Record

Year All MAC Notes2006 2-10 1-72007 5-7 5-3 Shared regular season MAC title 2008 8-6 5-3 Won MAC Champ., MAC Coach of the Year2009 5-7 3-5Totals 20-30 14-18

Bowl Games1993 Orange Nebraska1994 Orange Nebraska1995 Orange Nebraska1996 Fiesta Nebraska1996 Orange Nebraska1998 Orange Nebraska1998 Holiday Nebraska2000 Fiesta Nebraska2000 Alamo Nebraska2002 Rose Nebraska2002 Independence Nebraska2003 Alamo Nebraska2005 Alamo Nebraska2009 International Buffalo

Playing Experience1980-83 Nebraska Quarterback1984-85 Montreal (CFL) Quarterback

Education1990 North Texas Behavior Analysis

PersonalBorn in Fort Worth, TexasWife GayleDaughters Jordan and Margaux


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J.B. GrimesOffensive Line(Henderson State, 1977)First Year at KU

Entering his first season at Kansas is veteran offensive line coach J.B. Grimes. Grimes has been a part of 14 bowl games and a national championship in his career, including four New Year’s Day games.

Grimes most recently spent five seasons (2004-08) as the offensive line coach at Mississippi State. In his inaugural season MSU rushed for 1,744 yards, the most at the school in four years.

Coaching History1977 Nashville (Ark.) HS Offensive Line1978 Des Arc (Ark.) HS Offensive Line1979-80 Northeast Louisiana Offensive Line1981-82 Arkansas GA Offensive Line1983 Delta State Offensive Line1984 Missouri Assistant Offensive Line1985-88 Northeast Louisiana Offensive Line1989-92 Arkansas Offensive Line1993-97 Virginia Tech Offensive Line1998-2002 Texas A&M Offensive Line2003 East Carolina Asst. HC/ Offensive Line2004-08 Mississippi State Offensive Line2010- Kansas Offensive Line

Chuck LongOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks(Iowa, 1985)First Year at KU

Former San Diego State head coach Chuck Long enters his first year at Kansas as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.

Long spent the 2006-08 seasons as the head coach at San Diego State after successful stints as an assistant coach at his alma mater of Iowa (1995-99) and Oklahoma (1999-2005)

The former Heisman Trophy runner-up and NFL quarterback has been a part of nine bowl games in his coaching career. He also participated in five bowl games as a quarterback at Iowa.

Coaching History1995-97 Iowa Defensive Backs/Special Teams1998 Iowa Quarterbacks/Special Teams1999-2001 Oklahoma Quarterbacks/Passing Game2002-05 Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2006-08 San Diego State Head Coach2010- Kansas Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Reggie MitchellRunning Backs/Recruiting Coordinator(Central Michigan, 1981)First Year at KU

After five successful seasons at Illinois, Reggie Mitchell returns to Kansas where he will coach running backs and serve as the program’s recruiting coordinator. Mitchell previously coached at KU under Glen Mason from 1988-96.

From 1988-94 he worked with the Jayhawk defensive linemen, focusing on the defensive ends from 1991-94. He then switched to the offensive side of the ball to coach running backs in 1995 and 1996. He coached June Henley, who earned All-Big 12 Second-Team honors in 1996.

Coaching History1983 Central Michigan Student Assistant1984 Ferris State Wide Receivers1985 Michigan Graduate Assistant1986 Western Michigan Running Backs1987 Kent State Wide Receivers1988-90 Kansas Defensive Line1991-94 Kansas Defensive Ends1995-96 Kansas Running Backs1997-98 Minnesota Running Backs1999 Michigan State Wide Receivers2000-04 Michigan State RB/Recruiting Coordinator2005-09 Illinois Assistant HC/Recruiting Coordinator/RB2010- Kansas Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator

Vic ShealyCornerbacks(Richmond, 1984)First Year at KU

Vic Shealy, a former head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator at the collegiate level, joins Turner Gill’s staff as the Jayhawks cornerback coach.

Shealy most recently served as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater of Richmond in 2009. The Spiders were 11-2 and boasted one of the nation’s best defenses at the FCS level. Richmond ranked fifth in rushing defense, ninth in scoring defense and 20th in total defense a year ago.

Coaching History1981-83 Richmond Student Assistant1984-85 Baylor Graduate Assistant1986-87 Mars Hill Defensive Backs1988-89 Austin Peay Offensive Coordinator1992 Mars Hill Offensive Coordinator1993 Austin Peay Defensive Backs1994 Austin Peay Defensive Coordinator1995-98 Azusa Pacific Head Coach1999-2004 Air Force Defensive Backs2005-06 UNLV Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./DB2007 UNLV Asst. Head Coach/co-Def. Coord./Safeties2008 UNLV Assistant Head Coach/Safeties2009 Richmond Defensive Coordinator2010- Kansas Cornerbacks

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Aaron StamnTight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator(Minnesota State-Mankato, 2002)First Year at KU

One of two assistants whom Turner Gill brought from Buffalo is Aaron Stamn, who will enter his first year at Kansas responsible for coaching the tight ends and serving as the special teams coordinator.

Stamn spent the previous four seasons at Buffalo. For the first three seasons he coached tight ends and was the special teams coordinator. In 2009 he served as the offensive line coach for the Bulls.

Coaching History2000-01 Minn. State-Mankato Student Assistant2002-03 St. Cloud State Graduate Assistant2004-05 Nebraska Graduate Assistant2006-08 Buffalo Tight Ends/Special Teams2009 Buffalo Offensive Line2010- Kansas Tight Ends/Special Teams

Carl TorbushDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers(Carson Newman, 1974) First Year at KU

A veteran coach with experience as both a head coach and a defensive coordinator, Carl Torbush enters his first year at Kansas, where he is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Torbush was a head coach at Louisiana Tech (1987) and North Carolina (1998-2000) and has been a defensive coordinator at Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.

Coaching History1974 Carter (Tenn.) HS Assistant1975 Baylor Graduate Assistant1976-79 Southeastern La. Linebackers/Defensive Ends1980-82 Louisiana Tech Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers1983-86 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator1987 Louisiana Tech Head Coach1988-98 North Carolina Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1998-2000 North Carolina Head Coach2001-02 Alabama Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2003-05 Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2006-08 Carson-Newman Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers2009 Mississippi State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2010- Kansas Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Robert WimberlySafeties(Alabama A&M, 2002)First Year at KU

After spending the 2009 season on Turner Gill’s staff at Buffalo, Robert Wimberly has followed the head coach to Kansas to coach the Jayhawk safeties. Wimberly coached linebackers at Buffalo in the 2009 campaign.

At Buffalo he worked with a defense which ranked 42nd in the NCAA allowing just 342.67 yards per game in 2009.

Coaching History2002-03 Wisconsin Student/Graduate Assistant2004-08 Liberty Linebackers/HS Relations2009 Buffalo Linebackers2010- Kansas Safeties

Buddy WyattDefensive Line(TCU, 1990)First Year at KU

Entering his first year at Kansas and his 20th overall at the collegiate level is Buddy Wyatt, who is very familiar with the Big 12 Conference. Wyatt will coach the KU defensive linemen, a position he has coached for the previous 19 seasons.

Wyatt came to Kansas after spending the last two years at Texas A&M. Wyatt has coached in the Big 12 Conference at Oklahoma State (1996), Colorado (1999), Texas A&M (2000-02, 08-09) and Nebraska (2007).

Wyatt also coached at TCU (1991), Minnesota (1992-95), Northwestern (1997-98) and Alabama (2003-06).

Coaching History1991 TCU Graduate Assistant/DL1992-95 Minnesota Defensive Line1996 Oklahoma State Defensive Line1997-98 Northwestern Defensive Line1999 Colorado Defensive Line2000-02 Texas A&M Defensive Line2003-06 Alabama Defensive Line2007 Nebraska Defensive Line2008-09 Texas A&M Defensive Line2010- Kansas Defensive Line

Darrell WyattCo-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers(Kansas State, 1989)First Year at KU

After spending the last two seasons as the Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach at Southern Mississippi, Darrell Wyatt returns to Kansas as a member of Turner Gill’s first Jayhawk coaching staff.

Wyatt was an assistant coach at Kansas from 1997-2000 under Terry Allen. In his tenure at KU he served as Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach.

Coaching History1989-91 Trinity Valley CC Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs1992-94 Sam Houston State Wide Receivers1995 Wyoming Wide Receivers1996 Baylor Wide Receivers1997-2000 Kansas Associate HC/Off. Coord./Wide Receivers2001 Oklahoma State Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coord.2002-04 Oklahoma Wide Receivers2005 Oklahoma Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coord.2006 Minnesota Vikings Wide Receivers2007 Arizona Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coord.2008-09 Southern Mississippi Assoc. HC/Off. Coord./Wide Receivers2010- Kansas Co-Offensive Cordinator/Wide Receivers


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Kansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2009)All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 05, 2009 NORTHERN COLORADO W 49-3 52530Sep 12, 2009 at UTEP W 34-7 31885Sep 19, 2009 DUKE W 44-16 50101Sep 26, 2009 SOUTHERN MISS W 35-28 50025

* Oct 10, 2009 IOWA STATE W 41-36 48203* Oct 17, 2009 at Colorado L 30-34 51146* Oct 24, 2009 OKLAHOMA L 13-35 51104* Oct 31, 2009 at Texas Tech L 21-42 47291* Nov 07, 2009 at Kansas State L 10-17 48306* Nov 14, 2009 NEBRASKA L 17-31 51525* Nov 21, 2009 at #3 Texas L 20-51 101357* Nov 28, 2009 vs Missouri L 39-41 70072

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gOpurum, Toben 11 133 577 23 554 4.2 9 26 50.4Sharp, Jake 10 102 436 7 429 4.2 4 30 42.9Pick, Kale 7 14 182 15 167 11.9 0 55 23.9Reesing, Todd 12 104 426 307 119 1.1 6 22 9.9Lewis, Rell 5 13 72 0 72 5.5 0 15 14.4Briscoe, Dezmon 11 2 20 1 19 9.5 1 20 1.7Meier, Kerry 12 2 6 8 -2 -1.0 0 6 -0.2TEAM 8 9 0 13 -13 -1.4 0 0 -1.6Total 12 379 1719 374 1345 3.5 20 55 112.1Opponents 12 413 2003 344 1659 4.0 23 44 138.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gReesing, Todd 12 134.95 313-496-10 63.1 3616 22 74 301.3Pick, Kale 7 116.96 4-5-0 80.0 22 0 6 3.1Meier, Kerry 12 262.67 2-3-0 66.7 70 0 56 5.8Rojas, Alonso 12 234.40 1-1-0 100.0 16 0 16 1.3TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 135.46 320-506-10 63.2 3724 22 74 310.3Opponents 12 129.80 260-423-7 61.5 2940 17 75 245.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gMeier, Kerry 12 102 985 9.7 8 71 82.1Briscoe, Dezmon 11 84 1337 15.9 9 74 121.5Wilson, Jonatha 12 35 449 12.8 0 47 37.4Sharp, Jake 10 34 266 7.8 3 56 26.6McDougald, Brad 12 33 318 9.6 0 42 26.5Biere, Tim 11 14 183 13.1 0 33 16.6Opurum, Toben 11 13 105 8.1 1 30 9.5Lewis, Rell 5 2 40 20.0 0 42 8.0Ingram, Tertavi 9 2 27 13.5 1 16 3.0Reesing, Todd 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2Total 12 320 3724 11.6 22 74 310.3Opponents 12 260 2940 11.3 17 75 245.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkBranstetter, Ja 13-19 68.4 0-0 4-4 5-9 3-4 1-2 57 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsBranstetter, Ja - 13-19 42-44 - - - - - 81Briscoe, Dezmon 11 - - - - - - - 66Opurum, Toben 10 - - - - - - - 60Meier, Kerry 8 - - - 1 - - - 50Sharp, Jake 7 - - - - - - - 42Reesing, Todd 6 - - - - 1-1 - - 36Onyegbule, Maxw 2 - - - - - - - 12Ingram, Tertavi 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 45 13-19 42-44 - 1 1-1 - - 353Opponents 42 16-18 35-37 0-1 2 2-4 - 1 341

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 5-7 4-2 1-4 0-1Conference 1-7 1-2 0-4 0-1Non-Conference 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0

Team Statistics KU OPPFIRST DOWNS 281 242 R u s h i n g 96 104 P a s s i n g 165 119 P e n a l t y 20 19RUSHING YARDAGE 1345 1659 Rushing Attempts 379 413 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.0 Average Per Game 112.1 138.2 TDs Rushing 20 23PASSING YARDAGE 3724 2940 C o m p - A t t - I n t 320-506-10 260-423-7 Average Per Pass 7.4 7.0 Average Per Catch 11.6 11.3 Average Per Game 310.3 245.0 TDs Passing 22 17TOTAL OFFENSE 5069 4599 Average Per Play 5.7 5.5 Average Per Game 422.4 383.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 56-1206 57-1338PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-171 17-221INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-90 10-205FUMBLES-LOST 20-12 18-10PENALTIES-Yards 72-586 72-701PUNTS-AVG 54-41.0 61-41.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 9 2 9 : 1 13RD-DOWN Conversions 76/175 71/1784TH-DOWN Conversions 11/15 10/20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMurphy, Ryan 2 0 0.0 0 0Patterson, Daym 1 0 0.0 0 0McDougald, Brad 1 38 38.0 0 38Onyegbule, Maxw 1 48 48.0 1 48Stuckey, Darrel 1 0 0.0 0 0Thornton, Justi 1 4 4.0 0 4

