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Bradley McDougald was effective on offense, defense and special teams for KU in his true freshman season.

If only life were like an NCAA football video game, all of the Kansas Jayhawks' grid-iron problems would be solved.

Sure the loss to Missouri was probably Kansas' most disappointing of the past decade.A Not only did the Jayhawks lose a game, but they lost the Border Showdown, a chance at a third straight bowl game, a fifth straight six-win season, a fantastic senior class, and potentially a coaching staff all in a single, exceptionally close, and exciting ...

FIRST QUARTER Key play: Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing hit Dezmon Briscoe for a 7-yard touchdown pass that gave KU a 7-0 lead.Key stat: Reesing passed for 162 yards.SECOND QUARTER Key play: Briscoe fumbled to Missouris Carl Gettis at the KU 25, and Gettis returned it to the KU 5. MU would punch it in on a Derrick Washington 1-yard run that ...

If Bill Snyder is an authority on college football -- which would seem to be a fair evaluation -- then the Big 12's two best receivers are playing Saturday in Arrowhead.

Kerry Meier said soon after the allegations against KU coach Mark Mangino came out, he visited Mangino in his office.

Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee scores a touchdown while tackled by Kansas linebacker Justin Springer and linebacker Drew Dudley during the first half of their NCAA college football game Saturday in Lawrence.

After starting the season with five consecutive wins, the Jayhawks drop to 5-4 overall and 1-4 in the Big 12.

Kansas University coach Mark Mangino made it clear following last week's loss to Texas Tech that he'd do what was necessary to shore up his team's offensive line struggles, and on Saturday, that meant making a number of personnel changes.

As college football programs have evolved, becoming bigger and bigger, a new prevailing image has formed of the modern-day head coach: He is the multimillion-dollar CEO, the steward of the ship, a man with so many big-picture responsibilities that he hardly has time to coach his team.Kansas coach Mark Mangino does not see himself this way.

Key play: Kansas defensive end Jeff Wheeler sacked Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege, and KU's Max Onyegbule recovered at the Tech 3 and ran it in for a 7-0 KU lead.

For further evidence that seniority matters little to Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, check out the latest defensive depth chart, which features four freshmen in the starting lineup.

Kansas put itself in a hole immediately, destroying any pregame emotional momentum and putting KU fans in "we're really gonna need some lucky breaks" mode for most of three quarters.

At this time a year ago, Chris Harris was adjusting to a diminished role on Kansas' defense.

The most surprising thing about the Kansas football teams weekly gathering with reporters Tuesday was not that the Jayhawks spent a considerable amount of time talking about Texas Tech girls, KU girls and girlfriends of football players in general.

If the Jayhawks want to win even one more game this season, they're going to have to take some things away from the past two weeks.A Fortunately, if there really are a thousand lessons in defeat, Mark Mangino and company have plenty to work with.

Junior kicker Jacob Branstetter has hit two field goals, including a career-long 57-yarder, however the Jayhawks trail Oklahoma 14-6 at the half.

Kansas has been ranked in the Associated Press football Top 25 every week this season.

The Kansas Jayhawks made one thing pretty darned clear this week about Saturdays opponent, the 3-3, Sam-Bradfordless Oklahoma Sooners: It doesnt matter how many wheels are left on the Sooner Schooner when it pulls into Lawrence.From freshman Lubbock Smith: Its Oklahoma.From senior captain Jake Sharp: Its Oklahoma.From a guy who is just learning ...

There were the new faces, and there were the old faces in new places, and overall, Mark Mangino is relatively happy with the changes he made to his defense last week.xxxx Mangino, whose Jayhawks dropped seven spots to 24th in the Associated Press poll after losing to Colorado, used six new guys on defense -- safety Lubbock Smith, cornerback D.J.