Overview
- Unranked UCF beat No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double overtime on Saturday, powered by backup quarterback Keyone Jenkins, who threw for about 293 yards, ran for a score, and accounted for four touchdowns.
- Regulation’s final minute featured an overturned fumble to an incomplete pass on review, a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on BYU that moved UCF into field-goal range, a blocked kick recovered by UCF kicker Will Stone, and a helmet-off situation that produced a 10-second runoff and sent the game to overtime.
- In overtime both teams scored in the first session, and in the second UCF’s short field-goal try was followed by a roughing-the-kicker penalty on BYU that gave UCF a fresh set of downs and led to the go-ahead touchdown and a successful two-point conversion.
- Multiple national rules analysts questioned the sequence and enforcement of the late calls, with commentators and former officials publicly disputing the overturn, the handling of the helmet/10-second runoff, and the roughing-the-kicker flag, making league review and heavy media scrutiny likely.
- The win is UCF’s first victory over a top-five opponent, it sparked a field-storming celebration at the Acrisure Bounce House, and it is expected to drop BYU in the polls and complicate the Cougars’ College Football Playoff prospects.