Saying the second quarter has been unkind to Kansas University’s football team this season is like saying the Jayhawks have had a decent men’s basketball program over the years.
Having already been outscored in the frame by a combined total of 114-44, KU watched in horror as Iowa State took hold during the second quarter of Saturday’s Senior Day game at Memorial Stadium and didn’t let go until the 49-7 victory was complete.
“It was a frustrating second quarter,” KU interim head coach Tom Hayes said. “I thought we still competed through the first quarter, but the second quarter I didn’t think we hung in there. When things started going bad in the second quarter, I didn’t think we stood up offensively, defensively or in the kicking game.
“And I told them so at halftime.”
The Jayhawks managed to keep their composure in the first quarter, despite seeing Iowa State turn an almost-guaranteed blocked punt into a 48-yard gain and being held to minus-12 yards total offense.
Kansas trailed just 7-0 heading into the second 15-minute period before the wheels came off.
Iowa State led 28-0 at the half and was well on its way to its sixth win and likely berth in a postseason bowl game.
All the Jayhawks had to look forward to was a halftime tongue-lashing from Hayes.
“He was pretty upset at halftime,” KU sophomore quarterback Zach Dyer said. “He was saying we weren’t playing the way we should, especially in the second quarter. We had a big letdown and it really seemed like nothing could go our way.”
And how. When Kansas was forced to punt on the second play of the quarter, junior defensive back Matt Jordan leveled the Iowa State returner on a nifty hit, but was whistled for interference.
Two plays later a personal-foul penalty turned what would have been a third-and-two play from the ISU 46-yard line to a first-and-10 from the Jayhawks’ 39. The Cyclones grabbed a 14-0 lead soon after on the second of four first-half touchdowns by ISU running back Ennis Haywood.
“The second quarter we were just flat,” KU freshman linebacker Banks Floodman said. “We just needed to get up and hustle to the ball.”
The KU offense didn’t have much more success. The Jayhawks’ first drive was snuffed out by the first of red-shirt freshman Mario Kinsey’s career-high four interceptions. KU then had back-to-back three-and-out series, which were capped by punts of 22 and 30 yards respectively both giving the Cyclones possession on the Kansas 38.
After marching 41 yards to the Iowa State 39, the Jayhawks’ final drive of the half was thwarted when Kinsey’s pass to freshman wide receiver Brandon Rideau was caught, but stripped and then caught again by Iowa State linebacker Jeremy Loyd.
Kansas finished with a season-high six turnovers.
But while the second quarter spelled the Jayhawks’ demise against the Cyclones, the beginning of the end of the season probably came a few weeks earlier.
“It all goes back to the Missouri game,” KU senior cornerback Andrew Davison said of that 38-34 home loss on Oct. 20. “After we lost that game it got in the back of a lot of guys’ minds that we’re not going to a bowl game. A lot of guys didn’t play as hard as we were earlier in the season against Texas Tech and Colorado.
“We’re going to come out and play hard next week, but I’m looking forward to next year. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming back next year. Things will be a lot better next year.”
While KU (2-8 overall, 1-7 Big 12) was handed its sixth straight loss, the Cyclones (6-4, 4-4) clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since 1977 and ’78.
Iowa State likely is headed to either the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., or the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston.
“It’s frustrating we lost, but hats off to Iowa State,” Davison said. “They’re going to a bowl game now. They’re going to the HoustonGallery.com bowl or whatever kind of bowl they’re in. Hats off to them and hopefully they’ll go win a bowl game.”
Saying the second quarter has been unkind to Kansas University’s football team this season is like saying the Jayhawks have had a decent men’s basketball program over the years.
Having already been outscored in the frame by a combined total of 114-44, KU watched in horror as Iowa State took hold during the second quarter of Saturday’s Senior Day game at Memorial Stadium and didn’t let go until the 49-7 victory was complete.
“It was a frustrating second quarter,” KU interim head coach Tom Hayes said. “I thought we still competed through the first quarter, but the second quarter I didn’t think we hung in there. When things started going bad in the second quarter, I didn’t think we stood up offensively, defensively or in the kicking game.
“And I told them so at halftime.”
The Jayhawks managed to keep their composure in the first quarter, despite seeing Iowa State turn an almost-guaranteed blocked punt into a 48-yard gain and being held to minus-12 yards total offense.
Kansas trailed just 7-0 heading into the second 15-minute period before the wheels came off.
Iowa State led 28-0 at the half and was well on its way to its sixth win and likely berth in a postseason bowl game.
All the Jayhawks had to look forward to was a halftime tongue-lashing from Hayes.
