Nick Florence threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns, running back Lache Seastrunk had 194 total yards and Baylor won its first Big 12 game of the season, beating Kansas 41-14 Saturday.

Baylor (4-4, 1-4) led 20-14 at halftime before pulling away in the second half to snap a four-game losing streak.

Florence was 26 of 42 and surpassed 3,000 yards passing for the season. The senior had touchdown passes of 11, 68 and 40 yards.

James Sims had 126 rushing yards for Kansas (1-8, 0-6), which lost its eighth in a row and 18th straight Big 12 game. The Jayhawks last won a conference game on Nov. 6, 2010, against Colorado, now of the Pac-12.

Glasco Martin rushed for 157 yards and Terrance Williams had 11 catches for 137 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown on Baylor’s opening drive.

Baylor’s defense allowed 210 points during the losing streak before tightening up in the second half on Saturday.

The Bears stuffed Taylor Cox’s fourth-and-2 run on the first drive of the second half. Baylor capitalized four plays later on Bryce Petty’s 1-yard TD run.

After Ahmad Dixon intercepted a pass at the Kansas 40, Florence had a 7-yard TD run to extend Baylor’s lead to 34-14 with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter.

The senior quarterback added a 40-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Reese in the fourth quarter as the Bears finished with 666 total yards.

Florence came into the game leading the nation in passing yards. He now has 3,019 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Florence hit 5 of 6 passes on the opening drive of the game.

Seastrunk, a transfer from Oregon who sat out last season, broke free in the Kansas secondary and caught a 68-yard touchdown pass to push Baylor’s lead to 14-0 in the first quarter, the Bears’ 11th play of 50 or more yards this season. Seastrunk had 103 yards rushing and 91 receiving.

Sims’ 58-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to 14-7. The junior has rushed for more than 100 yards in five straight games.

Kansas quarterback Michael Cummings, who made his third career start just 60 miles away from his hometown of Killeen, added a 22-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Aaron Jones kicked two field goals in the second quarter, including a 22-yarder that put the Bears up 20-14 just before halftime.

The game was delayed for 46 minutes just before the start of the third quarter after lightning was reported within 7 miles of Floyd Casey Stadium.

Fans were advised to take cover for an incoming storm, but it barely rained during the stoppage. There was a light rain at the start of the third quarter that let up after several minutes.

— Associated Press —

Freshman Perry Ellis was perfect from the floor in his first outing inside Allen Fieldhouse to guide the Kansas men’s basketball team to its 60th exhibition victory, topping Emporia State, 88-54, Tuesday night.

KU improved to 3-2 in exhibition play, counting the Jayhawks’ games against the Swiss National Team and AMW France. The Jayhawks moved to 60-9 all-time in exhibition games, and in his 30th exhibition game at Kansas, head coach Bill Self moved to 28-2 in preseason play. The 10-year head coach introduced a new look to his starting lineup as the Jayhawks unofficially kicked off the 2012-13 season at home.

In their first opportunity to crack the starting five, freshmen Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor did so. They joined veteran starters in senior center Jeff Withey and redshirt senior guard Travis Releford along with sophomore guard Naadir Tharpe.

KU’s leading scorers, however, came off the bench. Ellis was the first to check in for the Jayhawks, the first to double digits and ended the night with a team-high 15 points. Senior guard Elijah Johnson was the second sub of the evening and turned in a 12-point effort.

Every available Jayhawk saw playing time on Tuesday night, 11 of which scored. Aside from Ellis and Johnson, McLemore and White III chalked up double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman forward Landen Lucas led the Jayhawks on the boards with nine, while Johnson dished out a team-best five assists.

Emporia State dropped its second exhibition contest Tuesday night and was led by junior forward Gavin Brown’s 14 points. Freshman guard Terrance Moore, a high school teammate of KU’s Ellis, was the only other Hornet to hit double figures as he added 10 points.

McLemore wasted no time getting to the basket, taking a pass from Tharpe for a dunk just 10 seconds into the game. It was the Hornets, however, who got off to the early start. The visiting squad came out firing, making three of its first four attempts – including two three-point baskets – to jump out to a 10-4 lead. After McLemore’s early bucket, the Jayhawks wouldn’t lead again until the 11:03 mark following Johnson’s first three of the game.

