LAWRENCE — After a shaky start by Montell Cozart a week ago, Kansas coach Charlie Weis decided to throw a bunch of short passes early in Saturday’s game to give his young quarterback some confidence.Cozart had plenty of it by the end.The sophomore threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCay to break a fourth-quarter tie, then hit Corey Avery on a 30-yard strike with about 2 minutes remaining to seal a much-needed 24-10 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.“It felt real good to get some early completions,” said Cozart, who finished with 226 yards passing. “I just wanted to get the ball to my playmakers and I did that.”Tony Pierson ran 74 yards for a touchdown on the game’s opening play, but the teams mostly played to a stalemate until the throw to McCay with 13:23 left. The third-down throw was caught underneath the coverage, and McCay slipped the grasp of safety Dennis Nalor and scooted untouched the rest of the way.“The first half we played obviously very conservative,” Weis said. “(Cozart) completed most of those passes in the first half and in the second half we threw the ball downfield a bit.”Martez Walker had 56 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Chippewas (2-2), who were trying to start 2-0 on the road for the first time since 1985.
Cozart sends KU past Central Michigan
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