passes in limited action as a freshman.PLEASED TO MEET YOU: The Jayhawks and Rams have never met. In fact, Kansas has not played a team from the Colonial Athletic Association since losing 33-7 to Villanova on Nov. 1, 1940.FRESH FACES: Both teams will have newcomers in the mi

Connacht rediscovered their title-winning form to hand Guinness PRO12 leaders Ulster a 30-25 defeat in a pulsating seven-try clash at the Sportsground.The westerners brilliantly secured just their second victory in 21 clashes with the Ulstermen, and in the process pocketed their second successive try-scoring bonus point.First-half tries from Jack Carty, man-of-the-match Cian Kelleher and James Connolly fired Pat Lams men into a 22-8 half-time lead, with Craig Gilroy notching Ulsters only five-pointer while Connacht prop Conor Carey was in the sin-bin.Ulsters resurgence started with early second-half tries from Rory Best and Jared Payne, bringing them level within five minutes, but Kelleher completed his brace and Carty kicked a 60th-minute penalty as Les Kiss side lost for the first time this season.The sidelined trio of Matt Healy, Kieran Marmion and Peter Robb took Connachts list of injured or unavailable players to 20, but a barnstorming run from hooker Dave Heffernan had the hosts in scoring range within two minutes.Caolin Blade also wriggled free before his half-back partner Carty weaved through to score under the posts and convert. Paddy Jackson settled Ulster down with a penalty, and a lovely offload from former Connacht prop Rodney Ah You set Payne free over halfway. Connacht survived a couple of sustained bouts of pressure in their 22, with Jake Heenan and Carey both forcing ruck penalties.Connacht showed the visitors how to do it with two superb tries in the 25th and 26th minutes. From an extended spell of attacking, the forwards and Bundee Aki sucked in the defenders and Tiernan OHallorans arcing pass sent Kelleher stepping inside Tommy Bowe to score wide on the left.Carty hit the post with the difficult conversion but added the extras to Connollys effort as Connacht swept through soft Ulster defending straight from the restart.Kelleher, Blade and OHalloran were all prominent in a swashbuckling surge, with replacement flanker Connolly barrelling over from close range.Ulster came storming back, a run of penalties leading to Connacht tighthead Carey seeing yellow for side-entry at an advancing maul. In the next phase, Paul Marshalls floated pass put Gilroy over in the left corner.Jackson failed to convert from out wide before a Kelleher-inspired attack saw Carty punish further Ulster indiscipline with a 38th-minute penalty, reopening a 14-point margin. However, Ulster re-emerged in much better shape, a maul causing enough damage for Best to plunge over just two minutes in. Jackson converted for 22-15.Bowe then scythed through off a quick lineout and fed stand-in skipper Payne for a slick seven-pointer. Connacht were far from deflated, an overcooked touchfinder from Jackson inviting the westerners forward and OHalloran and Craig Ronaldson combined to release Kelleher for the corner and the bonus-point score.With the hosts maintaining their control of the breakdown, Carty nailed a long-range penalty on the hour mark. 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He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec.LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The energy and passion David Beaty managed to sustain throughout a moribund first season at Kansas was perhaps the most impressive thing to come out of the Jayhawks winless campaign.All that fire could begin paying off in more tangible ways this season.The Jayhawks begin year No. 2 of their coachs vast rebuilding job Saturday night against Rhode Island, a lower-division bottom-dweller. It may be the only game Kansas is favored to win all season, and a crucial early-season barometer for the state of Beatys downtrodden program.You know, winning cures a lot, he said this week. I think getting off to a fast start here would be a big, big deal for us. If I didnt talk about it or say that, then I would be remiss.The Jayhawks started Beatys tenure with a thud, losing to South Dakota State in his first game on the sideline. Things never got a whole lot better in a series of lopsided losses to everyone from Memphis to Oklahoma to down-the-road rival Kansas State.Of course, that wasnt entirely Beatys fault.The revolving door of failed head coaches, from Turner Gill to Charlie Weis, left the locker room bereft of talent. Season-ending injuries to the top three quarterbacks left a freshman taking snaps. And an aging eyesore of a stadium has made the game-day atmosphere in Lawrence a snoozefest.To be sure, Beaty has faced an uphill challenge ever since arriving from Texas A&M.Hey, listen, everybodys working hard. Everybodys doing what were doing, Beaty said. Now its going to be who is the smartest football team, who can execute accurately in all three phases, and for us, were guarding against that. Were guarding against the fact that you think you worked hard, so you just deserve to win. You know, everybodys working hard.That no doubt includes the Rams, who won just once last year.Ive told our defensive coaches and our plaayers that weve got to have a stalwart defense, Rams coach Dave Fleming said.ddddddddddddWe need to be able to go out, compete and get off the field. We need to create as many opportunities as we can giving our offense a short field.Thats because Rhode Island struggled to move the ball last season, getting shutout by Syracuse in its opener and held to single touchdowns by Albany and Stony Brook.As the Jayhawks and Rams prepare to meet, here are five things to watch:KANSAS QB: Beaty refused to identify a starter ahead of Saturdays game. Montell Cozart, Ryan Willis and Carter Stanley are all in the mix. Ive just got to go into the game with the mindset of when Im in there, controlling what I can, said Cozart, who is returning from a season-ending knee injury.RHODE ISLAND QB: Wesley McKoy beat out senior Paul Mroz and redshirt freshman Jordan Vazzano for the starting job. McKoy completed 56 percent of his passes in limited action as a freshman.PLEASED TO MEET YOU: The Jayhawks and Rams have never met. In fact, Kansas has not played a team from the Colonial Athletic Association since losing 33-7 to Villanova on Nov. 1, 1940.FRESH FACES: Both teams will have newcomers in the mix, but keep an eye on Kansas wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez. The once high-profile recruit transferred from Texas A&M and will be playing for the first time since Dec. 29, 2014, a span of 614 days.AS FOR THE RAMS: Keep an eye on running back Harold Cooper, who has gained at least 100 all-purpose yards in eight straight games last season. Their running back is very talented, Beaty said. Hes also very talented in the return game and he will be a challenge to contain.---Online: AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '