Greg Heaggans, often a bright spot in Kansas University’s 2-8 football season, set a record he probably would rather not have Saturday during the Jayhawks’ 64-0 loss to No. 14 Kansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Heaggans returned five kickoffs for 119 yards Saturday, including a 58-yarder. The red-shirt freshman from Kansas City Schlagle shattered KU’s single-season record with 610 kickoff return yards so far this year.
“Oh, my goodness,” said Heaggans, who was unaware of the record until he was informed by reporters. “It is kind of bad because our defense is letting them score. But it’s kind of good. When I get the ball I try to make something happen.”
Heaggans surpassed the 531 yards Arnold Snell accumulated in 1988. Snell and Heaggans have more in common than returning kicks. Snell also played for a first-year head coach whose team didn’t win many games.
Snell played for coach Glen Mason in 1988. That team finished 1-10, in part because the Jayhawks’ defense allowed an average of 45 points a game. When a team gives up that many points, its kick returner gets a lot of opportunities.
This season, Kansas has allowed an average of 40.7 points under first-year coach Mark Mangino.
“Obviously, I’m going to get a lot of kick returns because we’re not doing so well, but every opportunity I get to run the ball I’m going to try to do well,” Heaggans said.
Heaggans might have a chance to pad his record in the final two weeks of the season against Nebraska and Oklahoma State, teams that entered the weekend averaging 29.4 and 29.3 points per game respectively.
Kansas entered Saturday’s game as 3112-point underdogs, but the Jayhawks weren’t prepared for a 64-0 onslaught in which KU had breakdowns in every phase of the game.
“It was crazy,” Heaggans said. “I couldn’t imagine anything like that happening. They scored 30 points on us in the first quarter.”
That was KU’s worst quarter of the season, and it turned out to be the Jayhawks’ third-worst loss ever.
KU’s offense struggled without injured quarterback Bill Whittemore. The Jayhawks turned the ball over seven times, including a combined five giveaways by QBs Jonas Weatherbie and Brian Luke.
KU’s punt team gave KSU excellent field position numerous times, and KU’s defense didn’t respond to adverse conditions. K-State had five scoring drives of three plays or less and scored on drives of two minutes or less on six occasions.
“They kicked our butts in all facets of the game,” Heaggans said. “We’ll try to learn from it. We’re trying to get better every day.”
KU dropped to 0-6 in conference play for the first time since 1986 and will be underdogs in both of its remaining games.
Greg Heaggans, often a bright spot in Kansas University’s 2-8 football season, set a record he probably would rather not have Saturday during the Jayhawks’ 64-0 loss to No. 14 Kansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Heaggans returned five kickoffs for 119 yards Saturday, including a 58-yarder. The red-shirt freshman from Kansas City Schlagle shattered KU’s single-season record with 610 kickoff return yards so far this year.
“Oh, my goodness,” said Heaggans, who was unaware of the record until he was informed by reporters. “It is kind of bad because our defense is letting them score. But it’s kind of good. When I get the ball I try to make something happen.”
Heaggans surpassed the 531 yards Arnold Snell accumulated in 1988. Snell and Heaggans have more in common than returning kicks. Snell also played for a first-year head coach whose team didn’t win many games.
Snell played for coach Glen Mason in 1988. That team finished 1-10, in part because the Jayhawks’ defense allowed an average of 45 points a game. When a team gives up that many points, its kick returner gets a lot of opportunities.
This season, Kansas has allowed an average of 40.7 points under first-year coach Mark Mangino.
“Obviously, I’m going to get a lot of kick returns because we’re not doing so well, but every opportunity I get to run the ball I’m going to try to do well,” Heaggans said.
Heaggans might have a chance to pad his record in the final two weeks of the season against Nebraska and Oklahoma State, teams that entered the weekend averaging 29.4 and 29.3 points per game respectively.
Kansas entered Saturday’s game as 3112-point underdogs, but the Jayhawks weren’t prepared for a 64-0 onslaught in which KU had breakdowns in every phase of the game.
“It was crazy,” Heaggans said. “I couldn’t imagine anything like that happening. They scored 30 points on us in the first quarter.”
That was KU’s worst quarter of the season, and it turned out to be the Jayhawks’ third-worst loss ever.
KU’s offense struggled without injured quarterback Bill Whittemore. The Jayhawks turned the ball over seven times, including a combined five giveaways by QBs Jonas Weatherbie and Brian Luke.
KU’s punt team gave KSU excellent field position numerous times, and KU’s defense didn’t respond to adverse conditions. K-State had five scoring drives of three plays or less and scored on drives of two minutes or less on six occasions.
“They kicked our butts in all facets of the game,” Heaggans said. “We’ll try to learn from it. We’re trying to get better every day.”
KU dropped to 0-6 in conference play for the first time since 1986 and will be underdogs in both of its remaining games.
