The Liberty Bowl on between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday night certainly has the college football world talking, perhaps being one of the most thrilling bowl games in recent memory.
Kansas looked to be dead and buried, but they miraculously came back from a 25-point deficit to send the game to overtime after an improbable onside kick recovery.
Kansas with a TD and 2-point conversion to tie Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl, 38-38!
The Jayhawks have scored 25 unanswered points and recovered an onside kick ahead of the last drive. pic.twitter.com/cWWWyrMtAf
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 29, 2022
Overtime produced even more chaotic moments for both sides, with the game ultimately heading to double overtime after both teams scored on their possessions.
Kansas scores a TD in OT, as we know by the reaction of the sad Arkansas fan blocking the ESPN camera. pic.twitter.com/H5W2Z6SU1N
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Some controversy came in the second overtime after Arkansas scored a touchdown along with their two-point conversion on their possession.
Kansas had a chance to rebuttal and scored a touchdown, but initially were stopped short on their conversion attempt, only to be bailed out by a targeting call on Arkansas.
A targeting call on Arkansas keeps Kansas alive in 2OT of the Liberty Bowl. pic.twitter.com/O7hlpdDOk6
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They would ultimately go on to convert on their second attempt, forcing a third overtime where both teams would enter a sudden death period of only two-point conversion attempts.
Kansas ties it up, 53-53!
The Liberty Bowl is going to a third overtime! pic.twitter.com/p0eW99ojaH
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 29, 2022
Arkansas would go on to convert on their attempt, and Kansas’s comeback bid came to a screeching halt when their attempt fell incomplete, resulting in a 55-53 win for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas wins the battle of 2-point conversions in 3OT of the Liberty Bowl.
Unfortunate way for Kansas to go down after an unbelievable comeback. pic.twitter.com/BWIToCHubi
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 29, 2022
This chaotic game had many praising both sides at the conclusion of the matchup, with the college football world greatly appreciating this wild shootout.
“The 2022 Liberty Bowl shall live on forever. There are NEVER too many bowl games,” tweeted Ben Stevens of SportsGrid.
The 2022 Liberty Bowl shall live on forever.
• Three overtimes
• Two-point conversion shootout
• 108 combined points
• Kansas 18-point 4th quarter comeback
• KU covers as a 2.5-point underdogThere are NEVER too many bowl games.
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) December 29, 2022
“Arkansas fans have lost 20 years on their lives tonight,” tweeted RedditCFB on Twitter.
Arkansas fans have lost 20 years on their lives tonight
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 29, 2022
This game was certainly one of the most entertaining bowl games in the sport this year, and it came down to who made big plays when it mattered most.
[The Comeback on Twitter] [Photo Credit: ESPN]
