Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas at 11 am local time, the Jayhawks came out with good energy. Rutgers did not and was in an early 10-0 hole after Art Sitkowski threw his first pick six of the first half. Rutgers gave it right back with a Jon Hilliman fumble two plays later setting up the Jayhawks with field goal position immediately and threatening to really blow it open.
After typical zone runs and jump balls (more on those later), Kansas was forced to try a field goal. Deonte Roberts came so unblocked the kick practically hit him in the chest and after the ball bounced around a bit, Roberts scooped it up.