Kansas University freshman running back Angus Quigley is in the middle of a slow recovery from a serious preseason injury, reportedly a torn muscle in his thigh.

“He’s getting therapy. He’s progressing,” KU coach Mark Mangino said. “The doctors feel like he’s progressing right on track. There hasn’t been any complications or anything of that sort.”

Quigley, who’s out for the season, dresses for practices now that he’s back on his feet, but he’s still off-limits from any work.

“Our team policy is, unless you’re incapacitated, you come to practice, you dress for practice, whether you’re participating or not,” Mangino said. “He’s out here observing and just trying to stay mentally into the game.”

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Ready to go: Baylor apparently got word of KU’s inept defensive performance against Oklahoma State last week. And at least one Bears player is salivating at the possibilites against KU’s pass defense, which gave up 411 yards through the air against the Cowboys.

“When our offense found out what happened in that last game, they’re trying to put up 1,000 (yards) on these guys,” cornerback C.J. Wilson told the Waco Tribune-Herald. “Shawn (Bell, quarterback) needs to do some one-arm push-ups to get his arm strong enough. Because if that’s how much they’re giving up, we need to air it out.”

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Reid’s revenge?: Oklahoma State quarterback Bobby Reid told the Daily Oklahoman a story about a KU fan heckling him throughout the first half of last week’s 42-32 Cowboys victory.

Down 17-0, Reid was really hearing it. But once Reid’s 29-yard touchdown run put the Cowboys within three, the tone had changed.

“After I ran for a touchdown, I saw him, but he would not look at me,” Reid told the Oklahoman. “He kept turning his head.”

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Lamb honored: KU senior wide receiver Jonathan Lamb is one of 148 semifinalists for the Draddy Trophy, given to a player who combines academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.

Lamb, who already has a bachelor’s degree, was an academic All-Big 12 first-team selection last year and has six catches for 98 yards this season.