<strong><span class="infobox-head">FIRST QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Jacob Branstetter pushed right a 30-yard field goal, squandering KU&rsquo;s opening possession set up by Darrell Stuckey&rsquo;s 67-yard kickoff return to start the game.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> Minus-5. Kansas rushing yards for the quarter. The Jayhawks couldn&rsquo;t get the running game going, keeping their offense one-dimensional.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">SECOND QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Kansas escaped Todd Reesing&rsquo;s first fumble in K-State territory when the Wildcats missed a field goal. But the Jayhawks paid for the second one, when Grant Gregory tossed a touchdown pass just before halftime.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> Minus-3. Turnover margin. By halftime, the Jayhawks had committed three turnovers to the Wildcats&rsquo; none.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">THIRD QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> A holding penalty on center Jeremiah Hatch on first down once Kansas reached the K-State 20. The flag stalled the Jayhawks&rsquo; drive.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> Zero for two. Branstetter on field goals after his third-quarter miss.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">FOURTH QUARTER </span></strong><br /> <strong>Key play:</strong> Kansas State had a third and 4 from the Kansas 43 late in the game. A stop here and the Jayhawks likely would regain possession down seven. But Gregory squirted away for an 8-yard gain to seal the outcome.</p><p><strong>Key stat:</strong> One. Kansas had the ball for one possession in the fourth quarter.</p><p><strong>Reason to hope:</strong> The season&rsquo;s not over. A home game against Nebraska and the Arrowhead contest against Missouri are winnable games (Texas isn&rsquo;t), and how good would seven victories look to the Jayhawks?</p><p><strong>Reason to mope:</strong> Kansas players said this had been a positive and productive week of practice. How bad would it have been if this had been a lousy week on the practice fields?</p><p><strong>Looking ahead:</strong> KU returns home to face Nebraska in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff. The Jayhawks have defeated the Cornhuskers in their last two meetings in Lawrence by a combined score of 116-54.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">&ensp;KU REPORT CARD</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>D</td><td>Offense</td><td align="left">The turnover problems persist. Three turnovers, all by Reesing, turned the game toward the Wildcats. The Jayhawks moved to 0-4 on the season when they don&rsquo;t rush for 100 yards as a team.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>B</td><td>Defense</td><td align="left">Daniel Thomas had a big day, but nobody else. Still, after Kansas pulled to 17-10 it asked its defense for one stop. It didn&rsquo;t happen. Twice on third-down snaps, Grant Gregory kept for first downs.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>C</td><td>Special teams</td><td align="left">The good and bad in a matter of moments. Darrell Stuckey got things off to a rousing start with a 67-yard kickoff return, but when the drive stalled, kicker Jacob Branstetter missed a 30-yard field goal.</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>C</td><td>Coaching</td><td align="left">Reesing was better protected behind a shuffled offensive line but the running game never got untracked. After the first-half turnovers, the play-calling got understandably conservative in the second half.</td></tr> </table> </div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> &ldquo;</p><p></div>