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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Eight days ago in West Virginia, Kansas got run off the floor on a night that the box score said freshman forward Josh Jackson was a star.
But Jackson got torched that night—28 points on him in man-to-man defense—and it could turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to KU and Jackson.
The Jackson that has responded in the last two games is the version that could carry Kansas to a national championship.
The Jackson that responded is the competitive dude scouts raved about before he ever stepped foot on campus.