Kansas Jayhawks Dynasty (NCAA 14)

[Dawgfan1]

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese2121

I like the team choice. I will definitely be checking in!

Thanks. I've had a soft spot for Kansas myself ever since their 12-1 season back in '07. They're just like Duke and Kentucky in that they all have amazing basketball programs but mediocre football programs (except for Duke who has enjoyed success recently under David Cutcliffe).

[Dawgfan1]

A few things before the first games are posted:

Since I did not decide to post the dynasty here until after I had played the Rice game, the first three Top 25s and Heisman Watches will not be posted (we have a bye in Week 1).
Also, I played WR Nick Harwell in the games against Louisiana Tech and Texas Tech (and all games as a kick returner) not knowing that he had transferred from Miami (OH) and was supposed to be sitting the year out. So, I will stop playing him.

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Almost a Howler

South Dakota keeps it close, but Kansas shrugs off upset bid in 4th to win 37-21.

Coach Bradwell's debut did not go as expected, with their opponents, the South Dakota Coyotes, keeping a close game and having a really good chance to win it before Kansas pulled away for the win.

South Dakota had three trips to the redzone, but only converted on one of them, that being a TD at the beginning of the 4th quarter. The other two trips ended up as interceptions by the Jayhawks defense, who stepped up to cause 3 of them. Two came from Cassius Sendish, a FS who cemented his spot as a starter after winning a preseason battle against Isaiah Johnson.

QB Jake Heaps had an inaccurate day as well, only completing 45 percent of his passes for 260 yards and a touchdown. 144 of those 260 were received by tight end Jimmay Mundine, who has become one of Heaps's favorite targets.

Both teams got TDs in the first quarter, before Kansas attacked in the second to take a 17-7 lead. The Coyotes answered back, but KU got a field goal at the end of the half to lead 20-14.

The only score in the third quarter was a field goal by Kansas, but USD scored early in the fourth to scare the Jayhawks and make it a one score game. Fortunately, they were having none of that, and they scored two with less than five minutes to finish the upset bid.

Next week, the Jayhawks travel to Houston to play Rice (0-1).

South Dakota Coyotes at Kansas Jayhawks
Sep 7, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
South Dakota Coyotes (---)	7	7	0	7	21
Kansas Jayhawks (0-0)	7	13	3	14	37

Team Stats Comparison
	SDAK	KU
Total Offense	356	477
Rushing Yards	97	217
Passing Yards	259	260
First Downs	16	27
Punt Return Yards	10	19
Kick Return Yards	209	61
Total Yards	575	557
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	5/11 (45%)	6/13 (46%)
4th Down Conversion	0/0	1/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0	6-3-2
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	16:32	23:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDAK	KU
7:17	(KU) J. Sims, 2 Yd run	0	7
5:12	(SDAK) WR #7, 26 Yd pass from QB #12	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDAK	KU
9:30	(KU) M. Wyman, 42 Yd FG	7	10
4:46	(KU) J. Mundine, 43 Yd pass from J. Heaps	7	17
1:25	(SDAK) TE #40, 22 Yd pass from QB #12	14	17
0:06	(KU) M. Wyman, 29 Yd FG	14	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDAK	KU
5:10	(KU) M. Wyman, 37 Yd FG	14	23
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDAK	KU
9:44	(SDAK) TE #40, 16 Yd pass from QB #12	21	23
6:11	(KU) D. Miller, 8 Yd run	21	30
1:03	(KU) D. Miller, 4 Yd run	21	37

South Dakota Coyotes

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Heaps 16/35 (45%) 260 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Sims 20 118 5.9 1 Darrian Miller 13 90 6.9 2 Jake Heaps 10 9 0.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jimmay Mundine 8 144 18.0 1 Andrew Turzilli 4 34 8.5 0 Tony Pierson 3 66 22.0 0 Darrian Miller 1 16 16.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jake Love 6 0.0 0 0 Ben Goodman 6 1.0 0 0 Dexter McDonald 2 0.0 1 0 Ty McKinney 2 1.0 0 0 Cassius Swendish 0 0.0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matthew Wyman 3/4 4/4 13 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trevor Pandula 3 108 36.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Nick Harwell 3 61 20.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD James Sims 2 10 5.0 0 Dexter McDonald 1 9 9.0 0

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Steamed Rice

Kansas escapes Houston with 20-17 win over Rice.

Kansas, after a terrible first quarter where they got nowhere and fell behind, woke up in the second quarter, scoring 17 unanswered and ultimately winning 20-17, although not without a late scare from Rice.

Rice's pass attack was pretty good, with QB Taylor McHargue throwing for 271 yards, with 119 of them coming from Jordan Taylor. On the other side, senior halfback James Sims had another solid game, running for 116 and 2 touchdowns on 27 carries.

