What Kansas head coach Lance Leipold said after defeating BYU

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold and Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake shake hands after the Jayhawks handed BYU their first loss of the season at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Lance Leipold has won 167 games as a collegiate head coach, but few have been as impressive as toppling No. 6 BYU Saturday night in Provo.

Leipold’s Kansas Jayhawks, fighting to keep their bowl eligibility hopes alive, came into an intimidating LaVell Edwards Stadium setting and handed the Cougars their first loss of the season to complicate the home team’s Big 12 championship chances.

“We had heard … that this is one of the more difficult environments in our conference, and I think it truly played out to be that way,” Leipold told reporters following his team’s 17-13 win.

“It’s a great environment, and I tip my hat to the fan base and the atmosphere that they create and the energy that they bring. It makes it a very difficult place to communicate and operate at times. It was truly a factor, and it makes it even more pleasing that we were able to overcome it.”

BYU players walk off the field as their hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

BYU fans stand dejected as BYU’s hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold and Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake shake hands after the Jayhawks handed BYU their first loss of the season at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

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Publish date : 2024-11-17 07:56:06

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