Highway Robbery; Hawks Steal Away Into Bye Week at 2-1

Source: KU Sports

On a sun-bathed Kivisto Field, in front of 39,823, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs out-Kansased the Kansas Jayhawks. Leading 10-3 with 14:09 left in the fourth quarter and driving into Kansas territory, Bulldog quarterback Ryan Higgins made his unabated way into the red-zone and down near the front corner of the end-zone. Veering toward the sideline and down close to the five yard line, Higgins got greedy and cut back towards the pile-on for the deafening knock-out punch. Had he scored, Kansas would have been down 17-3, and, given the offensive performance to that point in the game (3 points on 256 total yards and two interceptions), would have faced a a very steep, slippery uphill battle. But Higgins didn't score.

Preview: KU vs. Louisiana Tech

Source: Yahoo Sports

If this game had been played just twelve months ago, Kansas would be in deep, deep doggy doo. Bulldoggy doo, that is. Last year, LA Tech was a bowl team and had the nation's highest scoring offense. But that was last year. This year, the Bulldogs will have to replace 32 seniors off last year's top-25 team, and head coach Sonny Dykes with Skip Holtz. I'm not saying it can't be done-- let's remember, this is Kansas Football we are talking about, not the '85 Bears, but the LA Tech offense will have a tall task against a suddenly becoming Kansas defense.

A Losing Epidemic

Source: KU Sports

There are a lot of different ways to lose a football game, and in the 10 or so years that I've been watching Kansas Football, I can honestly say, without much reserve, that I have seen...ehhh... just about all of them. I could really go as far as saying in the past 4 seasons, I've seen all the ways a team can possibly lose a football game. Early blowouts, late-game chokejobs, and everything in between. Hey, variety is the spice of life, right? Even variety in losing football games? No? It's not? Yeah, you're probably right...

Preview: KU @ Rice

Source: Sporting News

Last season, the Rice Owls came into Lawrence, trailed and were worked for almost the entire game (the score was 24-13 Kansas with a little more than 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter) and beat the Jayhawks on a last second field goal, 25-24. The loss set the tone for both teams for the rest of the season. Rice went on to a bowl game and finished 7-6; Kansas, however, lost 11 straight.

Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart

Source: KU Sports

Kansas kicked off the season 1-0 after holding down South Dakota 31-14 on a muggy September Saturday. It wasn't pretty outside, and it wasn't much prettier on the field, but Kansas is where it needs to be (in the standings, at least). Let the process begin...

Preview: KU vs. South Dakota

Source: davisenterprise.com

I need to start this post with a little precursor: I am writing this preview in extreme haste (crunching it into a little hour respite in my unnecessarily crazy, busy life), so now, if ever there was a time, please bear with me... and this post. I will get back into the swing of things soon enough, but in order to quench your KU Footbal thirst, you'll just have to swig this one down--I apologize in advance if she goes down a little rough.

In the very near future, I'm planning to put out a game-preview on Thursday and the usual game-recap on Sunday/Monday.