Kansas seeks fifth straight win in Big 12 opener at UCF

Big 12 play begins Saturday afternoon when No. 17 Kansas plays its conference opener against UCF in Orlando, Fla.

Kansas (10-3) has earned four consecutive victories and looks to open the competitive conference schedule with another one when facing the Knights (11-1), who have a bit of history on their side against the Jayhawks and have notched 10 straight wins after dropping their second game against Vanderbilt.

Kansas coach Bill Self hopes to have freshman star Darryn Peterson on...