Once KU fell behind in the early minutes, freshmen duo Ellis and Andrew White III checked in to combine for eight quick points to knot the score, 12-12. Back-to-back threes from Johnson and McLemore handed the Jayhawks the 19-14 lead and the home team ran with it. By the time Tharpe downed his second three-pointer in a 40-second span, Kansas had ignited for a 19-1 run with seven minutes to play in the opening half.

Up 31-15, freshman guard Rio Adams connected on his first unofficial points as a Jayhawk, knocking down his second of two free throws, while a breakaway dunk for Releford pushed the Kansas lead over the 20-point margin. Heading into the final media timeout of the first half, the Jayhawks held a comfortable 38-17 lead.

Although ESU went 3-for-4 in the opening minutes, Kansas held the Hornets to a mere 5-for-23 mark for the remainder of the first half. Conversely, the Jayhawks finished the opening frame shooting 55 percent, led by Ellis and Tharpe who contributed eight points apiece. The Jayhawks took a 42-21 lead into halftime.

Withey, who was quiet in the first half with a single bucket, scored the first five points in the second half. The senior completed a three-point play and took a well-placed pass from Johnson under the basket got the offense out to a smooth start. Traylor sprinted down the floor for a two-handed fast-break dunk to send KU over the 50-point mark with 15 minutes remaining.

Grabbing his own rebound, Ellis was fouled as he drilled an impressive jumper fading away from the basket. He converted the three-point play to become the first Jayhawk in double-digits for the night. Ellis was quickly joined in double figures by McLemore and Johnson as Kansas surged ahead, 70-36, approaching the eight-minute media timeout.

As Self checked multiple combinations of players into the game, KU received late buckets from White and Lucas to end the night shooting 54 percent as a team and cruise to the 88-54 victory.

UP NEXT

No. 7 Kansas continues exhibition play when it hosts defending MIAA Champion Washburn on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.

— KU Sports Information —

Case McCoy hit D.J. Grant with a 1-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds to play, capping a 70-yard drive in the final 2 minutes and lifting Texas past Kansas 21-17 on Saturday.

With 2:28 left and the Jayhawks (1-7, 0-5 Big 12) straining to end a 16-game Big 12 losing streak, Nick Prolago kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 17-14 lead over a Longhorns squad that came in as three-touchdown favorites.

But McCoy, who replaced an ineffective David Ash in the fourth quarter, quickly had the Longhorns (6-2, 3-2) soaring down the field.

He hit Jaxon Shipley for 18 yards on fourth down, then connected with Mike Davis streaking down the sideline for 39 yards to the Kansas 3.

On third-and-goal from the 1 and with Kansas crowding the line of scrimmage, Grant sneaked into the end zone and cradled McCoy’s softly tossed pass for the winning TD.

James Sims rushed for 178 yards and became the first Kansas player with four straight 100-yard games since Tony Sands in 1991. The Jayhawks, who fell to 0-10 against Texas since the Big 12 was formed, rushed for 234 yards altogether against a Texas defense that was ranked 107th in the country against the run. Freshman quarterback Michael Cummings did not attempt a pass in the second and third quarters and was only 3 of 9 for 39 yards.

Tony Pierson scored on an 11-yard run for Kansas, and Christian Matthews added a 15-yarder in the second quarter.

The Longhorns tied it at 14 on an 11-yard run by Marquise Goodwin following his 41-yard run on an end-around in the fourth quarter.

Sims, who came into the game second in the Big 12 with an average of 111.5 yards rushing per game, had 139 yards in the first two quarters. In the second quarter, facing a first down on their own 2, the Jayhawks stunned the visitors by breaking Sims through the middle for a 64-yard gallop, Kansas’ longest run in six years. Adding 15 yards for a personal-foul penalty against the Longhorns gave Kansas a first down on the Texas 15. On third down, Matthews went through a big hole on the left side to make it 7-7.

In Kansas’ second TD drive of the second quarter, Sims ripped off a 20-yard gain through the middle and Pierson went wide left for 18. On first down from the Texas 11, Pierson went right, then cut back through a big hole and practically walked into the end zone to put the Jayhawks on top 14-7.

