LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lagerald Vick scored 23 points, Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 and fourth-ranked Kansas routed Tennessee State 92-56 on Friday night in its lone tuneup before facing No. 5 Kentucky in the Champions Classic.

Devonte Graham added 10 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for the short-handed Jayhawks, who played without five-star prospect Billy Preston. The touted freshman forward was suspended for the opener after he missed curfew Thursday night and failed to show up for class Friday.

That wasn’t the only message coach Bill Self sent, either. Mississippi State transfer Malik Newman lost his starting job to freshman Marcus Garrett after a lousy practice this week.

Newman still finished with 12 points off the bench as the hot-shooting Jayhawks won their 43rd straight home opener. Garrett added 10 points while 7-footer Udoka Azubuike, who missed most of last year with a wrist injury, contributed 13 points and six boards in his return.

Darreon Reddick had 20 points and Delano Spencer had 14 for the Tigers, who watched the longer, stronger Jayhawks use a 14-0 run in the opening minutes to build a 56-27 lead by halftime.

Kansas made its first nine shots and wound up shooting 60 percent for the game.

The Jayhawks got sloppy early in the second half, turning the ball over five times in a 5-minute span, and their seven-man rotation appeared to wear down. But their opponent from the Ohio Valley was still overmatched, unable to string together enough buckets to make a run.

That probably won’t be the case against the Wildcats on Tuesday night.

Kansas and Kentucky are playing the nightcap of the annual doubleheader in Chicago, a matchup of two of college basketball’s bluebloods. It should be an early barometer for teams with national championship aspirations, and an intimidating venue for Preston to make his collegiate debut.

The Wildcats overcame a sluggish start to beat Utah Valley in their opener Friday night.

BIG PICTURE

Tennessee State was overmatched in just about every facet, though the Tigers never gave up. That should serve them well not only against Texas and Purdue later in the non-conference season but when they open conference play in late December.

Kansas had a depth issue Friday night that should be somewhat assuaged later this season. Preston is due back next week, and Arizona State transfer Sam Cunliffe becomes eligible in December. But if injuries hit this season, the Jayhawks could require massive big minutes from a short bench.

UP NEXT

Tennessee State gets a substantially easier test next in NAIA member Reinhardt on Monday night.

Kansas heads to Chicago to face the No. 5 Wildcats, who won both previous meetings in the Champions Classic. They’ll take the floor after top-ranked Duke plays No. 2 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

— Associated Press —

ATLANTA – Kansas senior guard Devonte’ Graham and redshirt-sophomore guard Malik Newman have been named to the 50-member Citizen Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday. This is the 50th year for the award and Kansas’ Frank Mason III won the 2017 Naismith Trophy.

The 2017-18 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, Graham is one of two returning starters for Kansas this upcoming season. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native is also on the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and Oscar Robertson Trophy watch lists. Graham is a two-time All-Big 12 selection, earning second-team honors last season and honorable mention accolades in 2015-16. He is KU’s leading returning scorer from 2016-17 at 13.4 points per game, which was 13th in the league. He ranked third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.3, second in 3-point field goals made per game (2.6) and sixth in assists (4.1). Graham enters the 2017-18 season with 1,075 career points, which is 45th on the KU record list. His 186 3-pointers made are eighth on the KU career chart.

The 2017-18 Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and preseason honorable mention all-conference selection, Newman transferred to Kansas from Mississippi State following the 2015-16 season. The Jackson, Mississippi, native averaged 11.3 points and started 22 of 29 games at Mississippi State his freshman season. He scored a career-high 25 points against Ole Miss (Jan. 23, 2016) which included seven 3-point field goals made.

This past August Newman led Kansas in scoring in its 4-0 exhibition trip to Italy averaging 18.5 points per game. Included was a 32-point effort in the finale against the Italy All-Stars. In KU’ three exhibition wins earlier this season, Newman averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

The 50 Naismith Trophy watch list candidates will be trimmed to 30 midseason on Feb. 14, 2018. Those student-athletes not on the 50 watch list are still eligible for the midseason team.

