Jayhawks rides Carter Stanley and the offensive takes flight

Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Miles, who had just coached his Kansas football team against Boston College at Alumni Stadium on Friday night, had a confession to make.

"You know I've definitely broken a rule of the NCAA," Miles began jokingly, following Jayhawks' win on Route 48-24. "I just want to be honest. I told the whole team that after winning, we would park the plane somewhere here in Boston and go to town. I might not be able to do that with that. So I do not really know where it is. "

The playful revelation, while a violation of the FAA, was not a joke. Well, at least, the fact that he made that promise to the Jayahwks was not, because they had recovered from a defeat at home against Coastal Carolina.

"He talked about this all week," said receiver Andrew Parchment after two contributions to his coach's fictional program. "I do not know what's in Boston for him, but I guess we'll have to go find out."

The Jayhawks (2-1) spent most of their finals out of conference, thanks to Carter, senior quarterback Carter, who literally took off at one point and rebounded improbably after successive weeks of woes, aggravated by early interception in British Columbia (2-1), which seemed to indicate that the same thing was going to happen.

Stanley lost control of the balloon as he saw Parchment open and Mehdi El Attrach of British Columbia seized it.

While Stanley, who had just been credited with his fifth turnover of the young season, headed for the sideline, many Jayhawks slapped him on the back. It was yet the security of sophomore Davon Ferguson, who left an impression.

"We are riding with you," said Ferguson at QB who had beaten CCU six days earlier. "You are good, believe me, we are with you."

Stanley added, "It meant a lot to me."

The effect was not instant – KU had to bang on his second possession, already shooting 10-0. But Stanley officially put the interception behind him when he concluded the third KU series by hitting striker Jack Luavasa for a 19-yard touchdown that allowed the visitors, a three-paced outsider, to return to the match.

It was at that moment that Stanley took a deep breath and realized: "We can move the ball against these guys."

What the Jayhawks did. Once Stanley and the offensive started playing – Khalil Herbert has accumulated 187 yards, Pooka Williams added 121 and Andrew Parchment got a three-digit score with 100 yards at the front desk – there's no There was no turning back as the band reached a level of success that they missed the first two weeks of Miles' tenure.

The same offense that scored only three touchdowns against Indiana State and CCU dissected the Eagles in four consecutive TDs before half-time, Stanley taking British Columbia by air and Herbert and Williams confusing the team local ground.

Stanley finished the win 20-27, exceeding 238 yards.

"I'm always trying to keep that trust. With just the combination of conviction, confidence and results in this game, it was probably the best I felt in a Kansas jersey, "he admitted.

During a decisive game at the end of the second quarter, Stanley snuck behind a defensive back, dropped his shoulder in a much bigger linebacker on another and completed his training with a precise pass from Parchment, with a flight path on two defenders and in the hands of his target.

"I never knew Carter had this type of wheel," said a smiling parchment after capturing eight passes, two for the TDs. "I'm just happy with how he bounced back after the first training and was able to lead us. He is our leader and we rely on him for great games like this. "

Apparently, Stanley was destined to take off and show off his jumping skills.

"It was just a preparation. Watch a lot of movies and just visualize their defense and our games. I'm not kidding when I say that I was dreaming of that moment, "said Stanley, who said he took a leap forward in the safety of El Attrach in open ground. "It was literally on the left hash, too, in my dream. I am so proud of our team and the way we went out. I said to our guys, 'This is the team we are. That's what we are. That's what I saw at the fall camp. It was a complete match. Offense, defense and special teams. And I can not be more proud of this program. "

As Stanley has mentioned, the defense has controlled British Columbia throughout the second half, excluding the Eagles from their last seven assets.

Linebacker Dru Prox, who finished with 10 tackles: "Coming back in the second half, we really had to play harder than we did in the first half to get a big win. We wanted to beat them – but we really wanted to dominate them. Just to show that we are really a physical team and that we can be a physical team whenever we need it. "

Miles refers to the importance of physicality since the spring of his first year in charge. And he also liked to see some of that outside the KU's quarterback.

"It shows everyone that he cares as much as they do," Miles said of Stanley's willingness to lower his shoulder or block a defender in one room for the half-time. offensive. "Put your body in danger for your teammates, they recognize it."

And does Miles agree with his starting quarter that addresses all these dangerous problems?

"There are things I would probably like to pick up. Do you like jumping over the guy? "We have to give him some kind of height range," Miles said, "for he's allowed to jump over or not, like a 4-foot-8-inch guy.

It seemed that no one was stopping Stanley in British Columbia – not even Stanley. Early interception was long forgotten by all by the end of the night.

Herbert, a senior midfielder whose defensive against the British Columbia defense seemed to defeat the Eagles, paid tribute to Stanley for his ability to overcome a bad game and offer a memorable night for the entire program.

"It's 9. All right. Trust. Swagger, said Herbert. "He made a mistake, I did not pout, I did not cry, I just went back there and went to play plays."

Behind KU's 567 yards of offense and the defense's ability to get off the court and keep British Columbia out of the end zone, the Jayhawks beat a Power Five team on the road for the first time since a victory in 2008 at Iowa State.

"It will happen more regularly in our program at a big school like Kansas," said Miles after the win in the conference-free final of his team. "I can not tell you how happy I am for these children.

"If anyone wants to know why a guy is coming back to college football, tonight tells you how much college football is fun and fun," Miles said.

KU will host West Virginia on September 21st at the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Summary of the notation

FIRST QUARTER

12:41 – A.J. Dillon 2 run. Kick of Aaron Boumerhi. Seven-drive drive for 75 yards, in 2:19. (BC 7, KU 0.)

11:09 – Boumerhi 40 goal. Four disc parts for 4 yards, in 0:43. (BC 10, KU 0.)

3:27 – Jack Luavasa 19 passes from Carter Stanley. Kick of Liam Jones. Eight games for 78 yards in 3:54. (10 BC, 7 KU)

0:17 – Korab Idrizi 20 assists Anthony Brown. Kick of Boumerhi. Ten races in play for 73 yards in 3:05. (BC 17, KU 7.)

SECOND DISTRICT

2:19 pm – Hudson Hall 1 race. Jones kick. Three player parts for 48 yards, in 0:50. (BC 17, KU 14.)

3:41 – Andrew Parchment 4 passes Stanley. Jones kick. Eleven games for 81 yards in 5:15. (KU 21, BC 17.)

0:45 – Brown 12 passes by C.J. Lewis. Kick of Boumerhi. Eight games for 72 yards in 2:48. (24 BC, 21 KU)

0:05 – Parchment 3 passes Stanley. Jones kick. Four player games for 85 yards, in 0:35. (KU 28, BC 24.)

THIRD QUARTER

10:24 – Jones field goal 24. Twelve runs for 69 yards in 4:32. (KU 31, BC 24.)

5:25 – Pooka Williams 12 race. Jones kick. Eight games for 87 yards, 3:12. (KU 38, BC 24.)

0:35 – Jones 30 placements. Nine 60-yard races in 3:57. (KU 41, BC 24.)

FOURTH TRIMESTER

5:44 – Khalil Herbert 6 run. Jones kick. Player in play for 6 yards in 0:06. (KU 48, BC 24.)