{
  "id": 16416444,
  "title": "Even UCF’s Scott Frost had to acknowledge ‘weirdest ending’ vs. BYU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/even-ucfs-scott-frost-had-to-acknowledge-weirdest-ending-vs-byu",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T02:38:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/even-ucf-scott-frost-had-023802957.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Even UCF's Scott Frost had to admit that the game against BYU was the \"weirdest ending\" he had ever seen. The UCF Golden Knights emerged victorious with a 39-31 win in double overtime, aided by a controversial roughing the kicker penalty. This marked UCF's first win over a Top 5 AP ranked team in football history. Frost expressed his pride in his team and happiness for their accomplishment, stating that the ending was unlike anything he had seen before. BYU has also experienced controversial endings recently, having benefited from favorable calls against No. 2 Notre Dame in the previous game. Despite missing their starting quarterback, Alonza Barnett III, due to a hamstring injury, UCF managed to stage the upset. Keyonte Jenkins delivered a stellar performance, throwing for 293 yards and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing). UCF will now face Baylor in their next matchup.",
  "summary": "The UCF Golden Knights pulled off a massive shock by knocking off the No. 2 BYU Cougars 39-31 in double overtime. However, they were helped by a controversial roughing the kicker penalty in the second overtime that allowed them to score what turned out to be the winning touchdown. It was the first win over a Top 5 AP ranked team in UCF football […] The post Even UCF’s Scott Frost had to…",
  "key_points": [
    "UCF Golden Knights won 39-31 in double overtime against Top 5 ranked BYU.",
    "Scott Frost, UCF coach, called the ending \"weirdest\" he had ever seen.",
    "Keyonte Jenkins led UCF with 293 passing yards and 4 touchdowns."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Securing a victory through a controversial penalty signals a shift in UCF's competitive standing as they achieve their first historic upset over a Top 5 ranked opponent.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}