Notebook: Jayhawks Maul Hawkeyes

The Rock Chalkboard

KU holds off Iowa State for 28-21 road win - KU Sports
Bean finished 14-for-23 for 287 yards, the key touchdown and, crucially, no interceptions. His counterpart Rocco Becht was an efficient 20-for-26 but threw a pick six to Mello Dotson that helped the Jayhawks jump ahead early on.

Aggressive decision-making helped KU take down Iowa State - KU Sports
“We figured that they think we’re going to run the ball, try to milk some clock and do some things,” head coach Lance Leipold said, “and (decided) to stay aggressive. And our mentality was going to be important.”

Notebook: Leipold and Campbell helped create D-III legacy, NFL quarterback visits Ames - KU Sports
Campbell was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, the first two years that the Purple Raiders faced Wisconsin-Whitewater in the Division III title game. At that time, the Warhawks were led by Bob Berezowitz in his 21st and 22nd seasons, but he retired after taking two championship losses to Mount Union and was replaced by an alumnus who had recently been working as an assistant head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. That was Leipold.

KU volleyball shows dominance in rivalry win over Kansas State - KU Sports
“After you play two and a half hours you wonder how the next afternoon is going to go, but I thought we played extremely well,” head coach Ray Bechard said.

Eraser Dust

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