With the first full week of college football just 15 days away, we take a look at the Kansas Jayhawks' 15-game losing streak. It's the longest active losing streak in the FBS and the worst in Big 12 history, but the Jayhawks have a great chance to snap it early in the season.
According to ESPN's Football Power Index, Kansas has a 98 percent chance to defeat Rhode Island in Week 1. The FCS Rams are on a losing streak of their own (five games) and finished 1-10 last season. Kansas is also given a 61 percent chance to beat Ohio in Week 2. The Bobcats, however, went a respectable 8-5 last season. After that, the next best chance for Kansas to win is Nov. 12 against Iowa State.
The Jayhawks have less than a 25 percent chance to win nine of their final 10 games. FPI gives them a 10 percent chance or less in five of those games, with only a one percent chance to win at Oklahoma on Oct. 29. If Kansas is to snap the streak, it might have to do it in the season's first two weeks.
In case you missed any part of our countdown:
16 days: Peyton Manning wore No. 16 for Tennessee
17 days: TCU QBs completed 17 of 17 passes in a game in 2012, an FBS record.
18 days: Ohio State has won an FBS-best 18 consecutive road games.
19 days: There are 19 head coaches at their alma mater this season.
20 days: It has been 20 years since Florida won its first national championship.
21 days: Oklahoma led the nation in average scoring margin (21.5) last season.
22 days: Ohio State has been in the top 10 of the AP poll for 22 straight weeks.
23 days: Virginia Tech has played in an FBS-best 23 straight bowl games.
24 days: In the first game of the historic rivalry, Navy beat Army 24-0.
25 days: Desmond Howard won the Heisman 25 years ago.
26 days: Arkansas State led the nation with 26 interceptions in 2015.
27 days: Clemson's Greg Huegel led the nation with 27 field goals in 2015.
28 days: Adrian Peterson wore No. 28 for Oklahoma.
29 days: Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 1929.
30 days: Miami's Vinny Testaverde won the Heisman 30 years ago.