After Austin MacGinnis nailed a 51-yard field goal to give the Kentucky Wildcats a victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, emotions cascaded across the Commonwealth. Celebrations from Pikeville to Paducah probably took most away from the TV. It was probably for the best.
After a series of questions, sideline reporter Quint Kessenich asked MacGinnis to “show me how you did it.” Instead of “What was going through your mind when the kick was in the air?” or “Did you have confidence it was going in?” Kessenich became the holder and asked him to demonstrate the kick again.
It wasn’t as awkward as Billy G telling Jeannine Edwards “that’s really a bad question,” but it’s close.