Cornish probable

Running back Jon Cornish, who missed much of the second half against Oklahoma State because of an undisclosed injury, should be OK to play against Baylor on Saturday.

“Early indications are that he will, but we’ll see about that,” KU coach Mark Mangino said Monday. “I think he will. We had a light workout (Sunday), and it all depends on how he practices on Tuesday. The medical staff feels he should be ready to go.”

Cornish had just 55 yards on 10 carries against the Cowboys, but as Mangino said, “Usually he’s strongest in the second half.”

League champ?

Provided Cornish can get healthy, the senior has a great shot at winning the Big 12 rushing title this season.

Oklahoma junior Adrian Peterson went down because of a broken collarbone last week, an injury that’s expected to sideline him for the rest of the regular season. He had 935 yards rushing pre-injury.

Cornish currently is second with 765 rushing yards and likely will pass Peterson if he’s healthy. In third place is Missouri’s Tony Temple, who has 600 yards on 116 carries.

Colorado game set

Kansas will play its third straight week away from the television cameras Oct. 28, when the Jayhawks’ home game with Colorado will start at 1 p.m. and not be on television.

Kansas wasn’t on TV for the Oklahoma State game and won’t be for Saturday’s matchup at Baylor, either.

He has given up

Baylor coach Guy Morriss disclosed Monday that he no longer asks the Big 12 Conference to review questionable calls involving his team, a normal procedure intended to have a checks-and-balances effect with conference officiating.

“We’ve stopped sending plays into the league because all they do is send it back and say, ‘Well, yeah, we blew it. Sorry,'” Morriss said. “You get tired of hearing the same old stuff over and over again. What’s the point of wasting my time or their time?”

Still working

Morriss said he hadn’t dissected too much film of Kansas, so he didn’t have much to say on the game’s most intriguing matchup – Baylor’s successful pass offense against KU’s struggling pass defense.

“Every defense, every coverage has got its weakness,” Morriss said. “That’s what we’re looking for. Things we can take advantage of.”