All Kansas had to do last week to set up a ranked vs ranked Sunflower Showdown was beat Texas Tech.
They couldn’t even do that, but still managed to cling to the #25 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, making this the biggest Sunflower Showdown since 1995.
But now, in a game which means a lot more to K-State than it does to Kansas thanks to the conference race, the Jayhawks have a starting quarterback who’s out, a backup quarterback who’s questionable, and a third-string quarterback who went 9-20 after taking over during last week’s loss.