FORT WORTH, Tx. (KSNT) — A second-half collapse for the Jayhawks.
Kansas football (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) saw its 13-0 lead crumble in the second half as the Jayhawks lost on the road to TCU, 22-16.
The Jayhawks got on the board first when Martin Connington kicked a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter.
He knocked in his second of the day in the second quarter, this time from 42 yards out to give KU a 6-0 lead.
The offense then got to work as Cole Ballard found Cam Pickett for a 29-yard score to give the Jayhawks a 13-0 lead at the half.
Out of the break, TCU’s Max Carroll intercepted Ballard for a 60-yard pick-six to get the Horned Frogs on the board.
Ace Theus would then score from 28 yards out to give TCU a 14-13 lead entering the fourth quarter.
The Jayhawks would pull ahead in the fourth as Connington knocked in his third field goal from 27 yards out to give KU a 16-14 lead.
TCU would score with 1:09 left as quarterback Jaden Craig ran in from 17 yards out to give his squad a 20-16 lead. The Horned Frogs went for the two-point conversion and got it to lead 22-16.
Up next, the ‘Hawks will return back home to host UCF on Nov. 7. Kickoff time is TBD.
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