Texas took a 7-0 lead in just four plays on its first possession when Joe Bergeron dragged would-be tacklers 3 yards into the end zone.

Johnathan Gray, who totaled 111 yards rushing, ran for 31 to the Kansas 12 on Texas’ first play from scrimmage. But the Longhorns’ next four possessions ended in punts, and their fifth came to a halt when Greg Brown intercepted Ash’s underthrown pass at the Kansas 11.

The Longhorns punted again on their first possession of the second half, but Bradley McDougald muffed the punt and Josh Turner recovered for Texas on the Kansas 19. But on fourth-and-goal from the 2, Bergeron was stopped by Ben Heeney and Huldon Tharp.

After forcing another punt, the Longhorns again started in Kansas territory. But on third-and-7 from the 17, Lubbock Smith intercepted a poorly thrown pass that was deflected right into his arms.

— Associated Press —

Like the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll preseason poll released last week, the Kansas men’s basketball team is No. 7 in the preseason Associated Press (AP) poll released Friday.

The ranking is the seventh time in the Bill Self era that the Jayhawks enter the season slotted seventh or higher, including two of the last three years: No. 1 in 2009-10 and No. 7 in 2010-11. Self, the 2012 Naismith, Sporting News and Rupp national coach of the year, is entering his 10th season at KU where he has a 269-53 (83.5 percent) record. Overall, Self is 476-158 (75.1 percent) entering his 20th season.

The No. 7 AP ranking marks the 15th time since the 1992-93 season that Kansas will enter the season seventh or higher.

Kansas is the eight-time defending Big 12 men’s basketball champion has won or tied for 12 of the 16 Big 12 regular-season titles and eight postseason titles. KU returns three starters – seniors Elijah Johnson, Travis Releford and Jeff Withey – and eight letterwinners from last season’s 32-7 team, which went 16-2 in conference play, won the Big 12 regular-season title, advanced to the school’s 14th Final Four and its ninth NCAA title game.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 13 nationally in the Associated Press poll and ended No. 6. The AP’s final poll is released prior to the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 10 in each of the final nine AP polls of 2011-12.

Kansas is scheduled to play four games against teams ranked in the 2012-13 preseason AP poll: No. 4 Ohio State; No. 14 Michigan State and No. 19 Baylor (twice).

2012-13 PRESEASON ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
Rk. Team (First-Place Votes); 2011-12 record; Last AP rank*
1. Indiana (43); 27-9; 16
2. Louisville (20); 30-10; 17
3. Kentucky (2); 38-2; 1
4. Ohio State; 31-8; 7
5. Michigan; 24-10; 13
6. North Carolina State; 24-13; NR
7. KANSAS; 32-7; 6
8. Duke; 27-7; 8
9. Syracuse; 34-3; 2
10. Florida; 26-11; 25
11. North Carolina; 32-6; 4
12. Arizona; 23-12; NR
13. UCLA; 19-14; NR
14. Michigan State; 29-8; 5
15. Missouri; 30-5; 3
16. Creighton; 29-6; 19
17. Memphis; 26-9; NR
18. Nevada Las Vegas; 26-9; 23
19. Baylor; 30-8; 9
20. San Diego State; 26-8; 22
21. Gonzaga; 26-7; NR
22. Notre Dame; 22-12; NR
23. Wisconsin; 26-10; 14
24. Cincinnati; 26-11; NR
25. Florida State 25-10; 10

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas men’s basketball has announced that it will play Big East Conference power Georgetown in a four-year home-and-home series starting in the 2013-14 season.

Georgetown will visit historic Allen Fieldhouse on December 21, 2013, and also in the 2015-16 season. Kansas will make trips to the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., to face the Hoyas during the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons.

Kansas and Georgetown are annually among the winningest programs in college basketball. The Jayhawks have the second-most victories with 2,070 wins, while Georgetown is 31st among the more than 340-plus NCAA Division I schools with 1,544 all-time wins.

