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Kansas University netted 80 yards and three points in the first half of Saturday night's season opener at Memorial Stadium.

Adding Charles Gordon and John Randle to the mix in the second half made all the difference for the Jayhawks' offense in a 21-3 victory over Tulsa.

"I was ready to go in," said Gordon, who was KU's leading receiver as a freshman last season but is a starting cornerback this fall. "I saw them struggling, and it was kind of frustrating. I just stayed prepared until coach called me."

Bruce Gradkowski was the quarterback who came into Saturday night's game with all the accolades, but it was Kansas University's Adam Barmann who left Memorial Stadium celebrating a victory.

Gradkowski ranked second in the nation last season when he completed 71.2 percent of his passes for Toledo, and the junior was being promoted as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien Award this fall.

Gradkowski will have little chance at either of those prestigious honors after becoming the second highly touted quarterback to be dominated by Kansas University's revamped defense in two weeks.

Johnny Beck wasn't solely to blame for Kansas University's most recent road football loss.

Beck, who missed two field-goal attempts -- including one in the final minutes -- of KU's 20-17 loss to Northwestern Saturday at Ryan Field, had plenty of accomplices.

"You can't put it all on the field goal," said KU safety Tony Stubbs, who made seven tackles in the loss. "It was all around today."