Notebook: Kansas Mauls Oklahoma

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KU stuns No. 6 Oklahoma, 38-33 - KU Sports
Devin Neal’s touchdown with just under a minute remaining went down as the game-winner as the Jayhawks became bowl-eligible for the second straight year and snapped an 18-game losing streak against Oklahoma in their final conference matchup before the Sooners leave for the Southeastern Conference.

KU falls short against Illinois, 82-75, in charity exhibition - KU Sports
KU, the preseason No. 1 team in the nation, was within striking distance throughout but managed to hold an advantage for just one cumulative minute, entirely contained within the first 20. The Jayhawks, beset by a combination of a somewhat disjointed offense, poor defensive rebounding and the 25th-ranked Illini’s strong perimeter shooting, did not retake the lead after losing it on a Coleman Hawkins 3-pointer with 9:39 left in the first half.

‘He just kept fighting’: Bean delivers game-winning drive in KU’s thrilling upset - KU Sports
Kansas quarterback Jason Bean could only watch from the sideline during the final play of a 38-33 victory over No. 6 Oklahoma. As soon as Dillon Gabriel’s Hail Mary attempt fell harmlessly to the ground, Bean admitted that he let out a sigh of relief as the Jayhawks defeated the Sooners for the first time since 1997 to become bowl eligible for a second consecutive season.

Significance of KU’s victory will reverberate beyond one season - KU Sports
For example, in the aftermath of his team’s upset victory over No. 6 Oklahoma, when he learned cornerback Kwinton Lassiter hadn’t been credited with an interception on his out-of-bounds snag of Dillon Gabriel’s Hail Mary, Leipold said, “Thank goodness.”

KU volleyball pulls off another sweep of West Virginia - KU Sports
“I thought Cam created good opportunities offensively, I thought we served better, and I thought we created some better organized defense,” KU coach Ray Bechard said in a press release. “When it got to the chaos, we handled it better so I’m excited about that. It was a good two-day stretch for us, and now we’ll turn the month into November the next time we compete. We’ll get an opportunity to see a K-State team that’s trending in a very good way.”

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