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Kansas coach Lance Leipold leads his team onto the field against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU redshirt freshman Jameel Croft Jr. awaits the opening kickoff from Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas coach Lance Leipold leads his team onto the field against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU athletic director Travis Goff (left) and head coach Lance Leipold (right) shake hands after the football team’s victory against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU safety Taylor Davis takes in the team’s win against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU receiver Quentin Skinner after the Jayhawks’ win against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas players wave the wheat following the team’s win against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU linebacker JB Brown celebrates after completing a sack during the game against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ Tommy Dunn Jr. (92) and D.J. Withers (52) jog off the field during the game against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ Taiwan Berryhill Jr. and Dean Miller line up against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU redshirt senior Torry Locklin comes off the field against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU special teams lines up for an extra point attempt against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU running back Devin Neal dances with Quentin Skinner after a touchdown against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU running back Devin Neal breezes into the end zone for a touchdown against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU running back Devin Neal breezes into the end zone for a touchdown against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ Quentin Skinner (0) and Trevor Kardell (45) communicate before the snap against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU running back Devin Neal attempts to shrug off a Houston defender during a run at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU running back Devin Neal breaks off a big run against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU safety Taylor Davis chases down Houston’s Donovan Smith on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas cornerback Cobee Bryant lines up against Houston’s Jonah Wilson on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas linebacker Cornell Wheeler, right, celebrates with cornerback Cobee Bryant during the game against Houston Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas linebacker Cornell Wheeler intercepts a pass against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels smiles after celebrating a touchdown against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels scores a touchdown against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ Jalon Daniels makes a break down the field against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas senior Devin Neal charges past a diving Houston defender at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Quarterback Jalon Daniels throws on the sideline at KU’s game against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ D.J. Withers (52) celebrates a tackle against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU defenders JB Brown (1) and D.J. Withers (52) tackle a Houston ball carrier at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU punter Damon Greaves punts the ball away to the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels evades Houston defenders on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas’ Jared Casey storms into the end zone for his second touchdown against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas running back Devin Neal runs in an open field against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU defensive end Dean Miller makes a tackle during the game against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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KU cornerback Mello Dotson lines up against Houston’s Joseph Manjack IV on Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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KU safety Marvin Grant celebrates on the grass at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., after sacking the Houston quarterback Donovan Smith on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas kicker Tabor Allen kicks off against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas wide receiver Luke Grimm stands up after a long gain against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas wide receiver Luke Grimm makes a defender miss against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas wide receiver Luke Grimm scans for defenders against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas wide receiver Lawrence Arnold makes an acrobatic catch on the sideline against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas seniors Taiwan Berryhill Jr. and O.J. Burroughs trap a Houston ball carrier during the game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Wide receiver Quentin Skinner turns to the crowd after making a dramatic catch against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas receiver Quentin Skinner leaps over Houston’s Jeremiah Wilson for a touchdown catch at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas tight end Jared Casey celebrates after catching a pass for a touchdown against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels receives a snap against the Houston Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. tries to juke a Houston defender at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas’ Jalon Daniels and Devin Neal await the snap against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas’ Jameel Croft Jr. returns the opening kickoff against Houston on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas running back Devin Neal after scoring a touchdown against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas redshirt senior Trevor Wilson slide down after making a tough catch against the University of Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas’ Jared Casey trots into the end zone against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Kansas tight end Jared Casey celebrates his second touchdown of the day against Houston at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.