Offensive coordinator Nick Quartaro watches practice from the sideline with quarterbacks John Nielsen (12) and Adam Barmann.

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KU coaches and players prepare for the Missouri game Saturday by practicing into the darkness at Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas linebacker Gabriel Toomey listens as position coach Dave Doeren runs through a defensive set during practice.

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Junior linebacker Nick Reid (7) warms up with his teammates during the last full-pad practice of the season. The Jayhawks prepared Wednesday at Memorial Stadium for Saturday's game at Missouri.

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Safety Tony Stubbs (9) and wide receiver Dominic Roux (80) wander around during a five-minute break Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.

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Joe Vaughn, KU's starting center and last year's Big 12 Conference newcomer of the year, center, shows how much leverage makes a difference as he blocks a teammate during practice.

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"People can call the KU-Missouri football game anything they want, but it's always been a war," former KU coach and player Don Fambrough told the KU football team. The 82-year-old Jayhawk, who attends every KU football practice, addressed the players Thursday afternoon in Hadl Auditorium.

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Kansas University football players stretch before their final practice of the season. The gathering was moved inside Anschutz Pavilion because of the wet weather Thursday afternoon.

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