• RB Darrian Miller showed outstanding determination and balance in wiggling his way to 53 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries.
• WR Andrew Turzilli made an impression at the end of the game, catching three balls for 37 yards and a touchdown.
• The defensive linemen couldn’t shed blockers.
• The linebackers couldn’t get to ballcarriers on the outside in time.
• The secondary couldn’t prevent the receivers from getting behind the defense, although Greg Brown, largely responsible for limiting Stephen Hill to one catch for four yards, covered well.
Nick KrugJayhawks routed, taunted in Waco
Programs headed in opposite directions
Matt Tait’s KU football notebook
Candidate for Game ball
• Punter Alonso Rojas twice gave Baylor horrible field position.
Candidate for Gassers
• The Kansas coaching staff didn’t have the team prepared, organized, disciplined or motivated to play Baylor.
Candidates for Game balls
• Dezmon Briscoe, a match for the Texas talent, had 101 receiving yards and returned a kick 98 yards for a touchdown.
• Johnathan Wilson had three catches for 64 yards, including a 47-yard reception.
Candidates for Gassers
• Cornerback Anthony Davis was burned by about a Texas county by James Kirkendoll for a touchdown.
• Kicker Jacob Branstetter, with a chance to show he should have been trusted to execute an onside kick against Texas Tech, couldn’t capably execute one when given a chance late in the first half.
Nick KrugCandidates for Game balls
• Jeff Spikes shifted to right guard and had a successful return to the starting offensive line.
Candidates for Gassers
• The entire secondary gave up four passes of 35 yards or longer.
• An extra gasser for Justin Thornton, who was flagged for a facemask penalty on third-and-14.
Candidates for Game balls
• Kerry Meier turned 10 receptions into 141 yards and two touchdowns.
• Jake Laptad had the biggest sack of the season.
• Ryan Murphy contributed two huge fourth-quarter plays, an interception and a third-down tackle.
Candidates for Gassers
• Football team.
• Basketball team.
Candidates for Game balls
• Despite being victimized by multiple drops, Todd Reesing completed 28 of 41 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns. He did not throw an interception.
• Filling in for injured Jake Sharp, freshman Toben Opurum rushed for 70 yards and two TDs and had three receptions for 50 yards. He made an outstanding one-handed catch.
• DE Maxwell Onyegbule returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown.
Candidates for Gassers
• Johnathan Wilson dropped a perfectly placed long pass from Reesing and was flagged for a pair of penalties.
• Justin Thornton for getting turned around in the end zone and burned for a touchdown.
Nick KrugKeegan: Reesing has game on strong
Candidates for Game balls
• QB Todd Reesing for continuing to be the best scrambler in the world.
• S Chris Harris was all over the field. He had seven tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass.
• RB Toben Opurum had a memorable debut, rushing for 79 yards and two TDs.
• WR Kerry Meier had 115 receiving yards and did an even better job of blocking.
Candidates for Gassers
• CB Anthony Davis was flagged three times for pass interference. The first was declined.
• WR Dezmon Briscoe, DT Jamal Greene, WR Raimond Pendleton and DE Jeff Wheeler for not working up a sweat during the game because of suspensions.
