JONESBORO -- The flags in the northeast corner were taut, buoyed by 20 mph winds gusting from the southwest.
Blake Grupe set up 48 yards from the south end zone, holder Ryan Hanson kneeling along the right hashmark.
The kicker put his leg through the football as the final three seconds ticked off the clock. And as the ball approached the goal line, it died -- dropping straight to the turf and bouncing harmless in the end zone.
An unsatisfying ending to a fruitless campaign, the Red Wolves again came up short.