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Ford Looks Good in First Outing Heralded freshman point guard T. J. Ford looked as good as advertised Wednesday night in the Longhorn basketball team's annual intrasquad scrimmage. Senior guard Fredie Williams, sophomore guard Royal Ivey and sophomore swingman Brandon Mouton had 19 points each to lead the scoring, but Ford had 16 points and nailed a three-pointer with five seconds left to knot the score at 75-75. Coach Rick Barnes called it a draw at that point. The Longhorns, who tied for last in the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage during the 2000-01 season (.412), shot well. Both teams connected on better than 50 percent of their field goal attempts and three-point field goal attempts during the scrimmage. "Coming into the season, we knew we had to get better with our field goal percentage," Barnes said. "I look at the stat sheet and I know we can shoot even better than we did tonight. I think we are a better driving team this year, and that penetration will help our shooting. I was pleased with tonight, and I really like the chemistry on this team." The Orange team was led by Mouton and Ford, plus senior forward Chris Owens, who scored 17 points. Ford's 16 points included four of six treys, plus eight assists and just three turnovers. Williams and Ivey led the White squad. Sophomore center James Thomas had 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while sophomore forward Brian Boddicker scored 15 points (4-of-6 threes) and had seven boards. A trio of Longhorns did not suit up for the scrimmage due to injuries, including junior guard Terrell Ross (foot, ankle), freshman swingman Sydmill Harris (achilles) and freshman forward/center Chris Wright (knee). Wright is expected to redshirt this season to rehabilitate his knee. The other two should return this season. Texas is slated to play two home exhibition games at the Erwin Center (Wednesday, Nov. 7 vs. Alaska Anchorage, 7 p.m.; and Tuesday, Nov. 13 vs. EA Sports All-Stars, 7 p.m.). Newcomers Star for Women Freshman center-forward Mercedes Williams and sophomore guard Kaira White scored 12 points each to lead the White to a 61-36 win over the Orange in the annual Texas women's basketball scrimmage Tuesday. Senior guard Asha Hill had 11 points, including a game-high three three-pointers, and senior forward Dana Godfrey finished with 10 points. Sophomore center Stacy Stephens had nine rebounds to lead both teams in that department and she also scored seven points for the White. Senior forward Tracy Cook led the Orange team with 10 points and freshman forward Jody Bell added seven points and six rebounds. The White squad held a 37-30 edge in rebounding and shot 45% from the floor, hitting 22 of 49 shots, while the Orange squad hit at a 33.3 percent clip (16-for-48). "It was a little shaky out there at first, but that's to be expected," coach Jody Conradt said. "You could easily tell who the returnees were by their solid presence on the court, whereas the freshmen looked a little tentative and uptight." "We are looking for our identity right now. We do want to run with the ball, but we've got to work on pushing the ball up the court quicker, getting the outlet passes released quicker and taking the ball out of bounds as fast as possible." Important Notice Because next Monday, November 12, is Veterans' Day, my next issue will be e-mailed a day later than usual on Tuesday, November 13. Subscribe To The E-Mail/Fax To Get Year-Round Football & Recruiting Scoops ! Save Big As An Internet Subscriber ! Whether you live close to Austin or far away, the True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service is the way to keep up with Longhorn football and Longhorn recruiting - instantly. 