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkRojas, Alonso 52 2151 41.4 72 6 10 16 8 0TEAM 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0 0Branstetter, Ja 1 29 29.0 29 0 0 1 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgPatterson, Daym 21 168 8.0 0 49McDougald, Brad 3 3 1.0 0 2Total 24 171 7.1 0 49Opponents 17 221 13.0 0 50

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgMcDougald, Brad 21 395 18.8 0 47Briscoe, Dezmon 19 432 22.7 1 98Stuckey, Darrel 14 358 25.6 0 67Springer, Justi 2 20 10.0 0 14Wilson, Jonatha 0 1 0.0 0 1Total 56 1206 21.5 1 98Opponents 57 1338 23.5 0 44

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBriscoe, Dezmon 11 19 1337 0 432 0 1788 162.5Meier, Kerry 12 -2 985 0 0 0 983 81.9McDougald, Brad 12 0 318 3 395 38 754 62.8Sharp, Jake 10 429 266 0 0 0 695 69.5Opurum, Toben 11 554 105 0 0 0 659 59.9Total 12 1345 3724 171 1206 90 6536 544.7Opponents 12 1659 2940 221 1338 205 6363 530.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gReesing, Todd 12 600 119 3616 3735 311.2Opurum, Toben 11 133 554 0 554 50.4Sharp, Jake 10 102 429 0 429 42.9Pick, Kale 7 19 167 22 189 27.0Lewis, Rell 5 13 72 0 72 14.4Total 12 885 1345 3724 5069 422.4Opponents 12 836 1659 2940 4599 383.2

2009 Kansas FootballKansas Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2009)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 05, 2009 NORTHERN COLORADO W 49-3 52530Sep 12, 2009 at UTEP W 34-7 31885Sep 19, 2009 DUKE W 44-16 50101Sep 26, 2009 SOUTHERN MISS W 35-28 50025

* Oct 10, 2009 IOWA STATE W 41-36 48203* Oct 17, 2009 at Colorado L 30-34 51146* Oct 24, 2009 OKLAHOMA L 13-35 51104* Oct 31, 2009 at Texas Tech L 21-42 47291* Nov 07, 2009 at Kansas State L 10-17 48306* Nov 14, 2009 NEBRASKA L 17-31 51525* Nov 21, 2009 at #3 Texas L 20-51 101357* Nov 28, 2009 vs Missouri L 39-41 70072

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gOpurum, Toben 11 133 577 23 554 4.2 9 26 50.4Sharp, Jake 10 102 436 7 429 4.2 4 30 42.9Pick, Kale 7 14 182 15 167 11.9 0 55 23.9Reesing, Todd 12 104 426 307 119 1.1 6 22 9.9Lewis, Rell 5 13 72 0 72 5.5 0 15 14.4Briscoe, Dezmon 11 2 20 1 19 9.5 1 20 1.7Meier, Kerry 12 2 6 8 -2 -1.0 0 6 -0.2TEAM 8 9 0 13 -13 -1.4 0 0 -1.6Total 12 379 1719 374 1345 3.5 20 55 112.1Opponents 12 413 2003 344 1659 4.0 23 44 138.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gReesing, Todd 12 134.95 313-496-10 63.1 3616 22 74 301.3Pick, Kale 7 116.96 4-5-0 80.0 22 0 6 3.1Meier, Kerry 12 262.67 2-3-0 66.7 70 0 56 5.8Rojas, Alonso 12 234.40 1-1-0 100.0 16 0 16 1.3TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 135.46 320-506-10 63.2 3724 22 74 310.3Opponents 12 129.80 260-423-7 61.5 2940 17 75 245.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gMeier, Kerry 12 102 985 9.7 8 71 82.1Briscoe, Dezmon 11 84 1337 15.9 9 74 121.5Wilson, Jonatha 12 35 449 12.8 0 47 37.4Sharp, Jake 10 34 266 7.8 3 56 26.6McDougald, Brad 12 33 318 9.6 0 42 26.5Biere, Tim 11 14 183 13.1 0 33 16.6Opurum, Toben 11 13 105 8.1 1 30 9.5Lewis, Rell 5 2 40 20.0 0 42 8.0Ingram, Tertavi 9 2 27 13.5 1 16 3.0Reesing, Todd 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2Total 12 320 3724 11.6 22 74 310.3Opponents 12 260 2940 11.3 17 75 245.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkBranstetter, Ja 13-19 68.4 0-0 4-4 5-9 3-4 1-2 57 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsBranstetter, Ja - 13-19 42-44 - - - - - 81Briscoe, Dezmon 11 - - - - - - - 66Opurum, Toben 10 - - - - - - - 60Meier, Kerry 8 - - - 1 - - - 50Sharp, Jake 7 - - - - - - - 42Reesing, Todd 6 - - - - 1-1 - - 36Onyegbule, Maxw 2 - - - - - - - 12Ingram, Tertavi 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 45 13-19 42-44 - 1 1-1 - - 353Opponents 42 16-18 35-37 0-1 2 2-4 - 1 341

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 5-7 4-2 1-4 0-1Conference 1-7 1-2 0-4 0-1Non-Conference 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0

Team Statistics KU OPPFIRST DOWNS 281 242 R u s h i n g 96 104 P a s s i n g 165 119 P e n a l t y 20 19RUSHING YARDAGE 1345 1659 Rushing Attempts 379 413 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.0 Average Per Game 112.1 138.2 TDs Rushing 20 23PASSING YARDAGE 3724 2940 C o m p - A t t - I n t 320-506-10 260-423-7 Average Per Pass 7.4 7.0 Average Per Catch 11.6 11.3 Average Per Game 310.3 245.0 TDs Passing 22 17TOTAL OFFENSE 5069 4599 Average Per Play 5.7 5.5 Average Per Game 422.4 383.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 56-1206 57-1338PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-171 17-221INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-90 10-205FUMBLES-LOST 20-12 18-10PENALTIES-Yards 72-586 72-701PUNTS-AVG 54-41.0 61-41.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 9 2 9 : 1 13RD-DOWN Conversions 76/175 71/1784TH-DOWN Conversions 11/15 10/20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMurphy, Ryan 2 0 0.0 0 0Patterson, Daym 1 0 0.0 0 0McDougald, Brad 1 38 38.0 0 38Onyegbule, Maxw 1 48 48.0 1 48Stuckey, Darrel 1 0 0.0 0 0Thornton, Justi 1 4 4.0 0 4

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkRojas, Alonso 52 2151 41.4 72 6 10 16 8 0TEAM 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0 0Branstetter, Ja 1 29 29.0 29 0 0 1 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgPatterson, Daym 21 168 8.0 0 49McDougald, Brad 3 3 1.0 0 2Total 24 171 7.1 0 49Opponents 17 221 13.0 0 50

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgMcDougald, Brad 21 395 18.8 0 47Briscoe, Dezmon 19 432 22.7 1 98Stuckey, Darrel 14 358 25.6 0 67Springer, Justi 2 20 10.0 0 14Wilson, Jonatha 0 1 0.0 0 1Total 56 1206 21.5 1 98Opponents 57 1338 23.5 0 44

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBriscoe, Dezmon 11 19 1337 0 432 0 1788 162.5Meier, Kerry 12 -2 985 0 0 0 983 81.9McDougald, Brad 12 0 318 3 395 38 754 62.8Sharp, Jake 10 429 266 0 0 0 695 69.5Opurum, Toben 11 554 105 0 0 0 659 59.9Total 12 1345 3724 171 1206 90 6536 544.7Opponents 12 1659 2940 221 1338 205 6363 530.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gReesing, Todd 12 600 119 3616 3735 311.2Opurum, Toben 11 133 554 0 554 50.4Sharp, Jake 10 102 429 0 429 42.9Pick, Kale 7 19 167 22 189 27.0Lewis, Rell 5 13 72 0 72 14.4Total 12 885 1345 3724 5069 422.4Opponents 12 836 1659 2940 4599 383.2

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2009 Kansas FootballKansas Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2009)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf25 Stuckey, Darrel 12 63 30 93 3.5-16 1.0-13 1-0 2 1 . 1 . .49 Dudley, Drew 12 48 40 88 8.5-25 3.0-14 . . 6 1-0 . . .16 Harris, Chris 12 58 26 84 6.5-12 1.0-2 . 9 . 1-0 1 . .46 Thornton, Justi 12 51 29 80 3.5-12 2.0-10 1-4 6 . 1-0 1 . .34 Tharp, Huldon 12 31 28 59 0.5-1 . . 2 2 . . . .41 Wright, Arist 12 29 27 56 5.0-30 1.0-19 . 3 2 1-0 1 . .91 Laptad, Jake 12 28 21 49 12.0-50 6.5-42 . . 6 1-0 2 . .13 Smith, Lubbock 12 22 20 42 1.0-3 . . 1 . 0-5 . . .90 Onyegbule, Maxw 12 16 21 37 11.0-64 6.0-52 1-48 2 9 1-3 1 . .15 Patterson, Daym 10 24 7 31 0.5-1 . 1-0 5 . . . . .45 Springer, Justi 12 13 12 25 4.5-22 1.0-11 . 1 2 1-0 1 . .26 Strozier, Phill 11 12 11 23 1.0-2 . . 1 1 . . . .30 Davis, Anthony 11 17 3 20 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .84 Wheeler, Jeff 11 10 8 18 7.0-43 5.5-42 . . 9 . 3 . .97 Johnson, Richar 11 8 9 17 3.0-6 . . . 2 1-0 . . .20 Beshears, D.J. 4 15 2 17 . . . 1 . . . . .94 Blakesley, Cale 12 10 7 17 3.0-5 . . . 2 . . . .23 Murphy, Ryan 11 8 6 14 2.0-5 1.0-2 2-0 2 2 1-0 . . .31 Foster, Steven 11 5 4 9 0.5-3 . . 1 2 . 1 . .52 Johnson, Steven 10 5 4 9 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . . .92 Dorsey, Patrick 7 2 6 8 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . . .17 Rubles, Calvin 5 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .71 Williams, John 11 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .58 Schermer, Jake 7 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .99 Greene, Jamal 9 4 2 6 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . . .24 McDougald, Brad 12 4 1 5 . . 1-38 . . . . . .9 Brooks, Vernon 5 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .27 Brown, Greg 9 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .44 Oguntodu, Olait 9 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .93 Woods, Quintin 6 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .14 Branstetter, Ja 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .22 Quigley, Angus 9 2 1 3 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .56 Anderson, Kayl 11 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .69 Marrongelli, Tr 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .10 Meier, Kerry 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .19 Barfield, Isiah 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Porter, Daniel 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 Reesing, Todd 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Sharp, Jake 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .80 Briscoe, Dezmon 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .89 Ingram, Tertavi 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .76 Thorson, Brad 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .96 Spears, Dustin 3 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 12 519 345 864 78-328 30-225 7-90 38 47 10-8 12 . .Opponents 12 515 362 877 66-364 32-277 10-205 60 30 12-51 14 2 1

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GAME BY GAME STARTERSOFFENSE LT LG OC RG RT Other WR WR WR RB QBNO. COLO. Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes te Biere Wilson Meier Ingram Sharp Reesingat UTEP Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes rb Opurum Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp ReesingDUKE Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes wr McDoug. Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp ReesingSO. MISS. Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes te Biere Wilson Meier Briscoe Opurum ReesingIOWA STATE Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes wr McDoug. Wilson Meier Briscoe Opurum Reesingat Colorado Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes wr McDoug. Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp ReesingOKLAHOMA Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes te Biere Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp Reesingat Texas Tech Hawkinson Thorson Hatch Capra Spikes wr McDoug. Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp Reesingat Kansas State Hawkinson Capra Hatch Marrongelli Thorson wr McDoug. Ingram Meier Briscoe Sharp ReesingNEBRASKA Hawkinson Capra Hatch Spikes Thorson wr McDoug. Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp Reesingat Texas Hawkinson Capra Hatch Spikes Thorson te Biere Wilson Meier Ingram Sharp Reesingvs. Missouri Hawkinson Capra hatch Marrongelli Thorson te Biere Wilson Meier Briscoe Sharp Reesing

