Ke’aun Kinner rushed for 145 yards on 14 carries.
Fish Smithson was in on 16 tackles, 14 solos, and had a strip-sack/fumble recovery on a huge play that preceded the game’s first touchdown.
Jayson Rhodes was flagged for a personal foul, leaving Kansas with a third-and-18 down in the second quarter.
Instead of waiting for a kickoff to dribble out of bounds and then grabbing the ball, LaQuvionte Gonzalez picked it up at the 9 and returned it to the 13, thereby costing the offense 27 yards of field position.
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Game Balls
Ben Heeney had 14 tackles, a sack and 3.5 tackles for 15 yards in loss.
Tevin Shaw blocked a field goal, downed a punt at the 4-yard line and recovered a fumble when most of the players on the field didn’t realize the play was still going.
Gassers
On KU’s first possession, after a three-and-out from the defense, Tony Pierson’s two runs set up a third-and-1 play. Mike Smithburg was called for a false start, making it third-and-6 and then a punt.
Trevor Pardula shanked a punt 20 yards, setting the table for a touchdown at the end of the first half, turning a six-point deficit into 10.