KU-CU Notebook

By Compiled Chuck Woodling     Oct 22, 2000

KU’s Joe Garcia kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal in the third quarter. “The whole week in practice I was killing the ball,” Garcia said. “I just went out, lined up and kicked it.” Garcia also booted a pair of 28-yard three-pointers. His previous career long was a 51-yarder against Oklahoma in 1997.

Colorado’s Mark Mariscal was short on a 52-yard field-goal attempt midway through the second quarter, but Mariscal was successful from 47, 40 and 21 yards.

Jamarei Bryant, a KU reserve defensive back, blocked Mariscal’s extra-point attempt after the Buffaloes’ only touchdown in the first quarter.

Kansas lost starting fullback and co-captain Moran Norris to a left ankle injury in the first half. Offensive tackle John Oddonetto also had to leave with a left ankle sprain. Neither injury was believed to be serious.

Referee Steve Usechek is from Northglenn, Colo. The Big 12 officiating crew had one Kansan. Topekan Phil Laurie was the side judge.

CU cornerback Michael Lewis seemed to have a sure interception on the first play of the fourth quarter, but quarterback Dylen Smith’s pass popped out of his hands and into the hands of David Winbush who turned it into a 24-yard gain. On the next play, cornerback Roderick Sneed had a Smith pass in his mitts, but the ball bounced to the ground.

Kansas committed only one turnover a fumble by Roger Ross after catching a pass and that’s a single-game low for the Jayhawks this season.

Smith’s 84 rushing yards were a career high, as were Winbush’s five receptions for 97 yards.

Linebacker Marcus Rogers led the Jayhawks with 11 tackles, including two for losses. Free safety Carl Nesmith was credited with 10. KU’s Algie Atkinson, Nate Dwyer and Chaz Murphy each had a sack.

KU cornerback Quincy Roe broke up a pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter with the Jayhawks leading 23-12. “In a situation like that,” Roe said, “you’ve got to close, and do what you can do. Once I closed, I looked for the ball and got a hand on it.”

Both Nesmith and Davison were credited with breaking up Colorado’s fourth-down pass into the end zone with 1:19 remaining. “I thought I would get a pick,” Davison said, smiling, “and then Carl just jumped over my head.”

Kickoff temperature was 65 degrees under alternately sunny and overcast skies. The wind was a negligible 3 mph out of the south. KU officials pegged the homecoming crowd at 32,600.

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