DEFENSE LE LT RT RE LB LB NB/LB* LC SS FS RCNO. COLO. Onyegbule Dorsey Johnson Laptad Wright Dudley Harris Patterson Stuckey Thornton Davisat UTEP Onyegbule Blakesley Johnson Laptad Wright Dudley Thornton Patterson Stuckey Strozier HarrisDUKE Onyegbule Blakesley Johnson Laptad Wright Dudley Thornton Patterson Stuckey Strozier HarrisSO. MISS. Onyegbule Blakesley Johnson Laptad Wright Dudley *Springer Patterson Stuckey Thornton HarrisIOWA STATE Onyegbule Blakesley Johnson Laptad Tharp Dudley Murphy Patterson Stuckey Thornton Harrisat Colorado Wheeler Blakesley Williams Laptad Tharp Dudley *Wright Patterson Stuckey L. Smith HarrisOKLAHOMA Wheeler Blakesley Williams Laptad Tharp Dudley Murphy Beshears Stuckey L. Smith Harrisat Texas Tech Onyegbule Laptad Williams Wheeler Tharp Wright Thornton Beshears Stuckey L. Smith Harrisat Kansas State Onyegbule Blakesley Williams Laptad Tharp Wright Thornton Beshears Stuckey L. Smith HarrisNEBRASKA Wheeler Blakesley Williams Laptad Tharp Wright *Springer Davis Stuckey L. Smith Harrisat Texas Wheeler Blakesley Williams Onyegbule Tharp Dudley Thornton Davis Stuckey L. Smith Harrisvs. Missouri Wheeler Blakesley Williams Laptad Wright Dudley Thornton Davis Stuckey Strozier Harris

TEAM GAME BY GAME STATISTICSOFFENSE(att-yds-TD-LG) Rushing Passing Total Offense FD TO Pen Punts Time PtsNO. COLORADO 47-328-5-26 15-22-0-219-2-71 69-547-7-71 25 0 5-68 2-29.0 31:26 49at UTEP 42-255-3-55 27-43-1-321-1-37 85-576-4-55 26 2 6-48 2-37.5 34:41 34DUKE 31-152-2-18 28-41-0-338-3-45 72-490-5-45 23 0 5-40 5-39.8 28:44 44SOUTHERN MISS. 45-102-2-20 30-42-1-331-3-62 87-433-5-62 32 2 10-62 5-39.8 36:21 35IOWA STATE 31-109-2-12 37-49-1-442-4-46 80-551-6-46 34 1 3-15 4-34.2 29:48 41at Colorado 22-(-8)-1-10 32-54-1-431-2-41 76-423-3-41 23 2 7-55 4-44.2 28:19 30OKLAHOMA 31- 81-1-19 22-42-3-224-0-56 73-305-1-56 18 3 8-84 8-38.9 33:18 13at Texas Tech 33- 71-1-16 21-37-0-187-1-29 70-258-2-29 19 4 4-24 8-47.9 31:32 21at Kansas State 23- 60-0-16 27-41-1-241-1-19 64-301-1-19 19 3 6-43 2-45.0 29:50 10NEBRASKA 29- 99-1-17 19-41-0-236-1-28 70-335-2-28 21 1 4-50 6-44.8 28:31 17at Texas 26- 47-1-15 25-39-1-256-0-47 65-303-1-47 16 1 4-30 5-39.0 27:25 20vs. Missouri 19- 49-1-17 37-55-1-498-4-74 74-547-5-74 25 3 10-67 3-41.0 29:53 39

DEFENSE(att-yds-TD-LG) Rushing Passing Total Offense FD TO Pen Punts Time PtsNO. COLORADO 25- 74-0-18 20-31-0-172-0-36 56-246-0-36 17 2 5- 41 5-35.4 28:34 3at UTEP 20- 4-0- 8 17-29-1-204-1-75 49-208-1-75 7 1 13-137 10-44.3 25:19 7DUKE 33- 95-1-21 30-50-2-299-1-66 83-394-2-66 22 2 4- 45 6-42.0 31:16 16SOUTHERN MISS. 26- 64-1-16 28-42-1-331-3-49 68-395-4-49 21 2 6- 56 5-45.6 23:39 28IOWA STATE 43-216-3-22 25-41-0-293-2-54 84-512-5-54 26 0 1- 6 3-41.7 30:12 36at Colorado 43-147-3-20 14-25-1-151-1-36 68-322-4-36 21 3 8- 60 4-35.5 31:41 34OKLAHOMA 31- 85-2-26 26-38-1-252-2-45 69-337-4-45 20 2 5- 45 6-40.3 26:42 35at Texas Tech 32-105-4-44 25-47-1-253-1-61 79-358-5-61 20 3 8- 85 7-39.7 28:28 42at Kansas State 43-266-1-40 7-16-0- 66-1-31 59-332-2-40 16 0 5- 55 4-41.8 30:10 17NEBRASKA 42-214-3-32 13-21-0-196-0-45 63-410-3-45 18 0 5- 55 4-38.8 31:29 31at Texas 40-136-2-19 32-42-0-396-4-68 82-532-6-68 29 1 2- 10 2-30.5 32:35 51vs. Missouri 35-250-3-40 23-41-0-303-1-68 76-553-4-68 25 1 10-106 5-49.4 30:07 41


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INDIVIDUAL GAME BY GAME STATISTICSRUSHING(att-yds-TD-LG) Briscoe Lewis Meier Opurum Pick Reesing SharpNO. COLORADO DNP 0-0-0-0 1-6-0-6 8- 79-2-26 3-47-0-20 13-79-2-22 21-123-1-23at UTEP 0- 0-0-0 5-17-0-8 0-0-0-0 16- 62-1-16 2-87-0-55 3-(-15)-0-0 16-104-2-30DUKE 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 17- 70-2-15 1-18-0-18 8-51-0-17 5- 13-0-7SOUTHERN MISS. 1-20-1-20 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 28-109-1-11 DNP 13-(-26)-0-11 DNPIOWA STATE 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 24- 98-1-12 DNP 5-12-1-8 DNPat Colorado 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2- 3-1-2 0- 0-0-0 7-(-40)-0-10 13- 29-0-5OKLAHOMA 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 13- 59-0-14 2-(-5)-0-0 8-17-1-19 7- 14-0-14at Texas Tech 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 6- 11-1-9 4-21-0-16 13-(-11)-0-12 10- 50-0-12at Kansas State 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2- 7-0-4 1-(-6)-0-0 8-25-0-16 11- 35-0-9NEBRASKA 1-(-1)-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0 15- 43-0-6 1- 5-0-5 9-42-1-17 3- 10-0-4at Texas 0- 0-0-0 5-43-0-15 1-(-8)-0-0 2- 13-0-12 DNP 9-(-23)-0-6 9- 22-1-9vs. Missouri 0- 0-0-0 3-12-0-11 0-0-0-0 DNP DNP 8- 8-1-17 7- 29-0-10

PASSING(c-a-i-yds-TD-LG) Meier Pick ReesingNO. COLORADO 0-0-0- 0-0-0 2-2-0-11-0-6 13-20-0-208-2-71at UTEP 1-1-0-56-0-56 1-1-0- 5-0-5 25-41-1-260-1-37DUKE 0-0-0- 0-0-0 0-0-0- 0-0-0 28-41-0-338-3-45SOUTHERN MISS. 0-1-0- 0-0-0 DNP 30-41-1-331-3-62IOWA STATE 0-0-0- 0-0-0 DNP 37-49-1-442-4-46at Colorado 1-1-0-14-0-14 0-0-0-0-0-0 30-51-1-401-2-41OKLAHOMA 0-0-0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0 22-42-3-224-0-56at Texas Tech 0-0-0- 0-0-0 1-2-0-6-0-6 20-35-0-181-1-29at Kansas State 0-0-0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0 27-41-1-241-1-19NEBRASKA 0-0-0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0 19-41-0-236-1-28at Texas 0-0-0- 0-0-0 DNP 25-39-1-256-0-47vs, Missouri 0-0-0- 0-0-0 DNP 37-55-1-498-4-74(OTHERS: Rojas 1-1-0-16-0-16 at Colorado)

RECEIVING(no-yds-TD-LG) Biere Briscoe Ingram Lewis McDoug. Meier Opurum Sharp WilsonNO. COLORADO 1-6-0-6 DNP 2-27-1-16 0- 0-0-0 2-49-0-42 5-115-0-71 1- 5-0-5 2- 9-1-10 2- 8-0-5at UTEP DNP 8-154-0-56 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 3-48-0-37 4- 15-0-6 2- 9-0-5 6-29-1-12 4-66-0-33DUKE DNP 6-117-1-45 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 6-37-0-14 8- 64-1-18 3-50-0-30 1- 7-1-7 4-63-0-27SOUTHERN MISS. 1-13-0-13 4- 60-0-26 0- 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0-0 7-46-0-13 10-141-2-62 2-21-1-12 DNP 4-52-0-18IOWA STATE 3-53-0-19 12-186-2-46 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 2-18-0-10 16-142-2-21 2-17-0-10 DNP 2-26-0-19at Colorado 2-23-0-16 8-154-1-41 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 1-28-0-28 11-103-1-26 0- 0-0-0 3-44-0-20 6-65-0-19OKLAHOMA 0- 0-0-0 7- 60-0-13 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 2-10-0-9 8- 54-0-12 0- 0-0-0 3-62-0-56 2-38-0-31at Texas Tech 0- 0-0-0 9-181-1-29 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 1- 2-0-2 3- 32-0-16 2- 8-0-6 4-15-0-8 2-20-0-11at Kansas State 1-13-0-13 7- 76-1-17 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 4-25-0-12 8- 92-0-19 0- 0-0-0 4-12-0-9 3-23-0-13NEBRASKA 1- 9-0-9 4- 77-1-28 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 10-127-0-21 1-(-5)-0-0 1- 4-0-4 2-24-0-15at Texas 3-17-0-7 5-101-0-39 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 3-22-0-17 9- 46-0-11 0- 0-0-0 2- 6-0-6 3-64-0-47vs. Missouri 2-49-0-33 14-242-2-74 0- 0-0-0 1-42-0-42 2-33-0-22 10- 54-2-8 DNP 8-78-0-20 0- 0-0-0(OTHERS: Reesing 1-14-0-14 at Colorado)

FIELD GOALS (underlined are good) PUNTING (made-att) Branstetter (no-avg-LG) Rojas 50+ In 20 TB NO. COLORADO 0-0 NO. COLORADO 2-29.0-33 0 1 1at UTEP 2-4 (21, 24, 38, 33) at UTEP 2-37.5-38 0 1 0DUKE 1-1 (31) DUKE 5-39.8-47 0 3 1SOUTHERN MISS. 0-0 SOUTHERN MISS. 5-39.8-52 1 2 0IOWA STATE 0-0 IOWA STATE 4-34.2-51 1 1 0at Colorado 3-3 (37, 43, 42) at Colorado 4-44.2-51 1 1 0OKLAHOMA 2-2 (39, 57) OKLAHOMA 7-40.3-47 0 2 1at Texas Tech 0-1 (45) at Texas Tech 8-47.9-72 3 2 2at Kansas State 1-3 (30, 30, 46) at Kansas State 2-45.0-47 0 0 0NEBRASKA 1-1 (33) NEBRASKA 6-44.8-57 2 2 0at Texas 2-3 (27, 26, 50) at Texas 4-39.8-43 0 0 0vs. Missouri 1-1 (39) vs. Missouri 3-41.0-48 0 1 1 (Others: Branstetter 1-29.0-29 vs. Oklahoma)

KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS (no-yds-TD-LG) Briscoe McDoug. Stuckey (no-yds-TD-LG) Patterson McDougaldNO. COLORADO DNP 1-14-0-14 1- 20-0-20 NO. COLORADO 2-12-0-14 0-0-0-0at UTEP 2- 16-0-16 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 at UTEP 6-69-0-49 0-0-0-0DUKE 3- 74-0-33 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 DUKE 4-43-0-23 0-0-0-0SOUTHERN MISS. 2- 41-0-22 2-64-0-47 1- 50-0-50 SOUTHERN MISS. 1- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0IOWA STATE 3- 47-0-19 4-79-0-22 0- 0-0-0 IOWA STATE 0- 0-0-0 0-0-0-0at Colorado 2- 41-0-25 0- 0-0-0 0- 0-0-0 at Colorado 2- 0-0-7 0-0-0-0OKLAHOMA 1- 20-0-20 3-71-0-34 0- 0-0-0 OKLAHOMA 1- 6-0-6 0-0-0-0at Texas Tech 0- 0-0-0 5-76-0-24 0- 0-0-0 at Texas Tech 3- 2-0-2 0-0-0-0at Kansas State 0- 0-0-0 1-15-0-15 2- 83-0-67 at Kansas State 0- 0-0-0 1-1-0-1NEBRASKA 0- 0-0-0 4-65-0-20 2- 39-0-23 NEBRASKA 0- 0-0-0 1-2-0-2at Texas 3-144-1-98 0- 0-0-0 5-109-0-36 at Texas 1-32-0-32 0-0-0-0vs. Missouri 3- 49-0-22 1-11-0-11 3- 57-0-28 vs. Missouri 1- 4-0-4 0-0-0-0(Others: Springer 2-20-0-14 at Texas)


