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Crossing the Border, Day 3

The sun was long gone by the time a practice ended this week at Memorial Stadium. Coaches and players huddled around KU coach Mark Mangino before boarding buses to head back to their dressing rooms. View photo »
Offensive lineman David Ochoa listens to coach Mark Mangino after practice. View photo »
Injured quarterbacks Jason Swanson (8), Adam Barmann (7) and John Nielsen watch from the sideline during practice. View photo »
KU quarterback Brian Luke shovels the ball to a running back. View photo »
KU’s offensive line watches film of Missouri’s defense. View photo »
Members of the offensive line listen as coach Nick Quartaro outlines their assignments on Friday afternoon. From left, the players are Matt Thompson, Bob Whitaker, John Cannon, David Ochoa, Tony Coker and Travis Dambach. View photo »
KU quarterback Brian Luke flips the ball to a running back during practice Friday before the team boarded the bus for Columbia, Mo. View photo »
After an abbreviated non-contact practice Friday, the players gathered around coach Mangino in the Anschutz facility on campus. View photo »
On the road to Columbia, Mo., a few Kansas University football defenders watch a movie on ceiling-mounted monitors. Charlton Keith, right, was rapt Friday, while Rodney Harris, behind Keith, and Greg Tyree dozed off. View photo »
KU cornerback coach Earnest Collins is deep in thought as a bus carrying members of KU's defensive unit rolls through the Missouri countryside. View photo »
As the squad arrived Friday night at the Holiday Inn in Columbia, Mo., the players picked up their room keys before heading to dinner. From left are Kenneth Thompson, Nick McCaslin, Duke Pfitzinger, Charlton Keith and Todd Haselhorst. View photo »