The 2021 college football season has been a rollicking, chaotic mess so far, but until Week 8, something had been missing -- something terrible and beautiful and ridiculous.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kansas to the party. The Jayhawks brought a close game against Oklahoma and a bottle of cheap wine. They're, uh, not great party guests.
Still, what happened in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday was genuine excitement, a potentially momentous upset that would send shockwaves through the playoff debate and give Texas fans something to laugh about for years to come. The Jayhawks' offense moved the ball consistently, the defense held Oklahoma scoreless through the first half, and for a few delirious minutes, anything seemed possible.