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Defensive Line Blakesley Dorsey Foster Greene R.Johnson Laptad Onyegbule Wheeler Williams NO. COLORADO 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-1=3 DNP 0-2=2 2-4=6 0-3=3 DNP --at UTEP 0-2=2 2-0=2 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-3=3 2-4=6 1-2=3 --DUKE 0-2=2 0-1=1 0-0=0 DNP 0-1=1 2-0=2 1-2=3 0-1=1 --SOUTHERN MISS. 0-0=0 0-4=4 0-1=1 DNP 2-0=2 3-3=6 0-2=2 1-0=1 --IOWA STATE 1-0=1 0-1=1 1-1=2 1-0=1 1-1=2 5-2=7 0-4=4 0-0=0 --at Colorado 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-1=2 1-2=3 0-0=0 2-1=3 0-0=0OKLAHOMA 1-1=2 DNP 1-1=2 0-0=0 0-2=2 2-0=2 4-1=5 0-0=0 1-0=1at Texas Tech DNP 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-0=1 3-0=3 6-0=6 2-0=2 1-0=1 2-0=2at Kansas State 4-0=4 DNP 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-2=4 0-1=1 1-0=1 1-0=1NEBRASKA 2-0=2 DNP 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 1-2=3 1-4=5 1-0=1 0-1=1at Texas 2-0=2 0-0=0 1-0=1 1-1=2 1-1=2 4-0=4 3-0=3 2-0=2 1-0=1vs. Missouri 0-2=2 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-3=3 3-0=3 1-4=5 0-0=0 (Others: Spears 1-0=1 vs. Northern Colorado; Woods 1-0=1 at Kansas State, 3-0=3 at Texas) Linebackers Brooks Dudley S.Johnson Quigley Schermer Springer Tharp Wright NO. COLORADO 0-2=2 4-3=7 0-2=2 DNP 0-0=0 1-1=2 1-2=3 3-3=6at UTEP 0-0=0 2-1=3 2-1=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 1-2=3 1-1=2 3-3=6DUKE 0-2=2 5-3=8 3-0=3 DNP 0-0=0 2-0=2 6-4=10 1-1=2SOUTHERN MISS. 1-0=1 3-7=10 0-0=0 DNP 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-1=1 1-3=4IOWA STATE 0-0=0 3-5=8 DNP 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 1-1=2 5-6=11at Colorado DNP 12-5=17 0-0=0 1-0=1 3-0=3 0-0=0 1-2=3 3-3=6OKLAHOMA DNP 1-0=1 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 5-4=9 3-4=7 1-2=3at Texas Tech DNP 2-1=3 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 6-0=6 2-0=2at Kansas State DNP 3-3=6 0-0=0 1-0=1 0-0=0 1-3=4 4-5=9 1-0=1NEBRASKA DNP 3-6=9 0-0=0 0-1=1 0-0=0 1-0=1 6-7=13 1-0=1at Texas DNP 9-0=9 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 3-0=3vs. Missouri DNP 1-6=7 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-2=2 0-1=1 0-1=1 5-6=11 Secondary Beshears Brown Davis Harris Oguntodu Murphy Patterson Rubles L. Smith NO. COLORADO DNP 1-0=1 3-1=4 5-2=7 1-0=1 0-1=1 1-1=2 1-2=3 0-1=1at UTEP DNP 0-1=1 0-1=1 3-1=4 0-1=1 0-0=0 4-2=6 DNP 1-2=3DUKE DNP 0-3=3 0-0=0 5-1=6 1-0=1 1-1=2 8-0=8 1-0=1 0-0=0SOUTHERN MISS. DNP 0-0=0 0-0=0 11-4=15 0-0=0 0-1=1 2-2=4 0-0=0 1-0=1IOWA STATE DNP 0-0=0 2-0=2 5-2=7 DNP 4-0=4 1-1=2 0-0=0 0-1=1 at Colorado 5-0=5 0-0=0 0-0=0 5-0=5 0-0=0 1-0=1 4-0=4 0-0=0 8-0=8OKLAHOMA 6-1=7 0-0=0 0-0=0 3-3=6 DNP 0-3=3 2-1=3 DNP 3-4=7at Texas Tech 4-0=4 0-0=0 0-0=0 3-1=4 0-0=0 2-0=2 2-0=2 DNP 3-1=4at Kansas State 0-1=1 0-0=0 1-0=1 2-2=4 0-1=1 0-0=0 DNP DNP 3-6=9NEBRASKA DNP 0-0=0 2-0=2 4-6=10 0-0=0 0-0=0 DNP DNP 3-5=8at Texas DNP 0-0=0 5-0=5 10-0=10 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 2-0=2 0-0=0vs. Missouri DNP 0-0=0 4-1=5 2-4=6 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 0-0=0 DNP

Secondary Strozier Stuckey Thornton NO. COLORADO 0-0=0 2-2=4 4-5=9at UTEP 1-1=2 1-1=2 3-0=3DUKE 1-1=2 6-5=11 5-1=6SOUTHERN MISS. 1-1=2 6-1=7 3-5=8IOWA STATE 0-1=1 10-4=14 6-8=14at Colorado 0-0=0 10-2=12 1-1=2OKLAHOMA 0-0=0 1-3=4 3-2=5at Texas Tech 1-0=1 2-0=2 6-1=7at Kansas State 0-0=0 4-2=6 3-0=3NEBRASKA 0-0=0 8-3=11 4-1=5at Texas 5-0=5 5-0=5 8-0=8vs. Missouri 3-7=10 8-7=15 5-5=10 (Others: McDougald 3-0=3 at Texas Tech; Barfield 1-0=1 at Texas, 1-1=2 vs. Missouri)

DEFENSIVE SPECIAL PLAYS Opponent Sacks Interceptions Passes Broken Up Fumbles Forced Recovered FumblesNO. COLORADO Laptad (2), Dudley -- Harris Harris Harris, Spears at UTEP Onyegbule (2), Wheeler (1.5) Thornton Patterson, Onyegbule, -- -- Dudley, Dorsey, Laptad (.5) Harris DUKE Dudley, S. Johnson, Onyegbule, Patterson Strozier, Wright Laptad -- Onyegbule, Springer, Laptad SOUTHERN MISS. Laptad Murphy Patterson (3), Harris, Stuckey Springer Onyegbule IOWA STATE Murphy -- Harris, Murphy, Patterson -- -- at Colorado Wright, Wheeler, Laptad Stuckey Stuckey, Harris Wright, Wheeler R. Johnson, Murphy OKLAHOMA -- Murphy Tharp, Harris, Stuckey Thornton Laptad Murphy at Texas Tech Laptad, Harris, Onyegbule McDougald Thornton (2), Wright (2) Laptad, Wheeler Onyegbule, Wright Stuckey, Wheeler Beshears, Harris, Smith at Kansas State Thornton, Springer (.5), -- Thornton, Davis -- -- Dudley (.5) NEBRASKA Onyegbule -- Thornton (2), Tharp, Springer -- Springer at Texas Wheeler (2), Thornton -- Thornton Wheeler, Foster Thornton vs. Missouri Onyegbule -- Harris (2), Davis Onyegbule Dudley


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RED ZONE Kansas Opponent # TD FG # TD FGUNC 6 6 0 2 0 1UTEP 7 4 2 0 0 0Duke 6 5 1 2 1 1USM 3 3 0 5 3 0ISU 4 4 0 7 5 1CU 6 2 2 5 4 1OU 2 1 0 3 3 0TT 2 2 0 4 4 0KSU 3 1 0 2 1 0NU 2 1 1 4 2 2UT 3 1 2 5 3 1MU 5 4 1 5 2 3Totals 49 34 9 44 28 10KU - 49 poss., 43 scores (87.7%)Opp. - 44 poss., 38 scores (86.3%)

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Kansas Opponent # TD FG # TD FGUNC 2 1 0 0 0 0UTEP 1 0 1 2 0 0Duke 2 1 0 0 0 0USM 2 1 0 2 1 0ISU 0 0 0 1 0 0CU 3 0 1 2 2 0OU 2 1 1 3 2 0TT 3 2 0 4 4 0KSU 0 0 0 3 1 0NU 0 0 0 1 0 1UT 1 0 1 1 1 0MU 1 0 0 3 2 0Totals 17 6 4 22 13 1KU - 17 poss., 10 scores (62.5%)Opp. - 22 poss., 14 scores (63.1%)

SCORE BY QUARTERS Kansas OpponentUNC 7-21- 0-21=49 0- 0- 3- 0= 3UTEP 3-17- 7- 7=34 0- 0- 0- 7= 7Duke 7-13-17- 7=44 7- 0- 3- 6=16USM 14- 7- 7- 7=35 7- 7-14- 0=28ISU 6-14- 7-14=41 6- 6-18- 6=36CU 3- 7-13- 7=30 0-24- 3- 7=34 OU 0- 6- 0- 7=13 7- 7-14- 7=35 TT 7- 7- 7- 0=21 0-14- 0-28=42 KSU 0- 7- 0- 3=10 0-10- 7- 0=17 NU 0-10- 0- 7=17 7- 3- 3-18=31 UT 0- 6- 7- 7=20 7-20- 7-17=51 MU 14- 7- 7-11=39 3-10-20- 8=41 KU Totals 61-122-72- 98=353Opp Totals 44-101-92-104=341

EXPLOSIVES(20-plus Yard Plays)

Kansas Opponent Run Pass TD Run Pass TDUNC 4 3 1 0 2 0UTEP 3 4 0 0 2 0Duke 0 5 0 1 1 1USM 1 2 2 0 3 1ISU 0 4 2 3 3 0 CU 0 7 1 1 2 0 OU 0 2 0 1 1 0 TT 0 1 0 1 2 1 KSU 0 0 0 5 1 1 NU 0 3 1 3 3 1 UT 0 3 0 0 4 3 MU 0 8 1 4 3 1Totals 8 42 8 19 27 9

INDIVIDUAL EXPLOSIVES(20-Plus Yard Plays)(Touchdowns Underlined)

Rushing (8)Pick (3) - 20, 32, 55Sharp (2) - 23, 30Opurum (1) - 26Reesing (1) - 22Briscoe (1) - 20

Receiving (42)Briscoe (25) - 56, 21, 45, 39, 26, 23, 23, 46, 26, 25, 41, 26, 29, 28, 21, 33, 39, 33, 22, 74, 25Meier (6) - 30, 71, 62, 21, 26, 21Wilson (5) - 33, 27, 21, 31, 47McDougald (4) - 42, 37, 28, 22Opurum (1) - 30Sharp (3) - 20, 56, 20Biere (1) - 33R. Lewis (1) - 42

KU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offense Defense SpecialUNC Sharp Harris BranstetterUTEP Capra Onyegbule KO Cover.Duke Reesing Laptad RojasUSM Meier Patterson RojasISU Reesing None NoneCU Reesing Stuckey Anderson OU None Laptad Branstetter TT None Wright Rojas KSU Briscoe Harris Stuckey NU Meier None Rojas UT Briscoe Thornton Briscoe MU Reesing Onyegbule Branstetter

SCOUT TEAMPLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offense DefenseUNC Mabry PetermanUTEP McGriff Kande Duke Matthews ZlatnikUSM Sands YoungISU Spencer Linton CU Plato Dent OU Morse Richardson TT Semple Peterman KSU Sands Blackwell NU Hunt Dent UT Petty S. Smith MU Burton Young

KANSAS IN THE POLLS

Date AP Coaches Harris BCSPre 25 RV -- --9-8 24 25 -- --9-13 22 23 -- --9-20 20 19 -- --9-27 18 16 16 --10-4 16 15 16 --10-11 17 15 16 --10-18 24 25 21 2510-25 RV RV RV NR11-1 NR NR RV NR11-8 NR NR NR NR11-15 NR NR NR NR11-22 NR NR NR NR11-29 NR NR NR NR


