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Originally published April 24, 2010 at 12:04p.m., updated April 24, 2010 at 03:46p.m.
Blue team quarterback Kale Pick drops back to pass during the first half of the spring game Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Memorial Stadium.
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2:44 p.m.
Pick's final numbers (when you combine his Blue and White team stats): 14-for-22, 214 yards, two TDs, 0 interceptions.
Webb's final numbers: 8-for-13, 46 yards, TD, INT
FINAL: Blue defeats White, 14-10
Sands ends the game with an 18-yard sideline run, and officially, the Blue squad wins, 14-10.
Blue 14/White 10 — 3:00 left in game
Pick strikes again with another nice deep pass.
Highlights from Kansas University's football Spring Game on April 24, 2010. The Kansas Blue Team won 14-10.
The QB throws a ball deep down the sideline for Matthews, who makes a great adjustment on the ball to bring it in before running to the end zone for a 37-yard touchdown. Nice play by Matthews, who looks like he'll find the field in some fashion because of his athleticism.
White 10/Blue 7 — 9:26 left in game
Outstanding play by cornerback Calvin Rubles, who breaks in front of an out pattern, catches a Jordan Webb pass, then taps a foot inbounds for the interception. Tertavian Ingram didn't do a great job of coming back to fight for the ball.
White 10/Blue 7 — 11:36 left in game
Conner Teahan checks in at quarterback and receives the loudest applause of the day. He completes a pass to Omigie, but on fourth down has a throw in heavy traffic knocked away.
White 10/Blue 7 — 17:07 left in game
Quarterback Jacob Morse with his first action. The running clock is making this second half go quickly.
White 10/Blue 7 — 22:30 left in game
A KU football tradition continues: A large rush of fans leave at halftime.
Opurum with one of the best runs of the day, bulling over Tyler Patmon for a six-yard gain.
Postgame interviews and some highlights from the KU football team's Spring Game on April 24, 2010.
The next possession, Quigley breaks free on the right sideline for 25 yards. Great block by tight end A.J. Steward to break Quigley for the long run.
White 10/Blue 7 — Halftime
For those of you wondering, here were the first teams on both sides:
Offense
OL Tanner Hawkinson
OL Brad Thorson
OL Jeremiah Hatch
OL Trevor Marrongelli
OL Jeff Spikes
QB Kale Pick
RB Angus Quigley
WR Bradley McDougald
WR Daymond Patterson
WR Johnathan Wilson
TE Tim Biere
Defense
DL Travis Stephens
DL Richard Johnson Jr.
DL Kevin Young
DL Patrick Dorsey
LB Justin Springer
LB Jacoby Thomas
LB Steven Johnson
CB Chris Harris
CB Calvin Rubles
S Lubbock Smith
S Phillip Strozier
White 10/Blue 7 — Halftime
Branstetter misses a 45-yard field-goal attempt with three seconds left to take us to halftime.
White 10/Blue 7 — 1:11 left in 2nd quarter
A little razzle-dazzle by KU, as Pick keeps the ball on a fake end-around. He floats a pass that appears to hang in the air too long, but the 5-foot-7 Sands skies to catch the pass over a defender and also save the interception. Sands is pumped about it, too, jumping up to high-five Pick.
White 10/Blue 7 — 4:19 left in 2nd quarter
Jacob Branstetter knocks through a 36-yard field goal from the right hash. The drive stalled when Webb received heavy pressure up the middle and had to release the throw quicker than he wanted to.
Blue 7/White 7 — 8:36 left in 2nd quarter
Quinn Mecham goes in with the blue squad, but after picking up a first down, he has a floating pass intercepted by Linton. The freshman returns it 30 yards before getting shoved out of bounds.
Blue 7/White 7 — 11:09 left in 2nd quarter
Pick and Webb trade three-and-outs. Christian Matthews goes back as a punt returner. The coaches seem to have a lot of plans for Matthews this season.
Blue 7/White 7 — 13:35 left in 2nd quarter
Kale Pick answers, delivering a deep ball in stride to Chris Omigie deep down the field for a 73-yard touchdown pass. Omigie high-steps into the end zone, and we'll see if KU coach Turner Gill talks about that after the game. Safety Dexter Linton was the one burnt on the play.
