Week 12 of the 2024 faculty soccer season started with 4 groups remaining undefeated – No. 1 Oregon, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 BYU and No. 24 Military. It would finish with solely three.
In a late-night stunner that the majority of America possible missed on account of it being 1:30 within the morning within the Jap Time Zone, Kansas upset BYU 17-13 to finish the Cougars’ unbeaten run after 9 straight wins, dropping them to 9-1 on the season. The Jayhawks made life hell for a ranked crew for the third week in a row, following up their upset win over Iowa State by upsetting BYU.
The Cougars held the sting over the Jayhawks in almost each main statistical class on this sport. However the 13-10 lead they held early within the fourth quarter was erased when a punt deep into BYU territory bounced off a BYU particular groups participant, permitting Kansas to leap on the ball and regain possession. On the very subsequent play, Kansas working again Devin Neal scored a landing to offer the Jayhawks the 17-13 lead.
That is the pooch punt from Jalon Daniels that hit off a BYU participant and was recovered by Kansas, resulting in the go-ahead and eventual game-winning rating. What a method to take down an unbeaten. pic.twitter.com/TsUfuH0JqN
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 17, 2024
Kansas’ protection would restrict BYU to simply 12 yards on their subsequent two drives as their very own offense stalled. BYU tried to rally for an extended landing drive late, however had been unable to get the ball into the endzone, turning it over on downs with lower than a minute to play and permitting Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels to kneel the ball down just a few occasions for the victory.
In years previous, a loss this late within the season would successfully finish their nationwide title ambitions. However with the brand new 12-team format, all they should do is win the Massive 12 Convention and so they’ll stay within the hunt. However successful the convention simply received tougher after this loss.
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With the loss, BYU is now 9-1 on the season and tied with Colorado for the most effective report within the Massive 12 at 6-1. The Cougars play Arizona State subsequent week in a sport that would wind up eliminating them from Massive 12 Championship Sport competition if they do not win.
Will BYU rebound from this loss?
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