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After ending 27-game Big 12 skid, Jayhawks have confidence that they can win 2 straight

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Kansas head coach Charlie Weis gets doused during the final seconds of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia at Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Kansas defeated West Virginia 31-19. It was the first conference win for Weis. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (The Associated Press)

Kansas running back James Sims (29) breaks away from West Virginia defenders including defensive lineman Kyle Rose (93) during the second half of an NCAA college football game at Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Kansas defeated West Virginia 31-19. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (The Associated Press)

Kansas coach Charlie Weis was drenched, as if he'd just jumped in Potter's Lake himself — the pond just up the hill from Memorial Stadium where the goalposts ended up.

It was a celebration two years in the making for Weis, whose face twisted into a shivering smile Saturday from the ice water poured over his head in the waning seconds of a 31-19 victory over West Virginia that ended the Jayhawks' 27-game Big 12 losing streak.

Now, the Jayhawks (3-7, 1-6) will try to make it two straight. They head to Iowa State on Saturday to face the lone remaining winless team in the Big 12.