Blue 7/White 0 — 14:55 left in 2nd quarter
Webb makes a play by himself offensively, scrambling away from pressure to his right before firing a bullet off his back foot to Biere, who brings it down in the end zone for a 20-yard score. To get that kind of mustard on a pass like that is impressive, regardless of level of football.
Blue 0/White 0 — End of 1st quarter
Webb switches to the Blue side. His favorite target is Beshears, who has caught a few passes in the flat and turned them into nice gains.
Blue 0/White 0 — 2:27 left in 1st quarter
Quintin Woods with a third-down sack. Webb's elusiveness and ability to get around defenders doesn't play well in a spring game when the QBs are sacked when they are simply touched.
Blue 0/White 0 — 4:00 left in 1st quarter
Kevin Young with a touch-sack. The defensive front seven has gotten some good push so far.
Young with another sack, this time on third-and-20. The defensive line is the story of the game so far.
Blue 0/White 0 — 7:10 left in 1st quarter
Darius Parish sacks Webb on third and long. Alonso Rojas comes in for his first punt. D.J. Beshears will return the punt.
Blue 0/White 0 — 8:56 left in 1st quarter
Travis Stephens touches Pick for a sack on fourth-and-10.
Jordan Webb starts for the White Team, even though the original roster had him on the Blue squad.
Blue 0/White 0 — 10:23 left in 1st quarter
On third-and-12, Pick completes a pass in traffic to Biere for 14 yards.
Also, KU's offensive players — much like last year — are still looking to the sideline before the snap to get the final play call.
Blue 0/White 0 — 11:45 left in 1st quarter
Deshaun Sands returns the opening kickoff. Could that be his role next year?
Kale Pick gets the first rep at QB for KU. Pick's first pass is a rollout completion to Tiim Biere for 21 yards.
12:55 p.m.
The new videoboard on the south side of Memorial Stadium should be a highlight for those folks coming to the game today. The board appears to be at least three times bigger than the old board, and the picture on the screen also is about as clear as you can get on a videoboard that large.
We haven't been given a depth chart up to this point in the spring. Quickly, let's look at the surprises I see from the depth chart below.
• Christian Matthews, WR
Just a couple weeks ago, Matthews was wearing a red jersey and competing for the quarterback spot. Now, he appears with the first unit of wide receivers. KU's coaches must be wowed by his athleticism to move him so high on the depth chart already.
• Randall Dent, DT
This 6-foot-5, 275-pound red-shirt freshman from Grand Prairie, Texas, has a short bio in the media guide. He was named the defensive scout team player of the week twice last season, and now, he's with the first team in a crowded position battle on the defensive line.
• Erick McGriff and Chris Omigie, WRs
These red-shirt freshmen have received their share of hype — and deservedly so — but as of now, they haven't appeared to crack the first team just yet.
• Justin Puthoff, FB
He appears with the first-team on offense at fullback over Steven Foster. Puthoff switched from tight end to fullback during spring drills.
12:10 p.m.
Here is the format for today's game:
• First half will feature two, 12-minute quarters
• Halftime will be 20 minutes
• Second half will consist of one, 25-minute running-clock period
12:05 p.m.
Welcome back to the Newell Post Live, coming to you from Memorial Stadium where the Kansas football team is preparing for its annual Spring Game — the first under new coach Turner Gill.
The Blue and White rosters have been selected. From looking at the roster, it appears the blue squad on offense is the first unit, while the white squad on defense is the first team.
Here are their rosters. An asterisk indicates that person will play for both the Blue and White teams. The players are listed in no particular order.