No. 4/3 Kansas will open the 2017-18 regular season against Tennessee State, Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse. The game will start at 8 p.m. (Central) and be televised on ESPNU.

Citizen Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
Jaylen Adams (Sr., G, St. Bonaventure)
Deng Adel (Jr., F, Louisville)
Rawle Alkins (So., G, Arizona)
Grayson Allen (Sr., G, Duke)
KeVaughn Allen (Jr., G, Florida)
Deandre Ayton (Fr., F, Arizona)
Marvin Bagley III (Fr., F, Duke)
Mohamed Bamba (Fr., F, Texas)
Joel Berry II (Sr., G, UNC)
Trevon Bluiett (Sr., G, Xavier)
Bennie Boatwright (Jr., F, USC)
Miles Bridges (So., G/F, Michigan State)
Bruce Brown (So., G, Miami)
Jalen Brunson (Jr., G, Villanova)
Jeffrey Carroll (Sr., G, Oklahoma State)
Jevon Carter (Sr., G, West Virginia)
Wendell Carter Jr. (Fr., F, Duke)
Bonzie Colson (Sr., F, Notre Dame)
Mike Daum (Jr., F, South Dakota State)
Tyler Davis (Jr., C, Texas A&M)
Angel Delgado (Sr., C, Seton Hall)
Hamidou Diallo (Fr., G, Kentucky)
Trevon Duval (Fr., G, Duke)
Vince Edwards (Sr., F, Purdue)
Matt Farrell (Sr., G, Notre Dame)
Marcus Foster (Sr., G, Creighton)
DEVONTE’ GRAHAM (SR., G, KANSAS)
Ethan Happ (Jr., F, Wisconsin)
Aaron Holiday (Jr., G, UCLA)
Chandler Hutchison (Sr., G, Boise State)
Justin Jackson (So., F, Maryland)
Kevin Knox (Fr., F, Kentucky)
Jock Landale (Sr., C, St. Mary’s)
Kelan Martin (Sr., F, Butler)
Nate Mason (Sr., G, Minnesota)
Yante Maten (Sr., F, Georgia)
Bryant McIntosh (Sr., G, Northwestern)
Jordan McLaughlin (Sr., G, USC)
Chimezie Metu (Jr., F, USC)
Shake Milton (Jr., G, SMU)
MALIK NEWMAN (SO., G, KANSAS)
Michael Porter Jr. (Fr., F, Missouri)
Collin Sexton (Fr., G, Alabama)
Landry Shamet (So., G, Wichita State)
Reid Travis (Sr., F, Stanford)
Allonzo Trier (Jr., G, Arizona)
Moritz Wagner (Jr., F, Michigan)
Nick Ward (So., F, Michigan State)
Jonathan Williams (Sr., F, Gonzaga)
Robert Williams (So., F, Texas A&M)

— KU Athletics —

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Some stingy defense and 16 points from senior guard Devonte’ Graham in the second half helped separate the No. 4/3 Kansas Jayhawks from the Fort Hays State Tigers Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse, 86-57. Graham led all scorers with 27 points and connected on six 3-pointers as KU concluded its exhibition campaign.

The Jayhawks will now look ahead to tipping-off the 2017-18 regular season when the Tennessee State Tigers come to Lawrence on Friday, Nov. 10.

After sophomore center Udoka Azubuike kicked off the game with a rim-shaking alley-oop dunk from Graham, the Jayhawks tallied few highlights in the opening half as the pesky Tigers looked to spoil KU’s 48-game home exhibition winning streak. There were five lead changes and two ties over the opening 20 minutes, which included a Hadley Gillum 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining in the first half to make the score level at 33-33.

KU closed the half with some momentum however, after Graham converted on a pair from the free throw line and redshirt-sophomore guard Malik Newman followed up on his own miss to give his team a 38-33 edge as the Jayhawks headed to the locker room.

The Tigers opened the half by cutting their deficit to three points on a Brady Werth lay-in at the 19:06 mark, but that’s as close as the visitors would get. Graham kicked off a 10-3 KU spurt by laying in two of his 16 second-half points. The run gave the Jayhawks their first double-digit lead of the game, and quickly awoke a KU offense that went on to outscore the visitors 48-24 in the final stanza.

