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Q: Who was the last non-SEC team
to win the national championship?
A: Texas Longhorns in 2005. The
Longhorns defeated the USC Tro-
jans 41-38 in the 2006 Rose Bowl to
claim their fourth national champi-
onship.
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!
Since the BCS was implemented in
1998, seven teams that were frst in
the initial standings have gone on
to play in the national champion-
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fAct of thE DAY
We have a young team and I think
the most important thing for our
team to do is to continue to develop
the kind of team chemistry, to play
with consistency.
Nick Saban, coach at the University
of Alabama, on the BCS rankings
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Tere wont be any issues with
players and their twitter accounts
on this years Kansas basketball
team.
In fact, the bigger issue will be
making this years freshmen, a qui-
eter bunch, into more vocal and
aggressive players on the court.
One of the biggest ofenders is
freshman Perry Ellis.
If he had his druthers, he could
go through a whole day without
speaking a word, Self said. Hes
that quiet.
Recently, coach Bill Self began
working on remedying this situa-
tion. With Ellis confned to the bi-
cycle for a practice due to a minor
injury, Self made the entire team
run whenever Ellis stopped talk-
ing.
With Kansas only returning four
players that averaged double-digit
minutes last season, the young
players such as Ellis, the most her-
alded recruit from the Jayhawks
2012 class, and Ben McLemore,
who sat out 2011 due to ineligi-
bility, are new players expected to
play a major role this season.
Every year we have a diferent
group that leaves and a diferent
group comes in, said senior guard
Travis Releford. With this crowd,
a bunch of them are real quiet, but
its early and that can change as we
get on with the season.
Self and the senior leaders want
the newcomers to become more
aggressive as early in the season
as possible because of the impor-
tance those attributes play when
the gauntlet known as the Big 12
schedule rolls around in January.
Tat message is already reaching
the freshmen. Ellis said the seniors
are working on teaching them to
become mentally strong.
Mental strength is important
because at Kansas the players ev-
ery move and every mistake on the
court will be intensely scrutinized
under the spotlight that shines on
Kansas basketball.
Some of the freshmen are al-
ready working on conveying that
attitude.
I like to be thought of as one
of those young guys that has the
mental toughness of an older play-
er, said freshman guard Andrew
White III. So that was my motiva-
tion to get through boot camp and
I think I did well with it.
White had far from the great-
est shooting night of his life at the
Late Night in the Phog scrimmage,
making just one of his fve feld
goal attempts. But that didnt afect
him from continuing to try and
make an impact.
Its not easy for a freshman to
start at Kansas. Even great players
such as Julian Wright, who entered
Kansas named the preseason Big
12 freshman of the year, started
the season coming of the bench.
Tomas Robinson, last years Big
12 Player of the Year, didnt break
the starting lineup until his junior
season.
I do think they expect to come
in and play, Self said of the fresh-
men. But I think the one thing
that is water in the face, so to
speak, is that it is harder than what
it looks.
When the Jayhawks tip of
against perennial contender Mich-
igan State in their second game of
the season, the freshmen will have
their mental toughness tested early
in the season.
We wont have any depth if we
dont count on our freshmen, Self
said. So we need those guys to
have a confdent attitude.
Edited by Brian Sisk
S
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Volume 125 Issue 33 kansan.com Wednesday, October 17, 2012
COMMENTARY
Volleyball
vaulting
to the top
By Mike Vernon
mvernon@kansan.com
quarterback competition
starter unannounced
Crist, Cummings to both play in Saturdays game vs. Oklahoma
sports
ethan padway
epadway@kansan.com
Page 6
KU to face K-State
basketball
ashleigh lee/Kansan
senior quarterback Dayne crist decides to run the ball before getting tackled during saturday, oct. 13 game against oklahoma state university at memorial stadium where the Jayhawks lost 14-20.
Freshmen have big shoes to fll, need to be more vocal
Page 6
Spotlight: senior midfelder
Amy Grow
T
he biggest sporting event
for the University of
Kansas this week is not
taking place in Oklahoma on
Saturday. And no, there is nothing
going on at Allen Fieldhouse that
requires your immediate atten-
tion either.
This week, today in particular,
is about the 17-3 Kansas volley-
ball team a team currently on
pace to have its best record since
the 25-10 team in 1991.
You know, 1991, when the
Associated Press voted Colorado
the National Champions in foot-
ball, Michael Jordan won his
first NBA Championship and
Seinfeld made its television
debut. To put it more plainly,
its been a long, long time since
Kansas volleyball has been this
good.
And today provides what
should be an all-out spectacle of
a volleyball match in the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center. For the
first time in history, both Kansas
(21) and Kansas State (14) will
be playing each other when both
teams are ranked.
Kansas hasnt beaten Kansas
State on the volleyball court since
2009, when the Jayhawks swept
the series, which is what could
make this game so potentially
sweet for Kansas.