Jayhawks QB Josh Heaps had an poor day through the air, only throwing for 157 yards and an INT. The Kansas offense and him (yes, that's proper grammar) started off poorly, getting nothing in their first four posessions. However, the defense stepped up, only allowing two field goals in Rice's two first posessions (with the second being a 57 yarder from senior Chris Boswell), as well as a missed field goal and 5-play drive. From there, the offense finally found its groove, making up for the poor first quarter with a 17-point second quarter to lead 17-6 at the half.

Both teams traded field goals in the third quarter, but late in the fourth, down 20-9, Rice drove down the field and scored to make it 20-15. They converted the two-point conversion to make it 20-17. Kansas ended up going three and out, giving Rice a chance to win the game. But a four-and-out for Rice effectively ended the game, giving Kansas the win and making their season already and improvement from the last one.

The Jayhawks return home for a game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-1) next week.

Kansas Jayhawks at Rice Owls
Sep 14, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas Jayhawks (1-0)	0	17	3	0	20
Rice Owls (0-1)	6	0	3	8	17

Team Stats Comparison
	KU	RICE
Total Offense	360	387
Rushing Yards	203	106
Passing Yards	157	281
First Downs	21	18
Punt Return Yards	34	31
Kick Return Yards	24	0
Total Yards	418	418
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	5/16 (31%)	3/14 (21%)
4th Down Conversion	3/3	1/3
2-Point Conversion	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-2	3-1-1
Penalties	1-5	1-5
Posession Time	23:09	16:51

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KU	RICE
7:50	(RICE) C. Boswell, 42 Yd FG	0	3
5:32	(RICE) C. Boswell, 57 Yd FG	0	6
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KU	RICE
7:40	(KU) J. Sims, 1 Yd run	7	6
4:54	(KU) J. Sims, 1 Yd run	14	6
0:00	(KU) M. Wynan, 35 Yd FG	17	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KU	RICE
6:25	(RICE) C. Boswell, 27 Yd FG	17	9
1:28	(KU) M. Wyman, 25 Yd FG	20	9
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KU	RICE
2:39	(RICE) C. Cella, 14 Yd pass from T. McHargue (2-Pt)	20	17

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Heaps 20/31 (64%) 157 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Sims 27 116 4.2 2 Jake Heaps 11 52 4.7 0 Darrian Miller 3 14 4.6 0 Josh Ford 2 15 7.5 0 Trent Smiley 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jimmay Mundine 6 63 10.5 0 Tony Pierson 6 36 6.0 0 Christian Matthews 3 23 7.6 0 Josh Ford 2 21 11.5 0 Trent Smiley 2 2 1.0 0 Andrew Turzilli 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ben Heeney 9 0.0 0 0 James Love 8 1.0 0 0 Dexter McDonald 7 0.0 0 0 Keba Agostinho 3 1.0 0 0 Victor Simmons 3 2.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matthew Wyman 2/2 2/2 8 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trevor Pardula 6 287 47.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tony Pierson 1 24 24.0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD James Sims 3 34 11.3 0

Rice Owls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Taylor McHargue 22/31 (70%) 271 1 0 Driphus Jackson 2/3 (66%) 10 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Taylor McHargue 15 26 1.7 0 Charles Ross 13 57 4.3 0 Turner Petersen 4 9 2.2 0 Jordan Taylor 1 13 13.0 0 Klein Kubiak 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Turner Petersen 5 20 4.0 0 Jordan Taylor 4 119 29.7 0 Jeremy Eddington 4 29 7.2 0 Charles Ross 4 16 4.0 0 Andre Gautreaux 3 43 14.3 0 Connor Cella 2 29 14.5 1 Klein Kubiak 1 19 19.0 0 Mario Hull 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD James Radcliffe 14 1.0 1 0 Corey Frazier 7 1.0 0 0 Paul Porras 6 0.0 0 0 Bryce Callahan 4 1.0 0 0 Christian Covington 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chris Boswell 3/5 0/0 9 57 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cameron Decell 3 107 35.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD None PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dennis Parks 3 31 10.3 0

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Kansas Sets Sights on 4-Star Athlete

Kansas has emerged as one of the top schools in the running for 4-star athlete Deon Bonner, the #25 athlete and #99 prospect in the 2014 recruiting class, Journal World reports. Standing at 6'0" and weighing 210 pounds, Bonner plays running back and wide receiver for Muskogee High School in Muskogee, OK. Also in the running for Bonner is Alabama, Oregon, Arizona, and Georgia Tech.

