Crossing the Border, Day 3

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  The sun was long gone by the time a practice ended this week at Memorial Stadium. Coaches and players huddled around KU coach Mark Mangino before boarding buses to head back to their dressing rooms.

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  Offensive lineman david ochoa listens to coach Mark Mangino after practice.

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  Injured quarterbacks Jason Swanson (8), Adam Barmann (7) and John Nielsen watch from the sideline during practice.

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  KU quarterback Brian Luke shovels the ball to a running back.

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  KU’s offensive line watches film of Missouri’s defense.

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  Members of the offensive line listen as coach Nick Quartaro outlines their assignments on Friday afternoon. From left, the players are Matt Thompson, Bob Whitaker, John Cannon, David Ochoa, Tony Coker and Travis Dambach.

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  KU quarterback Brian Luke flips the ball to a running back during practice Friday before the team boarded the bus for Columbia, Mo.

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  After an abbreviated non-contact practice Friday, the players gathered around coach Mangino in the Anschutz facility on campus.

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  On the road to Columbia, Mo., a few Kansas University football defenders watch a movie on ceiling-mounted monitors. Charlton Keith, right, was rapt Friday, while Rodney Harris, behind Keith, and Greg Tyree dozed off.

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  KU cornerback coach Earnest Collins is deep in thought as a bus carrying members of KU's defensive unit rolls through the Missouri countryside.

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  As the squad arrived friday night at the Holiday Inn in Columbia, Mo., the players picked up their room keys before heading to dinner. From left are Kenneth Thompson, Nick McCaslin, Duke Pfitzinger, Charlton Keith and Todd Haselhorst.