Mundine’s career day is one for the ages

By Matt Tait     Nov 15, 2014

TCU 34, KANSAS 30

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Kansas tight end Jimmay Mundine is congratulated by running backs coach Reggie Mitchell and teammates Ben Johnson (84) and Ed Fink (45) after his touchdown against TCU during the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Memorial Stadium.

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Senior tight end Jimmay Mundine turned in one of the all-time great receiving games by a Kansas tight end against TCU on Saturday in a 34-30 loss.

His seven-catch, 137-yard afternoon, which included a 13-yard touchdown reception and a 67-yard catch and run that set up another TD, was the most by a KU tight end since 1974, which is as far back as the KU records go.

“That one run he had was nothing short of amazing,” KU coach Clint Bowen said of the 67-yard scamper that featured several nifty moves by Mundine.

The early TD catch was his sixth of the season and his 100-yard day combined with that from Nigel King (5-128) marked the first time since 2009 that a KU pass-catching duo has topped the century mark in the same game.

Junior quarterback Michael Cummings’ career-high 332 passing yards also marked the most by a KU quarterback since Todd Reesing threw for 338 yards against Duke in September of 2009.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.