Orange Bowl: Jayhawks Return
Kansas University’s Kerry Meier, left, signs an autograph for Mark Downing, of Topeka, as hundreds of KU fans greet the Jayhawk football team in Topeka as it arrived Friday afternoon fresh from its historic Orange Bowl victory against Virginia Tech. View photo »
Justin Thornton greets fans at Forbes Field. The Jayhawks returned on Friday, January 4, 2008, from their victory at the Orange Bowl. View photo »
KU's Kerry Meier signs an autograph for 11-year-old Victoria Kaufman, of Lawrence, on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at Allen Fieldhouse. View photo »
KU fans line up to welcome back the Jayhawks on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 as they return to Lawrence from Miami. View photo »
Jayhawk fans welcome back the KU football team Friday, Dec. 4, 2008 as they return from winning the Orange Bowl. More than 150 fans showed up at Allen Fieldhouse to welcome the team. View photo »
Alexandrea Perkins displayed a poster of coach Mark Mangino wearing a crown of oranges when the football team returned to Lawrence. View photo »
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