Heading into Saturday’s fixture against the Kansas State Wildcats, there were question marks about this Kansas squad. After a six-point 75-69 win over the Colorado Buffaloes, potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft Darryn Peterson suffered an ankle sprain that would eventually rule the freshman out. Combine that with the fact that the Jayhawks hadn’t won in Manhattan since the 2021-22 season, and you can understand why the butterflies could be surfacing.
Yet, the Jayhawks played as poised as a game you could have asked for, as they marched past the Wildcats in an authoritative 86-62 win.