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KANSAS SCORING DRIVESOpp. Qtr. Pl-Yds Time ScoreUNC 1 10-66 4:50 Reesing, 1 RunUNC 2 9-80 3:14 Reesing, 13 RunUNC 2 4-59 1:21 Sharp, 10 PassUNC 2 12-76 5:26 Ingram, 16 PassUNC 4 5-86 1:22 Sharp, 1 RunUNC 4 7-72 3:40 Opurum, 10 RunUNC 4 5-48 1:56 Opurum, 26 RunUTEP 1 9-75 3:02 Branstetter, 21 FGUTEP 2 8-71 2:30 Sharp, 1 RunUTEP 2 5-14 1:47 Branstetter, 24 FGUTEP 2 4-40 1:37 Sharp, 5 PassUTEP 3 4-24 1:41 Sharp, 3 RunUTEP 4 13-80 5:01 Opurum, 1 RunDuke 1 7-60 2:29 Briscoe, 14 PassDuke 2 5-53 1:34 Sharp, 7 PassDuke 2 9-75 2:47 Meier, 6 PassDuke 3 8-70 3:46 Opurum, 4 RunDuke 3 12-58 4:16 Branstetter, 31 FGDuke 4 3-48 0:55 Opurum, 3 RunUSM 1 4-73 1:20 Meier, 62 PassUSM 1 12-74 6:05 Briscoe, 20 RunUSM 2 14-79 4:50 Opurum, 12 PassUSM 3 12-70 6:04 Opurum, 2 RunUSM 4 4-40 1:21 Meier, 12 PassISU 1 13-81 6:19 Opurum, 1 RunISU 2 6-60 2:36 Meier, 3 PassISU 2 12-65 2:15 Reesing, 4 RunISU 3 6-67 2:30 Briscoe, 23 PassISU 4 5-72 1:51 Briscoe, 46 PassISU 4 10-80 4:21 Meier, 6 PassCU 1 6-28 3:07 Branstetter, 37 FGCU 2 11-80 2:13 Meier, 4 PassCU 3 8-80 3:12 Opurum, 2 RunCU 3 8-16 2:48 Branstetter, 43 FGCU 3 4-(-1) 1:31 Branstetter, 42 FGCU 4 4-58 1:41 Briscoe, 25 PassOU 2 4-7 1:48 Branstetter, 39 FGOU 2 4-0 1:07 Branstetter, 57 FGOU 4 10-54 4:21 Reesing, 5 RunTT 2 1-2 0:10 Opurum, 2 RunTT 3 10-81 3:59 Briscoe, 6 PassKSU 2 7-60 2:54 Briscoe, 17 PassKSU 4 16-57 7:38 Branstetter, 46 FGNU 2 13-80 5:49 Reesing, 5 RunNU 2 12-64 3:37 Branstetter, 33 FGNU 4 10-89 4:11 Briscoe, 21 PassUT 2 10-37 3:18 Branstetter, 27 FGUT 3 7-88 3:08 Sharp, 2 RunMU 1 9-98 3:10 Briscoe, 7 PassMU 1 7-70 2:43 Reesing, 1 RunMU 2 7-68 2:42 Meier, 8 PassMU 3 13-78 5:41 Meier, 2 PassMU 4 3-72 1:23 Briscoe, 74 PassMU 4 12-78 4:35 Branstetter, 39 FG

KU Non-Offensive Scoring PlaysDuke 3 Onyegbule, 48 InterceptionTT 1 Onyegbule, 3 Fumble ReturnUT 4 Briscoe, 98 Kickoff Return

AVERAGE FIELD POSITION

Kansas OpponentUNC Own 34 Own 22UTEP Own 37 Own 20DUKE Own 35 Own 22USM Own 32 Own 30ISU Own 26 Own 29CU Own 32 Own 34OU Own 33 Own 26TT Own 26 Own 34KSU Own 27 Own 37 NU Own 24 Own 29 UT Own 34 Own 40MU Own 23 Own 35

KU DRIVE START/RESULT -20 TD FG 50+ TD FGUNC 2 2 0 2 1 0UTEP 3 1 0 4 2 1DUKE 2 0 0 2 1 0USM 4 0 0 3 1 0ISU 3 2 0 0 0 0CU 7 2 0 3 0 3OU 5 0 0 2 0 2 TT 10 1 0 2 1 0 KSU 4 0 1 1 0 0 NU 4 2 1 0 0 0 UT 3 1 0 1 0 1 MU 5 1 1 0 0 0Totals 52 11 3 20 6 7

OPP DRIVE START/RESULT -20 TD FG 50+ TD FGUNC 6 0 0 0 0 0UTEP 8 1 0 0 0 0DUKE 7 1 0 0 0 0USM 3 2 0 1 0 0ISU 2 1 0 0 0 0 CU 5 0 0 2 2 0 OU 6 1 0 2 1 0 TT 8 1 0 3 3 0 KSU 3 1 0 3 1 0 NU 3 0 1 1 1 0 UT 0 0 0 3 1 1 MU 3 0 1 1 1 0Totals 54 8 2 16 10 1

DRIVE CHARTS

Drives Scores TD FG Punt TO Downs Half Safety Scoring Pct.Kansas 151 55 42 13-19 54 21 3 12 1 36.4%Opponent 151 56 40 16-18 61 17 9 6 0 37.0%

OPPONENT SCORING DRIVESOpp. Qtr. Pl-Yds Time ScoreUNC 3 7-64 2:27 29 FGUTEP 4 2-82 1:01 75 PassDuke 1 2-87 0:35 21 RunDuke 3 7-48 1:30 37 FG Duke 4 16-74 5:55 11 PassUSM 1 7-68 3:12 1 PassUSM 2 7-91 1:45 22 PassUSM 3 4-80 1:04 16 RunUSM 3 11-63 4:26 4 PassISU 1 7-64 1:51 1 RunISU 2 11-57 4:40 7 RunISU 3 12-55 4:57 34 FGISU 3 6-76 2:01 2 RunISU 3 8-71 2:41 17 PassISU 4 10-69 3:43 5 PassCU 2 13-45 6:00 45 FGCU 2 1-3 0:05 3 RunCU 2 8-79 4:10 12 PassCU 2 2-1 1:00 1 RunCU 3 10-47 4:18 45 FGCU 4 10-76 4:21 13 RunOU 1 11-46 3:49 1 RunOU 3 9-75 3:25 9 PassOU 3 7-70 2:27 8 PassOU 4 6-80 3:00 26 RunTT 2 3-63 0:44 61 PassTT 2 1-6 0:10 2 RunTT 4 9-80 3:59 1 RunTT 4 3-23 0:41 17 RunTT 4 2-19 0:23 11 RunKSU 2 9-40 3:39 47 FGKSU 2 3-43 0:16 31 PassKSU 3 9-84 4:33 5 RunNU 1 6-58 2:55 0 Fumble RecoveryNU 2 6-70 1:56 25 FGNU 3 13-79 7:15 34 FGNU 4 13-51 5:50 38 FGNU 4 4-31 1:04 20 RunNU 4 10-74 4:46 14 RunUT 1 4-76 1:34 41 PassUT 2 6-70 2:08 38 PassUT 2 4-4 1:05 49 FGUT 2 10-59 3:18 1 RunUT 2 4-31 0:44 47 FGUT 3 1-68 0:10 68 PassUT 4 14-49 5:43 35 FGUT 4 6-42 2:02 12 PassUT 4 11-68 4:22 19 RunMU 1 7-51 2:41 43 FGMU 2 3-5 1:12 1 RunMU 2 8-53 1:56 28 FGMU 3 6-65 1:38 14 RunMU 3 4-67 1:39 37 RunMU 3 3-73 0:55 68 PassMU 4 9-68 3:46 37 FGMU 4 8-43 2:39 27 FG Opp. Non-Offensive Scoring PlaysOU 1 85 Interception ReturnTT 4 31 Fumble ReturnMU 4 Safety


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CAREER STARTSPlayer, Yr., Pos. Consecutive Total 2009 2008 2007 2006Darrell Stuckey, Sr., S 42 42 12 13 13 4Todd Reesing, Sr., QB 38 38 12 13 13 0#Kerry Meier, Sr., WR 25 38 12 13 5 8Jeremiah Hatch, So., OT 24 24 12 12 - -Chris Harris, Jr., CB 12 29 12 7 10 -Tanner Hawkinson, Fr., OT 12 12 12 - - -Brad Thorson, Jr., OG 12 12 12 0 - -Sal Capra, Jr., OG 12 12 12 0 0 -Jake Sharp, Sr., RB 7 21 10 10 1 0John Williams, Fr., DT 7 7 7 - - -Caleb Blakesley, Sr., DT 4 32 10 9 13 0Johnathan Wilson, Jr., WR 3 22 11 11 0 -Anthony Davis, So., CB 3 4 4 0 - -Justin Thornton, Sr., S 2 30 10 12 4 4Drew Dudley, Jr., LB 2 9 9 0 0 -Tim Biere, So., TE 2 7 5 2 - -Dezmon Briscoe, Jr., WR 1 33 10 12 11 -Jake Laptad, Jr., DE 1 18 11 7 0 -Arist Wright, Sr., LB 1 15 9 2 0 4Jeff Spikes, So., OT 0 23 10 13 - -&Daymond Patterson, So., CB 0 13 6 7 - -Richard Johnson, So., DT 0 13 5 8 - -Maxwell Onyegbule, Sr., DE 0 8 8 0 0 0Phillip Strozier, Jr., S 0 8 2 6 0 -Jamal Greene, Jr., DT 0 8 0 8 0 -Huldon Tharp, Fr., LB 0 7 7 - - -Lubbock Smith, Fr., S 0 6 6 - - -Bradley McDougald, Fr., WR 0 6 6 - - -Jeff Wheeler, Sr., DE 0 6 3 3 0 0Tertavian Ingram, Jr., WR 0 5 3 0 2 -D.J. Beshears, Fr., CB 0 3 3 - - -Toben Opurum, Fr., RB 0 3 3 - - -Justin Springer, Jr., LB 0 2 2 0 0 -Ryan Murphy, So., DB 0 2 2 0 - -Angus Quigley, Sr., RB 0 2 0 2 0 0Isiah Barfield, So., CB 0 2 0 2 - -Trevor Marrongelli, Fr., OL 1 2 2 - - -Patrick Dorsey, So., DT 0 1 1 0 - -Corrigan Powell, So., CB 0 1 0 1 - -Raimond Pendleton, Sr., WR 0 1 0 1 0 0Bradley Dedeaux, Jr., TE 0 1 0 1 0 -Ian Wolfe, Jr., OL 0 1 0 0 1 -# - 2006 starts were at quarterback.& - First two season starts were at wide reciver, while last five starts were at cornerback in 2008.

2009 INDIVIDUAL BESTS

Rushing123 Jake Sharp vs. Northern Colorado109 Toben Opurum vs. Southern Miss104 Jake Sharp at UTEP

Passing498 Todd Reesing vs. Missouri442 Todd Reesing vs. Iowa State401 Todd Reesing at Colorado

Receiving242 Dezmon Briscoe vs. Missouri186 Dezmon Briscoe vs. Iowa State154 Dezmon Briscoe at Colorado154 Dezmon Briscoe at UTEP Tackles17 Drew Dudley at Colorado15 Darrell Stuckey vs. Missouri15 Chris Harris vs. Southern Miss

2009 TEAM BESTSOffense

Rushing328 vs. Northern Colorado255 at UTEP152 vs. Duke

Passing498 vs. Missouri442 vs. Iowa State431 at Colorado

Total Offense576 at UTEP551 vs. Iowa State547 vs. Missouri547 vs. Northern Colorado

DefenseRushing4 at UTEP64 vs. Southern Miss74 vs. Northern Colorado

Passing66 at Kansas State172 vs. Northern Colorado175 at Colorado

Total Defense208 at UTEP246 vs. Northern Colorado322 at Colorado

KANSAS WHEN...(Mark Mangino Era, 2002-2009)

Category 2009 2002-pr.Scoring First 3-3 37-12Opponent Scores First 2-4 13-36

Lead at Half 5-1 40-11Tied at Half 0-2 6-5Trail at Half 0-4 4-32

Lead after Three Quarters 3-1 42-6Tied after Three Quarters 1-0 3-3Trail after Three Quarters 1-6 5-39

Rush for 200 Yards 2-0 22-3Pass for 300 Yards 3-2 17-9

More Yards than Opp. 5-1 43-6Fewer Yards than Opp. 0-6 7-42

Fewer TO than Opp. 2-1 28-10Same TO as Opponent 1-1 11-5More TO than Opp. 2-5 11-33

Category 2009 2002-pr.Home 4-2 36-16Away 1-4 10-28Neutral 0-1 4-4

Natural Grass 0-2 9-19Artificial Turf 5-5 41-29

Day Games 4-6 25-36Night Games 1-1 25-12

Decided By One Score 2-3 14-16

Overtime Games 0-0 1-2

vs. Ranked Opponents 0-2 5-14vs. Non-Ranked Opp. 5-5 45-34

Conference Games 1-7 23-41 vs. North 1-4 19-21 vs. South 0-3 4-20Non-Conference Games 4-0 27-7

