Kansas players converge but cannot block a field goal from Rice kicker Chris Boswell during ...

A drum major leads the Kansas Marching Band onto the field prior to kickoff against ...

Kansas running back Taylor Cox warms up prior to kickoff against Rice on Saturday, Sept. ...

Kansas head coach Charlie Weis watches from the sidelines during the first quarter on Saturday, ...

Kansas defensive end Toben Opurum (35) flexes his muscles next to linebacker Ben Heeney after ...

Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist fires a pass to receiver Daymond Patterson (15) Rice during the ...

Kansas running back Tony Pierson takes off on a run agains the Rice defense during ...

Kansas running back Tony Pierson is stiff armed by a game official while being tackled ...

Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist (10) celebrates a Jayhawk touchdown with defensive end Toben Opurum (35) ...

Kansas tight end Jimmay Mundine heads into the endzone for a touchdown past Rice corner ...

Kansas tight end Mike Ragone heads up the sideline after pulling in a second-quarter catch ...

Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist fires a pass to a receiver against Rice during the second ...

A field goal from Rice kicker Chris Boswell sails over a pack of lunging Jayhawks ...

Kansas head coach Charlie Weis and the bench watch a missed field goal attempt by ...

Kansas running back Taylor Cox looks to break through the Rice defense during the fourth ...

Kansas running back Taylor Cox is tailed by Rice cornerback Malcolm Hill during the third ...

Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist throws to a receiver against the Rice defense during the fourth ...

Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist throws over Rice linebacker Kyle Prater during the third quarter on ...

Kansas players Jimmay Mundine (41) Michael Reynolds (55) and Greg Brown (5) sing the Alma ...

Kansas running back Tony Pierson makes a cut as he is tailed by Rice safety ...

Kansas linebacker Tunde Bakare drags down Rice quarterback Taylor McHargue during the third quarter on ...

The Kansas offense huddles together late in the game against Rice during the fourth quarter ...

Kansas tight end Trent Smiley comes to the side of kicker Ron Doherty following the ...

Kansas defenders Lubbock Smith (1) and Tunde Bakare (17) force Rice receiver Luke Willson out ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas fans react to a second quarter touchdown during Kansas’ against Rice ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ Brandon Bourbon (25) is stopped short of the end zone during ...

Kansas’ Jimmay Mundine celebrates his first half touchdown during Kansas’ game against Rice Saturday, Sept. ...

Kansas’ Dayne Crist (10) makes adjustments at the line of scrimmage during Kansas’ game against ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas players scramble to recover a fumble during their game against Rice ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ Schyler Miles (32) forces Rice’s Donte Moore to fumble the kickoff ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ Daymond Patterson (15) is unable to pull down the ball in ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ Tony Pierson looks for running room after avoiding a tackle during ...

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ Daymond Patterson (15) prepares to run onto the field with the ...