It wasn’t just the KU offense that got rolling after the intermission. The Jayhawk defense quieted the Tigers’ shooters by holding them to a 9-of-31 (29 percent) clip in the second half, which included just three 3-pointers after Fort Hays State sunk six in the first frame. Kansas also notched six steals and forced nine FHSU turnovers in the second half, converting those into 13 points off turnovers.

Another thunderous dunk from Azubuike put the Jayhawks up 61-44 at the midway point of the second half. Graham then took over the bulk of the scoring load to close out the contest. The senior guard rained in a trio of 3-pointers and a pair of free throws within two minutes to push the KU lead to 27 points before the final media timeout.

Kansas cruised from there, as four different Jayhawks got on the scoresheet over the waning minutes of the contest to help finish off the 86-57 win to close out exhibition play.

Graham’s 27 points would have tied his career high if the game had been in the regular season, as would his six 3-pointers. He was joined by three teammates to score in double figures, who included Azubuike, who tallied 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and added nine rebounds.

For the second-straight game, Billy Preston was a sharp shooter. The freshman forward was 5-of-6 from the field to add 11 points to the KU total. Preston ends his first exhibition season 14-of-16 in his three preseason games.

UP NEXT
Kansas will open its 120th season of basketball when it welcomes Tennessee State to Allen Fieldhouse on Friday, Nov. 10. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 8 p.m.

— KU Athletics —

ST. LOUIS – Kansas senior Devonte’ Graham has been named one of 32 to the Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced Monday. Graham is vying to become the second-straight Jayhawk to win the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Last year, Frank Mason III became the first KU player to claim the honor.

The 2017-18 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, Graham is one of two returning starters for Kansas this upcoming season. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native is also on the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award watch list and is a two-time All-Big 12 selection, earning second-team honors last season and honorable mention accolades in 2015-16. Graham is KU’s leading returning scorer from 2016-17 at 13.4 points per game, which was 13th in the league. He ranked third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.3, second in 3-point field goals made per game (2.6) and sixth in assists (4.1). Graham enters the 2017-18 season with 1,075 career points, which is 45th on the KU record list. His 186 3-pointers made are eighth on the KU career chart.

No. 4/3 Kansas will complete exhibition play when it hosts Fort Hays State on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. (Central), on the Jayhawk TV Network/ESPN3. The Jayhawks open the regular season when they host Tennessee State on Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m., on ESPNU. Ticket information for all KU home games is available at www.KUAthletics.com.

2018 Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List
Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure, Sr., G
Deng Adel, Louisville, Jr., F
Grayson Allen, Duke, Sr., G
KeVaughn Allen, Florida, Jr., G
Deandre Ayton, Arizona, Fr., F
Marvin Bagley III, Duke, Fr., F
Mohamed Bamba, Texas, Fr., C
Joel Berry II, North Carolina, Sr., G
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, Sr., G
Miles Bridges, Michigan State, So., F
Bruce Brown, Miami, So., G
Jalen Brunson, Villanova, Jr., G
Jevon Carter, West Virginia, Sr., G
Wendell Carter Jr., Duke, Fr., F
Gary Clark, Cincinnati, Sr., F
Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame, Sr., F
Mike Daum, South Dakota State, Jr., F
Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, Sr., F
Hamidou Diallo, Kentucky, Fr., G
Trevon Duval, Duke, Fr., G
DEVONTE’ GRAHAM, KANSAS, SR., G
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin, Jr., C
Kevin Knox, Kentucky, Fr., F
Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s, Sr., C
Yante Maten, Georgia, Sr., F
Chimezie Metu, USC, Jr., F
Michael Porter Jr., Missouri, Fr., F
Collin Sexton, Alabama, Fr., G
Landry Shamet, Wichita State, So., G
Reid Travis, Stanford, Jr., F
Allonzo Trier, Arizona, Jr., G
Robert Williams, Texas A&M, So., F

— KU Athletics —

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Matt Rhule instituted a dress code for road games when he took over at Baylor, requiring each of his players to wear crisp suits and nice ties before and after their games.

