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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 4, 2003 Big 12 Conference Football Game Previews for Games of Nov. 8

DALLAS—Four weekends… That’s all that stands between Big 12 Conference football teams and the Dec. 6 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship as well as bowl invitations on Sunday, Dec. 7. In between, however, are 19 conference games and tons of football as six current bowl eligible teams prepare for postseason activity and nearly-postessaon-eligible Kansas State (7-3). Kansas (5-4) also waits on the threshold of its first bowl trek since the 1995 Jeep Eagle Aloha Classic in Honolulu, Hawai’i, where the Jayhawks downed UCLA of the Pacific-10 Conference 51-30. Big 12 divisional races remain heated, too, as Nebraska (3-2) and Kansas State (3-2) remain atop the North Division with Missouri (2-2) looming one game behind in the win column. MU downed Nebraska 41-24 earlier in ’03 while K-State and Missouri tangle on Nov. 22. Oklahoma maintained a one-game lead over Texas in the Big 12 South at 5-0 in league play to the Longhorns’ 4-1. Four South Division teams—Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech already have bowl eligibility. To add a bit more gravy, Oklahoma remains No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series Standings ahead of Big 12 powers Texas at No. 12, Nebraska at No. 18, Oklahoma State at No. 19, and Missouri at No. 24. The Big 12 and Big Ten Conferences lead all organizations with five representatives apiece in the Nov. 3 survey. Most of the nation will have front row seats for the developing drama in the conference race. A minimum of 11 network telecasts is on the slate for the Nov. 8-29 weekends, and the final three encounters prior to the title game are being televised by ABC. Colorado-Nebraska and Texas-Texas A&M are ABC national broadcasts on Nov. 28 while Iowa State at Missouri closes out the league’s round-robin schedule on Saturday, Nov. 29, at noon (CST) on ABC. Here are capsule previews for the six Big 12 Conference games Saturday: TEXAS A&M at OKLAHOMA, 11 a.m. (CST), Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium (81,207), Norman, Okla., ABC Regional Telecast Records & Rankings Texas A&M Quick Hits Texas A&M Key Individuals Texas A&M – 4-5, 2-3 Big 12 Conference, -Texas A&M snapped a two-game losing streak Reggie McNeal, So., Quarterback Unranked with a 45-33 win against Kansas last weekend -Passed for a career high 259 yards against Kan- Oklahoma – 9-0, 5-0 Big 12 Conference, 1st in to improve to 4-5 on the season. sas last week while completing 11-of-18 passes AP, ESPN/USA TODAY, and BCS -A&M is one of four Big 12 schools (UT, OSU, with one TD. KSU) to average 200-plus yards passing and -Averages 205.6 yards total offense per game The Series rushing in 2003. The Aggies are at 208.2 rush- Jaxson Appel, So., Safety Oklahoma leads 11-10 ing and 214.6 passing. -Averages 11.4 tackles per game and is on pace At College Station: A&M leads 5-1 -The Aggies lead the Big 12 and are fourth na- to break the A&M defensive back single sea- At Norman: OU leads 8-2 tionally in kickoff returns at 27 yards per re- son record of 132 by Carl Grulich set in 1977. At Neutral Sites: A&M leads 3-2 turn. -Became just the third defensive back in A&M -Texas A&M’s 547 yards total offense against history to register 100 tackles in a season. Last Time Out: Nov. 9, 2002 Kansas last week was its second most this sea- Terrence Murphy, Jr., Wide Receiver at Texas A&M 30, Oklahoma 26 son behind the 669 versus Baylor. A&M is -Leads the Aggies with 28 receptions this sea- 31st nationally with a 423 total offense aver- son and averages 16.1 yards per catch. Notes: This 100-year-old series opened with a age. -Last week became the fifth player in A&M his- 6-0 OU win over the Aggies in 1903 at College tory to have 100 career receptions. Station. It’s a series of streaks as A&M