Blue Offense
OL Sal Capra
OL Jeremiah Hatch
OL Tanner Hawkinson
OL Trevor Marrongelli
OL Jeff Spikes
OL Brad Thorson
OL Duane Zlatnik*
WR D.J. Beshears*
WR Tertavian Ingram*
WR Christian Matthews
WR Bradley McDougald
WR Daymond Patterson
WR Johnathan Wilson
QB Kale Pick
QB Jordan Webb
RB Toben Opurum*
RB Angus Quigley
RB Deshaun Sands
TE Tim Biere
TE Bradley Dedeaux
TE A.J. Steward
TE Ted McNulty*
FB Justin Juthoff
White Defense
DT Randall Dent
DT Patrick Dorsey
DT Richard Johnson
DE Jake Laptad
DE Travis Stephens
DE Kevin Young
LB Jordan Fee
LB Steven Johnson
LB Justin Springer
LB Huldon Tharp
LB Jacoby Thomas
CB Greg Brown
CB Chris Harris
CB Ryan Murphy
CB Calvin Rubles
S Brandon Hawks
S Taylor Lee
S Lubbock Smith
S Phillip Strozier
White Offense
OL Gavin Howard
OL Tom Mabry
OL Michael Martinovich
OL Joe Semple
OL Alex Smith
OL Riley Spencer
OL Carl Wilson
OL Duane Zlatnik*
WR D.J. Beshears*
WR Roderick Harris
WR Tertavian Ingram*
WR Chase Knighton
WR Erick McGriff
WR Chris Omigie
WR Willie O'Quinn
WR Reece Petty
WR Patrick Schilling
QB Quinn Mecham
QB Jacob Morse
QB Conner Teahan
RB Ryan Burton
RB Rell Lewis
RB Toben Opurum*
TE Ted McNulty*
TE Nick Plato
TE Ian Wolfe
FB Steven Foster
FB Tyler Hunt
Blue Defense
DT Jamal Greene
DT Darius Parish
DT Shane Smith
DT John Wililams
DE D.J. Marshall
DE Tyrone Sellers
DE Quintin Woods
LB Drew Dudley
LB Dakota Lewis
LB Steve Mestan
LB Ryan Nelson
LB Chea Peterman
LB Josh Richardson
CB Isiah Barfield
CB Anthony Davis
CB Tyler Patmon
CB Corrigan Powell
S Brian Blackwell
S Prinz Kande
S Dexter Linton
S Olaitan Oguntodu
Special Teams
P Alonso Rojas (Blue)
P John Millsap (White)
K Jacob Branstetter (Blue)
K Nathan Kalish (White)
LS Justin Carnes (Blue)
LS Matt Wohlgemuth (White)
Comments
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Looks like first team O is blue and first team D white.
KGphoto 10 years, 9 months ago
Outside of the Blue offense, it looks like a pretty mixed bag. He obviously wants to get the timing together for the top QBs and skill positions. Defensively he's made no mystery of the fact that he wants guys who can...
"Do some good things" and...
"Make some plays"
Joe Joseph 10 years, 9 months ago
I'm scared.
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Would love a videofeed
Matt Bowers 10 years, 9 months ago
Would love a video feed as well
Rock Chalk
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Weather? Crowd?
Joe Joseph 10 years, 9 months ago
Kale Pick making some nice throws early on... Bad drop by MacDougald--perfect strike.
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
Crowd is full on one side. I'd say about 5-6,000.
Weather is overcast. No rain yet.
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Wonder if Pick is now the leader as he is starting for Blue?
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
About as many KU fans as went to regular games during bad weather when I was there.
Andy Tweedy 10 years, 9 months ago
5,000-6,000 is about as many as went on a nice day when I was in school!
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Hope the push is from improvement and coaching of the DL, not rust on the O-line.
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
I'll bump my projected attendance from 6,000 to 8,000. I'm guessing the official attendance will say about 12,000, though.
MitchumMan 10 years, 9 months ago
Sounds like we're using Biere quite a bit. That will look good for Tapko, the recruit at the game. But 8,000 doesn't sound like a lot of people at the game. Man I wish I could have gone!
KGphoto 10 years, 9 months ago
Briscoe to Cinci!
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Jesse, have both QB's been accurate or are the highlights just reading well?
KGphoto 10 years, 9 months ago
Who's running the ball?
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
Both QBs have been fairly accurate. It's tough to judge their pocket presence when they can't scramble to get away from defenders (when they are touched, it is a sack).
Pick's long balls have been solid, while Webb's best pass was on his TD throw to Biere.
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Thanks
OCJHAWK 10 years, 9 months ago
Thanks
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
Opurum, Lewis and Quigley have run the ball so far. No one standing out too much so far, as there haven't been many long runs.
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
Sands a couple times, too.
KGphoto 10 years, 9 months ago
Someone tell Coach that Starks was chosen by Green Bay in the 6th.
