LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas coach David Beaty is about as Texan as it gets, from his subtle drawl to his childhood days in Wylie, a decade spent coaching high schools and assistant stints at Rice and Texas A&M.Yet unlike his players from the Lone Star State, Beaty insists theres nothing special about facing the Longhorns.When youre playing those schools that maybe they went to camp at or maybe got recruited or didnt get recruited by, there is probably some emotion. Plus the affiliation with that state, Beaty said, but from my standpoint, its never really been like that. Im just a fan of football, period.Still, Beaty does have a unique understanding of the pressure for those involved with the Longhorns -- the pressure that has pushed their own coach, Charlie Strong, firmly onto the hot seat.Texas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) can become bowl-eligible by beating the Jayhawks (1-9, 0-7) on Saturday, but even that might not be enough to save Strongs job. The decision is expected to be made after the season.To his credit, Strong has remained diplomatic about his future.Theres no excuses. The losses are mounting, he said, and there are games that we should win, and we had our opportunities there and we didnt win them. But we still have a football team still competing and still playing hard, and thats what you like to see happen.It has been a season of near-misses for both teams.Last week was no exception.The Jayhawks led Iowa State deep into the third quarter before falling, 31-24. Texas spent the entire fourth quarter chasing the go-ahead touchdown in a 24-20 loss to West Virginia .That leaves both teams even more desperate heading into Saturday. Here are some things to watch:BOWLS MATTERThe Longhorns are accustomed to playing in big games, but even a less-heralded bowl game would be a positive step for a program that went 5-7 and missed out on the postseason last year.I watched a few of them. I was just really too, kind of upset to even watch a lot of them, Texas safety P.J. Locke said of the bowl season. I just watched a few of them, maybe the national championship and maybe a few others, and that was it, though.NARROW DEFEATSThe loss to West Virginia was hardly the only close call for the Longhorns, who lost by a touchdown to California, six points to Oklahoma and a field goal to Kansas State. If those games go the other direction, perhaps Strongs job security looks a little different.Its definitely frustrating, Texas wide receiver Collin Johnson said, and at the same time its encouraging because we know we can compete with anybody. Weve just got to just pull it together. Were so close, and weve just got to keep working and building off of what weve been doing.AILING JAYHAWKSBeaty said linebacker Marcquis Roberts will not return this season because of a shoulder injury and defensive end Anthony Olobia is out with a season-ending Achilles injury. Both seniors would have been playing their final game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.AS FOR KINNERKansas running back Keaun Kinner was also hurt against Iowa State, taking a wicked shot that left him with a bruised rib. But the Jayhawks are hopeful he will be able to play.He looked good in practice, Beaty said, so I feel good about him. I think hes going to be OK. We really need him to be OK. He ran really well the other night.SENIOR DAYKinner should be among the seniors playing their final home game, along with safety Fish Smithson, offensive lineman DAndre Banks and others. Many were recruited to Kansas by Charlie Weis, went through interim Clint Bowen and wrapped up their careers with their third head coach.The big thing for these guys, and weve been talking about it from the beginning, is the foundation that were laying here, Beaty said, regardless whether we were a bowl team or a team that was still doing foundational work. 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Zapatillas Air Max 90 Baratas . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.It was a mixed day for Australians in the NFL, with offensive lineman David Yankey cut by the Carolina Panthers and defensive end Adam Gotsis making the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.The Panthers announced on Saturday they had released Yankey, a 198cm tall, 141kg Sydney-born guard.It came just days after the San Francisco 49ers cut another Australian offensive lineman, Blake Muir.NFL teams had to reduce their squads from 75 to 53 on Saturday, ahead of Thursdays opening of the regular season.Yankeys release spoils an Aussie against Aussie match-up in Thursdays Super Bowl repeat to start the season between Gotsis champion Broncos against the runner-up Panthers.Australia will still be well represented in the NFL this season with Gotsis and punters Brad Wing (New York Giants), Jordan Berry (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Lachlan Edwards (New York Jets).Gotsis, a 195cm tall, 127kg rookie defensive end, is a rising star in the NFL, surviving Saturdays cuts to cement a place in the Broncos, who were ranked the No.1 defensive team in the NFL last year.Another Panther player cut on Saturday and well known to Australian sports fans was Eric Wallace, an American who made the jump from US college basketball to the AFL in 2012, where he was signed by North Melbourne.Wallace was attempting to make the Pantheers as a tight end.ddddddddddddYankey was a two-time All-American selection during his four-year stint with Stanford University, but struggled after being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and waived by the team ahead of the 2015 season.The Panthers signed Yankey to a futures contract in January, but he faced a tough task to make the team as cutting the Australian did not cost the team money and eat into their salary cap compared to other contracted players.A year ago Australias main focus at the 53-man roster deadline was NRL convert Jarryd Hayne, who made the 49ers.Hayne, who quit the 49ers in the off season in a failed attempt to make the Fiji rugby sevens Olympic team before returning to the NRL with the Gold Coast Titans, may have made the NFL team again.Haynes biggest rival at the 49ers for punt and kick return, Bruce Ellington, was ruled out for the season earlier this week with a torn hamstring.In the off season Australia had 10 potential NFL players, but Hayne defected and Yankey, Muir, punter Tom Hackett (New York Jets), kicker Brad Craddock (Cleveland Browns) and former AFL player and cornerback hopeful Joel Wilkinson (Arizona Cardinals) were cut. 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