Kansas City, Mo. ? Kansas University quarterback Todd Reesing shouldered a share of the blame for Saturday night’s 36-28 loss to Missouri for throwing two interceptions, but he wasn’t about to blame the glove.

To combat the cold, Reesing decided to wear a glove for the first time this season.

“I felt it gave me a better grip on the ball when it was cold,” Reesing said. “I did it this week in practice. It had no effect on the good or bad throws. I really just felt it was the same.”

Coach Mark Mangino had the same take.

“It’s not an issue,” Mangino said. “He has really small hands. We knew that when cold weather came that was something he was going to do because he just has small hands. He threw the ball very well. It’s not an issue.”

Reesing, who consistently faced more pressure than counterpart Chase Daniel, completed 28 of 49 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns and threw his fifth and sixth interceptions of the season, ending a 213-pass streak without one.

On the first play of the second quarter, Reesing hit Kerry Meier down the middle of the field for 39 yards. On the next play, he went for Dexton Fields in the front of the end zone but underthrew him slightly, allowing William Moore to intercept the pass at the two-yard line.

“I threw off my back foot and didn’t quite get enough into the throw, and the guy made a good play,” Reesing said. “If I throw it just a little farther, we score, probably.”

On the opening drive of the second half, Reesing took Kansas to the 16 and was faced with a third-and-nine situation, when he threw a pass behind Marcus Henry. The reaching receiver was able to get his hand on it, which turned out to be a bad break because that re-directed the pass into the hands of Castine Bridges, who returned the interception 49 yards to the Kansas 40.

“I threw it behind him,” Reesing said of the second pick. “If I get it in front of him, Marcus probably runs for a touchdown. All your throws aren’t going to be perfect. It’s disappointing I made those mistakes and let my team down. I tried my best. I fought hard to get my team back in the game, but we just didn’t have enough time. It’s a tough bunch of guys on this team. We knew we would bounce back. I’m real proud of all the guys. No one gave up.”