All Games 5-7 50-48


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GAME #1 Sept. 5, 2009

No. 25 KANSAS 49, NO. COLORADO 3LAWRENCE, Kan. – To get the Jayhawks’ 2009 season off on the right foot, senior quarterback Todd Reesing took matters into his own hands – and feet. Be-fore a record crowd of 52,530, Reesing rushed for KU’s first two scores and threw a pair of second quarter touchdown passes to give the 25th-ranked Jayhawks a 49-3 triumph over visiting Northern Colorado in the season-opener at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium Saturday evening. The senior quarterback accounted for 287 of KU’s 543 yards in the game, carrying the ball 13 times for 79 yards and throwing for 208. On the Jayhawks’ first play from scrimmage, Reesing hit fellow senior Kerry Meier on a slant pattern for 30 yards, which set the tone for the KU offense. Reesing capped the drive with a one-yard scamper around the left end in which he juked his way through a group of would-be tacklers to give KU a 7-0 lead. Reesing capped another long drive with a 13-yard run early in the second quarter and then threw touchdown passes to Jake Sharp on a shovel pass and Tertavian Ingram to give Kansas a 28-0 lead heading into the halftime break. Reesing led Kansas on one more scoring drive, a seven-play, 64-yard march, before giving way to backup quarterback Kale Pick early in the fourth quarter. Kansas ran for 328 yards, compared to just 74 on the ground for Northern Colorado. As impres-sive as the Jayhawk offense was, the defense might have been better. Kansas held the Bears to 246 yards of total offense, including 95 in the first half. Northern Colorado penetrated the Jayhawk 20-yard line just twice in the contest, with both drives ending with field goal tries.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FNo. Colorado (0-1) 0 0 3 0 - 3Kansas (1-0) 7 21 0 21 - 49

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (10:10) - Reesing, 1 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (13:42) - Reesing, 13 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (10:03) - Sharp, 10 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (3:01) - Ingram, 16 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)UNC - 3rd (12:27) - York, 29 FGKU - 4th (14:17) - Sharp, 1 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 4th (4:38) - Opurum, 10 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 4th (0:33) - Opurum, 26 run (Branstetter kick)Attn: 52,530

Team Statistics UNC KUFirst Downs 17 25Rushing 25-74 47-328Passing 20-31-0 15-22-0Passing Yards 172 219Total Offense 56-246 69-547Fumbles 2-2 0-0Penalties 5-41 5-68Punts 5-35.4 2-29.0Punt Returns 1-6 2-12Kickoff Returns 6-133 2-34Possession 28:34 31:26

Individual RushingUNC: Harris 6-22KU: Sharp 21-123, Reesing 13-79, Opurum 8-79, Pick 3-47, Meier 1-6

Individual PassingUNC: Waggener 19-30-0, 165KU: Reesing 13-20-0, 208, Pick 2-2-0, 11

Individual ReceivingUNC: Thompson 5-66KU: Meier 5-115, McDougald 2-49, Ingram 2-27, Sharp 2-9, Wilson 2-8, Biere 1-6, Opurum 1-5

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 2-12KU Kickoff Returns: Stuckey 1-20, McDougald 1-14KU Interception Returns: NoneKU Tackle Leaders: Thornton 9, Harris 7, Dudley 7, Wright 6, Laptad 6


GAME #2 Sept. 12, 2009

No. 24 KANSAS 34, UTEP 7EL PASO, Texas – Senior DE Maxwell Onyegbule and the Jayhawk defense set the tone early as Kansas rolled past UTEP 34-7. In the first half alone, Onyeg-bule had two sacks and four total tackles for loss to lead a defense that finished the half with five sacks, an i nterception and a pair of quarterback hurries. UTEP was forced to punt on six of its seven possessions of the period and mustered just three first downs. With the defense and special teams setting the tone, it gave the offense the breathing room it needed to get in rhythm. As it turned out, it was just what the offense needed after putting just three points on the board for the first quarter and a half. Kansas opened the scoring with a 21-yard field goal from junior PK Jacob Branstetter. After forcing UTEP to punt on its opening possession, the Jayhawks drove the ball 75 yards on their opening drive with the key play coming on a trick play where senior WR Kerry Meier hit streaking junior WR Dezmon Bris-coe for 56 yards through the air. Kansas punted on its next two possessions then came to life, scoring on its next three. Kansas racked up 250 yards of total offense in the first half compared to just 49 for UTEP. Reesing went 17-of-26 through the air for 134 yards and a TD. UTEP was able to get on the board at the 12:39 mark of the fourth quarter on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Vittatoe to Donavon Kemp. The TD wiped away KU’s attempt at a shutout, but the defense still had to walk away happy. For the game, the defense held UTEP to just 208 yards and seven first downs. Seven players recorded tackles for losses led by Onyegbule with five. Add to that line six quarterback hurries, three passes broken up and an interception, and it was a good night in El Paso. Reesing finished 25-of-41 for 260 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Kansas racked up 576 total yards and outdid the Miners 23-7 on first downs.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FKansas (2-0) 3 17 7 7 - 34UTEP (0-2) 0 0 0 7 - 7

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (9:00) - Branstetter, 21 FGKU - 2nd (7:23) - Sharp, 1 run, Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (4:42) - Branstetter, 24 FGKU - 2nd (1:21) - Sharp, 5 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (7:06) - Sharp, 3 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 4th (13:45) - Opurum, 1 run (Branstetter kick)UTEP - 4th (12:39) - Kemp, 75 pass from Vittatoe (Barrett kick)Attn: 31,885

Team Statistics KU UTEPFirst Downs 26 7Rushing 42-255 20-4Passing 27-43-1 17-29-1Passing Yards 321 204Total Offense 85-576 49-208Fumbles 2-1 1-0Penalties 6-48 13-137Punts 2-37.5 10-443Punt Returns 6-69 1-4Kickoff Returns 2-16 7-124Possession 34:41 25:19

Individual RushingKU: Sharp 16-104, Pick 2-87, Opurum 16-62, Lewis 5-17, Reesing 3-(-15)UTEP: Buckram 9-31

Individual PassingKU: Reesing 25-41-1, 260, Meier 1-1-0, 56, Pick, 1-1-0, 5UTEP: Vittatoe 14-25-1, 187

Individual ReceivingKU: Briscoe 8-154, Sharp 6-29, Wilson 4-66, Meier 4-15, McDougald 3-48, Opurum 2-9UTEP: Kemp 3-85

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 6-69KU Kickoff Returns: Briscoe 2-16KU Interception Returns: Thornton 1-4KU Tackle Leaders: Patterson 6, Wright 6, Onyegbule 6, Harris 4

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GAME #3 Sept. 19, 2009

No. 22 KANSAS 44, DUKE 16LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas QB Todd Reesing threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns and also collected 51 yards on the ground to lead Kansas to a 44-16 win over Duke. Reesing completed 28-of-41 passes against the Blue Devils, in-cluding touchdowns to three different receivers. His 338 yards in the air marked his seventh-straight game with 200 or more passing yards and his 14th career 300-yard passing game. Duke opened the game with a two-play 87-yard scor-ing drive capped by a 21-yard touchdown run by QB Thaddeus Lewis. Kansas answered right back with a with a 14-yard touchdown reception by WR Dezmon Briscoe just two and half minutes later to knot the score at 7-7 midway through the first quarter. The two teams traded punts on the next few possessions before Re-esing connected with RB Jake Sharp for a six-yard TD with just under five minutes remaining in the first half. Reesing collected his third TD pass of the first half as he hit WR Kerry Meier in the end zone for a six-yard score with just over a minute to play before the break. The Jayhawk defense got the scoring started in the second half of play as DE Maxwell Onyegbule picked off a Lewis pass on the opening possession of the third quarter. Onyebule returned the interception for a 48-yard touchdown pushing the Kansas lead to 27-7. Briscoe finished the game with 117 yards receiving, his sixth-straight 100-yard receiving game. S Darrell Stuckey led the Jayhawk defense with a season-high 11 tackles. LB Huldon Tharp recorded a career-high 10 tackles, while LB Drew Dudley finished with a career-best eight tackles. KU finished with five sacks on the afternoon.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FDuke (1-2) 7 0 3 6 - 16Kansas (3-0) 7 13 17 7 - 44

Scoring SummaryDU - 1st (9:46) - Lewis, 21 run (Maggio kick)KU - 1st (7:10) - Briscoe, 14 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (4:50) - Sharp, 7 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick blocked)KU - 2nd (1:16) - Meier, 6 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (12:58) - Onyegbule, 48 interception return (Branstetter kick)DU - 3rd (11:21) - Snyderwine, 37 FGKU - 3rd (7:30) - Opurum, 4 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (0:23) - Branstetter, 31 FGDU - 4th (9:22) - Varner, 11 pass from Renfree (Lewis pass failed)KU - 4th (2:14) - Opurum, 3 run (Branstetter kick)Attn. - 50,101

Team Statistics Duke KUFirst Downs 22 23Rushing 33-95 31-152Passing 30-52-2 28-41-0Passing Yards 299 338Total Offense 83-394 72-490Fumbles 1-0 0-0Penalties 4-45 5-40Punts 6-42.0 5-39.8Punt Returns 0-0 4-43Kickoff Returns 7-140 3-74Possession 31:16 28:44

Individual RushingDuke: Hollingworth 9-38KU: Opurum 17-70, Reesing 8-51, Pick 1-18, Sharp 5-13

Individual PassingDuke: Lewis 16-27-2, 184KU: Reesing 28-41-0, 338

Individual ReceivingDuke: Kelly 5-98KU: Briscoe 6-117, Meier 8-64, Wilson 4-63, Opurum 3-50, McDougald 6-37, Sharp 1-7

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 4-43KU Kickoff Returns: Briscoe 3-74KU Interception Returns: Onyegbule 1-48, Patterson 1-0KU Tackle Leaders: Stuckey 11, Tharp 10, Patterson 8, Dudley 8, Harris 6, Thornton 6


GAME #4 Sept. 26, 2009

No. 20 KANSAS 35, SOUTHERN MISS. 28LAWRENCE, Kan. – Senior wide receiver Kerry Meier hauled in 10 passes for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns and senior quarterback Todd Re-esing passed former Texas quarterback Vince Young for seventh on the all-time Big 12 total yards list as No. 20 Kansas defeated Southern Mississippi 35-28 at Memorial Stadium. KU’s victory ended the nation’s second longest winning streak at eight games. Reesing completed 30-of-41 passes against the Golden Eagles, including touchdowns to two different receivers. His 331 yards in the air marked his 15th career 300-yard passing game. The Jayhawks got off to an ideal start when Reesing connected with Meier for a 62-yard touchdown on the fourth play of the contest. After three-consecutive passes to begin the game’s opening drive, Reesing found Meier open in the middle of field and the senior wide receiver did the rest, running away from his defender for his second touchdown of the season. After Southern Miss tied the game at 28, Kansas received ideal field position after Darrell Stuckey posted a 50-yard kick return to place the ball at the Southern Miss 40-yard line just before the end of the third quarter. The Jayhawks took advantage of the kick return, and Reesing found Meier uncovered for a 12-yard touchdown, his second of the game, to make the score 35-28. The KU defense then held USM to 27 yards in the fourth quarter as USM threw an interception, punted twice and had a drive end on downs to end the game.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FSouthern Miss. (3-1) 7 7 14 0 - 28Kansas (4-0) 14 7 7 7 - 35

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (13:40) - Meier, 62 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)USM - 1st (10:22) - Massey, 1 pass from Davis (Estes kick)KU - 1st (4:10) - Briscoe, 20 run (Branstetter kick)USM - 2nd (12:01) - Brown, 22 pass from Davis (Estes kick)KU - 2nd (3:16) - Opurum, 12 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (7:19) - Opurum, 2 run (Branstetter kick)USM - 3rd (6:15) - Davis, 16 run (Estes kick)USM - 3rd (0:47) - Massey, 4 pass from davis (Estes kick)KU - 4th (14:15) - Meier, 12 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)Attn. - 50,025

Team Statistics USM KUFirst Downs 21 32Rushing 26-64 45-102Passing 28-42-1 30-42-1Passing Yards 331 331Total Offense 68-395 87-433Fumbles 1-1 2-1Penalties 6-56 10-62Punts 5-45.6 5-39.8Punt Returns 2-53 1-0Kickoff Returns 5-137 5-155Possession 23:39 36:21

Individual RushingUSM: Fletcher 10-27KU: Opurum 28-109, Briscoe 1-20, Team 3-(-1), Reesing 13 -(-26)

Individual PassingUSM: Davis 28-42-1, 331KU: Reesing 30-41-1, 331, Meier 0-1-0, 0

Individual ReceivingUSM: Brown 4-85KU: Meier, 10-141, Briscoe 4-60, Wilson 5-52, McDougald 7-46, Opurum 2-21, Biere 1-13, R. Lewis 1-(-2)

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 1-0KU Kickoff Returns: McDougald 2-64, Stuckey 1-50, Briscoe 2-41KU Interception Returns: Murphy 1-0KU Tackle Leaders: Harris 15, Dudley 10, Thornton 8, Stuckey 7, Laptad 6

