"This is not the same Jackson. Jackson and his mother don't talk about increased playing time, they talk about how hard he worked this summer to increase his strength and ability, losing 20 pounds to make himself quicker and have better stamina, and having less tragedy and worries in his family to allow him to concentrate better. THAT'S the reason he's playing incredibly well and THAT'S the reason Self is giving him more minutes! Jackson s a great example of the old saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

- Posted by blondie, showing KU senior forward Darnell Jackson some love.

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"They have a great defense, one of the best in the nation, and we kind of wanted to show everybody what we could do. They talk about their safeties and their linebackers and what they could do and how they're top-10 in everything, well it was a challenge for us. We rose to the occasion and we showed them. We outplayed their defense and that's what we wanted to do."

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