“He was pretty upset at halftime,” KU sophomore quarterback Zach Dyer said. “He was saying we weren’t playing the way we should, especially in the second quarter. We had a big letdown and it really seemed like nothing could go our way.”
And how. When Kansas was forced to punt on the second play of the quarter, junior defensive back Matt Jordan leveled the Iowa State returner on a nifty hit, but was whistled for interference.
Two plays later a personal-foul penalty turned what would have been a third-and-two play from the ISU 46-yard line to a first-and-10 from the Jayhawks’ 39. The Cyclones grabbed a 14-0 lead soon after on the second of four first-half touchdowns by ISU running back Ennis Haywood.
“The second quarter we were just flat,” KU freshman linebacker Banks Floodman said. “We just needed to get up and hustle to the ball.”
The KU offense didn’t have much more success. The Jayhawks’ first drive was snuffed out by the first of red-shirt freshman Mario Kinsey’s career-high four interceptions. KU then had back-to-back three-and-out series, which were capped by punts of 22 and 30 yards respectively both giving the Cyclones possession on the Kansas 38.
After marching 41 yards to the Iowa State 39, the Jayhawks’ final drive of the half was thwarted when Kinsey’s pass to freshman wide receiver Brandon Rideau was caught, but stripped and then caught again by Iowa State linebacker Jeremy Loyd.
Kansas finished with a season-high six turnovers.
But while the second quarter spelled the Jayhawks’ demise against the Cyclones, the beginning of the end of the season probably came a few weeks earlier.
“It all goes back to the Missouri game,” KU senior cornerback Andrew Davison said of that 38-34 home loss on Oct. 20. “After we lost that game it got in the back of a lot of guys’ minds that we’re not going to a bowl game. A lot of guys didn’t play as hard as we were earlier in the season against Texas Tech and Colorado.
“We’re going to come out and play hard next week, but I’m looking forward to next year. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming back next year. Things will be a lot better next year.”
While KU (2-8 overall, 1-7 Big 12) was handed its sixth straight loss, the Cyclones (6-4, 4-4) clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since 1977 and ’78.
Iowa State likely is headed to either the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., or the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston.
“It’s frustrating we lost, but hats off to Iowa State,” Davison said. “They’re going to a bowl game now. They’re going to the HoustonGallery.com bowl or whatever kind of bowl they’re in. Hats off to them and hopefully they’ll go win a bowl game.”
Saying the second quarter has been unkind to Kansas University’s football team this season is like saying the Jayhawks have had a decent men’s basketball program over the years.
Having already been outscored in the frame by a combined total of 114-44, KU watched in horror as Iowa State took hold during the second quarter of Saturday’s Senior Day game at Memorial Stadium and didn’t let go until the 49-7 victory was complete.
“It was a frustrating second quarter,” KU interim head coach Tom Hayes said. “I thought we still competed through the first quarter, but the second quarter I didn’t think we hung in there. When things started going bad in the second quarter, I didn’t think we stood up offensively, defensively or in the kicking game.
“And I told them so at halftime.”
The Jayhawks managed to keep their composure in the first quarter, despite seeing Iowa State turn an almost-guaranteed blocked punt into a 48-yard gain and being held to minus-12 yards total offense.
Kansas trailed just 7-0 heading into the second 15-minute period before the wheels came off.
Iowa State led 28-0 at the half and was well on its way to its sixth win and likely berth in a postseason bowl game.
All the Jayhawks had to look forward to was a halftime tongue-lashing from Hayes.
“He was pretty upset at halftime,” KU sophomore quarterback Zach Dyer said. “He was saying we weren’t playing the way we should, especially in the second quarter. We had a big letdown and it really seemed like nothing could go our way.”
And how. When Kansas was forced to punt on the second play of the quarter, junior defensive back Matt Jordan leveled the Iowa State returner on a nifty hit, but was whistled for interference.
Two plays later a personal-foul penalty turned what would have been a third-and-two play from the ISU 46-yard line to a first-and-10 from the Jayhawks’ 39. The Cyclones grabbed a 14-0 lead soon after on the second of four first-half touchdowns by ISU running back Ennis Haywood.
“The second quarter we were just flat,” KU freshman linebacker Banks Floodman said. “We just needed to get up and hustle to the ball.”
The KU offense didn’t have much more success. The Jayhawks’ first drive was snuffed out by the first of red-shirt freshman Mario Kinsey’s career-high four interceptions. KU then had back-to-back three-and-out series, which were capped by punts of 22 and 30 yards respectively both giving the Cyclones possession on the Kansas 38.
After marching 41 yards to the Iowa State 39, the Jayhawks’ final drive of the half was thwarted when Kinsey’s pass to freshman wide receiver Brandon Rideau was caught, but stripped and then caught again by Iowa State linebacker Jeremy Loyd.
