Fastrack · UCF Upsets No. 2 BYU in Double Overtime Thriller

UCF beat BYU 39-31 in double overtime Saturday in Orlando, handing the Cougars their first loss of the season.

6 1/2 points: UCF's margin as an underdog entering the game.
Keyone Jenkins threw the winning 2-yard touchdown to Grayson Brousseau.
A roughing-the-kicker call on BYU erased a UCF field goal in overtime.
BYU blocked a 47-yard UCF field goal try to force overtime.

Why it matters: BYU entered unbeaten and ranked in the top three after its win over Notre Dame. The upset knocks it from that spot.

UCF earned its first win over a top-5 team in school history.
It is the second straight BYU game to end in an officiating dispute.

The story so far

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Where they split: Coverage divides over whether the officiating, especially the overtime roughing call, decided the game or was a sideshow to UCF's upset.

Center coverage, 4 sources: The center focuses on the rankings fallout and how far BYU will drop.

USA Today1hBYU football gets brutal taste of officiating karma in controversial loss to UCF Newsweek15mUCF ruthlessly trolls BYU after stunning overtime upset ESPN0mNo. 2 BYU latest unbeaten to fall as UCF pulls off double-OT upset WESH 2 News3hCharge complete: UCF stuns No. 2 BYU in historic home win

Left coverage, 1 sources: The left frames it as a UCF upset driven by quarterback Keyone Jenkins, with the officiating as background.

The Boston Globe2hKeyone Jenkins throws TD pass in double OT as UCF upsets No. 2 BYU

Right coverage, 3 sources: The right highlights the disputed officiating, citing a social media outcry over the calls.

New York Post2hUCF survives late controversy, knocks off No. 2 BYU in OT as fans storm field in wild scene Daily Mail27mMajor college football upset marred by profane anti-Mormon chants as second-ranked BYU is stunned by UCF OutKick2hUCF Knights pull off stunning upset over undefeated BYU in mind-boggling overtime thriller

What’s next: USA Today projects BYU will fall to No. 8, within a range of No. 6 to No. 12.

BYU hosts Arizona State on Halloween.
UCF, now 4-3, moves on to face Baylor.
Will the Big 12 review or comment on the late calls, as it did after BYU's Notre Dame game?
Was the helmet of UCF kicker Will Stone pulled off by a BYU player, which could have changed the end of regulation?