BY J.B BRADY MCCOLLOUGH l MCT

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Well, it appears that Kansas wide receivers Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier don’t deserve all the credit for their big day Saturday against Iowa State. Note to Big 12 defensive coordinators: Don’t do what the Cyclones did.

“Iowa State came in and played their base defense and didn’t double-team either one of us,” Briscoe said.

It may be hard to believe that Iowa State wouldn’t have tried something different against arguably the country’s top receiving duo, but go ahead and believe it.

“They were comfortable and confident in what they were doing,” Meier said. “They came out and did all the things we thought they were going to do throughout the week and prepared for. What we were doing on offense and what they were doing on defense was just a bad combination.”

For the Cyclones, that is. Meier expects that the Jayhawks will have it much tougher Saturday at Colorado. The Buffaloes like to mix up their coverage and throw a lot of looks at opposing offenses.

“Anytime you can throw a bunch of different coverages out there, especially with the type of offense we’ve got where we’re reading stuff on the run, it can really throw things out of whack,” Meier said.

Last week, Meier caught a school-record 16 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and Briscoe caught 12 passes for 186 yards and two scores. At one point in the game, Briscoe had broken the school’s record for career receptions. Meier later broke Briscoe’s record and now leads with 167 to Briscoe’s 165. Can the Jayhawks do it again against a Colorado defense that gave up 54 points to Toledo earlier this season?

“Encore?” Meier asked. “I sure hope so. We’ve got a great challenge in front of us. It ain’t gonna be easy. These guys, the type of coverages they play, it can get confusing. If we just stay on task and do the things we do on a daily basis, we’re very capable of having another big week.”

If they do, that will mean more jockeying between Briscoe and Meier for the career receptions record. After KU’s 41-36 victory over Iowa State, “I told him I’d get him next game,” Briscoe said.

While Meier had more catches, it was Briscoe as usual who made the highlight reel plays. Briscoe won the battle against an Iowa State cornerback for a 46-yard touchdown pass.

“It was having that competitive nature like it’s just one-on-one and I gotta win for my quarterback,” Briscoe said.

KU quarterback Todd Reesing and the Jayhawks are certainly winning with Briscoe and Meier’s battle for the record books.

“It’s always good for the team,” Briscoe said. “It’s a healthy competition. Me and Kerry go at it all the time. We help each other out as far as getting each other open. We’re both great receivers. We’ll see how it goes at the end of the season.”