Kansas and Georgetown have met two times in men’s basketball with each claiming a victory. Last season the then-No. 12 Jayhawks defeated Georgetown 67-63 in the quarterfinals of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. KU’s Thomas Robinson led the Jayhawks with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Tyshawn Taylor scored 16 points. Georgetown was led by Jason Clark who scored 15 points, while Hoya Hollis Thompson had 14 points. Georgetown won the previous meeting 70-57 in the semifinal of the 1987 NCAA Southeast Regional played in Louisville, Ky. Danny Manning paced the Jayhawks that day with 23 points, including 19 in the first half. Georgetown’s Reggie Williams led all scorers with 34 points.

— KU Sports Information —

Over the past year, Roy Finch has seen his chances to make an impact for No. 10 Oklahoma shrink to almost none.

The first chance he got to touch the ball on Saturday night, he made history.

Finch returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, completing the first tandem in Sooners history to score on a punt and a kickoff in the same game during a 52-7 rout of Kansas.

”I’m not really in the rotation on offense a lot, but we have a lot of playmakers that can make plays and I feel like I’m one of those playmakers on the team,” Finch said. ”I just try to make the best of the opportunities I have.

”I was just so happy to take it back.”

In the process, he won one lucky fan $20,000 and extended Oklahoma’s lead to 45-0 just 13 seconds after halftime.

Justin Brown, a transfer from Penn State, provided the first half of the unique double dip by returning a punt 90 yards and diving at the pylon for the score on his first chance after fumbling away a previous punt.

The Brown-Finch combo marked the first time the Sooners (5-1, 3-1 Big 12) have had two plays at least 90 yards long in the same game.

”I want our OU team known as a very explosive team,” Finch said. ”Him taking back a punt return and me taking back a kickoff return just really shows that we have explosive players and we can play with the best of them.”

After coasting through an easy one against the last-place Jayhawks (1-6, 0-4), the Sooners get their chance at another big test when No. 5 Notre Dame visits Owen Field next Saturday night.

There wasn’t anything close to a letdown in between that showdown and last week’s 63-21 Red River Rivalry romp over Texas.

Landry Jones threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions as Oklahoma improved to 14-0 under coach Bob Stoops in games immediately after the Longhorns matchup.

”It wasn’t hard to stay focused on Kansas. We know that Notre Dame’s a great team but we’re a great team also,” Finch said. ”So, we just wanted to close out Kansas and we know that the game ahead of us next Saturday is going to be a crazy game.”

James Sims ran for 102 yards and a shutout-preventing touchdown run in the fourth quarter for Kansas, which lost its 16th straight conference game and 27th out of the last 28.

”It hurts because this is the first time this year that a game got away from us in the first half,” said first-year coach Charlie Weis, who had found a way to keep his Jayhawks at least within 10 at halftime in the first six games this season.

”We haven’t had a game get away from us like that one was.”

At halftime of this one, Weis’ challenge was entirely different: Encouraging his team to compete and avoid making ”this one of the worst losses ever.”

”It’s 38-0 at halftime,” Weis said. ”What good could you say? What positive can you say when the score’s 38-0, other than the fact, ‘Is this going to be 76-0?”’

The Jayhawks never could crack Oklahoma’s first-team defense, which hasn’t given up a point in two straight weeks.

For their part, Jones and the first-team offense scored on their first six possessions – settling for Michael Hunnicutt’s 37-yard field goal on their first drive and then scoring touchdowns on the next five.

The streak was finally broken up in the third quarter, after Jones was called for intentional grounding to set up a second-and-26 hole that proved too much to overcome. That ended up being the final series for the starters, who left with a 52-0 lead after just 46 offensive snaps.

”Just the way we prepared this week for this game, knowing that people were overlooking it and looking to next week, just showed a lot of character for us,” said Kenny Stills, who caught a 44-yard TD pass from Jones.

”I feel like we’re really excited for that.”

Kansas went with Michael Cummings as its starting quarterback, after he’d been at the helm as the Jayhawks rallied for 14 straight points and had the ball with a chance to go ahead in the fourth quarter of a 20-14 loss to Oklahoma State last week.

He and Dayne Crist, who’d been the starter the rest of the season, were equally ineffective.

Cummings went 10 for 21 for 111 yards with two interceptions. Crist was 3 of 6 for 13 yards and fumbled away an early opportunity for the Jayhawks to keep it interesting.

