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Big 12 announces weekly football honors

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Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Jamie Blatnick (Oklahoma State) and Raphael Guidry (Kansas State) have been named Big 12 Conference Football Players of the Week, as selected by a media panel. All three picked up their first career honor.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma, WR, Sr, Norman, Okla.

Ryan Broyles had 13 catches for a school-record 217 yards and two touchdowns in No. 1/3 Oklahoma’s 47-17 win at Kansas. His scoring plays covered 57 and 43 yards. On the 57-yard touchdown, Broyles set two career records – the NCAA mark for receptions (317), and touchdown receptions by a Big 12 player (43). The senior ended the night with career marks of 326 catches and 44 receiving touchdowns. Broyles also had 84 yards in punt returns for an all-purpose total of 301 yards. His longest punt return went for 33 yards.

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Jamie Blatnick, Oklahoma State, DE, Sr, Celina, Texas

Jamie Blatnick had a career-high nine tackles with two quarterback sacks and four tackles for loss in No. 6/7 Oklahoma State’s 38-26 win over No. 22/21 Texas. He also broke up a pass. Blatnick’s four TFL tied for the most by a Big 12 player this season. He has five sacks in 2011 after entering the year with eight for his career. OSU allowed 26 points against the Longhorns, but two came on a safety, seven on a kickoff return and seven more on a 15-yard drive after a turnover.

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Raphael Guidry, Kansas State, DT, Sr, Texas City, Texas

Defensive tackle Raphael Guidry led a K-State special teams unit that proved to be the difference in the ballgame in the No. 17/18 Cats’ 41-34 win at Texas Tech. Guidry blocked two Texas Tech field goals, marking the first time since 2003 that a KSU player blocked two kicks in the same game. It was also the first time in the Bill Snyder era that one player blocked two field goals in the same contest. K-State’s play on special teams led to 14 Wildcat points.

— Big 12 Press Release —

KU’s Biere on midseason Mackey Award list

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The 2011 John Mackey Award midseason watch list has been released by the Nassau County Sports Commission, with Kansas senior tight end Tim Biere earning a nod on the list.

Biere leads Kansas with 21 receptions on the season. He has accumulated a career-best 246 receiving yards and one touchdown. Biere, a native of Omaha, Neb., had his best outing of his career versus Oklahoma State on Oct. 8 when he set career bests with seven receptions for 93 yards and a TD. For his efforts he was named the Tight End of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards. Additionally, he was listed as an honorable mention Tight End of the Week by the CFPA for his performance against Texas Tech on Oct. 1 when he had four catches for 48 yards.

Given annually to the best collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the 2011 John Mackey winner will be presented live at the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on December 8, 2011 on ESPNU.

Other key Mackey Award dates include the announcement of the 2011 Mackey semi-finalists on November 14, 2011 and the announcement of the 2011 Mackey finalists on November 21, 2011.

The John Mackey Award midseason watch list is an update from the preseason watch list. This list is meant to draw attention to tight ends in contention for the annual award based on their performance in the first half of the active season.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas State ranked 11th in first BCS Standings

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Following its 41-34 win over Texas Tech on Saturday, Kansas State moved up in both national polls and found itself at No. 11 in the initial BCS Standings released Sunday night on ESPN.

The Wildcats (6-0, 3-0) checked in at No. 12 in this week’s AP poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches poll. K-State has now made appearances in the rankings for three consecutive weeks for the first time since 2003, while the No. 12 ranking is the highest since checking in at No. 12 to open the 2004 season.

The Wildcats travel to in-state rival Kansas on Saturday for the 109th edition of the Sunflower Showdown. The game, which kicks at 11 a.m., will be televised on Fox Sports Net.

Following its road trip to Kansas, K-State returns home October 29 to face No. 3 Oklahoma for homecoming.

