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Kansas looks for first 9-0 start since 1908

Nov 3, 2007 - 10:44 AM Nebraska (4-5) at No. 8 Kansas (8-0) 12:30 pm EDT

LAWRENCE, Kansas (Ticker) -- Kansas coach Mark Mangino has his team in nearly uncharted territory.

Mangino's eighth-ranked Jayhawks look to improve to 9-0 for the first time in 99 years when they host reeling Big 12 North Division rival Nebraska on Saturday.

Kansas (8-0, 4-0 Big 12 North) remained undefeated with a 19-11 triumph at Texas A&M last Saturday.

Senior fullback Brandon McAnderson ran for a career-best 183 yards and two TDs for the Jayhawks, who are the only team unbeaten in Big 12 play.

Nebraska (4-5, 1-4 North) has not won since a 35-17 triumph over Iowa State on September 29.

The Cornhuskers capped a winless October with a 28-25 setback at Texas last Saturday in which they blew a 14-point third-quarter lead and allowed Longhorns running back Jamaal Charles to rush for 216 of his 290 yards and three TDs in the fourth quarter.

Cornhuskers quarterback Sam Keller injured his shoulder in the game and will miss the remainder of the season. Joe Ganz will start in his place for Nebraska, which is mired in its longest skid in 46 years.

The Jayhawks won the last meeting here two years ago, 40-15, to snap a 36-game skid in the series. But Nebraska recorded a 39-32 win in Lincoln last year.