Greg Heaggans, often a bright spot in Kansas University’s 2-8 football season, set a record he probably would rather not have Saturday during the Jayhawks’ 64-0 loss to No. 14 Kansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Heaggans returned five kickoffs for 119 yards Saturday, including a 58-yarder. The red-shirt freshman from Kansas City Schlagle shattered KU’s single-season record with 610 kickoff return yards so far this year.
“Oh, my goodness,” said Heaggans, who was unaware of the record until he was informed by reporters. “It is kind of bad because our defense is letting them score. But it’s kind of good. When I get the ball I try to make something happen.”
Heaggans surpassed the 531 yards Arnold Snell accumulated in 1988. Snell and Heaggans have more in common than returning kicks. Snell also played for a first-year head coach whose team didn’t win many games.
Snell played for coach Glen Mason in 1988. That team finished 1-10, in part because the Jayhawks’ defense allowed an average of 45 points a game. When a team gives up that many points, its kick returner gets a lot of opportunities.
This season, Kansas has allowed an average of 40.7 points under first-year coach Mark Mangino.
“Obviously, I’m going to get a lot of kick returns because we’re not doing so well, but every opportunity I get to run the ball I’m going to try to do well,” Heaggans said.
Heaggans might have a chance to pad his record in the final two weeks of the season against Nebraska and Oklahoma State, teams that entered the weekend averaging 29.4 and 29.3 points per game respectively.
Kansas entered Saturday’s game as 3112-point underdogs, but the Jayhawks weren’t prepared for a 64-0 onslaught in which KU had breakdowns in every phase of the game.
“It was crazy,” Heaggans said. “I couldn’t imagine anything like that happening. They scored 30 points on us in the first quarter.”
That was KU’s worst quarter of the season, and it turned out to be the Jayhawks’ third-worst loss ever.
KU’s offense struggled without injured quarterback Bill Whittemore. The Jayhawks turned the ball over seven times, including a combined five giveaways by QBs Jonas Weatherbie and Brian Luke.
KU’s punt team gave KSU excellent field position numerous times, and KU’s defense didn’t respond to adverse conditions. K-State had five scoring drives of three plays or less and scored on drives of two minutes or less on six occasions.
“They kicked our butts in all facets of the game,” Heaggans said. “We’ll try to learn from it. We’re trying to get better every day.”
KU dropped to 0-6 in conference play for the first time since 1986 and will be underdogs in both of its remaining games.
Greg Heaggans, often a bright spot in Kansas University’s 2-8 football season, set a record he probably would rather not have Saturday during the Jayhawks’ 64-0 loss to No. 14 Kansas State at Memorial Stadium.
Heaggans returned five kickoffs for 119 yards Saturday, including a 58-yarder. The red-shirt freshman from Kansas City Schlagle shattered KU’s single-season record with 610 kickoff return yards so far this year.
“Oh, my goodness,” said Heaggans, who was unaware of the record until he was informed by reporters. “It is kind of bad because our defense is letting them score. But it’s kind of good. When I get the ball I try to make something happen.”
Heaggans surpassed the 531 yards Arnold Snell accumulated in 1988. Snell and Heaggans have more in common than returning kicks. Snell also played for a first-year head coach whose team didn’t win many games.
Snell played for coach Glen Mason in 1988. That team finished 1-10, in part because the Jayhawks’ defense allowed an average of 45 points a game. When a team gives up that many points, its kick returner gets a lot of opportunities.
This season, Kansas has allowed an average of 40.7 points under first-year coach Mark Mangino.
“Obviously, I’m going to get a lot of kick returns because we’re not doing so well, but every opportunity I get to run the ball I’m going to try to do well,” Heaggans said.
Heaggans might have a chance to pad his record in the final two weeks of the season against Nebraska and Oklahoma State, teams that entered the weekend averaging 29.4 and 29.3 points per game respectively.
Kansas entered Saturday’s game as 3112-point underdogs, but the Jayhawks weren’t prepared for a 64-0 onslaught in which KU had breakdowns in every phase of the game.
“It was crazy,” Heaggans said. “I couldn’t imagine anything like that happening. They scored 30 points on us in the first quarter.”
That was KU’s worst quarter of the season, and it turned out to be the Jayhawks’ third-worst loss ever.
KU’s offense struggled without injured quarterback Bill Whittemore. The Jayhawks turned the ball over seven times, including a combined five giveaways by QBs Jonas Weatherbie and Brian Luke.
KU’s punt team gave KSU excellent field position numerous times, and KU’s defense didn’t respond to adverse conditions. K-State had five scoring drives of three plays or less and scored on drives of two minutes or less on six occasions.
“They kicked our butts in all facets of the game,” Heaggans said. “We’ll try to learn from it. We’re trying to get better every day.”
KU dropped to 0-6 in conference play for the first time since 1986 and will be underdogs in both of its remaining games.