KEITHMILES05 10 years, 9 months ago
Why did Briscoe drop like a lead balloon? Was it his past history of questionable work ethic? Off the court problems?
KGphoto 10 years, 9 months ago
Nice little stat line for Kale.
MitchumMan 10 years, 9 months ago
Well I think we all know who's leading for the QB battle!
d_prowess 10 years, 9 months ago
Jesse, I sort of disagree about the Webb pass for a TD. I felt it had more touch on it than zip, but maybe the replay shows something else.
I also felt that Pick had a much better presence of the pocket than Webb. Webb seemed to get in trouble more with the rush than Pick who seemed to naturally float away from the rush even when it wasn't in his field of vision.
As for the crowd leaving at half, it did start to rain/sprinkle and the cold wind was picking up. Not saying that was the main reason for most people leaving, but I definitely feel that it played a factor.
Jesse Newell 10 years, 9 months ago
d_prowess — I'll have to watch the replay, too. I was impressed most because he was floating to the sidelines and also because he was throwing off his back foot and a bit across his body. It's kind of like a shortstop going to his right to field a ball, then firing across his body with a strong throw to get an out. Like I said, I'd need to watch it again to say for sure it was on a direct line, but I was impressed with the throw because it's the kind of pass that lots of quarterbacks get in trouble with.
Even after saying that, it's clear that Pick had the better day of the two.
JBurtin 10 years, 9 months ago
My amateur assessment
Webb looks very much like Reesing out there, and I think he'd come along nicely if he ended up starting, but like Reesing the lack of speed makes him less dangerous when the play breaks down. On the other hand, Reesing always had trouble in Spring games because his style was to wait until the rusher was almost on him, then dodge at the last second when the rusher had no chance of changing direction. This works in live football, but often would count as a sack against him in a touch football situation. Webb seemed to be having the same problem, and I think that he'd be much better in full contact.
Pick; however, stole the show. He had a very nice balance of keeping his eyes down field, yet recognizing when his best chance to make yardage was to take off. One of Reesing's biggest flaws was to force the pass even at times when he had enough running room. Meier's biggest flaw as a QB was to take off running too quickly and not give the play a chance to develop. Pick did an incredible job of striking a balance between the two. He made excellent running yardage considering that it only took a touch to call him down and kill the play. Several of his runs would have gone for serious yards as the guys that touched him often had no chance of actually bringing him down, and he also had a few "sacks" against him that definitely wouldn't have been sacks in a full contact situation.
Both offensive lines did a good job of pass protection, but will still need work on run blocking (no surprise there).
Plenty of options for WR / TE. Biere should have a big year as he does a great job of positioning his body to create a big target. Omigie showed a good combination of speed and strength (new Kerry Meier???). Patterson and Beshears should add some great electricity. Christian Mathews also did a great job of positioning himself on his touchdown grab.
The defensive backs played nice and tight, and both defenses seemed to react instantly. Seeing players that weren't constantly out of position or looking lost was one heck of a sight for sore eyes.
The linebacker play was a pleasant surprise. They did a great job of stringing out plays to the sideline, and did a great job of tackling in the open field.
The defensive line did a solid job of disrupting the backfield, but it's difficult to access their real effectiveness as it only took a touch on the QB to stop the play.
Both offenses struggled to move the ball on the ground, but we saw flashes of brilliance from Angus Quigley, Rell Lewis, and Deshaun Sands. Quigley hits like a ton of bricks as he always has and kept his pads nice and low, yet has the speed to get outside that is lacking in a bigger back like Opurum. Look for Opurum's carries to go down this year as this looks like it's finally Quigley's time to shine. Deshaun is very quick and should make a nice change of pace with much more elusiveness than we've become accustomed to with Sharp.
MitchumMan 10 years, 9 months ago
Thanks JB!!!
andreatom 10 years, 9 months ago
According to the rosters above it looks like Darian Kelly is not with the team. Wasn't he supposed to join this spring after not getting to campus in the fall?
jhokfan 10 years, 9 months ago
Even though he connected with receivers his passes lacked velocity. From what I could ascertain viewing the highlights looked like the game was played at 3/4 speed. Am I alone here?
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