— KSU Sports Information —

Griffons hang on to defeat Emporia for third straight win

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Nineteen first half points helped Missouri Western football survive a late charge by the Hornets on their homecoming, and escaped Jones Field at Welch  Stadium with a 22-16 win. Western improved to 5-2 on the season; 4-2 in the MIAA. Emporia State fell to 2-5 and 1-5 in the MIAA.

Western had to recover an onside kick attempt with 1:06 remaining to secure the victory, after taking a 20-point lead into the fourth quarter. Down 22-2 to begin the fourth quarter, Emporia got a 50-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Eckenrode and a 3-yard TD strike from Eckenrode to RayRay Davis in the fourth to pull within six.

A personal foul on the Griffons during the extra-point attempt set the Hornets up for potentially great field position, but Western was able to recover the onside kick and secure the victory. For Western, it was their seventh consecutive win over the Hornets.

Travis Partridge passed for over 200 yards for the first time in his career. The sophomore quarterback was 19-30 for 238 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions. Partridge was efficient in the first half, going to halftime 11-15 for 152 yards. All three of his TD passes came before halftime.

Michael Hill had another 100 yard performance, rushing 20 times for 112 yards. Hill also had five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown. Partridge rushed 13 times for 42 yards. Tarrell Downing led the Griffons with six receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Hill got the scoring started for the Griffons, with an eight yard touchdown reception. Reggie Jordan found the endzone for the first time this season with 1:36 to go in the first quarter on a 10 yard touchdown reception.

The defense dominated the Hornets through three quarters, holding Emporia out of the end zone until five minutes into the fourth quarter. Emporia’s only first half points came on a Partridge fumble that was recovered in the end zone by David Fowler.

Tom Madget led the Western defense with 12 total tackles; nine solo. Ben Pister had two sacks to go with his four tackles and David Bass added his ninth sack on the season. Jeremy Weston chipped in three tackles and his fourth interception of the season.

The Griffons return to Spratt Stadium for homecoming on Oct. 15 against Truman at 1:30 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Adams throws 5 TD passes as Northwest rolls Eastern New Mexico

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Trevor Adams tied a school record with five touchdown passes and threw for the second most yards in school history with 444 as Northwest Missouri State ran away from Eastern New Mexico 65-20 in non-conference football action on Saturday at Bearcat Stadium.

The Bearcats and Greyhounds traded scores early on as ENMU struck first with the first of three touchdown passes from Wesley Wood. After a blocked extra point the Greyhounds would extend their lead, but a failed two-point conversion shifted the momentum as Adams and the Northwest defense stole the show.

The win moves the Bearcats’ record to 6-1 on the year setting up a top 10 match-up with No. 5 Washburn next weekend. The Greyhounds fall to 2-5 on the year and have now lost two straight.

Adams fired five touchdown passes including a game tying, 35-yard pass and catch to David Mosley to start the second quarter. Adams finished 23-of-31 as his 444 yards is second to John McMenamin (473yds vs. Central Missouri 10/27/01). His five touchdown tosses also tied a school record joining the likes of McMenamin, Blake Bolles, Travis Miles, Chris Greisen and Greg Teale.

The Greyhounds used 26 plays to build their lead while the Bearcats would tie the game on their 12th play from scrimmage when Adams found Mosley for his first score of the season. Mosley also led the Bearcats in receiving with four catches for 89 yards.

The Bearcats would get the first stop of the game as senior captain Chad Kilgore sacked Wood and forced the Greyhounds to punt. Kilgore led Northwest with 11 tackles on the afternoon and his sack was the first of four from the Bearcat defense.

Just five plays following the ENMU punt, Adams found Tyler Shaw for his team leading eighth touchdown catch of the season. The score gave Northwest its first lead of the afternoon 27-20.

Northwest would score two more times on a Todd Adolf 39-yard field goal and a 5-yard plunge from James Franklin giving the Bearcats a 37-20 lead at intermission.

With a few minor adjustments the Bearcat defense strangled the Greyhound offense holding them scoreless from the second quarter on. ENMU also only managed 94 yards of offense in the second half and one first down.

