Notebook: Turnovers plague Kansas in latest road loss

By Matt Tait     Nov 8, 2015

? All season, Kansas University football coach David Beaty has talked about controlling the things his team could control and being competitive by playing smart, mistake-free football.

Saturday, in a 59-20 loss at Texas, Kansas turned the ball over four times — three interceptions and a lost fumble in five cough-ups — and forced just one take-away.

“Awful,” Beaty said of KU’s performance in the ball security. “Can’t do it. We had a turnover fest out there.”

Howdy, partner

Prior to Saturday’s game, Beaty was presented with a black cowboy hat and silver spurs by UT officials.

The gesture is a customary tradition for all visiting coaches making their first trip to Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Despite it matching his attire perfectly, Beaty did not wear the lid during the game.

This and that…

The Jayhawks won Saturday’s opening coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff…. The Texas marching band honored its opponent by performing KU’s alma mater prior to kickoff…. KU safety Fish Smithson posted his sixth double-digit tackle effort of the season, tying a career-high with 13 stops…. Texas’ 598 yards of offense marked the eighth consecutive game that the KU defense has surrendered 500 or more yards…. Temperature at kickoff was 62 degrees, under cloudy skies with winds of 15 mph out of the north.

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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.