<table> </table> LAWRENCE | Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey never refuses a chance to witness. You can find him every Sunday morning at the Ninth Street Baptist Church, opening up his Bible and discussing scripture with fellow young Christians.</p><p>Or you can find him every Tuesday night, 9 p.m. sharp, at the Jayhawks&#8217; Fellowship of Christian Athletes&#8217; huddle. Stuckey&#8217;s favorite message when he&#8217;s called upon to speak? <em>Never give up on yourself. Find the window when all the doors are closed</em>.</p><p>Tens of thousands of fans in Memorial Stadium and thousands of viewers on TV saw Stuckey speak with his actions on Saturday night in 14th-ranked KU&#8217;s 29-0 whipping of Louisiana Tech.</p><p>Stuckey&#8217;s moment of testimony came in the third quarter. The Jayhawks had a comfortable 20-0 lead, but Stuckey was far from comfortable when speedy Louisiana Tech wide receiver Phillip Livas took a reverse handoff and bolted through a canyon in the KU defense headed for a surefire 80-yard touchdown run. Livas runs a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, but that didn&#8217;t stop Stuckey from running after him at the most dramatic angle he could summon. Stuckey, after all, was clocked at 4.4 this summer, too.</p><p>Stuckey, a native of Kansas City, Kan., wanted a shutout. Period. He also, as usual, wanted to be an example to everyone around him.</p><p>&#8220;He was very fast,&#8221; Stuckey would say. &#8220;I felt a lot better when he started looking back at me. I said, &#8216;Yes, he&#8217;s slowing down. He&#8217;s gotta slow down. He&#8217;s looking at me.&#8217; I started closing on him.&#8221;</p><p>When Stuckey got close, he knew he had to time his jump perfectly. Couldn&#8217;t dive after him; he was too fast for that. Couldn&#8217;t tackle him by the &#8220;horse collar&#8221;; that would draw a penalty. Stuckey saw his chance and went for it. He corralled Livas at the 2-yard line, to the wonderment of the fans, and his teammates and coaches. But what happened next was even more inspiring.</p><p>After running about 70 yards in a dead sprint, Stuckey darted through a hole on first and goal and dragged down Louisiana Tech running back Patrick Jackson for a 4-yard loss. It was one of a team-leading 10 tackles Stuckey had on the night, and it led to the Bulldogs having to attempt a field goal from 23 yards out &#8212; a kick that bounded off the right upright. A miss. And a shutout.</p><p>&#8220;That play, man, it was amazing,&#8221; Stuckey said. &#8220;I thank God that he really used me to speed up and never give up. I firmly believe that as long as you keep faith and there&#8217;s hope, anything is possible.&#8221;</p><p>At 2-0, it would be easy for the Jayhawks to feel that way about their season. But there are some issues to be worked out before Friday&#8217;s showdown with No. 17 South Florida down in Tampa. KU again struggled to establish its ground game, running for 126 yards on 33 carries &#8212; an average of 3.9 per carry. And the defense still gave up 267 yards to the Bulldogs.</p><p>Stuckey was also instrumental in KU&#8217;s other red zone stop, which occurred in the second quarter. He jumped onto the back of Bulldogs tight end Anthony Harrison, who was open in the end zone, and the ball caromed into the hands of KU cornerback Chris Harris for a touchback.</p><p>Twice, the Jayhawks were pushed to their limit, but they never wilted. KU coach Mark Mangino was only appreciative to an extent.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t go for that &#8216;bend but don&#8217;t break&#8217; stuff,&#8221; Mangino said. &#8220;That&#8217;s ridiculous. I hear that all the time. If your defense is breaking, it&#8217;s going to get shattered someday. And that&#8217;s not how we play here. We play good hard defense and try to keep people out of the end zone.&#8221;</p><p>Thanks to Darrell Stuckey, that reputation remains intact. After the game, Stuckey remembered a quote that he cited at last Tuesday&#8217;s FCA huddle. It said, &#8220;It&#8217;s only impossible until somebody does it.&#8221;</p><p>The way his teammates were acting, they must have thought him catching Livas was impossible. His coach couldn&#8217;t quite believe it either.</p><p>&#8220;The gutsiest play in the game of football,&#8221; Mangino said, &#8220;is when a player is out in the open running for a touchdown, and you are the only guy that can make the play. Darrell just showed the fortitude that he was going to make that play. The whole complexion of the game is completely changed in our favor because Darrell Stuckey chose to hustle and not give up.&#8221;