Northwest recorded three second half sacks and forced three turnovers, two fumbles and a Matt Massey interception. Massey would also recover the second fumble from the Greyhounds following Adams’ second touchdown toss to Shaw.

On the first play following the turnover MIAA leading scorer, Jordan Simmons, would find an opening and outrun the Greyhound secondary to his team high 13th touchdown of the season. The score also vaulted Simmons into eighth on the all-time list for touchdowns with 31. Simmons led Northwest in rushing with 80 yards on six carries.

Northwest has now scored at least 65 points four times this season as they entered the weekend leading the nation averaging 55.5 points per game.

The win also snapped a three-game regular season losing streak to Lone Star Conference teams.

Northwest continues a two-game home stretch as they host 5th-ranked Washburn next Saturday with a 2 p.m. kickoff for Homecoming. The Bearcats snuck out of Topeka last year after a two-point conversion stop preserved a 41-40 road win.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Mizzou blows out Iowa State to snap two-game skid

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James Franklin accounted for five touchdowns and Henry Josey had 129 yards rushing and a score as Missouri routed Iowa State 52-10 in its 100th homecoming game on Saturday.

Michael Egnew, T.J. Moe and Wes Kemp each had a scoring reception for Missouri (3-3, 1-2 Big 12), which scored on its first four possessions. Much of a sellout crowd of 71,004 had dispersed by the end of the Tigers’ 10th straight victory at home, and their first game at Faurot Field in a month.

It was the most lopsided setback of the year for Iowa State (3-3, 0-3). A.J. Klein’s 78-yard interception return for a touchdown was the lone highlight for the Cyclones, who have been outscored 54-10 in the first quarter.

Iowa State’s James White was held to 61 yards on 14 carries a week after getting a career-best 148 yards against Baylor.

White had 10 yards on 10 carries in the first three quarters.

Missouri had no penalty yardage in its fifth straight victory in the series. Linebacker Luke Lambert had two fumble recoveries.

After scoring on the first four drives for a 28-3 cushion, the Tigers turned it over in the passing game the next three times but were hurt only by Klein’s third career touchdown. The Tigers had 298 yards rushing one week after managing just 112 yards in a loss at No. 17 Kansas State.

Missouri defensive tackle Terrell Resonno injured his right knee in the first half and did not return. The 295-pound senior has started all 14 games the last two seasons and had 15 tackles and a sack in the first five games.

Franklin was 20 for 28 for 289 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 84 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns. Josey had 129 yards on 19 carries for his third 100-yard game of the year and scored in the fifth straight game.

Missouri opened the game with 10 straight runs, including Franklin’s 1-yard sneak with 12:03 to go in the first quarter for its fastest first touchdown of the year. The Tigers’ second score came quickly, too, after Steele Jantz fumbled on an option run and Lambert recovered at the Iowa State 38, setting up a 2-yard run by Josey.

Egnew had six catches for 105 yards. He split the defense and had an easy route to the end zone the last 20 yards on a 39-yard catch, the longest of the tight end’s career, to make it 21-3 late in the first.

The Cyclones lost by 23 points in each of their first two Big 12 games.

— Associated Press —

K-State rallies past Texas Tech to stay unbeaten

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Collin Klein ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as No. 17 Kansas State came from behind to beat Texas Tech 41-34 on Saturday night.

Klein ran for 110 yards on 23 carries, scoring on three short runs and hitting Chris Harper for a 3-yard TD pass on the Wildcats (6-0, 3-0) first drive of the third quarter.

Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 100 yards early in the second quarter for the Wildcats, who are undefeated after six games for the first time since 2000.

Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2) was held to two field goals in the second half.

Seth Doege had 461 yards and a touchdown on 43-of-63 passing, but had three of his four turnovers in consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter. He also ran for a score. He had just one interception coming into the game.

After Texas Tech’s field goal late in the game to pull within 41-34, the Red Raiders recovered an onside kick when Tremain Swindall fell on the ball at their own 47. But Doege and the offense seemed to rush and failed to get a first down after running four plays.

