Lance Leipold's Kansas Jayhawks always play well enough to win the ballgame, until they don't.

KU found yet another gut-wrenching way to lose in today's showdown against UCF , falling 33-32 on a walk-off touchdown catch and extra point. That ending didn't come without its fair share of drama, though.

Despite trailing by as many as 19 points in the second half, the Jayhawks rallied all the way back to take a 32-26 lead with a little over a minute to play. All the defense needed to do was come up with a couple of stops to force a giveaway or turnover on downs. Instead, they did what fans have grown accustomed to in recent years.

D.K. McDonald's unit was standing tall during the early stages of the two-minute drill, but UCF converted a pair of third downs to set itself up with favorable field position.…