won Oklahoma Quick Hits three straight from 1907 to 1912 and four con- -Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops improved Oklahoma Key Individuals secutive from 1994 to 1998. Last year Texas his coaching record to 52-9 with a 52-9 win Jason White, Sr., Quarterback A&M snapped an Oklahoma three-game win- against Oklahoma State last weekend. -Leads the Big 12 and is second nationally in ning streak against the Aggies. The Sooners have -The Sooners lead the nation in scoring offense pass efficiency with a 168.3 rating and has 27 the longest skein in the series with five straight (45.1 ppg), total defense (245.3 yards allowed TD passes to six INTs in 2003. from 1946 to 1950. Last year unranked Texas per game), and pass efficiency (171.5 rating). -Has completed 13 passes of 40 yards or more A&M upset No. 1 Oklahoma 30-26 in College OU also paces the Big 12 in rushing defense this season. Station. The game debuted Aggie true freshman (100.9, 18th nationally), pass defense (144.4, Dan Cody, Jr., Defensive End QB Reggie McNeal who rushed for 89 yards second nationally), and punt returns (15.2, -Named the SBC Big 12 Defensive Player of the and threw for 191 yards and three TDs. sixth nationally). Week after having all four of his tackles TFLs -OU has scored 50 or more points five times with three sacks and one forced fumble against The Coaches this season which matches the 1987 Oklahoma Oklahoma State last weekend. Texas A&M: Dennis Franchione team for most 50-plus point games in one sea- -Missed the Colorado game the week before OSU (Pittsburg State, 1973) son. due to an ankle injury. 159-78-2 (21st season) overall -Oklahoma set an attendance record last week Trey DiCarlo, So., Kicker 4-5 (1st season) at Texas A&M with 84,027 for the Oklahoma State contest. -Has made his last 12 straight field goal attempts 0-2 vs. Oklahoma Capacity for the Gaylord Family-Memorial and has made at least one FG in his last 11 2-2 in bowl games Stadium is 81,207). The Sooners have broken games, dating back to last year’s Dr Pepper Big the attendance record in all five games this sea- 12 Football Championship game. Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) son. -Leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally 52-9 (5th season) overall with 1.89 field goals per game and is 17-of-18 52-9 (5th season) at Oklahoma for 94.4 percent in 2003. 3-1 vs. Texas A&M 3-1 in bowl games The Broadcast Dave South, Tim Cassidy and Chris Valletta on the Texas A&M Radio Network; Bob Barry, Sr., Merv Johnson and Mark Rodgers on the Okla- homa Radio Network; Tim Brandt, Ed Cunningham and Sam Ryan on ABC

Ticket Availability Oklahoma home games are sold out for the fifth straight season. MISSOURI at COLORADO, 12:30 p.m. (MST)/1:30 p.m. (CST), Folsom Field (53,750), Boulder, Colo. Records & Rankings Missouri Quick Hits Missouri – 6-2, 2-2 Big 12 Conference, 21st in -Mizzou has shut out Colorado five times dur- Missouri Key Individuals AP, 25th in ESPN/USA TODAY ing the 73-year-old series, and the most recent Brad Smith, Sr., Quarterback Colorado – 3-5, 1-3 Big 12 Conference, Unranked came 57-0 at Columbia in 1962. -Has the nation’s best rushing day by a quarter- -MU continues to be among national team rush- back (291 yards)—one of the top showings by The Series ing leaders with 227.4 yards per game—sec- any NCAA’s division back this year—against Missouri leads 35-29-3 ond in the conference and seventh in NCAA Texas Tech on Oct. 25. At Columbia: Missouri leads 22-11-2 Division I-A. -Also an adept passer with 124-for-206 in the At Boulder: Colorado leads 18-13-1 -Coach Pinkel’s charges are off to the best school air for 1,192 yards, eight touchdowns and just start since the ’98 Tigers were 6-2; prior to three interceptions; No. 5 in Big 12 total of- Last Time Out: Nov. 9, 2002 that the top opening was 7-1 in 1973 under fense with 255.4 yards per game. Colorado 42, at Missouri 35 (OT) then-coach Al