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GAME #5 Oct. 10, 2009

No. 16 KANSAS 41, IOWA STATE 36LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior WR Kerry Meier set a school record with 16 receptions for a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns, while senior QB Todd Reesing tied his school record with 37 completions for a career-high 442 yards and four touchdowns as No. 16 Kansas outlasted Iowa State 41-36. Rees-ing’s main two targets for the afternoon were Meier, with his record-setting 16 receptions and junior WR Dezmon Briscoe, who had 12 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Meier and Briscoe ended the day as KU’s career receptions leaders with Meier first at 167 and Briscoe at 165. For Reesing, his 442 yards were second in school history. Despite the offensive fire power displayed by the Jayhawks, the team needed a fourth-down stop at its own 31-yard line to solidify the win. Trailing by five with 2:36 remaining in the game, ISU regained possession on its own 34-yard line and marched to the KU 31 before the Jayhawks’ defense held fast to produce a turnover on downs. KU CB Chris Harris made a huge tackle of Iowa State receiver Jake Williams on second-and-10 and then broke up the third-down pass, resulting in a fourth-and-nine attempt for the Cyclones. On fourth down, pressure forced ISU quarterback Austen Arnuad’s pass to sail incomplete. KU scored what proved to be the winning touchdown when Reesing hit Meier in the end zone with a six-yard touchdown pass, giving Kansas a 41-30 with 8:42 remaining on the game clock. Reesing went 5-for-6 for 61 yards on the drive, while Meier caught three passes and tallied his fifth touchdown of the season.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FIowa State (3-3, 0-2) 6 6 18 6 - 36Kansas (5-0, 1-0) 6 14 7 14 - 41

Scoring SummaryISU - 1st (10:32) - Robinson, 1 run (Mahoney kick failed)KU - 1st (4:08) - Opurum, 1 run (Branstetter kick failed)ISU - 2nd (10:02) - Robinson, 7 run (Mahoney kick failed)KU - 2nd (3:37) - Meier, 3 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (00:30) - Reesing, 4 run (Branstetter kick)ISU - 3rd (9:58) - Mahoney 34 FGISU - 3rd (6:45) - Arnaud, 2 run (Williams pass from Arnaud)KU - 3rd (4:10) - Briscoe, 23 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)ISU - 3rd (1:21) - Hamilton, 17 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick)KU - 4th (14:26) - Briscoe, 46 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KU - 4th (8:42) - Meier, 6 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)ISU - 4th (4:55) - Darks, 5 pass from Arnaud (Arnaud pass failed)Attn. - 48,203

Team Statistics ISU KUFirst Downs 26 34Rushing 43-219 31-109Passing 25-41-0 37-49-1Passing Yards 293 442Total Offense 84-512 80-551Fumbles 0-0 2-0Penalties 1-6 3-15Punts 3-125 4-137Punt Returns 1-12 0-0Kickoff Returns 7-138 7-126Possession 30:12 29:48

Individual RushingISU: Robinson 27-152KU: Opurum 24-98, Reesing 5-12

Individual PassingISU: Arnaud 25-40-0KU: Reesing 37-49-1

Individual ReceivingISU: Williams 7-58KU: Meier 16-142, Briscoe 12-186, Biere 3-53, Wilson 2-26, McDougald 2-18, Opurum 2-17 KU Kickoff Returns: Briscoe 3-47, McDougald 4-79KU Tackle Leaders: Stuckey 14, Thornton 14, Wright 11, Dudley 8, Laptad 7, Harris 7


GAME #6 Oct. 17, 2009

COLORADO 34, No. 17 KANSAS 30BOULDER, Colo. – Kansas erased a 21-point deficit, but couldn’t manage to come up with a victory as the Jayhawks fell at Colorado 34-30. Kansas trailed 24-3 late in the second quarter before fighting back to take a 30-27 lead with 13:02 remaining. Colorado responded with the go-ahead touchdown at the 8:36 mark to lead 34-30. Kansas then had two potential go-ahead touchdown drives stopped at the Colorado six and 19-yard lines to end the game. QB Todd Reesing threw for 401 yards and two touchdowns, while WR Dezmon Briscoe pulled in eight balls for 154 yards and one score and WR Kerry Meier had 11 receptions for 103 yards and another touchdown. Two rare Kansas turnovers gave Colorado the ball at the three and one-yard lines and the Buffaloes took advantage with touchdowns. On the day Kansas registered 431 passing yards, but had minus-eight rushing yards due to five Colorado sacks for 50 yards. KU played six players on defense for the first time on the season. LB Drew Dudley recorded 17 tackles, while S Darrell Stuckey added 12 tackles, an interception and a pass broken up.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FKansas (5-1, 1-1) 3 7 13 7 - 30Colorado (2-4, 1-1) 0 24 3 7 - 34

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (06:01) - Branstetter, 37 FGCU - 2nd (14:55) - Goodman, 45 FGCU - 2nd (14:31) - Stewart, 3 run (Goodman kick)CU - 2nd (06:57) - Geer, 12 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick)CU - 2nd (02:24) - Hansen, 1 run (Goodman kick)KU - 2nd (00:11) - Meier, 4 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)CU - 3rd (10:36) - Goodman 39 FGKU - 3rd (07:24) - Opurum, 2 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (03:55) - Branstetter, 43 FGKU - 3rd (01:15) - Branstetter, 42 FGKU - 4th (13:02) - Briscoe, 25 pass from Meier (Branstetter kick)CU - 4th (8:36) - Stewart, 13 run (Goodman kick)Attn: 51,146

Team Statistics KU CUFirst Downs 23 21Rushing 22-(-8) 43-147Passing 32-54-1 14-25-1Passing Yards 431 175Total Offense 76-423 68-322Fumbles 3-1 3-2Penalties 7-55 8-60Punts 4-177 4-142Punt Returns 2-0 3-5-0Kickoff Returns 2-41 6-158Possession 28:19 31:41

Individual RushingKU: Sharp 13-29, Opurum 2-3, Reesing 7-(-40)CU: Stewart 24-108

Individual PassingKU: Reesing 30-51-1, Rojas 1-1-0, Meier 1-1-0CU: Hansen 14-25-1

Individual ReceivingKU: Briscoe 8-154, Meier 11-103, Wilson 6-65, Sharp 3-44, Biere 2-23, McDou-gald 1-28, Reesing 1-14CU: Geer 4-65

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 2-7KU Kickoff Returns: Briscoe 2-41KU Interception Returns: Stuckey 1-0KU Tackle Leaders: Dudley 17, Stuckey 12, Smith 8, Wright 6

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GAME #7 Oct. 24, 2009

No. 25 OKLAHOMA 35, No. 24 KANSAS 13LAWRENCE, Kan. – Defensively Kansas held Oklahoma to nearly 100 yards less than its season average and offensively put up 80 yards more than the Soon-ers had been allowing, but three turnovers led to 14 first-half points for OU as the No. 25 Sooners posted a 35-13 win at No. 24 Kansas. Oklahoma held a 7-0 lead after the first quarter. Kansas drove to the Oklahoma 10-yard line early in the second quarter, but threw an interception which was returned 85 yards for a Sooner score. Prior to the end of the half, KU kicked two field goals, including a career-long 57-yarder by Jacob Branstetter at the end of the half as OU led 14-6 at the break. At halftime KU had out-gained Oklahoma 171 to 110 yards and con-trolled the ball for 19:19 to OU’s 10:41. Oklahoma scored touchdowns on each of its first two second-half possessions and tacked on another score early in the fourth to take control of the game. KU QB Todd Reesing had his NCAA best active streak of throwing a touchdown pass stopped at 24 games. He threw 224yards with three interceptions as KU’s total offense of 305 yards was its lowest output in its last 38 games. Defensively Ryan Murphy came up with his second intercep-tion of the season, while Justin Springer recorded a career-high nine tackles and a trio of freshmen - D.J. Beshears, Lubbock Smith and Huldon Tharp - all had seven stops.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FOklahoma (4-3, 2-1) 7 7 14 7 - 35Kansas (5-2, 1-2) 0 6 0 7 - 13

Scoring SummaryOU - 1st (11:06) - Brown, 1 Run (Way kick)OU - 2nd (13:41) - Franks, 85 Interception Return (Way kick)KU - 2nd (2:03) - Branstetter, 39 FGKU - 2nd (0:00) - Branstetter, 57 FGOU - 3rd (11:29) - Tennell, 9 pass from Jones (Way kick)OU - 3rd (6:18) - Brown, 8 pass from Jones (Way kick)OU - 4th (11:10) - Brown, 26 run (Way kick)KU - 4th (4:27) - Reesing, 5 run (Branstetter kick)Attn. - 51,104

Team Statistics OU KUFirst Downs 20 18Rushing 31-85 31-81Passing 26-38-1 22-42-3Passing Yards 252 224Total Offense 69-337 73-305Fumbles 1-1 0-0Penalties 5-45 8-84Punts 6-40.3 8-38.9Punt Returns 1-22 1-6Kickoff Returns 1-28 4-91Possession 26:42 33:18

Individual RushingOU: Brown 22-66KU: Opurum 13-59, Reesing 8-17, Sharp 7-14, Team 1-(-4), Pick 2-(-5)

Individual PassingOU: Jones 26-38-1, 252KU: Reesing 22-42-3, 224

Individual ReceivingOU: Broyles 11-121KU: Sharp 3-63, Briscoe 7-60, Meier 8-54, Wilson 2-38, McDougald 2-10 KU Kickoff Returns: McDougald 3-71, Briscoe 1-20KU Punt Returns: Patterson 1-6KU Tackle Leaders: Springer 9, Beshears 7, L. Smith 7, Tharp 7, Harris 6


GAME #8 Oct. 31, 2009

TEXAS TECH 42, KANSAS 21LUBBOCK, Texas – Four turnovers resulting in 28 Texas Tech points spoiled any chance of Kansas picking up its sixth win as the Jayhawks fell to the Red Raiders 42-21. Despite the scoreboard suggesting otherwise, the defense did well, holding TTU to its second lowest total yards of the season, forcing three turn-overs, breaking up seven passes and sacking the quarterback five times. Jake Laptad, Chris Harris, Darrell Stuckey, Maxwell Onyegbule and Jeff Wheeler all posted sacks. WR Bradley McDougald became the first player since Aqib Talib in 2002 to record a catch on offense and an interception on defense in the same game. For the game, Texas Tech outgained Kansas 358 yards to 258. QB Todd Reesing finished 20-of-35 for 181 yards and a touchdown. WR Dezmon Briscoe finished with 110 yards on nine catches including a TD. RB Jake Sharp had 50 yards on 10 carries. Onyegbule recorded his second defensive touchdown of the season when he picked up a fumble and ran three yards for a score.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FKansas (5-3, 1-3) 7 7 7 0 - 21Texas Tech (6-3, 3-2) 0 14 0 28 - 42

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (8:13) - Onyegbule, 3 fumble return (Branstetter kick)TT - 2nd (14:22) - Lewis, 61 pass from Doege (Williams kick)TT - 2nd (3:05) - Batch, 2 run (Williams kick)KU - 2nd (0:47) - Opurum, 2 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 3rd (0:05) - Briscoe, 6 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)TT - 4th (11:06) - Batch, 1 run (Williams kick)TT - 4th (8:49) - Batch, 17 run (Williams kick)TT - 4th (7:10) - Moore, 31 fumble return (Williams kick)TT - 4th (2:05) - Batch, 11 run (Williams kick)Attn: 47,291

Team Statistics KU TTFirst Downs 19 20Rushing 33-71 32-105Passing 21-37-0 25-47-1Passing Yards 187 253Total Offense 70-258 79-358Fumbles 5-4 4-2Penalties 4-24 8-85Punts 8-47.9 7-39.7Punt Returns 4-2 2-30Kickoff Returns 5-76 2-41Possession 31:32 28:28

Individual RushingKU: Sharp 10-50, Pick 4-21, Opurum 6-11, Reesing 13-(-11)TT: Batch 17-123

Individual PassingKU: Reesing 20-35-0, 181TT: Doege 14-28-0, 159

Individual ReceivingKU: Briscoe 9-110, Sharp 4-15, Meier 3-32, Wilson 2-20, Opurum 2-8, McDou-gald 1-2TT: Lewis 5-87

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 3-2, McDougald 1-0KU Kickoff Returns: McDougald 5-76KU Interception Returns: McDougald 1-38KU Tackle Leaders: Thornton 7, Laptad 6, Tharp 6, Beshears 4, Harris 4, L. Smith 4

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GAME #9 Nov. 7, 2009

KANSAS STATE 17, KANSAS 10MANHATTAN, Kan. – Despite a combined 168 yards receiving for KU senior Kerry Meier and junior Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas fell to Sunflower Showdown rival Kansas State 17-10. Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing racked up 266 yards, including 241 through the air, but committed three costly turnovers. Trailing 7-3 late in the first half, the Wildcats recovered a fumble by Reesing at the Jayhawk 43 yard line regained the when Grant Gregory hit Lamark Brown with 20 seconds remaining in the half. Brown made three catches on the drive, including a 31-yard grab for a touchdown. After surrendering a touchdown on its first defensive stand of the second half, KU put together two drives in the second half. However, the Jayhawks only managed a 46-yard field goal by Jacob Branstetter with 5:20 re-maining in the fourth quarter. K-State ran out the final five minutes to clinch the win. Kansas threatened early in the game as senior Darrell Stuckey returned the opening kickoff 67 yards to the Kansas State 30 yard line. However, the Jayhawks came up empty as Branstetter missed a 30-yard field goal wide to the right. After K-State took a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter, the Jayhawks responded with the first touchdown of the afternoon as Reesing found Briscoe with a quick screen from the Wildcat 17-yard line. The 10 points scored by the Kansas offense was a season low. Reesing completed 27-of-41 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, while Meier led the receiving corps with eight catches for 92 yards. Senior running back Jake Sharp gained 35 yards on 11 carries, while Reesing ran eight times for 25 yards. Kansas freshmen Huldon Tharp and Lubbock Smith led the defense with nine tackles a piece, while Darrell Stuckey and Drew Dudley chipped in six.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FKansas (5-4, 1-4) 0 7 0 3 - 10Kansas State (6-4, 4-2) 0 10 7 0 - 17