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Bradwell Wants Border War

Kansas head coach Davis Bradwell has expressed interest in bringing back the yearly rivalry between Kansas and Missouri. "[The rivalry] was a very bitter and important rivalry between the two schools. It was arguably their biggest rivalry" Bradwell stated. "I believe that a rivalry like this, one that traces all the way back to the Civil War, should continue. After all, Missouri can't keep the Indian War Drum forever, can they?"
The Border War was first played in 1891. Since then, according to the NCAA, Missouri leads the series 56-55-9, although due to the 1960 game being forfeited to Missouri, they claim that they lead 57-54-9. The rivalry ceased when Missouri moved to the SEC in 2012.

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Week 4 Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 15, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Alabama (39)	2	0	1503
2	1	Clemson (21)	2	0	1438
3	3	Oregon (1)	3	0	1351
4	5	Louisville	3	0	1276
5	9	UCLA	2	0	1112
6	10	Miami	2	0	1037
7	11	Baylor	2	0	990
8	12	Michigan	3	0	944
9	7	Texas A&M	2	1	909
10	14	Oklahoma State	3	0	850
11	18	Wisconsin	3	0	752
12	8	South Carolina	2	1	684
13	16	Georgia	0	2	658
14	19	Boise State	3	0	609
15	23	Ohio State	2	1	536
16	22	Ole Miss	3	0	526
17	20	Florida	1	1	511
18	15	Arizona State	1	1	484
19	6	Florida State	1	1	480
20	13	Texas Tech	2	1	451
21	4	Stanford	1	1	418
22	--	Vanderbilt	2	1	411
23	24	Maryland	3	0	376
24	--	TCU	2	1	341
25	17	California	2	1	337

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 15, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		52/76 (68%), 783 Yds, 7 TDs
A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama		24/30 (80%), 440 Yds, 5 TDs
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon		40/61 (65%), 788 Yds, 11 TDs
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		32/62 (51%), 381 Yds, 5 TDs
Jordon James	HB	UCLA		44 Att, 281 Yds, 6.4 Yds/Rush, 4 TDs

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Nearly Bitten

Kansas needs game-winning field goal to beat Louisiana Tech, 30-28.

Despite dominating the game against the Bulldogs with 616 yards of offense to their 437, Kansas did not maintain the ball enough. Quarterback Jake Heaps threw three picks, all in or near the redzone, to allow LTU to overcome a 13-point deficit and force Kansas to kick a game-winning field goal with a second left to win, 30-28.

"We nearly gave them the game." Kansas coach Davis Bradwell said. "We can't throw away chances like that."

Louisiana Tech came out of the gates running, scoring twice for a 14-7 lead. Their defensive line shut down Kansas's run, holding senior HB James Sims to just 22 yards in 10 carries before he was knocked out of the game early in the 2nd quarter. But from there, backup Darrian Miller came in and opened things up completely, running for 173 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown. This in part allowed Kansas to open up a 17-14 lead at the break, as well as a 27-14 lead late in the third quarter.

However, Louisiana Tech wasn't done yet. With the third quarter winding down, Bulldogs running back Kenneth Dixon broke two tackles in an 88 yard run to make it a 27-21 game. He had a huge day, running for 194 yards on just 15 carries as well as that touchdown. They would again drive down the field to take the lead midway through the 4th. Kansas go the ball and had a long possession, but turned it over on downs as they were in field goal position but were trying to run the clock. LTU would go three-and-out, giving Kansas one more chance with all three of their timeouts. Kansas would oblige, driving down the field as well as running the clock out to set up a game-winning field goal by freshman kicker Matthew Wynan.

With the win, the Jayhawks complete non-conference play with a 3-0 record. Two weeks from now is the Big 12 opener against Texas Tech (2-2), who has had a poor season so far.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks
Sep 21, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-1)	14	0	7	7	28
Kansas Jayhawks (2-0)	7	10	10	3	30

Team Stats Comparison
	LT	KU
Total Offense	437	616
Rushing Yards	257	290
Passing Yards	180	326
First Downs	12	29
Punt Return Yards	0	44
Kick Return Yards	15	93
Total Yards	452	753
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	6/14 (42%)	8/15 (53%)
4th Down Conversion	1/1	2/3
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0	7-2-3
Penalties	1-5	1-10
Posession Time	14:38	26:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LT	KU
8:26	(LT) A. Guillot, 14 Yd pass from S. Young	7	0
5:42	(KU) J. Mundine, 16 Yd pass from J. Heaps	7	7
3:45	(LT) J. Jackson, 22 Yd pass from S. Young	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LT	KU
9:57	(KU) M. Wyman, 18 Yd FG	14	10
3:47	(KU) D. Miller, 27 Yd run	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LT	KU
6:47	(KU) M. Wyman, 32 Yd FG	14	20
3:32	(KU) A. Turzilli, 4 Yd run	14	27
0:23	(LT) K. Dixon, 88 Yd run	21	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LT	KU
6:44	(LT) H. Lee, 13 Yd pass from S. Young	28	27
0:01	(KU) M. Wyman, 25 Yd FG	28	30

