LAWRENCE | Two games are down, and already it has become clear whom the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks will miss most from last year&#8217;s Orange Bowl-winning team.</p><p>Not defensive stars Aqib Talib and James McClinton. Not pass-catchers Marcus Henry or Derek Fine. Try ol&#8217; reliable running back Brandon McAnderson and offensive tackles Anthony Collins and Cesar Rodriguez.</p><p>The 14th-ranked Jayhawks won 29-0 over Louisiana Tech &#8212; an impressive victory, no doubt &#8212; but they failed to establish their running game for the second-straight week. Running behind two redshirt freshman offensive tackles, KU carried 33 times for 126 yards and no touchdowns. The Jayhawks have averaged 3.7 yards per carry for the season.</p><p>Thus far, thanks to the continued excellence of quarterback Todd Reesing and the KU defense now led by coordinator Clint Bowen, the lack of a consistent running game hasn&#8217;t hurt the Jayhawks. But how long can they expect Reesing to shoulder the entire offensive load. And how long can the defense stay as stingy as they were Saturday night in the red zone?</p><p>The answers to those questions will come on Friday night against No. 17 South Florida in a game that will undoubtedly showcase any flaws the Jayhawks have been trying their best to hide. Unfortunately for KU, its struggles running behind left tackle Jeff Spikes and right tackles Jeremiah Hatch and Matt Darton are already out there for the Bulls and their coaches to see.</p><p>Reesing controlled this game from start to finish. He was masterful, completing 32 of 38 passes for a career-high 412 yards and three touchdowns. When KU led just 3-0 in the second quarter, Reesing led the Jayhawks on an 80-yard drive during which he completed all six of his passes for 72 yards.</p><p>That wasn&#8217;t his only streak. Reesing also hit all eight of his throws in a third quarter that saw the Jayhawks score on pass plays of 48 yards to Dezmon Briscoe and 39 yards to true freshman Daymond Patterson.</p><p>Yes, the Jayhawks certainly didn&#8217;t miss senior receiver Dexton Fields, who was out with an undisclosed injury. Patterson, the speedster from Mesquite, Texas, caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in Fields&#8217; place.</p><p>After three touchdown catches last week, Briscoe found the end zone again, this time by avoiding six Louisiana Tech tacklers on a spectacular bolt for pay dirt. Briscoe finished with a career-high 146 yards on seven catches.</p><p>Defensively, the Jayhawks still haven&#8217;t allowed a touchdown this season. But they didn&#8217;t totally shut down the Bulldogs as the score would indicate. KU gave up 267 yards and an average of 4.5 yards per play.</p><p>Still, how they kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone was impressive. The Jayhawks thwarted a 22-play drive by Louisiana Tech with a tipped interception to cornerback Chris Harris in the end zone in the second quarter. At that point, the Bulldogs were trying to take the lead.</p><p>In the third quarter, Louisiana Tech wide receiver Phillip Livas darted 78 yards on a reverse, but KU safety Darrell Stuckey hustled down the field and caught him from behind at the KU 2. The Jayhawks forced a field-goal attempt, which clanged off the right upright.</p><p>KU dominated its opponent again. But still, questions will linger into next week about the running game. The Jayhawks can feel a little better after third-team tailback Angus Quigley carried 15 times for 84 yards, most of which came late against an exhausted Bulldogs defense.</p><p>Jake Sharp carried 7 times for 22 yards, while Jocques Crawford toted it 7 times for 17 yards.