Call it mistake-filled. Call it the clock striking midnight on BYU’s magical season at 11:37 p.m. MST, some 23 minutes to spare before Cinderella turned into a team that couldn’t find paydirt when it mattered most.

BYU had its chances to put some distance between the Jayhawks earlier. At the end of the first half, Retzlaff had BYU inside the five-yard line with 39 seconds left. The Cougars had two timeouts. But inside of running the ball, the offense opted for a fade route that was intercepted in the end zone.

The Kansas Jayhawks returned from the bye week with a bang, using their explosive offense to demolish a depleted Iowa State defense and get their third win of the season. With three wins still required to go bowling,