Big 12 Play Tips Off: Kansas vs. West Virginia Game Preview

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00:00And tonight in Lawrence, Kansas, where the Jayhawks will welcome in West Virginia.

00:05Big 12 opener for both sides. You can see a double-digit spread, John, in favor of KU.

00:12In the opening game of the conference slate for both teams, what do you expect to see?

00:18Well, for Kansas, it needs to be a step towards getting more out of its supporting cast. And look,

00:23Bill Self made it really, really clear when Kansas struggled last season that he was not

00:29going to go through another year like he had last year. But if you split the atom, then,

00:34of the transfers that Kansas brought in, the only one that is giving the Jayhawks consistent

00:40mileage is Zeke Mayo. All of the other ancillary pieces that Kansas got out of the transfer portal,

00:46A.J. Store, Dickie Coit, all these players, Rylan Griffin as well, are not living up to

00:51the billing that they had at their previous schools. Those three players that I referenced,

00:56Store, Coit, Griffin, only combining to average 20.6 points per game.