Kansas finished with a season-high six turnovers.
But while the second quarter spelled the Jayhawks’ demise against the Cyclones, the beginning of the end of the season probably came a few weeks earlier.
“It all goes back to the Missouri game,” KU senior cornerback Andrew Davison said of that 38-34 home loss on Oct. 20. “After we lost that game it got in the back of a lot of guys’ minds that we’re not going to a bowl game. A lot of guys didn’t play as hard as we were earlier in the season against Texas Tech and Colorado.
“We’re going to come out and play hard next week, but I’m looking forward to next year. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming back next year. Things will be a lot better next year.”
While KU (2-8 overall, 1-7 Big 12) was handed its sixth straight loss, the Cyclones (6-4, 4-4) clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since 1977 and ’78.
Iowa State likely is headed to either the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., or the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston.
“It’s frustrating we lost, but hats off to Iowa State,” Davison said. “They’re going to a bowl game now. They’re going to the HoustonGallery.com bowl or whatever kind of bowl they’re in. Hats off to them and hopefully they’ll go win a bowl game.”
Saying the second quarter has been unkind to Kansas University’s football team this season is like saying the Jayhawks have had a decent men’s basketball program over the years.
Having already been outscored in the frame by a combined total of 114-44, KU watched in horror as Iowa State took hold during the second quarter of Saturday’s Senior Day game at Memorial Stadium and didn’t let go until the 49-7 victory was complete.
“It was a frustrating second quarter,” KU interim head coach Tom Hayes said. “I thought we still competed through the first quarter, but the second quarter I didn’t think we hung in there. When things started going bad in the second quarter, I didn’t think we stood up offensively, defensively or in the kicking game.
“And I told them so at halftime.”
The Jayhawks managed to keep their composure in the first quarter, despite seeing Iowa State turn an almost-guaranteed blocked punt into a 48-yard gain and being held to minus-12 yards total offense.
Kansas trailed just 7-0 heading into the second 15-minute period before the wheels came off.
Iowa State led 28-0 at the half and was well on its way to its sixth win and likely berth in a postseason bowl game.
All the Jayhawks had to look forward to was a halftime tongue-lashing from Hayes.
“He was pretty upset at halftime,” KU sophomore quarterback Zach Dyer said. “He was saying we weren’t playing the way we should, especially in the second quarter. We had a big letdown and it really seemed like nothing could go our way.”
And how. When Kansas was forced to punt on the second play of the quarter, junior defensive back Matt Jordan leveled the Iowa State returner on a nifty hit, but was whistled for interference.
Two plays later a personal-foul penalty turned what would have been a third-and-two play from the ISU 46-yard line to a first-and-10 from the Jayhawks’ 39. The Cyclones grabbed a 14-0 lead soon after on the second of four first-half touchdowns by ISU running back Ennis Haywood.
“The second quarter we were just flat,” KU freshman linebacker Banks Floodman said. “We just needed to get up and hustle to the ball.”
The KU offense didn’t have much more success. The Jayhawks’ first drive was snuffed out by the first of red-shirt freshman Mario Kinsey’s career-high four interceptions. KU then had back-to-back three-and-out series, which were capped by punts of 22 and 30 yards respectively both giving the Cyclones possession on the Kansas 38.
After marching 41 yards to the Iowa State 39, the Jayhawks’ final drive of the half was thwarted when Kinsey’s pass to freshman wide receiver Brandon Rideau was caught, but stripped and then caught again by Iowa State linebacker Jeremy Loyd.
Kansas finished with a season-high six turnovers.
But while the second quarter spelled the Jayhawks’ demise against the Cyclones, the beginning of the end of the season probably came a few weeks earlier.
“It all goes back to the Missouri game,” KU senior cornerback Andrew Davison said of that 38-34 home loss on Oct. 20. “After we lost that game it got in the back of a lot of guys’ minds that we’re not going to a bowl game. A lot of guys didn’t play as hard as we were earlier in the season against Texas Tech and Colorado.
“We’re going to come out and play hard next week, but I’m looking forward to next year. We’ve got a lot of young talent coming back next year. Things will be a lot better next year.”
While KU (2-8 overall, 1-7 Big 12) was handed its sixth straight loss, the Cyclones (6-4, 4-4) clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since 1977 and ’78.
Iowa State likely is headed to either the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., or the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston.
“It’s frustrating we lost, but hats off to Iowa State,” Davison said. “They’re going to a bowl game now. They’re going to the HoustonGallery.com bowl or whatever kind of bowl they’re in. Hats off to them and hopefully they’ll go win a bowl game.”