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Scotty Young 18/29 (62%) 180 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kenneth Dixon 15 194 12.9 1 Scotty Young 11 35 3.1 0 Hunter Lee 2 15 7.5 0 Jon Greenwalt 1 13 13.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kenneth Dixon 5 49 9.8 0 Hunter Lee 3 40 13.3 1 Scott Cathcart 3 7 2.3 0 Jon Greenwalt 2 27 13.5 0 D.J. Banks 2 8 4.0 0 JaCarri Jackson 1 22 22.0 1 Andrew Guillot 1 14 14.0 1 Richie Casey 1 13 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kentrell Brice 11 0.0 1 0 Jabari Prewitt 9 0.0 0 0 Le'Vander Liggins 9 1.0 0 0 Mike Schrang 6 0.0 1 0 Colby Brown 2 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Logan McPherson 0/0 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T.J. Kijak 6 208 34.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D.J. Banks 1 15 15.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD None

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Heaps 23/33 (69%) 326 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darrian Miller 22 173 7.8 1 James Sims 10 22 2.2 0 Jake Heaps 8 37 4.6 0 Taylor Cox 4 15 3.7 0 Andrew Turzilli 4 9 2.2 1 Josh Ford 2 24 12.0 0 Trent Smiley 2 0 0.0 0 Tony Pierson 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jimmay Mundine 8 128 16.0 1 Tony Pierson 4 62 15.5 0 Andrew Turzilli 3 53 17.6 0 Darrian Miller 3 31 10.3 0 Christian Matthews 2 27 13.5 0 Josh Ford 2 6 3.0 0 Nick Harwell 1 19 19.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ben Heeney 10 0.0 0 0 Cassius Sendish 8 0.0 0 0 Tyree Williams 6 0.0 0 0 Tedarian Johnson 1 1.0 0 0 Keba Agostinho 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matthew Wyman 3/3 3/3 12 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trevor Pardula 2 92 46.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tony Pierson 3 71 23.6 0 Nick Harwell 2 22 11.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD JaCorey Shepherd 3 35 11.6 0 James Sims 1 9 9.0 0

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Week 5 Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 22, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (39)	3	0	1503
2	3	Oregon (21)	3	0	1371
3	4	Louisville (1)	4	0	1307
4	5	UCLA	3	0	1245
5	6	Miami	3	0	1184
6	7	Baylor	3	0	1124
7	8	Michigan	4	0	1083
8	9	Texas A&M	3	1	981
9	10	Oklahoma State	3	0	953
10	11	Wisconsin	4	0	899
11	12	South Carolina	2	1	812
12	14	Boise State	4	0	760
13	13	Georgia	1	2	728
14	15	Ohio State	3	1	672
15	16	Ole Miss	3	0	649
16	17	Florida	2	1	573
17	2	Clemson	2	1	506
18	19	Florida State	2	1	487
19	21	Stanford	2	1	467
20	22	Vanderbilt	3	1	386
21	24	TCU	2	1	296
22	18	Arizona State	1	2	264
23	25	California	2	1	262
24	--	Washington	2	1	229
25	--	Kansas State	4	0	225

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 22, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		67/103 (65%), 1081 Yds, 9 TDs
Jason James	HB	UCLA		60 Att, 378 Yds, 6.3 Yds/Rush, 5 TDs
Duke Johnson Jr.	HB	Miami		68 Att, 406 Yds, 6.0 Yds/Rush, 7 TDs
Daniel Sams	QB	Kansas State		27/71 (38%), 467 Yds, 5 TDs
A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama		34/50 (68%), 673 Yds, 8 TDs

Big 12 Standings

Big 12 Conference Standings Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 22, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#25 Kansas State	4-0	1.000	1-0	135	41	W4
#21 TCU	2-1	0.660	1-0	82	76	W2
Oklahoma	1-2	0.330	1-0	73	77	L1
Iowa State	2-0	1.000	0-0	67	23	W2
#9 Oklahoma State	3-0	1.000	0-0	117	22	W3
Kansas	3-0	1.000	0-0	87	66	W3
#6 Baylor	3-0	1.000	0-0	86	46	W3
West Virginia	3-1	0.750	0-1	140	94	W2
Texas Tech	2-2	0.500	0-1	74	90	L2
Texas	1-3	0.250	0-1	78	107	L3