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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Kliff Kingsbury and his Texas Tech players are drawing on last years close game at Kansas for motivation for the rematch Thursday night.In the 30-20 win, the Red Raiders (2-1) offense was unenergetic and a joke, the fourth-year coach said.They really brought it to us, they were way more physical and it showed on tape and on the field, Red Raiders quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. Its something that we really looked at and are going to go out there and hopefully we can bring the physicality to them here at home.The road has not been kind to the Jayhawks (1-2). The 43-7 loss at Memphis in their last outing was their 39th straight loss away from Lawrence, Kansas.Kansas coach David Beaty hopes to stop the programs winless skid but knows it wont be easy against the nations second-leading offense (678.7 yards per game).Very dynamic, terrific quarterback, he said. Guys out wide are very capable, very capable. Theyve got a couple of really good young running backs, really good running backs, so very difficult.The Red Raiders are 16-1 against the Jayhawks. Here are some of keys to consider as Kansas and Texas Tech open their Big 12 schedule:MAHOMES TARGETSMahomes leads the Big 12 in passing and touchdowns (497.7 yards per game and 14 TDs) in large measure because he has many good receivers: Johnathan Giles (346 yards and five TDs), Cameron Batson (197 yards and three TDs) and RB Justin Stockton (191 and one TD). Mahomes has just two interceptions through three games, one fewer than the same time last season. He has protected the ball well, hes been very accurate, and I think its a credit to him, because he made it a priority, Kingsbury said.TURNOVER TERRIBLESThe Jayhawks are having a rough time hanging on to the ball. After their first three games, they rank 125th in the nation is turnovers lost (11). They lost six fumbles at Memphis. The last game was not a true statement of who they are as a football team, Kingsbury said. It kind of got out of hand. But Coach Beaty, I know him very well. He does a good job motivating.KINGSBURY AND BEATYThe two got to know one another when Kingsbury was at Houston and Beaty was at Rice, and they coached together at Texas A&M before each got head coaching gigs.Hes very positive, energetic -- what you see is what you get, Kingsbury said. And hes always got a smile on his face.Beaty lauded Kingsbury for more than coaching.Theres not five humans on the earth better than Kliff Kingsbury, he said. You look at him and everybody sees this good-looking dude and handsome guy and they compare him to all these superstars. What you dont know about him is hes one of the finest men youve ever met.KANSAS STANDOUTSteven Sims Jr. is the Big 12s fifth best in receiving yards per game (84.3 yards) and nations 12th best in yards per reception (23 yards). 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Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers.FRISCO, Texas -- If Dak Prescott hears the chatter about Tony Romo after his worst game as a pro, Dallas rookie quarterback isnt letting on.And if Jerry Jones is irritating franchise icon Troy Aikman by giving the Romo talk more life with comments on his radio show, the Dallas owner doesnt really care.He might have had sensitivity but Dak doesnt, Jones said Thursday , referring to the quarterback who won him three Super Bowls in the 1990s.Im serious. I dont mean that negatively. I appreciate him saying it. I respect him. But Dak Prescotts No. 1 quality is that he doesnt get distracted.The 23-year-old who assumed Romos job and kept it with an 11-game winning streak after the 36-year-old hurt his back again in the preseason was right on cue a day earlier.Everybody has the option to listen to it, so I just dont listen, Prescott said.And it doesnt matter if those close to him are listening.My family definitely knows not to come to me with he said, she said, Prescott said. And the teammates know, not just me, but throughout this locker room, we dont pay attention to that. Yall get paid to do that. We dont.After Prescott had a season-low 45.4 passer rating in a 10-7 loss to the New York Giants that ended the 11-game run, Jones was asked what it would take for the Cowboys to consider replacing his new starter with Romo.Dallas 10-year starter was relegated to the backup role when he returned from his fourth back injury in less than four years.I dont have a definition for it, but youll know it when you see it, Jones said on his radio show. Its kind of like a definition I heard one time of another issue trying to define a negative topic, and they said, `I dont know how to say it, but its just something that when you see it, youll know its there. Well see it.Two days later, Aikman strongly criticized his former boss in his weekly radio appearance.Im just really dumbfounded by the comments, and not only the first time, but why they continue, Aikman said. I dont understand why you would talk.Coach Jason Garrett follows the Aikman modeel, repeatedly declining to address the Romo issue other than reiterating that Prescott is the starter.dddddddddddde talk about the importance of focus with our team, right from the start, Garrett said. Its an important word for everybody -- coaches and players alike. Thats not new this year, thats not new this week.The two lowest totals in passing yardage for Prescott have come in the past two games, and he looked uncomfortable on a sub-freezing night at the Giants.He doubled his interception total this season by throwing two for the first time.Garrett said after the game he never considered going to Romo, but that didnt stop the topic during the week. Not that Prescott, a fourth-round pick who started training camp as the No. 3 quarterback, was surprised.The noise didnt just start, Prescott said. Its the Dallas Cowboys. Theres been noise from the time Ive been drafted, so nothing really changes. So I dont think they need to come in and reinstate their confidence in me or do anything like that.The Cowboys havent been surprised by Prescotts reaction.Thats there, and he knows its there, executive vice president of Stephen Jones said. When you have a Pro Bowl quarterback who a lot of people think is one of the best ones in the NFL sitting there, its going to happen.Some people are going to say, `Well, youve got a guy like that sitting there, should you consider that if you start to have a bump in the road.Once Jerry Jones said it, he wasnt concerned about affecting the psyche of his young quarterback.The last thing Im worried about is the fragileness of our team, Jerry Jones said. Nobody is fragile. We completely support Dak as our starting quarterback. Unequivocally. Thats that.The owner just had a roundabout way of saying it earlier in the week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '