Kansas Jayhawks Complete Upset Against UT, 57-56, Crowds Chant 'SEC!' At Embarrassed Longhorns

The Kansas Jayhawks were 30.5 point underdogs heading into Saturday's night matchup against the Texas Longhorns. Pulling off the miracle win, Kansas defeated the Longhorns in overtime, 57-56 — culminating into a whole new low for Texas' team under the Steve Sarkisian regime.

Kansas was off to a roaring start, going up 14-0 by the second quarter — kickstarted by a touchdown run from Devin Neal and followed up with an 11-yard touchdown catch by Mason Fairchild.

Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels went 21-of-30, throwing for 202 yards and scoring four total touchdowns. The starting running back in Neal had a strong night with 143 rushing yards and three touchdowns — also adding a receiving touchdown in the second quarter with a 19-yard pass from Daniels.

The Longhorns sported both Hudson Card and Casey Thompson under center. Thompson had the more impactful night: going 30-of-43 for 358 yards, six touchdowns and an interception.

Still, Texas failed to seal the deal in the overtime thriller after playing largely from behind but rallying from a 42-21 deficit late in the third to push the game past regulation. Texas tied the score, 49-49, with 0:22 left in the fourth and also scored on their first possession in added time with an 8-yard score from Thompson to Marcus Washington.

Getting the ball back with a chance to respond, the Jayhawks marched down the field and let a 2-yard run by Neal put them in position, 56-55, to tie the game with the easy boot or go for two to win the game. First-year Kansas football coach Lance Leipold decided to go for the win, which led to Jalon Daniels connecting with Jared Casey for the two-point score and narrowly winning the contest — completing the historic upset.

Sark and the team walked off the field at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium having to take in the S-E-C chants prodding the Longhorns' ambitious pursuit for elite competition these forthcoming years, following the demoralizing loss to the 1-8 Jayhawks.

Saturday became Kansas' first win against a Big 12 team on the road since 2008, while Texas completes its worst losing streak (5) in 65 years (1956) of the revered Lone Star program's history.

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