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It hurts when you throw an interception, have a punt return, a kick return and a bad snap that all lead to eventual touchdowns and realize your spotting Texas 28 points. - Baylor head coach Kevin Steele * * * * "Early in the ball game, the defense did what it was supposed to do. It stopped Baylor when it had to. Then the offense did what it was supposed to do. It started scoring touchdowns. It got a little sloppy after that, but overall, I thought we did a good job." - Texas defensive coordinator Carl Reese * * * * "In most cases today, the run was outnumbered. We knew it would be hard, but Cedric (Benson) did a good job for us, and we were able to get good matchups in the passing game because they had to play Roy (Williams) and B. J. (Johnson) and Sloan (Thomas) one on one. We ran two backs more than we have in other games to try to get more blocking." - UT offensive coordinator Greg Davis * * * * "I might have gained 108 yards today, but it didn't come easy. The offensive line did a great job today. Baylor played tough all day long. I feel like the offense is starting to get into a rhythm. Hopefully we can keep stepping it up more each week. I'm happy with the win. Every team in the Big 12 has talent and winning on the road isn't easy." - Longhorn freshman RB Cedric Benson * * * * "It's really competitive out there and we did a lot of things right, but we made too many mistakes to beat a team as good as Texas." - Baylor wide receiver Reggie Newhouse * * * * "I thought we were going to make more big plays, and I got a little impatient at times. Overall, I thought the offense played well and moved the ball and scored some points." - UT quarterback Chris Simms * * * * "My eyes lit up when I saw that man-for-man coverage. We've got the mentality that nobody can cover us man for man. I respect them for trying it. We haven't seen a lot of manh coverage this year." - Longhorn wide receiver Roy Williams, who had six catches for 147 yards and a touchdown * * * * "It was just like being at home. I wanted everyone to know I can compete with the older guys, and that's hard to do when you're a freshman." - Texas freshman linebacker Derrick Johnson, talking about coming back to Waco, where he starred for the Waco Lions, for the first time as a college player Texas-Baylor Statistics Scoring Summary Texas 14 14 7 14 - 49 Baylor 0 10 0 0 - 10 UT -R. Williams 36 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) 4:24 1Q (6 plays 69 yds) UT - Simms 1 run (Mangum kick) 2:16 1Q (4 plays, 28 yds) BU - Zachry 10 run (Andino kick) 12:29 2Q (6 plays, 48 yds) UT - Thomas 31 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) 5:18 2Q (4 plays 84 yds) UT - Robin 2 run (Mangum kick) 0:52 2Q (4 plays, 23 yds) BU - Stiles 28 FG 0:00 2Q (8 plays, 52 yds) UT - Benson 3 rrun (Mangum kick) 12:04 3Q (6 plays, 37 yds) UT - Benson 6rrun (Mangum kick) 13:48 4Q (6 plays, 43 yds) UT - Pearson fumble recovery in end zone (Mangum kick) 12:58 4Q Official Attendance: 40,451 Team Statistics Texas Baylor First Downs 20 16 Rushing 9 5 Passing 11 9 Penalty 0 2 Rushing Attempts, Net Yards 42-130 36-8 Net Yards Passing 276 187 Passes Comp., Att., Int. 17-32-1 24-44-1 Total Plays, Offense 74-406 80-195 Avg. Gain per Play 5.5 2.4 Fumbles Lost 0 of 0 1 of 5 Penalties, Yards 2-14 7-53 Punts, Avg. 6-39 11-46.3 Time of Possession 30:01 29:59 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 3 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2 Sacks by Team, Yds Lost 4-25 3-16 Individual Statistics Texas Rushing - Benson 26-108, 2 TD; Ike 3-11; I. Williams 2-7; Jeffery 1-7; Beltran 2-6; B. Johnson 1-3; Matthews 1-2; Robin 1-2, 1 TD; Team 1-minus 1; Applewhite 1-minus 6; Simms 3-minus 9, 1 TD Passing - Simms 15-29, 271 yds, 2TD, 1 Int.; Applewhite 2-3, 5 