Onofrio. Nino Williams, Jr., Defensive Back -The Tigers are bowl eligible for the third time -Not listed on some of the preseason two-deep Notes: After an overtime thriller victory for the since 1984 and seek a 22nd postseason ap- charts and has moved up the ranks to become Buffaloes in 2002, the teams continue their 67- pearance in MU annals; that’s the 30th-highest Tigers’ second-leading tackler with 62 stops. game series Saturday at Boulder. It’s one of the tally among major college programs. -Joins with cornerback Michael Harden (10 pass conference’s most highly-contested 60-plus-con- deflections) to form a solid 1-2 punch in the test rivalries with a mere six games separating Colorado Quick Hits young MU secondary. the leading Tigers from CU. Colorado has had -CU has utilized four different youngsters in Zack Abron, Sr., Running Back the upper hand in 16 of the last 18 encounters their first collegiate starts at weakside line- -Possibly the top senior RB in the Big 12 with with MU while the Tigers’ 1997 and ’98 bowl backer or “dime” package DBs in 2003—soph 145 carries for 714 yards, 10 touchdowns and teams broke that nexus with 41-31 and 38-14 Chris Hollis, freshman Lorenzo Sims, fresh- 89.2 yards per game—No. 37 nationally. triumphs, respectively. From 1985-96 the Buf- man Dominique Brooks, and freshman Walter -Climbing Big 12 career statistical ladders with faloes had a series-best 12 consecutive victo- Boye-Doe. 38 total career touchdowns (tied for sixth in ries; Missouri had a 10-game string of wins in -The Buffaloes seem to play some of their best league annals with Oklahoma State’s Rashaun non-annual bouts with the Buffs from 1938-50. football on artificial turf; prior to Saturday’s Woods), 2,757 rushing yards (14th in Big 12 Two of the last four outings between the two bash on MU’s field turf surface, CU is 85-26- records) and 34 career rushing TDs (tied for have gone into an extra period as CU also pre- 3 (.759) in its 114 most recent contests on non- seventh). vailed 46-39 in a 1999 overtime tilt. MU plays natural surfaces. its 38th game against a Big 12 North Division -Colorado is at 56 percent on fourth down con- Colorado Key Individuals round-robin foe and is 10-27 in previous clashes. versions with 10-for-18 success and has been Joel Klatt, So., Quarterback Colorado, which trails only Nebraska and Kan- penalized just over 54 yards per game. -One of the top newcomers on offense in the sas State in overall conference triumphs from -For just the second time in Colorado history, league with fourth-leading passing yardage the Big 12 North, stands 37-24 in 1996-03 league an assistant coach (DBs’ aide Vance Joseph) is (233.8 yards per game) among Big 12 QBs. games and 22-15 vs. North neighbors. coaching a younger brother—Buffs’ yearling -Began 2003 with 404 yards and five TD tosses cornerback Sammy Joseph. They both hail from against Colorado State and is currently sixth in The Coaches the New Orleans’ suburb of Marrero, La. the conference with 14 touchdown passes be- Missouri: Gary Pinkel (Kent State, 1975) hind Kansas’ Bill Whittemore with 15. 88-53-3 (13th season) overall J.J. Billingsley, So., Weakside Safety 15-16 (3rd season) at Missouri -Added to his sure-handed tackling reputation 0-2 vs. Colorado with his first two career pass interceptions in 1-0 in bowl games the first half against Texas Tech last week. -Set a CU record for a freshman with 15 tackles Colorado: Gary Barnett (Missouri, 1969) in his initial career start against San Diego State 75-83-2 (14th season) overall in 2002. 32-27 (5th season) at Colorado Derek McCoy, Sr., Wide Receiver 4-0 vs. Missouri -Seventh Big 12 receiver (all-time-high) to reach 1-4 in bowl games 50 pass receptions after snaring two passes for 35 yards with a 27-yard TD catch against Texas Tech. -Has 51 receptions, a 14.8 average per catch, nine TDs (tied for second in the conference) and 84 receiving yards each game—37th in NCAA Division I-A.