The one exception: Sweats are allowed heading home from a win.

So after the Bears dispatched Kansas 38-9 for their first win under Rhule, the former Temple coach couldn’t help but crack a smile when he stepped into the visiting locker room at Memorial Stadium on Saturday and heard a chant: “Jogging suits! Jogging suits!”

“It was pretty funny,” Rhule admitted.

There was nothing funny about an eight-game skid to begin his tenure, though. But with freshman Charlie Brewer making his first start, the Bears (1-8, 1-5 Big 12) were sharp on offense and downright dominant on defense in beating the Jayhawks (1-8, 0-6) for the eighth straight time.

Brewer threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns. Denzel Mims had five catches for 122 yards. And the Bears piled up 455 yards total offense while holding Kansas to just 289 yards.

“There was just calmness about our team today,” Rhule said. “Our guys never turned against each other, they only turned to each other. That was really good to see.”

The announced crowd for a matchup between two of the worst teams in major college football was 21,797, but there were perhaps half that many fans in the stands. There were even fewer in the second half, when the Bears kept tacking on points to put the game away.

Carter Stanley, back in the starting lineup for Kansas, finished 17 of 33 for 155 yards with a pick before he was benched in favor of former starter Peyton Bender in the fourth quarter.

It was the third time in four games that Kansas didn’t score a touchdown.

“They kept battling to the very end,” Jayhawks coach David Beaty said. “Those guys kept fighting.”

Almost literally.

The Jayhawks’ frustration peaked when offensive coordinator Doug Meacham, irked by the officials slowing down the game to give Baylor time to substitute personnel, had to be restrained from going after the referee by Beaty and other members of the coaching staff.

Baylor didn’t fare much better offensively early, punting on its first three possessions. But once Brewer got into a rhythm, the freshman quarterback picked apart one of the nation’s worst defenses.

Brewer led the Bears on a 75-yard touchdown march, and then took them on a 74-yard TD drive. He capped the first half with a 56-yard touchdown trot for a 21-6 lead at the break.

“Charlie’s just going to play as hard as he can for you,” said Jordan Feuerbacher, who had one of the Bears’ touchdown catches. “It gives you something extra when you see that out there.”

Terence Williams scored from 1 yard out midway through the second half, and the Bears added a field goal and a touchdown catch by Ish Wainright to put the game away.

The victory should provide a nice boost to Rhule’s rebuilding job, which has taken its lumps as he plays dozens of freshmen. And it should increase the pressure on Beaty, who dropped to 3-30 in his third season and has just one victory over a Football Bowl Subdivision program.

“We got to let this one go. We have no choice,” Beaty said. “I know those boys are disappointed, I know our coaches are disappointed, I know our fans are disappointed. Got every right to be.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Baylor: After coming oh-so-close a handful of times, the Bears ensured they would win at least one game this season. Their start had been the worst in 48 years, and had made those memorable seasons under former coach Art Briles, well, nothing more than a distant memory.

Kansas: It’s less than a week until basketball season starts.

SALUTE TO SERVICE

The Jayhawks wore uniforms inspired by the Civil War era as part of military appreciation day. A new class of cadets was sworn in during a timeout in the second half, and an armored personnel carrier was parked near the south end zone of Memorial Stadium.

YES, YOUR HONOR

The Jayhawks inducted defensive tackle Gilbert Brown, who starred from 1989-92 before embarking on an NFL career, into their ring of honor. They also honored the 1992 Aloha Bowl team at halftime.

UP NEXT

Baylor plays Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium in suburban Dallas next Saturday.

Kansas hits the road to face Texas next Saturday night.

— Associated Press —

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Receiving one first-place vote, the Kansas men’s basketball team is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press (AP) Preseason Poll, the AP released Wednesday. Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 162 AP polls dating back to Feb. 3, 2009, which is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I.

