Cliff’s Notes: Turner Gill press conference, 10/11/11

Here is the Cliff’s Notes version of Kansas football coach Turner Gill’s comments at his weekly press conference today.

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Gill says there are a lot of positives through five games: 1. KU is No. 1 in the Big 12 net punting; 2. KU is No. 1 is least amount of penalties; 3. KU has 9.5 yards per passing attempt and 6.1 yards per play; some of these numbers compare favorably to Oklahoma’s offensive numbers. Gill has been pleased with his team’s offense and special teams this year.

• Running back Brandon Bourbon and safety Keeston Terry are both questionable for the Oklahoma game.

• Playing the top team in the nation is an opportunity not many teams get, and the Jayhawks are looking forward to it.

• The switch to the 3-4 defense has had ups and downs. KU hasn’t been consistent with it. Part of the reason for the switch was to get more speed on the field.

• Gill says he’s been up against the odds before in his life. He was against the odds when he became starting quarterback at Nebraska. He said that 98 percent of the people wouldn’t have said he was going to earn that spot.

• Gill says KU can’t turn the ball over. The defense has struggled, but the offense hasn’t helped with the giveaways. Turnover margin is a big equalizer. KU has to improve in that area.

Quarterback Jordan Webb has only had a couple instances in the last two weeks where he’s tried to do too much. But he’s still played extremely well. He’s very accurate. He’s improved, and he’s still only a sophomore.

Before college, the last two schools Gill chose between were Oklahoma and Nebraska. He said that made his first win as a player over OU a little more special.