The Broadcast Mike Kelly, John Kadlec and Chris Gervino on the Missouri Radio Network; Larry Zimmer, Jay Leeuwenburg and Bobby Anderson on the Colorado Radio Network

Ticket Availability Some tickets remain by calling 303-492-8337 or via the internet at www.CUBuffs.com KANSAS STATE at IOWA STATE, 1 p.m. (CST), Jack Trice Stadium (45,814), Ames, Iowa Records & Rankings Kansas State Quick Hits Kansas State Key Individuals Kansas State – 7-3, 3-2 Big 12 Conference, RV -Coach Bill Snyder and ISU’s coach Dan Darren Sproles, Jr., Running Backs in AP, ESPN/USA TODAY McCarney were assistants on Hayden Fry’s -Became school’s all-purpose yards’ leader with Iowa State – 2-6, 0-4 Big 12 Conference, 1979-88 Iowa staffs; McCarney also assisted 3,626 yards in just under three complete sea- Unranked the Hawkeyes from 1977-78 and in 1989. sons. -Kansas State now has won seven games in a -Already KSU standardbearer in career rushing The Series school-record 13 consecutive seasons since with 2,774 yards on 499 carries and 29 touch- Iowa State leads 46-36-4 1991 and seeks an 11th straight bowl trek after downs. At Manhattan: KSU leads 22-20-1 ’03; that’s the second-longest bowl streak in Bryan Hickman, Sr., Linebacker At Ames: ISU leads 26-14-3 the Big 12 behind Nebraska with 34 and count- -Underrated senior who has been in on 73 total ing. tackles (second on the team to LB Josh Buhl’s Last Time Out: Nov. 9, 2002 -The Wildcats have won more games (77) since Big 12-most 139 stops). At Kansas State 58, Iowa State 7 Aug., 1996, than any other Division I-A power -Has made 11 of team’s 72 TFLs while helping besides Florida State with 81 triumphs. Wildcats limit opponents to 105.3 net yards Notes: KSU seeks a school-series-record 10th -KSU is one of eight DIA schools this fall with per game rushing—second in the Big 12. consecutive win over the Cyclones Saturday. game averages of 200-plus yards in both rush- Ell Roberson, Sr., Quarterback Iowa State most recently defeated the Wildcats ing (208.2) and passing (421.7); Texas and -First K-State quarterback to pass the 6,000- 27-23 at Jack Trice Stadium in 1993. ISU also Texas A&M give the Big 12 three of the eight yard career barrier with 6,582 yards of total owns the longest winning skein in the rivalry at 200-200 “club” registrants. offense; bids to become just the fifth QB from 10 contests from 1943-52. Coach Bill Snyder’s this conference to reach 7,000 yards. KSU entry also won the last meeting at Ames Iowa State Quick Hits -Currently sixth in all-time Big 12 total offense with a 42-3 victory in 2001. K-State recovered -The Cyclones need three more victories to be- and needs 411 yards to move past Chris Simms from a 28-7 halftime deficit for its biggest come- come the first ISU teams since 1959-62 to cap- (Texas, 1999-02) for fifth spot; has rushed 140 back in modern times and a 35-28 victory over ture five victories in four successive seasons. times for 630 net yards and 11 TDs as a senior. the Cyclones at the same site in 1999. The teams -ISU wideout Lane Danielsen led both teams in have engaged in several high-scoring contests last season’s loss at K-Sate with eight recep- Iowa State Key Individuals such as Iowa State’s 55-22 triumph over KSU in tions for 133 yards. Todd Miller, Jr., Wide Receiver-Kick 1972 and K-State’s rivalry-high 58 markers in -Coach Dan McCarney, captain of Iowa’s 1974 Returner last season’s victory at Manhattan. The Wild- squad, served under head coach Bob Commings -Has been ranked throughout the season in punt cats take a composite Big 12 Conference record at Iowa in 1977-78 before joining forces with returns with 18 runbacks for 149 yards in his of 46-15 into their 62nd conference outing while KSU’s Bill Snyder and assisted Hayden Fry first eight encounters. the Cyclones, coming off an open date, are 17- for the final time in ’89 at UI. -Pushing the 10-yard average for career punt re- 43 in their eighth season in Big 12 bouts. It’s -Iowa State downed Pittsburgh 37-29 in the 2000 turns with 53 in his first two varsity seasons ISU’s 37th intra-divisional tilt and eighth con- Insight.com Bowl at Bank One Ballpark in Phoe- for 512 yards, 9.7 yards per try and two touch- secutive meeting as a fellow Big 12 member with nix, Ariz., for the school’s first bowl victory. downs. Kansas State. Brandon Brown, Jr., Linebacker -Called upon to be one of the key hitters on a The Coaches youthful ISU defense with 70 tackles. Kansas State: Bill Snyder (William Jewell, 1962) -No. 2 hitter on the team behind DB JaMain 123-54-1 (15th season) overall Billups (76 stops) and has 48 solo stops in his 123-54-1 (15th season) at Kansas State repertoire. 12-2 vs. Iowa State Lane Danielsen, Sr., Wide Receiver 6-4 in bowl games -Great success story in ISU football annals as a former walkon wide receiver; has 33 catches Iowa State: Dan McCarney (Iowa, 1975) for 585 yards and a 17.7 average per catch prior 38-63 (9th season) overall to Saturday’s clash. 38-63 (9th season) at Iowa State -No. 7 in Big 12 career receiving yards and school 0-8 vs. Kansas State recordholder with 2,503 yards with 150 catches 1-2 in bowl games (tied for top spot in ISU annals and 13th in Big 12 history).

