Tight ends Coach Brandon Blaney talks with the KU football team in their last meeting in the hotel before leaving for Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

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Brian Luke, left, and David Ochoa read in the lobby of the Holiday Inn in Columbia, Mo. The Jayhawks are about to head off to Faurot Field to take on the Tigers.

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Shirts and pads lay ready for members of the KU football team.

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Members of the KU football team stretch before the game.

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Steve Gortmaker, standing, helps KU's Donnie Amadi stretch in the KU dressing room.

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From left, doctors Larry Magee and Laird Ingham in the KU dressing room.

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Jayhawks, from left, Austine Nwabuisi and Greg get their ankles taped in the KU locker room.

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Coach Pat Henderson goes over the first half performances with KU's running backs, from left, Brandon McAnderson, Jon Cornish, Clark Green, Austine Nwabuisi and John Randall, at halftime.

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Running back Clark Green.

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Quarterback Adam Barmann (7) slaps hands with all the players before heading off to the field.

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Linebacker Banks Floodman concentrates before kickoff.

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KU's Lyonel Anderson (86) listens to music as he and his teammates wait to head out to the field.

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The KU dressing room is quiet in Columbia, Mo. ,as the players wait for Coach Mangino to give them the word to head out to the field.

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KU's Brian Luke (14) attempts to throw the ball to a teammate during Saturday's game against Missouri.

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Quarterback Brian Luke (14) sits happily on the bench after throwing a touchdown in the first half. Sitting next to him, from left, are teammates Jon Cornish (29), Austine Nwabuisi (33) and Lyonel Anderson (86).

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Kansas University's David McMillan (92) sacks Missouri quarterback Brad Smith in the second half of KU's 31-14 victory. Smith was sacked six times and finished with minus-41 yards rushing in the setback Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

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Defensive back Charles Gordon slaps hands all around on the bench after intercepting a pass in the second half of the KU/MU game Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

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KU quarterback Adam Barmann signals a KU touchdown in the first half of the KU/MU game Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

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Coach Mangino hugs kicker Johnny Beck after he kicked a three-pointer in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Jayhawks.

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Coach Mark Mangino flashes a smile after the end of the KU/MU game Saturday in Columbia, Mo. The Jayhawks defeated the Tigers, 31-14.

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Coach Mangino waves to the KU fans as he heads down to the Kansas locker room. KU beat MU, 31-14, Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

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Banks Floodman, 5, holds up the game ball that the KU team captains presented to Coach Mangino following the KU/MU game.

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KU's defensive linemen pose for the camera.

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KU's quarterbacks pose for a photo with offensive coordinator Nick Quartaro.

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