Daniels’ perfect pooch was a welcome sight for observers and fans of Kansas football, some of whom had — for weeks — derided the Jayhawks’ play-calling as too conservative or bland. And it was precisely the kind of thing KU needed amid this late-season surge, which comes on the heels of a horrific losing streak.

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels' foot -- not feet nor arm -- wound up delivering the key play in the Jayhawks' 17-13 win over previously undefeated BYU on Saturday. Daniels was called on for a pooch punt in the fourth quarter.

The visiting Jayhawks silenced the fans at LaVell Edwards Stadium with a 17-13 win over No. 7 BYU, which was ranked sixth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.

Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season. The Jayhawks (4-6, 3-4 Big 12) beat ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time in school history and improved to 3-0 against the Cougars.

Here’s beat writer Shreyas Laddha’s report card from Kansas’ win vs. BYU. It was the Jayhawks’ fourth win of the season.

Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season.

Devin Neal rushed for two touchdowns and a fluke occurrence on a punt led to the go-ahead score as Kansas notched a 17-13 upset of No. 6 BYU in Big 12 play on a chilly Saturday night in Provo, Utah. Jalon Daniels completed 12 of 19 passes for 169 yards and one interception,

For Kansas football, that weirdness was certainly welcome — including on a game-changing pooch punt — as the unranked Jayhawks upset No. 6 BYU 17-13 in Provo, Utah, to keep their bowl game hopes alive.