The Broadcast Wyatt Thompson, Stan Weber and Chris Allison on the Kansas State Radio Network; John Walters, Eric Heft and John Quinn on the Iowa State Radio Network

Ticket Availability Tickets remain by calling 1888-478-2925 or go- ing online at www.Cyclones.com TEXAS TECH at BAYLOR, 2 p.m. (CST), Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000), Waco, Texas

Records & Rankings Texas Tech Quick Hits Texas Tech Individuals Texas Tech – 6-3, 3-2 Big 12 Conference, -The Red Raiders are approaching school and B.J. Symons, Sr., Quarterback Unranked Big 12 records for total offense and passing -National leader in total offense (492 yards per Baylor – 3-6, 1-4 Big 12 Conference, Unranked yards in a season; the current squad has 5,413 game), passing yards per game (479.2), total total yards (league record is 6,835 yards by completions (334), attempts (510), and net The Series Tech in 2002) and 4,507 aerial yards (Big 12 passing yards (4,313). Baylor leads 32-28-1 mark is 5,444 last season by Tech). -Became the second 4,000-yard season passer At Lubbock: Texas Tech leads 20-14-1 -Tech leads the nation in passing offense and in Big 12 history last week after going 30-for- At Waco: Baylor leads 18-8 total offense; the group tallies 43 points each 51 with 399 yards and one touchdown in 26- game to stand second nationally. 21 win over Colorado. Last Time Out: Nov. 2, 2002 -In the first nine games of ’03 the Red Raiders Ryan Aycock, Sr., Strong Safety At Texas Tech 62, Baylor 11 have averaged 40 pass completions on 61 at- -One of two seniors in a regular starting role tempts with 12.6 yards per connection. defensively for Raiders; has 69 tackles, one sack, Notes: Baylor seeks to break Tech’s series-long- -Coach Leach’s group seeks its fourth consecu- five interceptions in 2003, and 10 career pil- est winning streak of seven games as the Bears tive bowl appearance for the first time since fers. host the Red Raiders for Homecoming. The Bears the 1993-96 seasons under retired coach Spike -Enters Saturday in seventh place in school ca- are one of Tech’s longest-standing rivals (con- Dykes. reer pass interceptions; made a drive-stopping tinuous since the 1956 campaign), and the two pickoff in second half last week vs. Colorado. Lone Star State universities faced one another in Baylor Quick Hits Carlos Francis, Sr., Wide Receiver the Southwest Conference in football from 1960- -BU sports individual series records of 36 rush- -Sometimes overlooked but one of the Top Five 95. Baylor has been dominant in Waco with 18 ing tries by Matthew Williams against the Raid- receivers in Big 12 history with 198 catches triumphs in 26 clashes, but BU’s most recent ers in 1970 and 199 net rushing yards by Gary (fifth all-time) for 2,742 career yards (also fifth home victory over TTU came by a 9-7 count in Blair vs. Tech in 1976. in conference history). a 1995 defensive struggle. The Red Raiders also -The Bears helped the career of school-record -Among league leaders this season with 57 have dominated the last 15 meetings with an 11- winner (128 victories from 1972-92) Grant catches (best season in his career after a pair of 4 mark against the Bears. Tech established a se- Teaff on a high note with a 20-15 win over 50-reception years) for 912 yards, seven TDs ries mark with 63 points in a 63-19 verdict over Arizona in the 1992 Sun Bowl. (fifth in Big 12) and 16 yards per reception. Baylor in 2001 and came within one point of -Baylor has the Big 12’s third-best time of pos- that record in last year’s 51-point win. The 1995 session average at 31:23 through its first nine Baylor Key Individuals victory also was BU’s latest in the rivalry, and outings. Rashad Armstrong, Sr., Runningback the