What the hell is CBS thinking?

Firmly in the grasp of a February slump, the once mighty Kansas Jayhawks limp home to Allen Fieldhouse to host the struggling Cowboys of Oklahoma State.

KU enters the contest at 17-9 and ranked #23 in the latest AP Poll, a spot which they are highly likely to fall out of come Monday. Meanwhile, OSU comes in unranked at 13-13. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #22 and the Cowboys at #101.

Kansas is 126-60 all-time against OSU. The most recent meeting was an 83-54 KU win in January of 2024 in Lawrence.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 91-57 road loss at BYU, while the Cowboys are coming off a 104-95 home win over Directional Florida.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

#23 Kansas: 17-9, 8-7 Big 12

Oklahoma State: 13-3, 5-10 Big 12

Line: KU -14.5

How to Watch

Saturday, Feb 22, 3:00 p.m. CST

Lawrence, KS: Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)

TV: CBS

– Spiro Dedes (Play-by-Play), Jim Spanarkel (Analyst), Jenny Dell (Reporter)

Online Streaming: www.paramountplus.com or the Paramount Plus app (requires subscription)

Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network

– Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)

Fun Facts

KU has won the last 7 matchups with OSU; the Jayhawks are 53-10 against the Cowboys inside Allen Fieldhouse.

KU is now 129-22 following a loss under Bill Self, including 6-2 so far this season.

Oklahoma State was the first conference opponent to sweep a home-and-home with Kansas, doing so in 2018. (Texas did it in 2021.)

KU will retire Dutch Lonborg’s #7 jersey today. While playing at KU (1917-19), Lonborg was three-time all conference in football, as well as two-time all-conference in basketball and a Helms All-American first teamer. He would later serve as athletic director at KU for 14 years, overseeing projects such as the construction of Allen Fieldhouse, Hoglund Park, and an expansion of Memorial Stadium.

The fear of missing out is called fomo.