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Ft. Worth Pre-Bowl

Kansas head coach Mark Mangino talks with members of the media during Thursday’s press conference in Fort Worth. View photo »
Houston head coach Art Briles talks with members of the media at the Fort Worth Bowl press conference Thursday. View photo »
KU's David Ochoa talks with the media at Thursday's press conference in Fort Worth. View photo »
The Fort Worth Bowl football. View photo »
Kansas coach Mark Mangino, left, cracks a joke — prompting a laugh from Houston coach Art Briles — during a Fort Worth Bowl news conference. Coaches and players met the press Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. View photo »
KU senior standout Nick Reid meets the press. View photo »
Members of the media question Kansas head coach Mark Mangino during the Fort Worth Bowl press conference Thursday. View photo »
Kansas University’s Kerry Meier (10) and Caleb Blakesley visit Mick Brown, 3, of Arlington, Texas, who suffered a spiral fracture of his right femur while playing football. A group of Jayhawk and Houston players visited Cook Children’s Hospital on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas, to give gifts and autographs to children as part of their Fort Worth Bowl experience. View photo »
Houston and KU players gather around Mona Castillo, 9, of Bridgeport, Texas. View photo »
Kansas University players Kerry Meier, left, and Angus Quigley visit with Chris Gomez, 16, at Cook Children’s Hospital on Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas. View photo »
Kerry Meier signs an autograph for Amanda Baca, 9, of Arlington, Texas, Wednesday at the Cook Children's Hospital. Players from KU and Houston visited patients and their families at the hospital while in Fort Worth for the upcoming Fort Worth Bowl. View photo »
KU's Justin Thornton talks with Chris Gomez, 16, of Arlington, Texas, Wednesday at Cook Children's Hopsital. A group of Jayhawks and Houston Cougars visited with children at the hospital in Fort Worth. View photo »
KU's Justin Thornton, left, and Houston's Tristen Robertson visit with Mick Brown, 3, of Arlington, Texas, who was at Cook Children's Hospital with a broken leg from playing football. Players from both teams visited the hospital Wednesday while preparing for the Fort Worth Bowl. View photo »
KU's Angus Quigley signs an autograph for Amanda Baca, 9, at the Cook Children's Hospital Wednesday. View photo »
Cook Children's Hospital staff watch the Jayhawks and Cougars visit with patients at the hospital Wednesday. View photo »
Justin Thornton uses teammate Angus Quigley as a table to sign an autograph for Allie, 7, and her mother Misty Ueckert of Ballinger, Texas. The Ueckerts were getting autographs for Allie's brother, Trent, 13, not pictured, who was at the Cook Children's Hospital for cancer treatment. View photo »
Kansas University’s Justin Thornton gives an autographed poster to Rayna Smith, 10, of Mansfield, Texas, as her father, Beau, watches at left. The Jayhawk and Houston Cougar players visited patients Wednesday at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. View photo »
KU football players Nick Reid, left, and Charlton Keith participate in a hypnosis exercise Tuesday at a reception for Fort Worth Bowl teams. View photo »
KU's Aqib Talib, right, spars with a Houston player at the begining of the evening at Billy Bob's. Tensions briefly rose before a presentation at the bar and restaurant where both teams were treated to food and entertainment Tuesday. View photo »
Mark Mangino and Lew Perkins laugh at Micah Brown's impersonation of the head coach during a hypnotist skit at Fort Worth. View photo »
Jason Swanson laughs at the antics of a hypnotist at Billy Bob’s Texas, the largest honky tonk in the world. Both the KU and Houston players were treated to dinner and entertainment Tuesday evening. View photo »
KU's Banks Floodman laughs at the KU players on stage alongside Houston players who were hypnotized for the crowd's enjoyment Tuesday. The entertainment and food were provided by the Fort Worth Bowl. View photo »
KU's Rodney Allen gets some barbecue during a reception for KU and Houston players Tuesday. View photo »
Kansas University coach Mark Mangino leads his team off the field after workouts for the Fort Worth Bowl. The Jayhawks met the media after practice Tuesday in Burleson, Texas. View photo »
Kansas University quarterback Jason Swanson (8) unloads a pass under the watchful eye of KU coach Mark Mangino. The Jayhawks held their first Fort Worth Bowl practice in Texas on Monday in Burleson. View photo »
KU's Mark Simmons talks with members of the media after Tuesday's practice. View photo »
Senior linebacker Kevin Kane talks about KU’s defense. View photo »
Kansas University running back Clark Green plays some pool at a reception for the Jayhawks and their Fort Worth Bowl opponents, the Houston Cougars, Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday. View photo »
Kansas University defender Jermial Ashley talks about playing in his hometown for the Fort Worth Bowl. View photo »
Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino shares a laugh with media members after practice. The Jayhawks worked out Tuesday in Burleson, Texas. View photo »
Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino directs the Jayhawks during their first practice in Texas. KU held an open practice Monday in Burleson, Texas. View photo »
Coach Mark Mangino watches some of his players work on offense during practice at Burleson High School in Burleson, TX Monday afternoon. View photo »
Senior cornerback Marcus Hicks (10) and Junior cornerback Kenneth Thompson(2) work through some drills during practice Monday afternoon at Burleson High School in Burleson, TX. View photo »
Kansas linebacker Banks Floodman (5) and safety James Holt (12) work on a loose-ball drill. View photo »
Sophomore defensive tackle James McClinton works through some drills during practice in Burleson, TX Monday afternoon. View photo »
Kansas University Football team works drills during practice at Burleson High School Monday afternoon in Burleson, TX. View photo »
KU senior wide receiver Mark Simmons works through a receiving drill during practice at Burleson High. View photo »
Senior quarterback Jason Swanson works on offense during practice at Burleson High School Monday afternoon in Burleson, TX. View photo »
Senior quarterback Jason Swanson catches a hike during practice at Burleson High School Monday afternoon in Burleson, TX. The Kansas Jayhawks will be going head to head against the Houston Cougars this Friday in the Fort Worth Bowl. View photo »