LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy watched from the sideline as Spencer Sanders, his star quarterback, was tackled arduous sufficient on his shoulder throughout a loss to Kansas State to finish up within the damage tent.
Kansas coach Lance Leipold may relate.
Three weeks earlier in opposition to TCU, the Jayhawks misplaced quarterback Jalon Daniels when he was tackled arduous on his shoulder, forcing them to show to Jason Bean with combined outcomes throughout what has develop into a three-game dropping streak.
Both starters might be again Saturday.
Gundy mentioned Sanders would principally relaxation this week, fairly than observe like typical, however “he’s doing good” and the No. 18 Cowboys are going to “try to get him back and get him going, just like we’ve been doing.” Meanwhile, Leipold mentioned Daniels practiced in the course of the Jayhawks’ bye week, elevating hopes that his dual-threat dynamo would face Oklahoma State.
“He’s doing some things,” Leipold mentioned with out elaborating. “We’ll see.”
Even after he was held to 147 yards passing in a 48-0 loss final week to the Wildcats, the versatile Sanders stays second within the Big 12 in yards and touchdowns by the air. He can be second amongst Big 12 quarterbacks with 343 yards dashing.
If he cannot go, the Cowboys (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) would flip to Gundy’s son, Gunnar, who completed out the sport final Saturday.
“Hopefully Spencer will play,” Mike Gundy said, “because obviously that’s a different level. But if (not), then we go through the path that maybe you’re talking about and we figure it out, we go play and see where it goes.”
The Jayhawks (5-3, 2-3) would stick with Bean if Daniels is unable to play. But while they are similar in style, Daniels is completing a higher percentage of his passes, running for more yards per carry, and he’s thrown 11 touchdown passes against one interception while Bean has thrown nine touchdown passes and three interceptions.
“All of our guys practice the same way, practice the same plays. Very similar to Kansas,” Gundy said. “You have a look at the video games that the opposite quarterback performed in, only in the near past, they’re working the identical performs and we run the identical performs.”
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The week off may additionally assist the Jayhawks get dynamic defensive again Cobee Bryant again from an ankle damage that he sustained in opposition to Oklahoma on Oct. 15. He has two interceptions, together with one he returned 86 yards for a landing.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Gundy blamed among the Cowboys’ struggles at Kansas State on some modifications in observe that he made to take care of a rash of accidents. He did not describe them intimately, however Gundy mentioned observe could be again to regular this week.
“There’s a lot of different ways to handle this as a coach, different philosophies,” he said, “but one consistent philosophy for most coaches is when you show up Saturday you want to have as many guys as you can have. I was a little more concerned than maybe should have been about where we were at from an injury standpoint.”
TRANSFER TIME
Deondre Jackson had six carries for 20 yards in opposition to the Wildcats, essentially the most work the Texas A&M switch has had since he arrived at Oklahoma State. Or in his faculty profession, for that matter — he had 4 carries over the previous three seasons.
“It was certainly something we can work with,” Gundy said.
WHAT’S AT STAKE
The Cowboys are a game behind Kansas State and two back of TCU in the Big 12, and having lost to both, their hopes of playing in the conference title game would likely be dashed by another loss. Kansas is still trying to win a sixth game and become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2008.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Jayhawks return home for the first time in nearly a month, and much has changed: They were 5-0 heading into their last home game and have now lost three straight, including two on the road. But Leipold is hopeful fans, who had sold out their previous three home games, turn out in big numbers once again on Saturday.
“I hope the future of this program and as we continue to work to build winning consistently in this program, that it’s not undefeated records that get us to fill this place,” Leipold mentioned. “Because that’d be a variety of non-filled stadiums throughout faculty soccer, and I nonetheless hope that persons are excited and although the wins of late haven’t been there.”
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