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int. Receiving - R. Williams 6-147, 1 TD; Thomas 3-66, 1 TD; Benson 4-33; B. Johnson 2-25; Ike 2-5. Baylor Rushing - Golden 8-42; Zachry 11-15, 1 TD; Krieg 8-10; Ricks 2-3; Lagway 1-2; Vinson 5-minus 30; Stiles 1-minus 34. Passing - Zachry 21-36, 173 yds, 0 TD, 1 Int.; Vinson 1-1, 11 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int.; Cicero 2-6, 3 yds, 0TD, 0 Int.; Harrington 0-0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int. Receiving - Blakley 3-47; Omboga 2-21; Gage 2-14; Fredrickson 1-8, 1 TD; Gilmore 1-7. Tackles by Texas Players, Unasst., Asst., Total Pearson 8-1-9; Rawls 3-5-8 ;D. Lewis 4-3-7; Brooks 5-1-6; D. Johnson 3-3-6; Doiron 3-1-4; Babers 2-2-4; Wilkins 1-3-4; J. Anderson 2-1-3; Gordon 2-1-3; Vasher 2-1-3; Redding 1-2-3; Jammer 1-2-3; Tubbs 1-2-3; Nguyen 2-0-2; Hill 2-0-2; Robin 2-0-2; Trahan 1-1-2; T. Jones 1-0-1; Bradford 1-0-1; Ungar 1-0-1; Geiggar 0-1-1; Hightower 0-1-1; Thornton 0-1-1. Tackles for Losses: Pearson 1-minus 4; Gordon 1-minus 3; D. Johnson 2-minus 2; Wilkins 2-minus 2; Rawls 1-minus 1; Doiron 1-minus 1; Vasher 1-minus 1. Sacks: Redding 1-minus 9; Gordon 1-minus 7; T. Jones 1-minus 7; J. Anderson 1-minus 2. Scouting Kansas Texas will host Kansas at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Longhorns' final home game of the season. It will not be televised. Texas is 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the Big 12. Kansas is 2-6 overall and 1-5 in the Big 12. As if the Jayhawks didn't have enough problems, head coach Terry Allen got the axe Sunday and one of his assistants was named interim coach. Kansas opened the season with a 24-10 win over Southwest Missouri, then fell to UCLA, 41-17. The Jayhawks lost at Colorado, 27-16, before upsetting Texas Tech in Lubbock, 34-31. Then they lost to Oklahoma, 38-10, fell to Missouri in three overtimes, 38-34, lost to Kansas State, 40-6, and fell to Nebraska, 44-7. A pair of Texans lead the Jayhawk offense. RB Reggie Duncan of Killeen is their top rusher, averaging 73.5 yards per game, and QB Mario Kinsey of Waco is averaging 106.2 yards per game in total offense. Kinsey is a scrambler who has 190 net rushing yards this season, despite a lot of sacks. This Kansas team has had its moments, headed by the upset of Texas Tech in Lubbock, but it has too little offense (109th in the country) and too little defense (90th in the nation) to compete with Texas unless the Longhorns mess up royally. Look for freshman RB Cedric Benson to have a good day against a run defense that gives up 236.3 yards a game and for QB Chris Simms and his receivers to light up the scoreboard, too. Here's how the teams compare statistically (national rank in parenthesis): Texas Kansas Offense (51) 164.7 Rushing Avg. (91) 118.3 (39) 240.6 Passing Avg. (96) 161.6 (40) 405.3 Total Off. Avg. (109) 279.9 (5) 39.2 Scoring Avg (100) 18.5 Defense (10) 86.2 Rushing Avg. (111) 236.3 (8) 165.8 Passing Avg. (27) 186 (3) 252 Total Def. Avg. (90) 422.3 (5) 13.1 Opp. Scoring Avg (102) 34.5 Longhorn Notes . . * Texas improved to 31-0 when outrushing its opponent in the Mack Brown era. Conversely, the Longhorns are 4-12 when outrushed by their opponents under Brown. * Freshman RB Cedric Benson had 108 rushing yards, giving him 682this season and moving him into fifth on the UT freshman list. He is the eighth player in UT history - and the first freshman - to rush for 100 yards in four straight games. Benson also tied Earl Campbell's freshman record for 100-yard games in a season (4). He ran for two scores, giving him seven rushing TDs this season. That places him fourth on the UT freshman list, one shy of the record of eight shared by Ricky Williams, Butch Hadnot and Graylon Wyatt.
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