Kansas on ABC

The Nov. 10 game between Kansas and Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., will kick off at 7 p.m. and be televised by ABC, it was announced Monday.

It will mark the sixth straight game Kansas will play in front of a television audience and the first on ABC this season. Kansas last played on ABC in 2005 when it traveled to Texas.

The Jayhawks’ 11:30 a.m. game against Nebraska on Saturday will be televised by Fox Sports Net (Sunflower Broadband channel 36).

Reesing a semifinalist

The play of quarterback Todd Reesing in KU’s 8-0 start has rocketed him among mention of the country’s best players.

Reesing was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award, given annually to the nation’s top quarterback.

The 15-man list will be narrowed to three finalists on Nov. 18, and fan input counts for 5 percent of the total vote. KU fans can vote for Reesing once a day DaveyOBrien.com.

The O’Brien winner will be announced on Dec. 6.

Lew’s support

KU coach Mark Mangino recently was asked about what athletic director Lew Perkins does to help the football program succeed.

Mangino listed a number of things, from competitive salaries to respectful treatment of coaches and athletes.

“He wants to do things first-class,” Mangino said. “He has a big-time mentality, which we desperately needed in football here. I needed that kind of support.”

Mangino said he also appreciated the hands-off approach Perkins takes toward football.

“He doesn’t interfere. He doesn’t bother you about who’s starting and who’s doing this and who’s doing that,” Mangino said. “He lets you coach. He’s supportive, and he does everything he can within his power to help the football program, but he doesn’t interfere. I think that’s great.”

Nebraska injuries

Besides the loss of starting quarterback Sam Keller to injury, Nebraska also lost starting linebacker Lance Brandenburgh for the season because of a shoulder injury suffered Saturday at Texas.

Brandenburgh, an Overland Park native who attended Aquinas High, posted 51 tackles while starting Nebraska’s first nine games at outside linebacker.

Two other linebackers – Bo Ruud and Blake Lawrence – are questionable because of injuries. Lawrence, a Shawnee Mission West product, is the brother of KU third-string quarterback Tyler Lawrence.

Jayhawks honored

KU was selected as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for its effort in a 19-11 victory at Texas A&M on Saturday.

The award, which is voted on by members of the Football Writers Association of America, went to the Jayhawks over Connecticut (which beat South Florida) and Mississippi State (which beat Kentucky).