Utah And BYU Fans Ban Together In Kansas State's Dismay

Kansas State dropped to both its conference opponents in the Utah road trip.

Feb 17, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes center Lawson Lovering (34), forward Ezra Ausar (2) and forward Jake Wahlin (right) react to a play against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

If there's one thing that can bond BYU and Utah basketball fans, it's beating up on Kansas teams.

BYU handed dominant losses to Kansas and Kansas State, while Utah also clinched strong defensive victories over them.

Brothers in arms! pic.twitter.com/aQXUufOf47

— Shaun McKnight (@ShaunMcKnight) February 19, 2025

Kansas State's star frontcourt of Coleman Hawkins and David N'Guessan have been absent the past two games, each averaging less than seven points while getting into early foul trouble.

Kansas State and Kansas walked into the state of Utah 3 days ago.

Kansas State was the hottest team in college basketball and the #1 team in the sport over the last 3 weeks.

Kansas had earned a spot in the Top 16 reveal as a protected seed.

Both walk away winless. 0-4 against…

— 🏀 801 Bracketology 🏀 (@801bracketology) February 19, 2025

The preseason expectations for the Jayhawks and Wildcats have not come to fruition, as both teams are now in dire situations for their seasons and Tournament hopes.

Now this I can celebrate as a BYU fan. 🤣🔥

— «Mark» (@Markhaysss) February 19, 2025

After dropping to BYU Tuesday night, Kansas coach Bill Self didn't hold back with his comments. The blowout loss was the worst in school history under Self.

“We need to regroup,” Self said. “Get away from each other for a day and go home. A lot of times with teams, there needs to be something happening to pull everybody together that is 'us against the outside.' And we’re going to have an opportunity to do that for sure. A lot of teams go through it, we just haven't been through it much at all in a long time. But we're certainly gonna go through it this time.”

Meanwhile, coach Jerome Tang and his Wildcats squad want to start another win streak after being the hottest team in the country a week ago.

"They'll be off their legs, but we got some mental work that we have to do," Tang said. "As a staff, we have to look and try and figure out some things. Nothing big, we just gotta tweak a few things."

Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.