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KU Fans Celebrate Orange Bowl Victory

KCUR
Published January 4, 2008 at 12:06 AM CST
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Nick Krug, courtesy of the Lawrence Journal-World
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By Greg Echlin

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Since the bowl game selections were announced early last month, KU's football team endured questions on whether the Jayhawks deserved to be in the a BCS (that is, Bowl Championship Series) game. They answered Thursday night with a 24-21 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. KCUR's Greg Echlin was there.

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