
10/05/2025
In the second half of the Kansas vs. UCF football game on October 4, 2025, at Acrisure Bounce House, Kansas mounted a gritty comeback to erase UCF's halftime lead, tying the score at 20-20 with a 41-yard field goal from kicker Laith Marjan at the 4:01 mark of the third quarter after a methodical drive capped by Leshon Williams' earlier touchdown run. UCF, receiving the opening kickoff, faltered with back-to-back three-and-out possessions, hampered by quarterback Tayven Jackson's inefficiency (12-of-19 for 91 yards) and a stifled ground game that had dominated early, allowing Kansas' defense—bolstered by linebacker Bangally Kamara's return from a targeting penalty—to regain momentum. The Jayhawks, led by Jalon Daniels' precise passing including a 24-yard completion to Emmanuel Henderson Jr., capitalized on UCF penalties like illegal substitution and false starts to sustain drives, ultimately seizing control in the fourth quarter with a game-winning touchdown drive featuring a 20-yard strike to Henderson, securing a 27-20 victory and improving to 4-2 (2-1 Big 12) while dropping UCF to 3-2 (0-2) and extending the Knights' October skid.
These are my favorite images from the second half..