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Any kind of defensive stop in a wild offensive battle like tonight's Kansas-Missouri game is huge.

Also See Nebraska tops Kansas State to win Big 12 North Malcolm Williams caught a 68-yard TD pass to give Texas a 34-13 lead in the third quarter just 17 seconds after KU had cut the lead to 14 points.

Texas improved to 11-0 on the season and 7-0 in conference play. The Longhornsa win secures them for the Big 12 South title.

Senior Jeff Wheeler is a two-time first-team selection. Nov. 24, 2009 LAWRENCE , Kan.

A Kansas attempt to claim momentum with an onside kick came up about 3 yards short in an eventual 51-20 loss Saturday night to Texas.

Jake Sharp took flight on a run at Texas. Nov. 21, 2009 AUSTIN , Texas Despite driving into Texas territory repeatedly in the first half, Kansas could only come up with six points as No.

It comes down to next Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. The winner between NU and K-State earns the North Division title and will play Dec.

The 5-foot-10 wide receiver opened things with a 40-yard return. FOOTBALL NOTES Marlowe, Paul duel with returns LAWRENCE, Kan.

Opening-drive woes 7:44 p.m. Nebraska took the opening kickoff Saturday and marched to a 7-0 lead over Kansas.

A 33-yard field goal by Kansas kicker Jacob Branstetter with four seconds remaining in the first half knotted the score with Nebraska at 10-all at halftime at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon.

KU's Jacob Branstetter hits a 33-yard field goal to cap off a Jayhawks' charge that erased a 10-0 Nebraska lead and tie the game at halftime.

Key play: Jacob Branstetter pushed right a 30-yard field goal to squander KU's opening possession set up by Darrell Stuckey's 67-yard kickoff return to open the game.

Maybe this was all inevitable, Kansas State's emergence as the only team capable of seizing control of the embarrassingly mediocre Big 12 North.

MANHATTAN, Kan. Daniel Thomas ran for 185 yards and a touchdown, and Kansas State harassed Todd Reesing into three turnovers to remain in control of the Big 12 North with a 17-10 victory over rival Kansas on Saturday.

Kansas kicker Jacob Branstetter is not known for backing down from collisions. It has gone well past the point of KU coach Mark Mangino trying to get his kicker to stop flying in for tackles on kickoffs.

The blocking was bad, the quarterback play was bad, the receivers were bad and the play calling was bad.

Key play: Kansas defensive end Jeff Wheeler sacked Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege, and KU's Max Onyegbule recovered at the Tech 3 and ran it in for a 7-0 KU lead.

This week we travel to Lubbock to play Texas Tech. Texas Tech is 5-3 and as always, they bring a high-powered offense.

Kansas turned the ball over three times Saturday in its first four possessions. The No.

Jacob Branstetter had just kicked an improbable 57-yard field goal in the final seconds of the first half to pull Kansas to within eight points against Oklahoma on Saturday and he took off in a dead sprint toward the Jayhawks' dressing room.