Wednesday Bowl Sport highlights: Arkansas outlasts Kansas in wild Liberty Bowl end

The 2022 faculty soccer bowl season is beginning to warmth up with 4 thrilling matchups happening on Wednesday, together with the Vacation Bowl on FOX.

Duke kicked the day without work by decisively beating UCF, 30-13, within the Army Bowl. Arkansas then beat Kansas in three overtimes, 55-53, within the Liberty Bowl. 

Now, No. 15 Oregon (9-3) is taking over North Carolina (9-4) within the Vacation Bowl at Petco Park in San Diego, California on FOX. Concurrently, Texas Tech (7-5) and Ole Miss (8-4) are going head-to-head within the Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium.

Listed here are the highest performs from Wednesday's bowl slate.

Texas Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss

Go forth and rating, on fourth

The Raiders took an early 7-0 lead, pushing it throughout the goal-line on fourth down within the first quarter.

Protection guidelines

The early a part of this recreation was a defensive wrestle, with Tech and Ole Miss each arising with large stops.

Large Shough

The Raiders prolonged their result in 17-7 within the second quarter, nonetheless, when Tyler Shough pushed it into the top zone. A area aim later made it 20-7.

Liberty Bowl: Arkansas 55, Kansas 53

Rockin' early

Arkansas kicked a area aim to take a fast 3-0 lead, however Kansas responded with a landing on a difficult little bit of misdirection.

Go Hogs!

However Arkansas got here proper again, going up 17-7, on a pair of KJ Jefferson landing passes, first to Matt Landers after which to Ty Washington. 

McApick

Quincey McAdoo jumped in entrance of Jalon Daniels' move to assist the Razorbacks preserve the Jayhawks off the board. 

KJ Keeper

Arkansas' Jefferson determined to tuck and run for the quick rating when he did not see anybody open ultimately zone. The landing run put Arkansas up 24-7 on the finish of the primary quarter and set a file for probably the most factors scored in 1 / 4 in Liberty Bowl historical past.

Hogs throughout it

Arkansas continued its domination on either side of the ball when Dwight McGlothern ended up with an interception within the early levels of the second quarter.

Quick Hog

AJ Inexperienced (not that one) bought the top round and left the Jayhawks within the mud to make it 31-7.

Cannot deal with KJ

Jefferson regarded like prime Cam Newton late within the first half when he in some way ran out of a sack and broke a number of tackles for a 32-yard acquire.

Jayhawks peacocking into halftime

Jefferson might need made a spotlight play on the earlier play, however Kansas made certain to cease Arkansas from increasing its 31-13 lead heading into halftime. O.J. Burroughs did his finest Malcolm Butler impression to leap the route on the aim line and get the interception for the Jayhawks to maintain the Razorbacks off the board.

Selecting up the place they left off

Arkansas discovered the top zone on its first possession of the second half. A ten-play drive ended with operating again Rashod Dubinion smacking in a 2-yard rating, giving the Razorbacks a 38-13 lead.

Jayhawks reply

Kansas confirmed some life halfway by means of the third quarter.

Daniels attached with vast receiver Luke Grimm and tight finish Mason Fairchild on a pair of completions that mixed for 65 yards. Two performs later, operating again Ky Thomas punched in a 2-yard rating.

After forcing a three-and-out, Kansas then got here down the sphere and bought a area aim. It trailed 38-23.

Premature turnover

Attempting to expire the clock, Arkansas vast receiver Matt Landers fumbled, and Kansas cornerback Jacobee Bryant ran the ball again to the Arkansas 48-yard line.

Seven performs later, Daniels hit vast receiver Douglas Emilien for a 10-yard landing and Kansas minimize the Arkansas result in eight.

Kansas RECOVERS the onside kick

Needing one other possession, Kansas recovered an onside kick.

TIE GAME!

4 performs after recovering the onside kick, Daniels hit Grimm for a 21-yard landing. Then the Kansas quarterback linked with vast receiver Lawrence Arnold on the two-point conversion. Kansas scored 25 unanswered factors to tie the sport at 38 and in the end ship the sport to time beyond regulation.

Additional time TDs

Kansas bought the ball first in time beyond regulation and located the top zone. The possession was capped off by Daniels hitting tight finish Jared Casey for a goal-line rating. Arkansas then evened the rating after Dubinion ran in a 6-yard landing.

Dramatic TD

On the second play of the second time beyond regulation, Jefferson ran in a 20-yard rating for Arkansas. Jefferson then hit vast receiver Jaedon Wilson for the two-point conversion. 

Kansas responded, as Daniels later ran in a 2-yard rating. Chaos then ensued.

Daniels was stopped operating in for the two-point conversion, however Arkansas was known as for focusing on. The Jayhawks took benefit of the second probability, as Daniels hit Casey for the two-pointer.

Arkansas escapes

Jefferson hit Dubinion for the two-pointer within the third time beyond regulation, and Kansas unsuccessfully ran a trick play, giving the Razorbacks the win.

Army Bowl: Duke 30, UCF 13

Mo(o)re touchdowns this season

Jaquez Moore opened up the scoring by speeding for a 14-yard landing to offer Duke a 7-0 lead early within the first quarter.

Direct snap, direct rating

UCF RB Isaiah Bowser obtained the direct snap out of the shotgun and went proper into the top zone for a 1-yard rating that evened the sport up.

Duke doing what it does finest

Brandon Johnson punched the ball out of UCF QB John Rhys Plumlee's palms to pressure a fumble that was recovered by Darius Joiner. It is the sixteenth time that Duke's recovered a fumble this season, probably the most within the nation.

Making Moore performs

After Duke pressured the turnover, Moore made a 32-yard reception that set the Blue Devils up on the 1-yard line. Riley Leonard stored the ball for a QB sneak for a landing on the subsequent play to place Duke up 17-7.

Getting one again

Needing not less than a pair of scores to get again within the recreation, UCF went on an 11-play, 91-yard drive in 5 minutes to open the fourth quarter. Bowser scored his second landing of the day, punching in one other rating on a direct snap earlier than speeding two yards into the top zone.

UCF wasn't capable of convert the 2-point conversion although, holding it a two-score recreation with 9 minutes remaining because it trails 23-13.

Exclamation level!

Duke put a remaining stamp on its Army Bowl win when Leonard stored the ball on an choice to run in for his second landing of the sport.

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