Rainy day

Scattered rainfall dotted South Florida on Tuesday, and KU became a victim of it.

The end of the Jayhawks’ afternoon workout at Barry University was conducted in the rain.

“It rained the last 10 minutes of our practice,” KU coach Mark Mangino said. “We got everything done that we needed to.”

No rain is forecast the rest of the week. Temperatures are expected to be around 60 degrees when the Orange Bowl kicks off Thursday night.

Different face

Virginia Tech running back Brandon Ore, who was suspended for the first quarter of Thursday’s game for being late to a practice, said he plans to contribute in other ways before he can actually play.

“I’m going to be moving on the sideline and talking to my teammates,” Ore said. “I’m going to be in the game, mentally. I’ll be in the game in the second quarter, for sure.”

Kenny Lewis Jr. will start in Ore’s place for the Hokies.

“I’m a slasher,” Lewis said. “You have those pounders out there, and I might get lucky and knock someone over, but I’m a slasher, and when I hit that hole no one is catching me.”

Hall injured

Virginia Tech linebacker Vince Hall sprained his knee during the team’s beach outing on Monday. He’s questionable for Thursday’s game.

“We are concerned,” VT coach Frank Beamer said. “It was a little tender yesterday. The way I understand it, it’s going to be Vince’s decision whether he can go or not.”

Hall is second on the team with 92 tackles despite missing four games with a broken wrist. He also has 31â2 sacks and an interception.

Just win, baby

Mangino was asked Tuesday if a high-scoring game would play into KU’s favor.

“I just want to see us have more points on the scoreboard at the end of the day,” Mangino replied. “I’ll settle for that.”