Waco crew last won in Lubbock in 1990 21- -Progress in the kicking game for the Bears can -Closing in on 1,000 rushing yards with 831 on 15. Baylor is 1-36 in Big 12 South Division play be measured by the team’s gross punting aver- 199 carries; seeks to become BU’s first four- while Tech takes a 24-13 mark against South age of 43.1—second in the Big 12 this fall and figure carrier for a season since Jerod Douglas opponents in Big 12 activity. almost nine yards better than last year’s final with 1,114 yards in 1995. figure of 34.8 yards each kick. -Total of 169 additional yards makes him just The Coaches the sixth Baylor back to reach 1,000 yards since Texas Tech: Mike Leach (Brigham Young, 1983) BU originator Steve Beaird with 1,104 yards in 29-19 (4th season) overall 1974 Southwest Conference championship sea- 29-19 (4th season) at Texas Tech son; Armstrong is 14th in school history with 3-0 vs. Baylor 1,478 yards. 1-2 in bowl games Maurice Lane, So., Free Safety -Another youngster with ample potential and Baylor: Guy Morriss (TCU, 1973) team’s leading tackling total (77) in nine games. 12-20 (3rd season) overall -Has started 19 consecutive games as a Bear with 3-6 (1st season) at Baylor a game-best 14 tackles this year at Texas A&M. 0-0 vs. Texas Tech John Martin, Jr., Wide Receiver 0-0 in bowl games -Missed all or parts of three games in ’03 with a bout with mononucleosis. -CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee with 12 catches in his first four games (including team-high five against UAB in opener) for 139 yards and long gainer of 23 yards; had 32 catches as a soph in 2001.

The Broadcast Brian Jensen, John Harris and Mark Finkner on the Texas Tech Radio Network; John Morris, Walter Abercrombie and Ricky Thompson on the Baylor Radio Network

Ticket Availability Tickets remain by calling 254-710-1000 or online at www.BaylorBears.com NEBRASKA at KANSAS, 2:30 p.m. (CST), Memorial Stadium (50,250) Lawrence, Kan., Fox Sports Net Telecast

Records & Rankings Nebraska Quick Hits Nebraska Key Individuals Nebraska – 7-2, 3-2 Big 12 Conference, 19th in -Nebraska is looking to rebound from a 31-7 Jammal Lord, Sr., Quarterback AP, 16th in ESPN/USA TODAY loss at No. 11 Texas last week. The Huskers -Has rushed for nine TDs, passed for four, and Kansas – 5-4, 2-3 Big 12 Conference, Unranked close out 2003 with three of their last four games averages 157.7 yards total offense per game in on the road. 2003. The Series -The Huskers lead the Big 12 in rushing offense -Last week moved into 10th on the NU all-time Nebraska leads 85-21-3 (236.2, fifth nationally), scoring defense (13.6, passing list with 2,334 career yards. At Lawrence: NU leads 45-6-1 fourth nationally), punting (40.6, ninth nation- Barrett Ruud, Jr., Linebacker At Lincoln: NU leads 40-15-2 ally), turnover margin (1.89, first nationally), -Posted a career-high 17 tackles at Texas last and pass efficiency defense (77.7, first nation- week to mark the fourth straight double digit Last Time Out: Nov. 9, 2002 ally). tackle game of the season. At Nebraska 45, Kansas 7 -NU had three takeaways at Texas last week to -Paces the Huskers with 95 total tackles (43 give them 35 for the season. That ties the 1999 solo) and is tied for the team lead with 10 TFLs Notes: The nation’s longest continuous series Huskers for the most under head coach Frank in 2003. with the 2003 game being the 98th straight. This Solich. is also the third-most-played DI-A series be- -Nebraska has been ranked in 532 of 547 Asso- Kansas Key Individuals hind Minnesota-Wisconsin and Kansas-Missouri ciated Press polls since 1969. The Huskers have Adam Barmann, Fr., Quarterback and is the 110th renewal with the Huskers firmly been