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LAST WEEK
Kansas 35
Southern Miss
Jayhawks tested by Southern Miss
Kansas pulls out victory against Golden Eagles to improve to 4-0
A 35-28 victory against Southern Miss moved the Jayhawks to 4-0 for the season. Both teams entered the contest with 3-0 records, and the game was tied at 28 after three quarters of play.A touchdown pass from Todd Reesing to Kerry Meier proved to be the game-winning play in the fourth quarter.
Reeing completed 30 passes for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was intercepted once and sacked five times. Meier gained 141 yards on 10 catches and scored two touchdowns. Dezmon Briscoe was limited to just four catches, but picked up 60 yards on his receptions.
The Kansas defense struggled to contain the Southern Miss air attack, as Eagles quarterback Austin Davis passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns. However, the defensive unit clamped down when it had too, and got four key stops in the final period to seal the victory. The Jayhawks surrendered 395 yards of total offense to Southern Miss.
Freshman Toben Opurum played in the place of Jake Sharp, who was still sidelined with an injury. Opurum gained 112 yards on 28 rushes and scored a touchdown. Bradley McDougald, another freshman, also chipped in with 7 catches for 46 yards.
- Scott Toland
Weston White/KANSAN
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing makes a throw last Saturday against Southern Mississippi. Reesing passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns.
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
THE WAVE OCTOBER 2,2009
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN