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So far, the Big Ten coaches who picked new starting quarterbacks this season have had no regrets.The five first-year starters have a combined record of 8-1, three are in charge of teams ranked in the top half of the Top 25 and each is completing at least 60 percent of his passes.Wilton Speight of No. 4 Michigan has the seventh-highest passer rating in the country and a conference-leading seven touchdown passes. Bart Houston of No. 9 Wisconsin overcame a shaky start to help lead the Badgers season-opening upset of LSU. Tyler OConnor of No. 12 Michigan State completed 72 percent of his passes with three TDs against Furman in his only game.Indianas Richard Lagow has yet to throw an interception in two games. Though turnover-prone, Penn States Trace McSorley has shown to be a good fit for his teams new spread offense.A closer look at the new starters:WILTON SPEIGHTOK, Speight was intercepted on his first pass of the season. He hasnt thrown once since and is completing 70 percent of his throws. With 10 pass plays of 20 yards or longer through two games, he has given the Wolverines (2-0) a downfield threat. Hes been sacked just twice.Last Saturday, when Michigan struggled to run against UCF, Speight was 25 of 37 for 312 yards and four touchdowns.Coach Jim Harbaugh said hes been impressed with Speights arm strength and, more recently, the touch hes developed.Hes an ascending player in all regards, Harbaugh said. The good thing about Wilton has been that his improvements have stuck. Once he takes a step forward or two steps forward, you dont see the step back.BART HOUSTONWisconsin fans were a bit worried during the opener against LSU. Houston threw a horrid interception into triple coverage and had another pass picked off and returned for a touchdown. But with the Badgers (2-0) down 14-13 in the fourth quarter, Houston completed all three of his passes on the drive that set up their winning field goal.The 23-year-old Houston has thrown no interceptions since, and he was extremely sharp in the Badgers easy win over Akron last week.Im proud of the way he competes and approaches every day with a sense of urgency, coach Paul Chryst said. I felt hes certainly made some good throws and plays for us. Also, I thought hes handled it when it hasnt gone well. There are a lot of things and areas we can work on and need to improve, but I love his approach.TYLER OCONNORThe play-calling was limited when OConnor helped lead Michigan State to its upset of Ohio State in Columbus in his only start last year, and the full breadth of the offense wasnt on display when he went 13 of 18 for 190 yards and three TDs in the 28-13 win over FCS Furman in the opener.Saturdays game at No. 18 Notre Dame will be a better gauge. OConnors experience at Ohio State last year should help.Hes going to have another opportunity to grow this Saturday night, coach Mark Dantonio said.RICHARD LAGOWThe junior-college transfer is third in the Big Ten with 253 yards passing per game, and hes hitting 64 percent with no turnovers.He completed his first six passes and finished 17 of 27 for 266 yards and three TDs as Indiana (2-0) beat Ball State 30-20 last week. Through two games he has nine pass plays of 20 yards or longer, including a 79-yarder for a TD against Ball State.For sure hes met our expectations, coach Kevin Wilson said. Hes had very few decisions that have been questioned as far as, `Why are you going there forcing the ball? I dont know if hes exceeded expectations, but hes played really good out of the gate.TRACE MCSORLEYMcSorleys has decent passing numbers for Penn State (1-1) -- a 61-percent completion rate, 271 yards a game, three touchdowns, one interception.His biggest issue is fumbles. In the 33-13 win over Kent State, one of was returned for a touchdown. In the 42-39 loss at Pittsburgh, two of his fumbles led to Panthers touchdowns.Coach James Franklin said McSorley has managed the games well and has mostly made good decisions.The area we have to get better is securing the ball as a ball-carrier or getting hit in the pocket, Franklin said. Too many balls on the ground. Thats the main thrust for us. First two starts, hes done some nice things.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org Cheap Sneakers Ireland Fast Shipping . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Authentic Sneakers Ireland From China . He says so-called TRT is only one problem and he wants to go even further than the ban. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Just as the video celebrating his first 600 wins was wrapping up, Kansas coach Bill Self turned to his left and saw Frank Mason III, extending a ball to him to commemorate the milestone.It was fitting: Nobody did more to deliver Selfs most recent victory.The sparkplug point guard poured in 30 points to match his career high, Devonte Graham and Josh Jackson also had starring roles, and the third-ranked Jayhawks cruised to a 105-62 victory over Missouri-Kansas City on Tuesday night to give their coach a win 24 years in the making.Its really cool to see all the guys who have been a part of this before and been before me, said Jackson, who had 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. To be part now feels good.Indeed, more than a dozen of Selfs former players appeared on the video, ranging from Cole Aldrich and Mario Chalmers to Tony Heard, one of the coachs early stars at Tulsa.We tried to get him to cry, Jackson said, but he was like, `Nah, not happening.Self is the ninth-fastest coach to reach 600 wins, just behind Phog Allen, whose name adorns Kansas building. The former Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Illinois coach is 394-84 with the Jayhawks, and Selfs mark of 212-9 at Allen Fieldhouse is downright absurd considering the Jayhawks typically rugged schedule.The video was really good. I had no idea, Self said. Seeing some of those men, those guys were just kids when we had them, and some of them are over 40 years old now. Seeing some of those guys up there, that was very meaningful. That was very cool.Graham was 6 of 8 from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points for the Jayhawks (8-1), while Svi Mykhailiuk added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.LaVell Boyd had 17 points for the Roos, who have never beaten Kansas in seven tries.Of course, this game against UMKC (6-4) was essentially over the moment the contract was signed.Kansas opened a 10-point lead before the 4-minute mark, extended the advantage to 51-35 by the break, then reeled off the first 10 points of the second half to put it away.Thats not to say Self enjoyed every minutte of his milestone win.ddddddddddddThere was the pass that Jackson threw to the second row of seats late in the first half. There were the missed block-outs by Landen Lucas that gave the Roos extra opportunities. And there was a turnover that prompted Self to let rip a PG-13 tirade that could be heard almost everywhere in an otherwise quiet gym.What are you guys doing? he asked. What are you frickin doing?Hardly missing a shot. The Jayhawks were 15 of 27 from beyond the arc, shot 57 percent for the game and rolled to their nation-leading 45th consecutive victory at Allen Fieldhouse.Not to mention a memorable win for their coach.I cant even fathom that, Roos coach Kareem Richardson said of Selfs 600th victory, but thats an awesome feat. And hell have a heck of a lot more wins to go with that.NO CRYING IN BASKETBALLThere were plenty of hugs for Self in the locker room, and Jackson said some of the players tried to get their coach to cry. Success? Nah, they werent going to do that, Self said. All Ive got to do is think about how we shoot free throws -- I cry when Im that mad.UMKCS MAIN GOALThe Roos hardly planned to roll over, but they also kept things in perspective. I mean, at the end of the day, we still want to get better as a team as well. Thats all we wanted to do tonight is get better, Boyd said. Asked whether that happened, he replied: Not really.BIG PICTUREUMKC could sorely use senior guard Martez Harrison, the teams second-leading scorer. He missed his fourth consecutive game while serving an indefinite suspension due to a violation of school policy.Kansas has not been tested through the first four games of a six-game homestand. The closest anybody has come to the Jayhawks was Stanford, which lost 89-74 last weekend. That was also the only time Kansas has been held under 90 points during those four games.UP NEXTUMKC plays Division II school William Jewell on Saturday.Kansas plays former Big 12 rival Nebraska on Saturday. ' ' '