In just a few hours, the Kansas Jayhawks will have their biggest opportunity to right this season. Usually, the grind of a weekday conference matchup in the early year would not be filled with much intensity. However, as Iowa State continues to climb the rankings to the No. 2 spot, along with Kansas' consistent decline from the spotlight, the need for a win grows greater.
Listen, things have not been all bad this season, but the fact that the Jayhawks started 1-2 in conference play, with an 81-75 loss to UCF and the most recent 86-75 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers, sandwiching a come-from-behind 104-100 win against TCU, it does leave a bit of a stale taste in the mouth of Kansas fans.