Jackson's Journal

Getting to know: Kansas State basketball

No. 13 Kansas will kick off the second half of the Big 12 season with an in-state showdown. KU will travel to Kansas State Tuesday night for a game that could have huge implications on the Big 12 standings. The Wildcats (16-5, 6-2 Big 12) have won six league games in a row, and are ...

Getting to know: Texas Tech basketball

No. 11 Kansas will look to end a two-game skid this weekend when it takes on No. 16 Texas Tech. KU returns home, where it has not lost all season, after dropping a pair of road games at Kentucky and Texas in the last seven days. It is the first such stretch of back-to-back losses for the ...

Ballot breakdown: No. 11 Kansas receives lowest ranking of season

After a two-week hiatus, the ballot breakdown blog is back. And at the right time. For the first time all season, the Kansas men’s basketball team was not in the top-10 in the latest AP poll, which was released Monday afternoon. The Jayhawks were listed at No. 11 following their loss ...

Getting to know: Texas basketball

No. 11 Kansas returns to the Big 12 gauntlet after a brief detour this past weekend. Three days after losing to Kentucky in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, KU (16-4, 5-2 Big 12) will travel to Texas (11-9, 3-4) for the second meeting this year between these two teams. The Jayhawks are tied for ...

Getting to know: Kentucky basketball

This is what college basketball is all about. Saturday’s battle between a pair of blue bloods should take centerstage this weekend, as No. 9 Kansas travels to No. 8 Kentucky for the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Neither coach is a fan of the timing of this contest, but it should be a strong ...

Comparing McDonald’s All Americans ahead of Kansas/Kentucky showdown

When Kansas and Kentucky square off, college basketball fans expect to see some of the best players in the sport on the floor. A battle between a pair of blue blood programs should feature a number of McDonald’s All Americans, and Saturday’s showdown between the Jayhawks and the ...

Marcus Garrett’s recent offensive success due to his growth as a finisher

Entering the season, Kansas fans probably would have scoffed at the notion of sophomore Marcus Garrett getting an offensive play called for him in the final minutes of a Big 12 contest. But that’s exactly what happened during KU’s 80-76 win over Iowa State Monday night in Allen ...