A lot of these players havent
ever experienced a victory over
Kansas State. They also havent
experienced a winning season like
this before. A win could help cata-
pult Kansas on its way to historic
success.
However, a loss to Kansas State
combined with a looming Big 12
schedule could spiral the Jayhawks
into another season finish with a
mediocre record at best.
Tonights game has the potential
to be the most important game in
a long time for Jayhawks volley-
ball. For the past seven seasons,
Kansas coach Ray Bechard and
the Jayhawks have hovered right
around .500 for the season. This
year is their chance to break that
mold. This year is their chance to
change Kansas volleyball.
There is little doubt that
Bechard hasnt felt at least a lit-
tle heat from Athletics Director
Sheahon Zenger for the teams
consistently mediocre perfor-
mance. One of Zengers priorities
is fixing the non-revenue sports
in which Kansas has been under-
preforming.
Its also a priority of Zengers
to beat Kansas State in every-
thing.
Yes, this game is big. So big
that it sold out and did so rather
quickly for a Kansas volleyball
match. Expect a raucous envi-
ronment full of more than just
KU fans. There will be plenty of
purple in the house, too.
So on Thursday when you pick
up the paper or glance at your
Twitter feed and you see some-
thing on Kansas volleyball, its
worth taking a second glance to
find out exactly what happened
on Wednesday night.
After all, you might not see this
again for another 21 years.
Edited by Allison Kohn
Kansas coach Charlie Weis an-
nounced yesterday that quarter-
backs Dayne Crist and Michael
Cummings will both play in Sat-
urdays game against the Sooners
in Norman, Okla. Weis made the
decision afer Crist struggled to
get Kansas on the scoreboard last
week against Oklahoma State.
With 4:20 remaining in the
third quarter against Oklahoma
State, Weis pulled Crist and sent
Cummings, a freshman, to fnish
the game. Crist fnished with 10 of
22 completed passes for 146 yards
while the Jayhawks went scoreless
for three quarters.
Crist completed 49 percent of
his throws and threw three touch-
downs and seven interceptions in
six games this season.
When Cummings went in as
the quarterback, Kansas scored
14 points and almost came back
to defeat Oklahoma State. Despite
not being able to clench a win,
Cummings did enough to catch
Weis eye.
I think Michael deserves an
opportunity to play based of his
recent performance, Weis said.
In the limited action Cummings
received, he completed fve passes
and threw a 21-yard touchdown
pass to tight end Jimmay Mun-
dine. Tis gave the Jayhawks mo-
mentum on both sides of the ball.
Te defense caused a three-and-
out and the ofense scored on its
next drive.
But during the fnal ofensive
play for Kansas, Cummings over-
threw to running back Brandon
Bourbon while he had other op-
portunities available on that play.
I think there are a couple of
things that experience would help
him with, Weis said. Te last
play, we were in it on ofense. Ive
got guys open all over the place.
We have an opportunity to win the
game on that play right there.
Even though Cummings could
not convert on the fourth-and-fve
play with under three minutes to
go in the game, Weis said Cum-
mings learning curve will allow
him to make better decisions next
time he fnds himself in that posi-
tion.
Weis is splitting the reps be-
tween Crist and Cummings in
practice this week. Weis said that
during the practice periods the
team runs, Crist will be the pri-
mary quarterback one period and
Cummings will do the same in the
other.
To avoid distractions, Weis said
Crist and Cummings will be un-
available to the media. Weis did
not announce who the starter will
be and may not decide that until
closer to game time.
Kansas quarterbacks coach Ron
Powlus said he is pleased with
how the quarterbacks on the team
have shown their knowledge of the
playbook. Powlus said that in the
end, it is about executing the plays
in the playbook. He is confdent
that Crist and Cummings will both
be prepared.
You prepare like youre going
to play, Powlus said. Both guys
always have to have the mind set
that they are going to play in the
game and that they are going to
play signifcant roles every single
week.
Te players on the team felt the
same way. Regardless of who starts,
everyone will be ready to take the
feld at Oklahoma.
Whoever is making plays, it
doesnt matter, tight end Mike
Ragone said.
We all have the same goal in
mind. Tat is to go to Oklahoma
and win.
InjUry notES
Weis said running back Tony
Pierson looks signifcantly better,
but is not sure if he will play Sat-
urday.
Wide receiver D.J. Beshears
has a slight fracture in his shoul-
der. Weis said he will be gone for
an extended period of time.
Wide receiver Daymond Pat-
terson is going through concus-
sion symptoms and is questionable
for Saturday.
Ron Doherty will return and
punt. He will also be the backup
kicker this Saturday.
Edited by Allison Kohn
ashleigh lee/Kansan
Freshman forward perry ellis looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to dur-
ing late night in the phog last Friday in allen Fieldhouse.
Farzin Vousoughian
fvousoughian@kansan.com