The Wildcats, who appeared flat in the first half, came out with more energy after halftime. On Kansas State’s first possession Klein put together the Wildcats’ longest drive of the game, capping it with a fade to the corner of the end zone to Harper to lead 28-27. The TD pass was set up after Klein scrambled out of the pocket for a 25-yard gain to the 3.

Kansas State held the ball for 33:33, while Tech’s high-powered offense had it for 26:27.

Kansas State stayed close in the first half but only because of its defense and special teams. The offense mustered just 94 yards, less than half of those on the ground. Texas Tech’s defense was tough against the Wildcats run, allowing Kansas State’s 26th-ranked rushing offense just 45 yards on 18 carries in the first half.

The plan was to chew up the clock and not let Texas Tech’s offense on the field. The Red Raiders, instead, had the ball 2 minutes longer in the first half.

Doege was hot in the first half. He completed 25 of 34 passes for 296 yards, his best first-half of the season.

After Lockett’s kick return TD in the second quarter, Anthony Cantele missed the extra point to cut the deficit to 14-13. Lockett took the ball straight up the middle and into a pile of Red Raiders at about the 50. Suddenly, though, he was out front of the pile and outraced them all to the corner of the end zone.

The Wildcats blocked two field goals, setting up a touchdown with the second. Raphael Guidry blocked the kick and Nigel Malone picked it up and returned it 30 yards to the Texas Tech 46. Klein put Kansas State up 20-14 when he scored from a yard out.

The Wildcats State jumped to a 7-0 lead when Nigel Malone got his fourth interception of the season, picking off Doege’s second pass of the game and ran it 24 yards for the score. He stepped in front of Bradley Marquis as if he’d read Doege’s mind and scampered untouched into the end zone.

Doege quickly redeemed himself, finding Cornelius Douglas over the middle for a 40-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-7 midway through the first quarter.

— Associated Press —

Bearcat soccer edges Fort Hays State Saturday

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The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats (7-3-2, 4-1 MIAA) defeated the Fort Hays State Tigers (3-5, 0-2 MIAA) 2-1 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Pitch.

The first half was a battle for both teams as a combined 9 fouls were called.  The Bearcats struck first in the 11th minute when Tammie Eiberger found Emilee Davison and fed her the ball.  Davison snuck the ball past the Tigers’ goalie Kelsey Grey to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead.  That would be the only goal of the half as Northwest went into halftime up 1-0.

The Bearcats outshot the Tigers 12-10 in the first half.  Northwest goalkeeper Kelsey Adams recorded 7 saves in the half.

The second half started out very similar to the first, with both teams clamping down on defense.  Northwest would up their lead to 2-0 in the 81st minute when Amanda Spade found the net for the first time this season off of an assist from Kelly Obley.

The Tigers would get on the board in the 83rd minute when Joanne Glynn snuck the ball past Adams to make the score 2-1.  This would be the Tigers’ only goal of the afternoon.

For the match, the Bearcats outshot the Tigers 22-19 with the Tigers having a 3-2 corner kick advantage.  The teams combined 20 fouls called in the match was a season high for Northwest.

The goal by Davison in the first half was her third goal of the season.  Eiberger pick-up her team leading seventh assist in the win with Obley picking-up her first.

Bearcats’ goal Kelsey Adams collected 12 saves in the victory upping her season total to 74.

Up Next:  The Bearcats return to action next Thursday, Oct. 20 when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo. to face the twelfth-ranked Central Missouri Jennies.  The Jennies currently lead the MIAA with a perfect 5-0 record and overall are 12-1-0.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Missouri State falls at No. 4 North Dakota State

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The Missouri State Bears surrendered two lost fumbles and a long kickoff return in the first five minutes of the third quarter to set up 17 North Dakota State points as the fourth-ranked Bison blew open a tight contest and rolled to a 51-21 Missouri Valley Football Conference victory over the Bears before 18,029 fans Saturday evening in Fargo, N.D.

