Interesting article from ESPN on players pulling a Kaelin Clay

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Sep 24, 2024
3:48:39pm

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One of football's cardinal sins - Dropping the ball before the end zone - ESPN

Letting go of the ball before the end zone happens regularly enough to instill collective fear across college football.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41196389/football-cardinal-sins-dropping-ball-end-zone-oregon-utah

We were very close to suffering the same fate on our punt return! 👀

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Interesting article from ESPN on players pulling a Kaelin Clay

Honor Code

3:48pm

Dumb by Kingston, but Damuni was all over it

Huge Manatee

3:50pm

He could’ve been the hero … grateful he didn’t need to be.

BluesBrother

3:58pm

I haven’t seen video - did he pounce on it?

Adwight

4:04pm

No. He basically just went over and picked up the ball.

Team Chaos

4:05pm

While it was in the end zone. Visible in some replays, not in others zoomed in.

Albuq_Coug

6:09pm

When you're that spent, dumb is a matter of oxygen probably more than arrogance.

SinkingQuffa

4:08pm

Or adrenaline.

Team Chaos

4:09pm

Absolutely. His eyes were wide & glazed.

SinkingQuffa

4:10pm

Parker said in his post-game interview Saturday he almost passed out in the EZ.

cosmohio

5:23pm

When he was celebrating w the crowd he looked like a zombie going through the motions.

SinkingQuffa

5:39pm

Jack Damuni got on his case on the sideline? I must’ve missed tha

Cooouuugs

8:07pm

Here's a screen grab right before Kingston flicked the ball down. (a football is 11 inches long) I don't think it was as

HarlemCoug

4:14pm

He was definitely in, which is why the refs didn't overturn it, but that's way..

Team Chaos

4:17pm

He just has to get the front part of the ball over the front end of the goal line. He's in my 3 or 4 feet right?

HarlemCoug

4:20pm

Yes, but I think while maintaining control/possession so not just touching it

Rhubarb

4:29pm

It's nice to think it wasn't close, but the refs wouldn't have called for a revi

Team Chaos

4:31pm

in inches it might seem like a fair amount, but in seconds it is less than 1

SoBlueitHurts

5:33pm

It was close enough to have to review it. That means it was too close

MaximusMeridius

4:33pm

Or... It just means KSU's staff called attention to it.

SinkingQuffa

4:37pm

They wouldn't review it if it wasn't close...bad argument

MaximusMeridius

7:36pm

I love that "Did he just pull a Kaelin Clay?" is something non-BYU fans say

bythenumbers

4:17pm

Always carry it to the back of end zone. Make it a habit.

777

4:20pm

Or just hand it to the ref. I'll be surprised if we see that Kingston goal line

LV Mike

5:10pm

Makes me wonder how often it happened before replay existed. Probably less since

One of football's cardinal sins - Dropping the ball before the end zone - ESPN

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