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Toben Opurum watched the first quarter of Saturday's 31-17 defeat from the sidelines.

Key play: Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee fumbled at the KU 1-yard line, and running back Roy Helu recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown to give NU a 7-0 lead.

Justin Thornton blamed nobody but himself for the key facemask penalty that extended Nebraska's go-ahead drive.

Usually, Kansas wide receiver Kerry Meier doesn't pay much attention to an opposing team's defensive tackle when he is watching film.

With the defensive chart already in the books , it's time to look at those big vacancies about to pop up on the offensive side of the ball... Left Tackle Tanner Hawkinson hasn't been spectacular, but continues to grow physically and mentally.

KU shuffles offensive lineKansas had started the same offensive line until Saturday.The Jayhawks shuffled Brad Thorson from left guard to right tackle, where he replaced Jeff Spikes.

Maybe the most alarming reason given for the benching of Todd Reesing last week was that Kansas coach Mark Mangino feared for his quarterbacks safety playing behind a struggling offensive line.

Colorado finally beat Todd Reesing, but it needed a playmaker of its own at quarterback and a breathless last stand from its defense on the final play of the game to do it.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, KU has had some great offensive linemen in recent years.

Jeff Spikes' reaction is kind of like that of someone who got out of a relationship in which he was in over his head.

Nobody, not even Kansas center Jeremiah Hatch's buddy Jeff Spikes, knew Hatch was feeling sick Saturday in El Paso.

By Katie Cook - There are no seniors on the KU offensive line two deep in the depth chart, but that has not stopped the No.

He thanked them for braving the rain to watch one of his team's final tune-ups before game week, but Kansas coach Mark Mangino had bigger things to discuss with his growing fan base.

After losing all three starting linebackers from last season, the competition to fill those vacant positions has drawn considerable media and fan interest this offseason.