NDSU’s Marcus Williams took the second-half kickoff 90 yards down the right sideline to score. After the ensuing kickoff, Missouri State fumbled on its own 17 on its first play from scrimmage to set up a short field for a Bison field goal. The Bears ‘ lost the handle on the return of the next kickoff and NDSU stacked on another TD after a drive of just 28 yards for a 41-14 bulge by the mid-point of the third period.

The Bears dented the nation’s top-ranked scoring defense for three touchdowns but had no answer for the Bison attack as NDSU scored six touchdowns and three field goals on its first nine possessions before the Bears stopped NDSU and forced the first Bison punt with four minutes left in the game. The win moved NDSU to 6-0 (3-0 MVFC) for the season while the Bears slipped to 0-7 (0-4 MVFC).

After the 3-0 defensive struggle the Bears won in Springfield in last year’s regular-season finale before NDSU went on to the 2010 NCAA FCS quarterfinals, Saturday’s game started like an offensive highlight film. The teams combined for five straight scoring possessions with four early lead changes in the game, but NDSU managed points on all four of its first half possessions for a 24-14 halftime advantage.
Bison sophomore quarterback Brock Jensen was unstoppable early, hitting a perfect 15-of-15 passing the first half to threaten the NCAA FCS record of 20 straight completions to start a game, a mark set by Austin Moherman of MSU in 2000 at Indiana State.
Jensen found senior wide receiver Warren Holloway six times for 109 yards in the first half as Holloway, among NDSU’s all-time top five in receptions and receiving yards, hauled in scoring aerials of 31 and 47 yards. Each score erased a Bears’ lead and RB D.J. McNorton rambled in from the 20 two minutes before halftime to push the Bison lead to 10.

For their part, the Bears had two impressive drives to grab the lead twice in the opening 30 minutes. Bears’ sophomore QB Trevor Wooden nailed WR Ian Starnes for 29 yards to cap an 84-yard drive that gave MSU a 7-3 edge. The Bears tallied on a 69-yard drive the next time they had the ball with Wooden finishing the job on a 19-yard throw to RB Chris Douglas at the start of the second period as MSU moved in front 14-10. The Bears moved 50 yards just before halftime and K Austin Witmer had the length on a bid for a career-best 47-yard field goal on the last play of the period but the kick was wide.

The Bears’ third TD came after NDSU’s explosion to start the third period as Wooden hooked up with Starnes twice in a 78-yard drive that Wooden capped with a one-yard scoring plunge with 2:22 left in the quarter. After the third field goal of the game by NDSU’s Ryan Jastram, another lost fumble by the Bears on their own nine set up the final Bison TD.

Jensen and Wooden put on an aerial duel as the Bison signal-caller hit 19-of-23 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns while the Bears’ sophomore was 18-of-25 for 222 yards and two scores. Starnes finished as the Bears’ top receiver with five catches for 79 yards and his first MSU career TD. Tight end Matt Thayer had four receptions for 38 yards for MSU and RB Vernon Scott gained 66 yards on 18 carries to lead the ground game.

MSU became only the second team to top 10 points against North Dakota State this season. Only Big Ten Conference Minnesota scored more against NDSU in a 37-24 loss to the Bison in September. The Bears ‘ offense produced 363 yards in the contest while NDSU finished with 428 yards.

The Bears stay on the road next week for an MVFC contest at Western Illinois. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Macomb’s Hansen Field.

— MSU Sports Information —

KU’s McLemore & Traylor not eligible to play this season

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Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced that freshmen Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor have been declared by the NCAA as partial qualifiers and will not be eligible for competition for the 2011-12 season.

In this, McLemore and Traylor will not participate in practice or competition for the fall semester.

Both will be able to practice with the Jayhawks at the conclusion of the fall semester and will be eligible for competition for the 2012-13 season.

— KU Sports Information —

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