Texas hosts Kansas State trying to avoid disastrous Big 12 start

Scott Sewell-USA TODAY SportsWith the Texas Longhorns reeling from double-digit losses in the last two games and three of the last four contests, the Kansas State Wildcats travel to the Erwin Center on Saturday evening for what has become a must-win game for head coach Shaka Smart’s team.

Now 0-2 in Big 12 play, Texas finds itself on the brink of a disastrous season — KenPom.com currently projects the Longhorns to finish 6-12 in conference play and lose nine of the next 10 games after the Wildcats come to town. Even if Texas wins on Saturday, things are likely to get ugly in the next five weeks unless this team can improve quickly. Perhaps even if it does.

And while it’s still early in…