Todd Reesing

Roy Helu Jr. ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns, helping Nebraska move into a tie atop the Big 12 North with a 31-17 victory over Kansas on Saturday. Niles Paul had 226 total yards, including 154 on four catches, and Alex Henry kicked three field goals to set up next week's Big 12 North showdown between Nebraska (7-3, 4-2) and Kansas State. Helu recovered a fumble in the end zone in the first quarter and had TD runs of 20 and 14 yards in the fourth quarter to give the Cornhuskers their third straight win. Kansas (5-5, 1-5 Big 12) overcame a miserable ... Read Full Story

Tyler Hansen wanted to prove that he should have been Colorado's starting quarterback all along. He sure showed he deserves to be the Buffaloes' main man from here on out. Hansen, who replaced Cody Hawkins — the coach's son — in the starting lineup, ran for a touchdown and threw a TD pass to lead Colorado to a 34-30 upset of No. 17 Kansas on Saturday night. Providing a spark both through the air and on the ground, Hansen threw for 175 yards and ran for 34 yards. Colorado (2-4, 1-1 Big 12) handed Todd Reesing and the Jayhawks (5-1, 1-1) their first loss. ... Read Full Story

Chris Brown scored three touchdowns, and No. 25 Oklahoma throttled Todd Reesing and the nation's second-leading offense en route to a 35-13 victory Saturday over No. 24 Kansas. The Sooners (4-3, 2-1 Big 12) intercepted Kansas' career passing leader on the Jayhawks' first three possessions. Dominique Franks set the defensive tone with an 85-yard touchdown return of the second interception of the NCAA's fifth-leading passer. Landry Jones, starting for injured Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford, threw two touchdown passes and had little trouble with a Kansas defense which has been undergoing a midseason overhaul. Kansas (5-2, 1-2) hurt itself with penalties as well as ... Read Full Story

Todd Reesing threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 20 Kansas shook off the effects of a midweek fight with the basketball team to hold off Southern Mississippi 35-28 on Saturday. Kansas (4-0), as usual, had no trouble moving the ball and rolled up 433 total yards. The Jayhawks weren't so good on defense, allowing Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis to throw for 331 yards and three touchdowns. Southern Miss (3-1) knocked off one BCS school last week, upsetting Virginia 37-34 at home to extend the nation's second-longest winning streak to eight games. The Golden Eagles marched through Kansas' defense (395 total ... Read Full Story

LAWRENCE, Kan., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Chris Brown's three touchdowns Saturday keyed Oklahoma's 35-13 Big 12 Conference rout of No. 21 Kansas. Oklahoma has won the last six games in the series. Brown ran for two scores and his 8-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Landry Jones upped OU's lead to 28-6 with 6:18 left in the third quarter. Jones completed 26-of-38 passes for 251 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Wide receiver Ryan Broyles caught 11 passes for 121 yards for the Sooners (4-3, 2-1 Big 12), who overcame the disappointment of last Saturday's 16-13 loss to arch-rival Texas. Kansas quarterback Todd ... Read Full Story