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Before you start demanding a recount, observe: Early in the fourth quarter, the Jayhawks had a 23-20 lead and the ball at the NIU 22 yard line, first and ten. This is what happened next: rush for a loss, incomplete pass, sack, incomplete pass to turn the ball over on downs.Kansas got the ball back with about eight minutes left in the game, which was now tied 23-23. They threw an incomplete pass, rushed for no gain, got sacked and punted. After Northern Illinois took the lead by a touchdown, Kansas had two more possessions. They ran seven plays between these drives, and the only one that gained any yardage was a four yard pass from their own 19 yard line.Fourteen plays in a close game, and on thirteen of them Kansas may as well have been throwing a tennis ball against a garage door. That's a Spike Factor of 92% over that range. We rest our case.