Defense overdid it

KU linebacker Mike Rivera gave his thoughts on what finally killed Kansas against Toledo on Saturday – a 25-yard run by Jalen Parmele in the second overtime.

“We were flying to the ball so hard that we overpursued, and they just cut it back,” Rivera said.

Rivera had eight tackles and two pass break-ups. He and safety Jerome Kemp led KU in stops Friday.

Cornish keeping pace

Running back Jon Cornish had 20 carries for 89 yards Friday against Toledo, keeping him well ahead of pace for KU’s first 1,000-yard season in a decade.

Cornish had a long run of 33 yards and managed 4.4 yards per carry despite Toledo’s obvious gameplan to stop him. He also had three receptions for 26 yards on KU’s effective shovel-pass play.

For the season, Cornish has rushed the ball 56 times for 332 yards. That puts him on pace for 1,328 yards rushing in the 12-game regular season.

In the zone

Junior Marcus Henry has emerged as one of KU’s top wide-receiver targets, having caught a touchdown pass in each of the Jayhawks’ first three games.

Making his first start of the season Friday, Henry caught a 33-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and finished with 67 yards receiving on four catches.

On the season, Henry has eight catches for 109 yards, with three touchdowns.

Still no threes

Surprisingly, KU junior kicker Scott Webb has yet to connect on a field goal this season.

Webb is 0-for-2 on his attempts, missing a 27-yard try against Northwestern State and a 48-yard attempt against Toledo.