Winless Jayhawks lose top 2 quarterbacks to injuries

“But when I came to visit Baylor it was just like Kansas all over again, before Coach Weis”, Russell explained.

This was the moment, Beaty says, when he started to feel comfortable with the Willis under center.

Just because that decision worked out so splendidly for the 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior QB does not mean that he didn’t think about Kansas a time or two while he waited his turn at Baylor. But Baylor raced ahead of the Red Raiders, 49-21 by halftime and then salted away the win in the second half. “The good thing about it is that most of the points were self-inflicted, so we can fix it and polish things up before it comes back to haunt us in the big game”. There aren’t any touchdowns, with just two on the year, and the yards aren’t leading to points, but they might be able to bomb a bit on a soft Baylor defense that’s still trying to come up with regular stops, coming off a game allowing 530 yards to Texas Tech through the air.

The Jayhawks aren’t the only team in the state with quarterback injury issues.

Over the course of its football history, Baylor (4-0) doesn’t have a great record against most teams, but it has worn Kansas (0-4) as a hat over the last five years. Man, that’s something that you can’t give them.

“There’s a balance there as a coaching staff in terms of what you have to do to be successful in a game”, Beaty said. If the defense spreads to provide extra coverage against the pass, Baylor runs the ball.

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The Bears continue with their soft start to Big 12 play against bottom-dweller Kansas.

Told that Beaty called Baylor’s offense brilliant, Briles ran a verbal reverse.

“I’ve been starting since spring, so even though we’ve just [started Big 12 play], I’ve been in the starting lineup for a while”. The Jayhawks aren’t only bad, but they’re fast – they keep the chains moving a bit, but they get off the field in a relative early. In three seasons, Cozart’s play has been defined by inconsistency and inaccuracy. I love my coach (and) coaches. “He is really excited about this opportunity”.

Kansas quarterback Montell Cozart is out with a shoulder sprain and Deondre Ford is done for the season with a thumb injury, forcing freshman Ryan Willis to start Saturday’s game against No. 3 Baylor. “Limiting possessions is going to be big”.

Seth Russell, the quarterback for the Bears, has an interesting story.

Russell was a commitment to Kansas coach Turner Gill. KU holds a 4-3 mark in games played inside Memorial Stadium, including a 58-10 rout of the Bears October 13, 2007, the team’s last victory over BU.

Oklahoma linebacker Eric Striker speaks his mind and has displayed great leadership for the Sooners.

During Tuesday’s meeting with the media, Millweard rehashed a moment during a recent practice in which, one minute, he was wearing a headset and signaling in plays, and the next, he heard Likens utter, “Well, I guess you’re going in”. So beating Kliff Kingsbury’s squad at least showed us that Baylor could hang with a very good team. “You back that up with ability and that’s where he’s at now”.