Devin Neal rushed for two touchdowns and a fluke on a punt led to the go-ahead goal as Kansas recorded a 17-13 loss to No. 6 BYU in Big 12 play on a cold Saturday night in Provo, Utah.

Jalon Daniels completed 12 of 19 passes for 169 yards and one interception, but his biggest contribution was a fourth-quarter punt that struck a member of the Cougars and was recovered by the Jayhawks at the BYU 3-yard line. Neal scored the winning points on the next play and Kansas protected the lead.

The setback is a major blow to the Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Big 12), who are tied for first place with Colorado and will slide down the rankings when the next College Football Playoff rankings are revealed Tuesday.

BYU’s Jake Retzlaff completed 18 of 28 passes for 192 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Hinckley Ropati had a scoring reception for the Cougars.

Neal extended his school record to 45 rushing touchdowns, and his 52 yards rushing made him the first player in program history to crack the top 4,000 on the ground. His total is 4,003.

Kansas had a drive stall at the BYU 36-yard line early in the fourth quarter before the crucial sequence.

Daniels delivered a 26-yard dog bunt that hit the head of BYU’s Evan Johnson, who had his back to the punter and was running off the field. The Cougars’ Jakob Robinson dove to collect the ball, but it escaped his grasp and was recovered by Kansas’ Quentin Skinner at the Cougars’ 3.

Neal’s touchdown came with 13:19 left in the game.

BYU later took over at its own 21-yard line with 4:47 left and recorded four first downs in five plays to reach the Kansas 15.

But the Cougars gained just 4 yards on three consecutive plays, and a false start made fourth-and-11 of the 16. Retzlaff hit Chase Roberts for 8 yards — 3 yards away from a first down.

Kansas took over with 46 seconds left and was running out the clock.

Will Ferrin scored a 35-yard field goal with 4:30 left in the third quarter, giving BYU a 13-10 lead.

Earlier, Kansas went 84 yards on 10 plays to start the game, with Neal capping the drive with an 8-yard run.

Ferrin kicked a 33-yard field goal 49 seconds into the second quarter, and BYU advanced 10–7 when Retzlaff threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ropati with 8:48 left in the half.

Kansas’ Tabor Allen kicked a 25-yard field goal with 1:46 left to set the score.

–Field-level media