Inside the Tent: Kansas 42, Minnesota 21

FROM THE HEARTH ROOM The Jayhawks came at the Gophers in threes last night—Todd Reesing, Kerry Meier, and Dezmon Briscoe on one side and James Holt, Mike Rivera, and Joe Mortensen on the other side. One trio will return to terrorize Big 12 secondaries next year and the other cements its legacy with a dominating performance in an old-school game of tackle football. Boy, it was beautiful to watch Rivera and Mortensen playing the game the way they were meant to play—running and smashing. Throw in Holt as Adam Weber's nightmare and it all makes Jayhawk football fans super happy. Hopefully, the NFL was watching their own network last because playing hurt all year against freak spread teams really doesn't show their strengths. Last night did and I sure hope all three at least get some attention from the NFL. From the offensive side, the Jayhawks just have too many weapons and a chameleon-like ability to adapt. The Gophers went with throwing a ton of heat on Todd Reesing and ... (link)