The AP ranking marks the fifth consecutive year the Jayhawks have been preseason ranked fifth of higher and the third straight at No. 4 or higher. KU was No. 3 last season in the AP preseason poll, No. 4 in 2015-16 and No. 5 in 2014-15 and 2013-14. It is also the eighth time in the last nine seasons that the Jayhawks have entered the season No. 7 or higher by the AP.

Under 15th-year and Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self, this is the 12th time that Kansas enters the season ranked seventh or higher in the Associated Press preseason poll and historically, the No. 4 ranking marks the 20th time since the 1992-93 season that Kansas will enter the season seventh or higher.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 3 nationally in the Associated Press poll and ended at No. 3. The AP’s final poll is released prior to the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks have been ranked No. 8 or higher in each of the last 38 AP polls over the two seasons.

Kansas will play six regular-season games against teams ranked in the AP preseason poll: No. 5 Kentucky, No. 11 West Virginia (twice), No. 24 Baylor (twice) and No. 25 Texas A&M.

Kansas enters the 2017-18 season No. 3 in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches’ poll which was released Oct. 19.

Kansas concludes exhibition play when it hosts Fort Hays State Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. (Central) in Allen Fieldhouse. The game can be seen on the Jayhawk Television Network or ESPN3 outside the state of Kansas.

2017-18 Associated Press Preseason Poll (Nov. 1, 2017)
Rank. School (first place votes) – points
1. Duke (33) – 1572
2. Michigan St. (13) – 1520
3. Arizona (18) – 1506
4. KANSAS (1) – 1439
5. Kentucky – 1340
6. Villanova – 1284
7. Wichita St. – 1270
8. Florida – 1100
9. North Carolina – 1047
10. Southern Cal – 995
11. West Virginia – 840
12. Cincinnati – 837
13. Miami – 836
14. Notre Dame – 814
15. Minnesota – 642
16. Louisville – 570
17. Xavier – 544
18. Gonzaga – 500
19. Northwestern – 473
20. Purdue – 362
21. UCLA – 340
22. Saint Mary’s – 333
23. Seton Hall – 274
24. Baylor – 163
25. Texas A&M – 130

Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Maryland 7, Oklahoma 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball St. 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1, UCF 1.

— KU Athletics —

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Five Jayhawks chipped in double-figure scoring efforts as No. 3 Kansas dispatched of the Pittsburg State Gorillas 100-54 Tuesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse. Redshirt sophomore guard Malik Newman led all scorers with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting to treat the 16,300 fans in attendance to an exhibition win on Halloween night.

The win marked the second exhibition victory of the 2017-18 season for Kansas as it preps for its regular-season opener on Nov. 10. KU dispatched of Missouri in the Showdown for Relief on Oct. 22 and will play one more friendly when the Fort Hays State Tigers come to Lawrence on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Kansas got out to quick starts in both halves, outscoring the visitors by a tally of 53-11 in the opening eight minutes of each stanza.

Billy Preston got the Allen Fieldhouse crowd on its feet less than five minutes into the game with a fastbreak one-handed jam. That dunk, paired with a trio of three-pointers from Devonte’ Graham, Lagerald Vick and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk KU’s next three possessions capped a 22-0 Jayhawk run that put KU ahead 26-3 less than seven minutes into the game.

Newman then took the offensive reins, scoring seven of the Jayhawks’ next 10 points with the help of a jumper, a pair of three pointers and his first of three 3-pointers on the night.

Kansas stretched its first-half lead to 30 points when Vick flew through the air for a put-back dunk to give his team a 40-10 edge with 8:26 left before the break.

The KU offense hit a lull over the final stages of the first half, converting on just three field goals in the last eight minutes. Pitt State took advantage, cutting into the KU lead with the help from an 18-7 run over the next seven minutes. That stretch shaved a 40-point Jayhawk lead to a 58-23 KU advantage at halftime.

Much like the first half, the Jayhawks kicked off the second half on a surge, using a 16-0 run to once again put some more distance between themselves and the Gorillas. KU took a 69-31 lead into the first timeout of the second stanza with KU big men Udoka Azubuike and Preston taking control in the paint and netting nine Jayhawk points right out of the locker room.

