Peyton Bender appeared to take this loss the hardest.
The Kansas quarterback — as emotionally steady as they come on the Jayhawks’ roster — arrived the postgame news conference following KU’s 21-17 loss to Kansas State with watery, red eyes.
After a strong overall game, Bender couldn’t come through on KU’s final offensive play. The Jayhawks had a screen set up for running back Pooka Williams, who appeared on replays to have plenty of room to run if Bender had gotten him the ball.
Instead, the throw slipped out of Bender’s hand backward, which resulted in a fumble and K-State taking possession for good.