When the name “Reesing” was unveiled on the north end of Booth Memorial Stadium — with two Kansas employees dropping a blue sheet to the ground — the great KU quarterback took his final curtain call.
Todd Reesing ran three steps on the field, jumped into the air, cocked his right arm back, then delivered his patented fist pump, revving his arm a few times for emphasis.
And, if one didn’t know any better, you’d have assumed the gesture injected a shot of good karma to a program that’s desperately needed it.
One play later — after the break between the first and second quarters — KU safety Mike Lee intercepted a pass, sidestepped two tacklers, then followed teammates 31 yards into the end zone for a pick-six.