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KU vs. MU

¢ Officials from the Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, Cotton and Holiday bowls were credentialed for Saturday's game. With the loss, Kansas may be headed to a non-BCS bowl like the Cotton or Holiday, but a BCS at-large bid is a possibility. Kansas needs to remain in the top 18 of the BCS standings through Dec. 2 to be eligible for selection.

A Missouri victory over Oklahoma next week in the Big 12 championship would be to KU's benefit, since it would give the Sooners three losses compared to the Jayhawks' one as the BCS bowls ponder whom to pick for their at-large options.

¢ Junior standout Anthony Collins started at left tackle Saturday, after missing the Iowa State game because of an undisclosed injury to his right leg. Collins hobbled badly during the entire fourth quarter, making him largely ineffective. He never left the game, though.

"We have a number of kids that definitely need a rest," KU coach Mark Mangino said. ": For a couple of weeks now, we've been a banged-up football team."

¢ Patrick Resby and Kendrick Harper did not start in the KU secondary on Saturday, both having missed previous games due to injuries. Chris Harris started at cornerback in place of Harper, while Justin Thornton may have taken over the strong-safety job for good after collecting 16 tackles Saturday.

Resby did play on special teams on the kickoff coverage unit.

¢ Todd Reesing's second-quarter interception on Saturday was the first pick he had thrown in his last 213 attempts, dating to the Kansas State game on Oct. 6.

The 213 attempts without a pick set a Big 12 Conference record for a single season, surpassing Reggie McNeal's 205 consecutive attempts in 2004. Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel went 254 attempts without an interception spanning two seasons.

¢ Arrowhead Stadium crews worked hard from the time the game ended to get the field prepared for the Kansas City Chiefs game at noon today. That included painting the end zones and getting the field back in playing shape.

Kansas and Missouri will play at Arrowhead again next year.

"It was a great setting," Mangino said. "The fans were into the game. I thought the Chiefs organization did all they could to do things the right way here. It was really a good atmosphere here."

¢ Missouri tried a trick fake field goal with 6:57 left in the first quarter. The holder caught the ball and immediately fired it toward the MU sideline, where an 11th player was lurking. William Franklin caught the ball, but was unable to get the first down, and Kansas took back possession.

¢ Having spent the whole season taking their time to snap the ball, the Jayhawks occasionally did some hurry-up offense against the Tigers to try to get MU off-balanced.

¢ Most of the Jayhawks wore sleeves to combat the bitter cold weather, but a few - Derek Fine, Kerry Meier, Marcus Herford and Brandon McAnderson, for starters - went short-sleeved in the freezing weather.

¢ Kansas is now 14-2 over its last 16 games dating back to last year, with Missouri being both of the losses.

¢ Jon Bible was referee in charge of the seven-man officiating crew out of the Big 12.

¢ Attendance was announced as 80,537, the second-largest crowd ever at Arrowhead Stadium. The largest was a Kansas City Chiefs game against the Oakland Raiders, which drew 82,094 in 1972.

¢ Temperature was 33 degrees at kickoff under clear skies, with winds blowing out of the south at 4 mph. It was the coldest game KU has played this season.