Notebook
- Red-shirt freshman Travis Dambach started at right guard for Tony Coker, who watched in street clothes from the sidelines. Coker, who is also the Jayhawks’ long snapper, was replaced in that role by sophomore guard Justin Henry because back-up Zach Mims was also in street clothes. Coker suffered an injury in practice, coach Mark Mangino said after the game, but is expected to play next Saturday against Missouri. …
- Junior-college transfer Chuck Jones, who had missed the last two games because of an undisclosed injury, opened at right defensive tackle. Jones limped off early in the second half, but returned in the fourth quarter. …
- KU free safety Jonathan Lamb started, but played only about a quarter. Rodney Fowler and Dan Coke picked up the slack. Lamb injured a shoulder late in last week’s Wyoming game. …
¢ KU quarterback Bill Whittemore lost a touchdown pass to Mark Simmons early in the second quarter when the officials ruled Whittemore went over the line of scrimmage before throwing the apparent 28-yard TD. The drive ended five plays later when running back Clark Green fumbled. …
- With just 30 seconds left before halftime, KU’s Moderick Johnson blocked a 50-yard field-goal attempt by the Gamecocks’ Steven Lee. … Just 26 ticks later, KU kicker Johnny Beck’s 44-yard field-goal attempt knuckle-balled wide left. Beck was also wide left on a 49-yard attempt at 2:49 of the third quarter. …
- KU junior strong safety Tony Stubbs snatched his first career interception to blunt JSU’s first second-half possession. …
- Mangino eschewed a field-goal attempt with the Jayhawks facing fourth and two at the JSU nine late in the third quarter, but Whittemore’s pass was off target and the Gamecocks took over. …
- Brian Luke replaced Whittemore with 12:30 remaining. Prior to Saturday, Luke had taken only four snaps, all in the opener against Northwestern. …
- Holder Curtis Ansel fumbled the PAT snap following the Jayhawks sixth TD and Beck never had an opportunity to kick it. …
- KU was credited with seven sacks. Reggie Curry and Brandon Perkins had two apiece. Monroe Weekley, David McMillan and John McCoy had one each. Middle linebacker Gabe Toomey led the Jayhawks with 12 tackles. Fellow linebackers Nick Reid and Banks Floodman had 8 and 7. No one else had more than 4.
- Kickoff temperature was a pleasant 70 degrees under mostly sunny skies with a negligible 5 mph wind out of the south. KU officials pegged the attendance at 34,712, making it the largest of the season. The previous high was the UNLV game Sept. 6 at 33,980. …
- All seven officials were assigned by the Big 12 Conference. Referee Tom Ahlers is from Des Moines, Iowa. Two Kansans were on the crew — side judge Brad Horchem (Topeka) and field judge Duane Osborne (Seneca). …
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