ranked in the AP Top 10 for at least one -Broke the KU freshman record for passing yards in command 85-21-3. NU seeks to extend one of week in each of the last 34 seasons and 40 of with 294 at Texas A&M last week. the longest winning streaks in history (34 games) the last 41 years. -Was 25-of-37 against the Aggies with four touch- with a triumph Saturday. Coincidentally, Ne- down passes. braska also began its run of 34 consecutive bowl Kansas Quick Hits Nick Reid, So., Safety appearances during the streak-starting season in -Kansas is looking snap a two-game losing streak, -Leads Kansas with 104 tackles in nine games 1969 with a 21-17 victory over the Jayhawks. its longest of the season, which includes a 45- this season. Kansas had major success against the Huskers 33 loss at Texas A&M last weekend. -Has four TFLs, two sacks, one INT, four fumble from 1957-61 with a KU-rivalry-best five con- -The Jayhawks are third in the Big 12 and 22nd recoveries, and one forced fumble in 2003. secutive wins, and the Jayhawks last downed nationally in total offense at 436.4 yards per Charles Gordon, Fr., Wide Receiver/Punt NU 23-13 at Lincoln in 1968. The active Ne- game. KU averages 169.8 yards rushing and Returns braska streak is the longest in the series. Last 266.7 yards passing. -Set the KU freshman record with nine catches year Nebraska posted double digits in the first -KU’s 5-4 record is its best since the 1997 sea- at Texas A&M last week and leads KU with 35 (14 points), second (10 points), and third (21 son. The last time KU went bowling was the receptions in 2003. points) quarters en route to a 45-7 win in Lin- 1995 Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. -Is third in the league and 13th nationally in punt coln. NU amassed 414 yards to KU’s 224 for -Through nine games Kansas’ 299 points have returns with a 14.2 average. the game. already surpassed the 248 points scored last season. KU is 21st nationally with 33.1 points The Broadcast The Coaches per game in 2003. Jim Rose, Adrian Fiala, Gary Sharp, and Randy Nebraska: Frank Solich (Nebraska, 1966) Lee on the Nebraska Radio Network; Bob Davis, 56-18 (6th season) overall Max Falkenstien and David Lawrence on the 56-18 (6th season) at Nebraska Kansas Radio Network; Bill Land, Gary Rea- 5-0 vs. Kansas sons and John Rhadigan on Fox Sports Net 2-3 in bowl games Ticket Availability Kansas: Mark Mangino Tickets are available by calling 785-864-3141 or (Youngstown State, 1987) online at www.KUAthletics.com 7-14 (2nd season) overall 7-14 (2nd season) at Kansas 0-0 vs. Nebraska 0-0 in bowl games TEXAS at OKLAHOMA STATE, 6 p.m. (CST), Boone Pickens Stadium (48,500), Stillwater, Okla., Fox Sports Net Telecast Records & Rankings Texas Quick Hits Texas Key Individuals Texas – 7-2, 4-1 Big 12 Conference, 11th in AP -Texas takes a three-game winning streak to Cedric Benson, Jr., Running Back and ESPN/USA TODAY Oklahoma State after its 31-7 win against Ne- -Named the SBC Big 12 Offensive Player of the Oklahoma State – 7-2, 3-2 Big 12 Conference, braska last week. The Longhorns have Week after rushing for 174 yards and three TDs 21st in AP, 22nd in ESPN/USA TODAY outscored their opponents 87-7 in their last against Nebraska last week. two games. -Averages 84 yards rushing per game and is sec- The Series -UT ranks in the Top 10 nationally in scoring ond among league rushers with 13 TDs in 2003. Texas leads 15-2 offense (fifth at 41), rushing offense (ninth at Nathan Vasher, Sr., Cornerback/Punt At Austin: UT leads 10-1 221.6), and pass defense (sixth at 152.9). The Returns At Stillwater: UT leads 2-1 Longhorns lead the Big 12 in kickoff coverage -Has four interceptions (fourth in the Big 12) Neutral: UT leads 2-0 giving