NORMAN, Okla.
Kansas receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez buried his helmet into the turf, and 50 yards away, quarterback Montell Cozart squatted in a crouch, clasping his hands in front of him.
Forty-point underdogs can’t make mistakes like this and remain competitive. So when Gonzalez dropped the well-placed pass down the sideline — the one that would have been a touchdown had he caught it — both players could sense the importance of the moment.
No, this first-quarter throw wasn’t the difference in KU’s 56-3 loss to No. 16 Oklahoma on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
It still was a good snapshot of KU’s biggest issue: a team making far too many mental and physical errors to be competitive against the Big 12’s best.