Huskers hammer Kansas LINCOLN (AP) - Rather than risk the wrath of his coach, sophomore Keith Jones picked up a kickoff he'd dropped and dashed 98 yards for a touchdown Saturday to highlight Nebraska's 56-6 victory over Kansas. - "When I bobbled the ball, I was worried the coach was going to yell at me," Jones said of his third-quarter score. "But it turned out OK. Two guys had the angle on me, so I figured I'd better get started." Second-ranked Nebraska started much earlier, rolling up 438 yards in the first half to build a 38-3 lead. The verdict set up a showdown next week between Nebraska and No. 7 Oklahoma at Norman, Okla., where the Big Eight Conference Big Eight Standings Conference Overall W L T Nebraska 6 0 0 Oklahoma 5 0 0 Oklahoma State 4 1 0 V L 9 1 7 1 8 1 Colorado 3 3 0 6 -Iowa State 2 4 0 4 Kansas 1 5 0 5 4 6 6 Kansas State 1 5 0 1 9 Missouri 1 5 0 1 9 championship and an Orange Bowl berth will be at stake. Jones also scored on a one-yard .run. Fellow sophomore Von Shep-pard caught touchdown passes of 82 yards from Travis Turner and 35 yards from classmate McCathorn Clayton. "We've got some very good young players," Jones said. "I'd say Nebraska has a pretty bright future." Fullback Tom Rathman led the Huskers' lethal ground game with 159 yards in nine carries. Rathman ran 44 yards for their first touchdown and dashed 56 yards to set up another score. I-back Doug DuBose added 109 yards and one touchdown in 17 carries. Nebraska, which leads the nation in rushing, gained 498 yards on the ground and 639 total. -"The offensive line has been blocking very well, which is allowing Doug and me to get those big gainers," Rathman said. Nebraska, which has won at least nine games each of the last 17 seasons, improved its record to 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big Eight. . Kansas falls to 5-6 and 1-5. The Huskers scored safeties on a - blocked punt and fumbled punt snap. They limited Kansas to a pair of field goals by Jeff Johnson. " The Nebraska defense contained Jayhawk quarterback Mike Norseth, who last week set a Big Eight one-season total offense record. Norseth completed eight of 25 passes for 77 yards and was sacked nine times. "It was a long afternoon, no doubt about that," Norseth said. "It was definitely not one I want to be involved in again." The Jayhawks haven't scored a touchdown in 15 quarters and Nebraska hasn't allowed one during the same span.