(ku) It was a wild finish to the Liberty Bowl Wednesday night
The Kansas Jayhawks erased a 25-point deficit to force overtime but ended up losing a heartbreaker 55-53 in triple overtime to Arkansas.
Kansas Coach Lance Leipold was proud of the way they did not give up.
The Jayhawks trailed 38-13 in the 3rd quarter.
The Jayhawks forced a turnover, recovered an onside kick, and scored two touchdowns in the final 1:05 to tie the game at 38-all.
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels set a number of single-game and KU bowl records.
He became the first Kansas quarterback to ever top the 500-yard mark, set the Kansas single-game school record for passing yards 544 and yards of total offense 565, setting new AutoZone Liberty Bowl records for both as well. Daniels also set the Liberty Bowl record for touchdown passes with five, which is a KU bowl record and matches the second-most in school history for a single game. Daniels finished the game 37-for-55 for 544 yards and five touchdowns while adding 21 yards and a touchdown on 14 rushing attempts.
The Jayhawks finish their season with a 6-7 record.
Wednesday Bowl games:
Military Bowl – Duke 30 UCF 13
Holiday Bowl – Oregon 28 North Carolina 27
Texas Bowl – Texas Tech 42 Mississippi 25
Thursday Schedule
Pinstripe Bowl – Minnesota vs Syracuse.
Cheez-It Bowl – Oklahoma vs Florida State.
Alamo Bowl – Texas vs Washington.
