I set three alarms: one at 4:30 a.m., one at 4:40 and one at 4:50. The one at 4:40 turned out to be the winner. It’s not a fun time to get up, but with the opportunity to visit Phog Allen Fieldhouse, it’s worth it.
Myself, Cameron Jourdan from The Franchise and Hallie Hart, Jeremy Kolok and Zach Hake from The O’Colly headed out west of Stillwater where we met up with The Oklahoman‘s Nathan Ruiz at Cowboy Travel Plaza about 6 a.m. I hopped in Nathan’s car and we made the trek to Lawrence.