After Josh Ford scooped up Brown’s fumble at the 11-yard line, Crist was off-target on a first-down swing pass to Tre’ Parmalee, forcing him to fall down with no one around him in the flat. Then Cummings threw incomplete into the end zone before Tom Wort sacked Crist and knocked the ball free, with defensive tackle Casey Walker rumbling 45 yards on the return.

Instead of interrupting the Sooners’ momentum, Oklahoma kept steamrolling toward the showdown with the Fighting Irish.

”We’re excited for next week,” Stills said. ”We just hope to continue to keep things rolling, playing all together, firing on all cylinders and hopefully we’ll have a great outcome next week.”

— Associated Press —

Kansas men’s basketball enters the 2012-13 season at No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll released Wednesday, marking the 21st time in the 24-year history of the coaches’ poll the Jayhawks have been ranked.

The ranking is the seventh time in the Bill Self era that the Jayhawks enter the season slotted seventh or higher. Self, the 2012 Naismith National Coach of the Year, is entering his 10th season at KU where he has a 269-53 (83.5 percent) record.

Kansas is the eight-time defending Big 12 men’s basketball champion has won or tied for 12 of the 16 Big 12 regular-season titles and eight postseason titles. KU returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season’s 32-7 team, which went 16-2 in conference play, won the Big 12 regular-season title, advanced to the school’s 14th Final Four and its ninth NCAA title game.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 13 nationally in the coaches’ poll and ended up No. 2. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 10 in each of the final 11 coaches’ polls of 2011-12.

Kansas is scheduled to play six games against teams ranked in the 2012-13 preseason coaches’ poll: No. 4 Ohio State; No. 14 Michigan State; No. 18 Baylor (twice); and No. 24 Texas (twice).

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (preseason)

Rank – Team (first place votes) – points

1. Indiana (21) – 761
2. Louisville (5) – 738
3. Kentucky (5) – 718
4. Ohio State – 617
5. Michigan – 605
6. North Carolina State – 581
7. KANSAS – 563
8. Duke – 516
9. Syracuse – 502
10. Florida – 422
11. Arizona – 411
12. North Carolina – 401
13. UCLA – 396
14. Michigan State – 391
15. Creighton – 325
16. Memphis – 307
17. Missouri – 289
18. Baylor – 266
19. UNLV – 203
20. San Diego State – 196
21. Wisconsin – 191
22. Gonzaga – 166
23. Notre Dame – 122
24. Florida State – 61
24. Texas – 61

— KU Sports Information —

 J.W. Walsh threw for 255 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State survived a wild fourth-quarter rally by Kansas for a rain-soaked 20-14 victory Saturday afternoon.

Walsh played the whole way for the Cowboys (3-2, 1-1 Big 12), even though it was thought that Wes Lunt might be available. Lunt was the starter until hurting his knee Sept. 15 against Louisiana-Lafayette. The more mobile Walsh has played well in his place.

Joseph Randle added 80 yards rushing for Oklahoma State, while Mike Gundy improved to 62-32 as the head coach. He’s now tied with Pat Jones (62-60-3) for the most wins in school history.

James Sims had 138 yards and a touchdown rushing for the Jayhawks (1-5, 0-3 Big 12), who trailed 20-0 when backup quarterback Michael Cummings took over for Dayne Crist in the third quarter.

Cummings led the Jayhawks to their first touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and helped guide them to another with 8:52 remaining. But the freshman’s incomplete pass on fourth-and-5 at the Oklahoma State 41 with 2:45 left turned the ball over, and a roughing-the-kicker penalty on D.J. Beshears after the defense had forced a punt allowed the Cowboys to run out the clock.

Cummings finished 5 of 10 for 75 yards and a touchdown. Crist was 10 of 22 for 136 yards.

The first quarter was about as ugly as the weather.

Under steel-gray skies and driving rain, Oklahoma State and Kansas managed to end four straight drives with failed fourth-down conversions. The Cowboys were stuffed at the line twice rather than let big-legged kicker Quinn Sharp take the field. The Jayhawks came up short on their first try and then failed to convert a faked field goal on their second.

