¢ The Jayhawks wore the rare red jerseys Saturday against South Florida, only the third time the Jayhawks have donned them. Kansas also wore them against Louisiana Tech and Missouri last season.

¢ Kansas has now won nine straight games at Memorial Stadium, dating back to a 2004 loss against Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns.

¢ The score was tied 0-0 at halftime, marking the first time since Sept. 13, 1980, that KU was in a scoreless game at the break. Kansas tied Oregon, 7-7, that day.

¢ Quarterback Adam Barmann has started at least one game in all four of his seasons at KU. He started three as a freshman, eight as a sophomore and two as a junior. Saturday’s game was the first start of his senior year.

¢ Jonathan Lamb saw increased work as a wide receiver on Saturday, often in place of Marcus Herford. He had one catch for 22 yards.

¢ After failing to hit a field goal in two tries during KU’s first three games, KU junior kicker Scott Webb converted both of his tries Saturday – a 37-yard attempt in the third quarter and a 42-yard try in the fourth.

¢ Seven players caught passes Saturday for Kansas – Lamb, Dexton Fields, Marcus Henry, Jon Cornish, Derek Fine, Brian Murph and Marcus Herford.

¢ Henry nearly had a touchdown reception for the fourth straight game, but was nailed by a USF defender as he dove for the end zone and fumbled away.

¢ Also improving on Saturday’s was KU’s pass rush. The Jayhawks recorded three sacks, including another one by reserve end John Larson.

¢ Linebacker Eric Washington was KU’s leading tackler with 10 stops against USF. He also had three quarterback hurries. Mike Rivera had nine stops, and Joe Mortensen had eight.

¢ Cornish has rushed for 100 yards in three of the Jayhawks’ four games this season. He has 437 yards rushing this season, putting him on pace for 1,311 rushing yards this season.

¢ Marc Jones was credited with his first career start when the Jayhawks – pinned at their own two-yard line – opened in a two tight-end set with Jones and Derek Fine.

¢ Justin Thornton made his first career start at free safety on Saturday, and coach Mark Mangino disclosed afterward that Sadiq Muhammed wasn’t 100 percent because of a “nagging injury.” Thornton intercepted the final pass of the night in the end zone when USF was driving, potentially to win the game. Mangino said Muhammed was expected to be ready for next week’s game against Nebraska.

¢ Talib’s interception right before halftime broke an 11-quarter drought between takeaways. KU’s last forced turnover was against Northwestern State on Sept. 2.

¢ Brandon Duncan, who played well against Toledo on special teams and third-down packages, played a much more limited role Saturday.

¢ South Florida was paid $150,000 for expenses in traveling to Lawrence. The contract is a home-and-home deal, meaning KU will travel to Tampa, Fla., in 2008 to finish the series. At that time, KU will be paid $150,000 for travel expenses.

¢ John McDaid was head referee in charge of the seven-man officiating crew out of the Big East Conference.

¢ Attendance was announced as 40,933, the lowest figure of the season so far. Temperature was 67 degrees at kickoff under cloudy skies, with winds blowing out of the west at 19 mph.