THE BARBARIANS AT COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S GATE INNOVATE: The Kansas Jayhawks, with their Mayo-jar-with-arms coach Mark Mangino, have thrown college football tradition down the stairs this season (and pumped up the motor *hotel* biz in Stillwater, OK, this Saturday).

One overlooked innovation by the Jayhawks is the installation of the first-ever ’60s burnout-themed Hooters in the stands at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.