The first lightning strike came with 44 seconds left in the first quarter, sending both teams to their locker rooms and fans scurrying for the concourse. Lightning continued to light up the sky for the next 40 minutes, and the delay stretched to 1:19 before the game resumed.

By that point, squeegees were needed to help remove standing water from the sidelines.

When the game resumed, Kansas made the first big play when Lubbock Smith picked off Walsh and returned the ball to the Oklahoma State 27. But three straight runs netted just 3 yards, and coach Charlie Weis elected to try again on fourth down – and failed again.

The nation’s top-ranked offense finally got purring later in the quarter.

The Cowboys took possession near mid-field, and Walsh hit Tracy Moore for a 31-yard gain. Four plays later, Walsh scooted in from four yards out for a 7-0 lead.

Sharp added a 49-yard field goal with 49 seconds left in the half, but his 52-yard try as time expired left Oklahoma State with a 10-0 lead.

That was still the score when Oklahoma State took over with about 12 minutes left in the third quarter. On the first play from scrimmage, Walsh hit Charlie Moore on a quick pass play. Moore sprinted 72 yards down the sideline for the touchdown.

Sharp’s field goal made it 20-0, and that’s when Weis switched quarterbacks.

Cummings struggled on his first series, but he was sharp on his second try. He led Kansas 65 yards in nine plays, and his 21-yard touchdown toss to Jimmay Mundine with 10:52 left in the fourth quarter woke up the sparse crowd that had stuck around.

The crowd really came alive when the Jayhawks got the ball back.

Sims ripped off a 28-yard gain, a personal foul penalty moved the ball 15 yards more, and Sims meandered his way through the middle of the line for a 30-yard TD jaunt that made it 20-14.

— Associated Press —

For the 11th time in 17-year history of Big 12, Kansas has earned at least a share of the designation as preseason favorite to win the Conference. The Jayhawks have been picked to win the 2012-13 Big 12 men’s basketball crown in a vote of the league’s head coaches after capturing their eighth-straight outright or shared regular-season title a year ago.

KU will be led by seniors Jeff Withey, Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford, who were starters on the Jayhawks’ squad that advanced to the 2012 NCAA Championship game. The team has eight letterwinners back from that team led by Withey, who broke the Big 12 and Kansas single-season blocked shots record with 140 rejections a year ago. The Jayhawks have won a NCAA-best 55 conference titles in their history.

Baylor garnered the other first-place vote and was picked second, its highest finish ever in the preseason tally. Oklahoma State, Texas and Kansas State came in third, fourth and fifth in the predictions. West Virginia, Oklahoma and Iowa State were next, while Texas Tech and TCU rounded out the poll.

Team (First-place votes) – Points

1. KANSAS (9)* – 81
2. Baylor (1) – 63
3. Oklahoma State – 60
4. Texas – 58
5. Kansas State – 54
6. West Virginia – 45
7. Oklahoma – 34
8. Iowa State – 28
9. Texas Tech – 18
10. TCU – 9

* – Unanimous Selection

Nine points were awarded for first place, eight for second, etc. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas football will play its first night game since the opening week of the season on Saturday, Oct. 20, when the Jayhawks travel to Norman, Okla. The Big 12 Conference announced Monday that the Jayhawks’ matchup against Oklahoma will feature a 6:05 p.m. kickoff and be broadcast, on Fox Sports Net cable stations across the country.

This marks KU’s third FSN game, as the Sept. 8 contest against Rice and this week’s game against Oklahoma State were also televised on the network. Over the last three seasons, KU has played 14 games on FSN. Each of KU’s first seven games have been televised this year.

Kansas is traveling to Oklahoma for first time since the 2008 season, when the Sooners claimed a 45-31 victory in a shootout. In that contest, the Jayhawks and Sooners combined for 1,165 yards of offense, including 825 through the air. OU leads the all-time series with KU, 69-27-6. The Sooners are also 36-13-3 against the Jayhawks at home. KU’s last victory at Memorial Stadium in Norman came in 1996.

The Jayhawks host conference foe Oklahoma State Saturday for their first home game since Sept. 15. The KU-OSU game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m., kickoff, and can also be seen on FSN.

— KU Sports Information —