HUTCHINSON, Kan.: (Transcript from KWBW Sports) For BW Radio Sports, I'm Nick Gosnell, KU came back from a 25 point deficit to force overtime in the 64th AutoZone Liberty Bowl, but came up short in three overtimes, falling 55-53 to Arkansas.
In a thriller, Kansas quarterback Jalen Daniels set a bunch of single game in KU records, leading the Jayhawks back from that deficit to force overtime. It was 38-13 with 8:43 to play in the third before the Jayhawks forced a turnover. Recovered an onside kick and scored two touchdowns in the final 1:05 of regulation to tie the game at 38.
Daniels became the first Kansas quarterback to ever top the 500 yard mark in both passing yards and total offense set the Liberty Bowl record for touchdown passes in matching the second most in school history for a single game with five.
A reminder that after the first two overtimes, then it becomes everybody goes for two and either gets it or doesn't. Arkansas getting their third overtime, two point conversion to make it 55-53. KU then missed their third overtime, two point conversion for the two point loss. They dropped to 6 and 7 to close out the season. Arkansas ends at 7 and 6.
Wichita State opened up conference play at UCF last night and really never got it going, losing 52 to 45. Walk-on Melvin Flannigan had the top night for the Shockers with just 11 points.
Wichita State is 7 and 6 on the year after Craig Porter Jr was unable to play Wichita State shooting just 35% from the field. But they did guard pretty well and held their sixth straight opponent to under the 40% mark. Jaren Pierre Junior as three pointer got it to 46-45 at the 4:50 mark of the second half but they never could get the lead. UCF closed it out with six straight points to win 52-45. Wichita State's back in Wichita on Saturday.
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