The Kansas defense also tightened its grip on PSU and allowed just four Gorilla field goals over the final 9:39 of the game. KU used that stretch to once again build its lead to 52 points when senior Clay Young drive through the lane for a lay-up to put his team up 96-44 with five minutes remaining.

The Jayhawks cruised from there, surpassing the century mark and notching the exhibition win, 100-54. The margin of victory was KU’s largest in exhibition play since July 7, 2015, when the Jayhawks downed Chile, 106-41, in group play of the World University Games in Gwanju, South Korea.

Newman led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 70 percent from the field and connecting on 3-of-5 from the 3-point line. Mykhailiuk added 17 points while Azubuike and Vick both tallied double-doubles, Azubuike scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds and Vick tallying 15 points and 11 boards. Preston rounded out the Jayhawks who scored in double figures after the freshman connected on 10 points with a perfect 5-of-5 clip from the field in just eight minutes of action.

UP NEXT
Kansas will conclude exhibition play on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when it hosts Fort Hays State at 7 p.m., in Allen Fieldhouse. That contest will be televised on Jayhawk TV. The Jayhawks will open regular-season play when they host Tennessee State on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

— KU Athletics —

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kenny Hill matched his career high with five touchdown passes, KaVontae Turpin returned a punt 90 yards for a score after going backward to the 3 and the TCU defense dominated overmatched Kansas in the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs’ 43-0 victory Saturday night.

The Jayhawks (1-6, 0-4) had 21 yards total offense while tying an 81-year-old NCAA record with their 44th straight loss in a true road game.

With severe weather approaching, both coaches agreed to a running clock from the 12:49 mark of the fourth quarter with TCU leading by final margin.

John Diarse had a 67-yard catch-and-run touchdown for a 24-0 lead in the second quarter and finished with 130 yards on four receptions as the Horned Frogs (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) improved to 19-0 at home as a top 10 team under coach Gary Patterson.

TCU outgained Kansas 305-3 in the first half and was never challenged after winning the past three against the Jayhawks by a combined 11 points, including 24-23 last year when the Horned Frogs needed 10 fourth-quarter points to win on the road.

The Jayhawks have lost 47 straight away from home overall since a 34-7 win at UTEP on Sept. 12, 2009. Kansas’ Big 12 road losing streak is up to 37 games since a 35-33 win at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008.

Western State of Colorado set the record for consecutive true road losses from 1926 to 1936.

Jalen Reagor had touchdown catches of 22 and 15 yards from Hill, who sat the fourth quarter to finish 19 of 26 for 278 yards without an interception and now has 15 TDs with three picks this season. Taj Williams caught Hill’s final TD pass, a 26-yarder early in the third quarter.

Kansas’ visit marked the return of offensive coordinator Doug Meacham, who clearly doesn’t have the weapons he shared with Sonny Cumbie in that role the past three years at TCU.

Peyton Kinder was 7 of 16 for 38 yards and was sacked four times for 24 yards in losses. Deron Thompson was the leader rushing with 10 yards on five carries.

On his dazzling touchdown, Turpin caught the punt just inside the 10 and took a few steps forward before reversing field and running backward. He slipped out of a tackle as he turned at the 3, broke another one inside the 10 and outran everyone up the right side of the field for a 43-0 lead.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Jayhawks had four first downs, two by penalty. The only first downs on plays that gained yards came on Kansas’ first and last series. The Jayhawks had minus-6 total yards after Steven Sims was dropped for a 6-yard loss on a reverse on the last play of the third quarter.

TCU: With no losses among the top 3 in the poll, the Horned Frogs figure to stay put with one more game before the first College Football Playoff rankings come out. But TCU did exactly what it needed, overwhelming an outmatched opponent from the start.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Home against Kansas State next Saturday, seeking first win over in-state rival since 2008.

TCU: At surging Iowa State next Saturday, with the Cyclones poised for the first AP Top 25 ranking since 2005.

— Associated Press —