In Week 1, it was Dezmon Briscoe, dazzling with nine catches that resulted in three touchdowns.

The following week, it was true freshman Daymond Patterson, filling in for an injured Dexton Fields to grab two touchdowns in a 29-0 victory over Louisiana Tech.

And Friday, it was sophomore Johnathan Wilson, pulling in 10 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the best game of his young career.

Although Kansas fell short against host South Florida on Friday, 37-34, the Kansas University football team can at least feel good about one thing: Its receivers appear to be as deep as any in the country.

In the aftermath of Friday’s loss, however, Wilson didn’t appear too excited about his breakout performance, even though his touchdown reception with 8:51 left in the first quarter marked the first of his career.

“Personal stats don’t mean too much,” Wilson said. “I just want to win. I would have caught no balls for no yards, and if we would have won the game, I would have felt a lot better.”

Off on the right foot

When Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing connected with Wilson for a 36-yard touchdown with 8:51 left in the first half of Friday’s game, it was the first time Kansas has scored an opening-drive touchdown since the Jayhawks played Baylor in October of 2006.

Since that game – which ended in a 36-35 loss to the Bears – Kansas has gone 17-3.

Running back Quigley a first-half no-show

Junior running back Angus Quigley, who entered the South Florida game as Kansas’ top rusher, didn’t receive his first carry until the Jayhawks’ first drive of the second half.

In the team’s first two games of the season, Quigley rushed for more yards -131 – than running backs Jake Sharp and Jocques Crawford combined and was expected to battle Crawford for the starting spot against USF. Instead, Crawford and Sharp combined for nine carries for 26 yards in the first half while Quigley, who rushed for a career-high 84 yards on 15 carries in a 29-0 victory over Louisiana Tech last week, watched from the sideline.

Quigley finished the game with just three carries, but managed to rack up 22 yards, a team high.

Former KU assistant Quartaro in the house

Nick Quartaro, KU’s offensive coordinator in head coach Mark Mangino’s first five seasons, was at the game Friday, wearing a USF shirt. He does pregame and postgame radio interviews at home games. Quartaro, who lives in nearby Dunedin, said he and Mangino talk by phone “every two weeks or so.” Quartaro said he stopped by the Kansas team hotel Friday afternoon to visit Mangino.