Scoring SummaryKSU - 2nd (11:12) - Cherry, 47 FGKU - 2nd (8:18) - Briscoe, 17 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)KSU - 2nd (0:20) - Brown, 31 pass from Gregory (Cherry kick)KSU - 3rd (10:27) - Thomas, 5 run (Cherry kick)KU - 4th (5:20) - Branstetter, 46 FGAttn: 48,306

Team Statistics KU KSUFirst Downs 19 16Rushing 23-60 43-266Passing 27-41-1 7-16-0Passing Yards 241 66Total Offense 64-301 59-332Fumbles 3-2 1-0Penalties 6-43 5-55Punts 2-45.0 4-41.8Punt Returns 1-1 1-9Kickoff Returns 3-149 4-210Possession 29:50 30:10

Individual RushingKU: Sharp 11-35, Reesing 8-25, Opurum 2-7, Team 1-(-1), Pick 1-(-6)KSU: Thomas 24-185

Individual PassingKU: Reesing 27-41-1, 241KSU: Gregory 7-16-0, 66

Individual ReceivingKU: Meier 8-92, Briscoe 7-76, McDougald 4-25, Sharp 4-12, Wilson 3-23, Biere 1-13KSU: Brown 3-43

KU Punt Returns: McDougald 1-1KU Kickoff Returns: Stuckey 2-83, McDougald 1-15KU Interception Returns: NoneKU Tackle Leaders: Tharp 9, L. Smith 9, Stuckey 6, Dudley 6, Blakesley 4, Laptad 4, Harris 4, Springer 4

GAME #10 Nov. 14, 2009

NEBRASKA 31, KANSAS 17LAWRENCE, Kan. – After a low scoring three quarters, a fourth-quarter scor-ing flurry led to a 31-17 Nebraska victory against Kansas on Senior Day. A 30-yard run by NU’s Roy Helu, Jr., on third and 10 from the Nebraska 37-yard line kept the chains and the clock moving as Nebraska held the ball for the final 5:15 of the game and carved the 14-point Cornhusker win. Helu carried the ball seven times for 64 yards as Nebraska slowly, but surely ran the clock out and Helu tacked on the final touchdown on a 14-yard scamper. Kansas QB Todd Reesing found WR Dezmon Briscoe wide open in the middle of the field and Briscoe ran it in for the score from 21 yards out to give Kansas its first lead of the day at 17-16 with 7:34 left to play. The Jayhawks’ scoring drive amassed 89 yards on 10 plays capped by KU’s first passing touchdown of the day. Nebraska would not trail for long though. After a 44-yard kickoff return by Niles Paul, Nebraska quickly responded as Helu punched it in from 20 yards out just over a minute later. Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee then found Paul for the two-point conversion to push the ‘Huskers back into the lead at 24-17 with just over six minutes remaining. Reesing finished the game 19-of-41 passing for 236 yards and one touchdown. He also turned in 42 yards rushing and a second touchdown. Meier led the Jayhawks in receiving with 10 catches for 127 yards, while Briscoe had four catches for 77 yards and a TD. Opurum recorded 43 yards on the ground on 15 carries. LB Huldon Tharp was one of three Jayhawks to record double figures in tackles as he posted 13, includ-ing six solos. S Darrell Stuckey had 11 tackles and CB Chris Harris added 10, including 1.5 tackles for a loss.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FNebraska (7-3, 4-2) 7 3 3 18 - 31Kansas (5-5, 1-5) 0 10 0 7 - 17

Scoring SummaryNU - 1st (12:05) - Helu, 0 fumble recovery (Nenery kick)NU - 2nd (10:47) - Henery, 25 FGKU - 2nd (4:58) - Reesing, 5 run (Branstetter kick)KU - 2nd (0:00) - Branstetter, 33 FGNU - 3rd (3:42) - Henery, 34 FGNU - 4th (11:53) - Henery, 38 FGKU - 4th (7:34) - Briscoe, 21 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)NU - 4th (6:19) - Helu, 20 run (Paul pass from Lee)NU - 4th (0:29) - Helu, 14 run (Henery kick)Attn. - 51,525

Team Statistics NU KUFirst Downs 18 21Rushing 42-214 29-99Passing 13-21-0 19-41-0Passing Yards 196 236Total Offense 63-410 70-335Fumbles 1-0 1-1Penalties 5-55 4-50Punts 4-38.8 6-44.8Punt Returns 2-18 1-2Kickoff Returns 3-112 6-105Possession 31:29 28:31

Individual RushingNU: Helu 28-156KU: Opurum 15-43, Reesing 9-42, Sharp 3-10, Pick 1-5, Briscoe 1-(-1)

Individual PassingNU: Lee 13-21-0, 196KU: Reesing 19-41-0, 236

Individual ReceivingNU: Paul 4-154KU: Meier 10-127, Briscoe 4-77, Wilson 2-24, Biere 1-9, Sharp 1-4, Opurum 1-(-5) KU Kickoff Returns: McDougald 4-65, Stuckey 2-39, Wilson 0-1KU Punt Returns: McDougald 1-2KU Tackle Leaders: Tharp 13, Stuckey 11, Harris 10, Dudley 9, Smith 8, Thornton 5, Onyegbule 5

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GAME #11 Nov. 21, 2009No. 3 TEXAS 51, KANSAS 20AUSTIN, Texas – Despite 245 all-purpose yards from junior Dezmon Bris-coe, the Kansas football team could not keep up with the high-powered Texas offense as the No. 3 Longhorns defeated the Jayhawks 51-20. A sellout crowd of 101,357 - the largest to ever attend a Kansas game - witnessed Kansas hav-ing early chances but coming up short on the points. The Jayhawks drove inside the Longhorns’ 10-yard line twice in the second quarter yet only came away with two Jacob Branstetter field goals. The Jayhawks had four drives in the first half advance into UT territory. On the flip side, Texas scored 27 points in the first two periods. For the game, Texas rolled up 532 yards total offense, while Kansas had 303 yards. Playing in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Reesing ended the game 25 for 39 for 256 yards. Briscoe had five catches for 101 yards, while senior Kerry Meier had a team-high nine receptions 46 yards. Briscoe returned three kickoffs 144 yards, including a 98-yarder for a touchdown in the third quarter to make the score 44-20. Kansas scored on its first possession of the second half going 88 yards in seven plays highlighted by a 39-yard Reesing-to-Briscoe connection. Senior Jake Sharp scored his fourth touchdown of the season on a two-yard run to make the score 27-13. Texas answered on a two-play scoring drive that ignited a 17-0 run to put the game out of reach. With the score 44-13, Briscoe returned a Texas kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The play was fifth longest in KU history and the first kickoff return for a score since the 2007 season.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FKansas (5-6, 1-6) 0 6 7 7 - 20Texas (11-0, 7-0) 7 20 7 17 - 51

Scoring SummaryUT - 1st (6:02) - Kirkendoll, 41 pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick)KU - 2nd (13:49) - Branstetter, 27 FGUT - 2nd (11:34) - Shipley, 38 pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick)KU - 2nd (6:59) - Branstetter, 26 FGUT - 2nd (5:45) - Lawrence, 49 FGUT - 2nd (1:21) - Johnson, 1 run (Lawrence kick)UT - 2nd (0:07) - Lawrence, 47 FGKU - 3rd (8:10) - Sharp, 2 run (Branstetter kick)UT - 3rd (7:53) - Williams, 68 pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick)UT - 4th (14:08) - Lawrence, 35 FGUT - 4th (11:43) - Kirkendoll, 12 pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick)KU - 4th (11:29) - Briscoe, 98 kickoff return (Branstetter kick)UT - 4th (7:01) - Newton, 19 run (Lawrence kick)Attn: 101,357

Team Statistics KU UTFirst Downs 16 29Rushing 26-47 40-136Passing 25-39-1 32-42-0Passing Yards 256 396Total Offense 65-303 82-532Fumbles 0-0 2-1Penalties 4-30 2-10Punts 5-39.0 2-30.5Punt Returns 1-32 2-53Kickoff Returns 10-273 4-94Possession 27:25 32:35

Individual RushingKU: Lewis, 5-43, Sharp 9-22, Opurum 2-13, Meier (1-(-8), Reesing 9-(-23)UT: Newton 12-66

Individual PassingKU: Reesing 25-39-1, 256UT: McCoy 32-41-0, 396

Individual ReceivingKU: Briscoe 5-101, Wilson 3-64, Meier 9-46, McDougald 3-22, Biere 3-17, Sharp 2-6UT: Shipley 10-108

KU Punt Returns: Patterson 1-32KU Kickoff Returns: Briscoe 3-144, Stuckey 5-109, Springer 2-20KU Interception Returns: NoneKU Tackle Leaders: Harris 10, Dudley 9, Thornton 8, Davis 5, Stuckey 5, Strozier 5

GAME #12 Nov. 28, 2009MISSOURI 41, KANSAS 39KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Despite a record-breaking day for senior quarterback Todd Reesing, Kansas fell to Missouri 41-39 in the final seconds of the annual Border Showdown game played Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Reesing set a school record for passing yards in a single game with 498 and tied his own school record for completions in a game with 37. The 118th edition of the Border Showdown was a hard-fought battle, with the winner determined in the final seconds as MU kicker Grant Ressel hit a 27 yard field goal as time expired. Reesing ended the day on 37-of-55 for 498 yards, four touchdowns and one in-terception. He will leave Kansas as the school leader in career passing yards (11,194), career attempts (1,461), career completions (932), career touchdown passes (90) and total offensive yards (11,840). Briscoe enjoyed his second-most productive day with 14 receptions for 242 yards and two touchdowns, while senior Kerry Meier hauled in 10 passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Meier moved into second on Kansas’ all-time receptions list, behind Briscoe. Sharp caught eight passes for 78 yards, and added 29 yards rushing on seven carries. Seniors Darrell Stuckey led the defensive effort with 15 total tackles, followed by senior Arist Wright with 11. The back-and-forth contest featured exactly 1,100 yards of total offense and 80 points. It was the highest scoring game in the Border Show-down series since the Jayhawks defeated Missouri 53-29 in the 1991 meeting.

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 - FMissouri (8-4, 4-4) 3 10 20 8 - 41Kansas (5-7, 1-7) 14 7 7 11 - 39

Scoring SummaryKU - 1st (6:40) - Briscoe, 7 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)MU - 1st (3:52) - Ressel, 43 FGKU - 1st (1:04) - Reesing, 1 Run (Branstetter kick)MU - 2nd (5:49) - Washington, 1 run (Ressel kick)KU - 2nd (3:03) - Meier, 8 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)MU - 2nd (1:01) - Ressel, 28 FGMU - 3rd (13:16) - Washington, 14 run (Gabbert rush failed)KU - 3rd (7:30) - Meier, 2 pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick)MU - 3rd (5:45) - Jackson, 37 run (Ressel kick)MU - 3rd (4:03) - Alexander, 68 pass from Gabbert (Ressel kick)MU - 4th (13:29 ) - Ressel, 37 FGKU - 4th (12:01) - Briscoe, 74 pass from Reesing (Meier pass from Reesing)KU - 4th (5:10) - Branstetter, 39 FGMU - 4th (2:45) - Team SafetyMU - 4th (0:00) - Ressel, 27 FGAttn. - 70,072

Team Statistics MU KUFirst Downs 25 25Rushing 35-250 19-49Passing 23-41-0 37-55-1Passing Yards 303 498Total Offense 76-553 74-547Fumbles 1-1 2-2Penalties 10-106 10-67Punts 5-49.4 3-41.0Punt Returns 1-9 1-4Kickoff Returns 8-214 7-117Possession 30:07 29:53

Individual RushingMU: Washington 15-111KU: Sharp 7-29, R. Lewis 3-12, Reesing 8-8, Team 1-0

Individual PassingMU: Gabbert 23-41-0, 303KU: Reesing 37-55-1, 498

Individual ReceivingMU: Alexander 15-233KU: Briscoe 14-242, Meier 10-54, Sharp 8-78, Biere 2-49, McDougald 2-33, R. Lewis 1-42 KU Kickoff Returns: Stuckey 3-57, Briscoe 3-49, McDougald 1-11KU Punt Returns: Patterson 1-4KU Tackle Leaders: Stuckey 15, Wright 11, Thornton 10, Strozier 10

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