Filed by Rich Kaipust at 5:44 p.m.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino and his players were throwing around plenty of compliments for the Nebraska defense during the Jayhawks' press gathering on Tuesday.
Mostly, they talked about how the Huskers don't do anything extravagant. Said KU linebacker Angus Quigley: "That's the way football should be played.''
Kansas did a decent job against Oklahoma on Oct. 24, allowing four touchdowns and 337 total yards.
Two weeks later, Nebraska held the Sooners to three points and 325 total yards.
"They're very fundamentally sound, I would say,'' KU tailback Jake Sharp said. "They don't do a lot of crazy things to try and confuse you. They're going to line up and they're going to play with you, and they're going to say, ‘Beat us.' And that's pretty impressive with how disciplined they are.''
Mangino called the Huskers "outstanding'' defensively, starting with the front four.
"They're big, strong and athletic,'' he said. "If they get into a rhythm they really can halt the run game, and you can't allow that to happen -- but it does quite a bit.''
Mangino also said NU defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is as "fundamentally sound a football player as there is in the conference.''
"He jumps the ball, his hands are up, he's working to the football, he's controlling the guy in front of him,'' Mangino said. "He's strong and he's quick, he's hard to get off his feet. He has a real low center of gravity and he seems to be a very, very smart player.''
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