Both Kansas and Kansas State came up short against Big 12 opponents on Saturday, dropping their second consecutive conference games and slipping toward the bottom of the league standings.
Kansas nearly pulled off a remarkable comeback against UCF after trailing 26-7 midway through the third quarter. The Jayhawks scored 25 unanswered points to take a 32-26 lead with a little over a minute remaining, but the Golden Knights answered with a game-winning drive, finding the end zone with just one second left to escape with a 33-32 victory.
Head coach Lance Leipold says his team did a great job of overcoming a slow first half and fighting its way back into the lead, but the defense couldn’t come up with a stop on the final drive. The loss drops Kansas to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in Big 12 play, leaving the Jayhawks at the bottom of the conference standings…