up 18.3 yards per return. and 14 passes broke up this season. -Junior Cedric Benson rushed for 174 yards and -Is 14th nationally in punt returns (14.0) and Last Time Out: Oct. 5, 2002 teammate Vince Young had 163 rushing yards averages 38.6 all-purpose yards per game in At Texas 17, at Oklahoma State 15 against Nebraska to mark the first time in UT 2003. history two players rushed for more than 150 Roy Williams, Sr., Wide Receiver Notes: This 15-game series dates back to 1916 yards in one game. -One of three Big 12 players among the 10 semi- with Texas riding a five game winning streak -Texas has outscored its opponent 164-40 in the finalists for the Biletknoff Award honoring the against Oklahoma State since 1998. The first six second quarter this season with a 7-0 mark ver- nation’s top receiver. meetings – all won by UT – were conference sus Nebraska last week. -Has seven TD catches in 2003 and averages contests as OSU, then Oklahoma A&M, was a five receptions per game and 14.9 yards per member of the Southwest Conference. Including Oklahoma State Quick Hits catch. its current run, Texas has three five-game win- -Oklahoma State is looking to rebound from a ning streaks against Oklahoma State from 1916 52-9 loss at top-ranked Oklahoma last week. Oklahoma State Key Individuals to 1922 and from 1946 to 1996, the first season -OSU has a 10-game home winning streak head- Rashaun Woods, Sr., Wide Receiver of the Big 12. Oklahoma State’s last win against ing into the Texas game. The last time the Cow- -One of three Big 12 players among the 10 semi- Texas was in 1997, 42-16 in Stillwater. Its other boys lost at home was against UCLA – 38-14 finalists for the Biletknoff Award who leads win was in 1944 (13-8) in Austin. Last year No. on Sept. 14, 2002. the Big 12 and is fourth nationally in receiving 2 Texas held off two Oklahoma State surges to -The Cowboys are 7-1 when Rashaun Woods yards per game at 104.2. win 17-15 in Austin. UT cornerback Rod Babers catches for at least 100 yards and Tatum Bell -With 3,985 career receiving yards, Woods is on stopped a two-point conversion that would have rushes for at least 100 yards in the same game. the verge of becoming only the eighth player in tied the game with four minutes to play. Babers The lone loss was last season at Texas Tech. NCAA history to amass more than 4,000 ca- then intercepted a pass with two minutes left -Oklahoma State is one of six Big 12 teams to reer receiving yards. for the victory. rank in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense. Greg Richmond, Sr., Defensive End The Cowboys are 11th in NCAA Division I -More than one-third of his tackles have been The Coaches scoring 37.9 points per game. for losses in 2003 – 17 TFLs and 59 total tack- Texas: Mack Brown (Florida State, 1974) les. 142-91-1 (20th season) overall -Leads the Big 12 and is third nationally in sacks 56-17 (6th season) at Texas with 10.5 this season. 5-0 vs. Oklahoma State Tatum Bell, Sr., Tailback 6-5 in bowl games -Leads the Big 12 and is second nationally in rushing with 133.7 yards per game and has 15 Oklahoma State: Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) rushing TDs in 2003. 19-14 (3rd season) overall -Has logged four straight 100-yard rushing games 19-14 (3rd season) at Oklahoma State heading into Texas which includes a career best 0-2 vs. Texas 238 yards against Texas Tech. 1-0 in bowl games The Broadcast Craig Way, Keith Moreland and Brian Jones on the Texas Radio Network; Dave Hunziker, Tom Dirato and Robert Allen on the Oklahoma State Radio Network; Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, and Jim Knox on the Fox Sports Net telecast

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