RB Khalil Herbert, a true freshman, turned a catch into a 35-yard gain and on his second carry he sprinted down the left sideline to a 66-yard touchdown.
Defensive end Dorance Armstrong showed his speed with three tackles for loss, two of them sacks.
C Jacob Bragg’s lousy snap to Montell Cozart in the shotgun turned the ball over to Memphis.
LG Jayson Rhodes twice was flagged for false starts.
QB Montell Cozart had turnovers on consecutive plays. After an unforced fumble, he started the next possession with a short pass right into the hands of defensive lineman Jonathan Wilson, who returned it 61 yards for a TD.
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Ke’aun Kinner rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown, averaging 7.1 yards per carry.
Kicker Nick Bartolotta continued his perfection and is 7 for 7 on extra points and 3 for 3 on field goals.
Montell Cozart repeatedly overthrew receivers on his way to completing 13 of 28 passes for 118 yards.
Michael Zunica was flagged for a personal foul in the second quarter with KU trailing 17-10 on a kickoff KU received. Instead of starting the possession at the 25, it started at the 13 and went three and out.
