LAWRENCE
Cheick Diallo watched all of Kansas’ exhibition opener from the far side of the Jayhawks’ bench, four rows from the end, a blue warm-up covering his 6-foot-9 frame. In the coming days — or weeks? — Diallo will learn his fate as the NCAA Eligibility Center rules on his academic status. If Diallo is cleared to play, Kansas’ legion of faithful will breathe a sigh of relief, and the Jayhawks will forge ahead as Final Four contenders. If not, the Jayhawks risk losing the crown jewel of their recruiting class.
But as Diallo sat Wednesday night, taking in No.