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Why you shouldn't feel bad for Blake O'Neill

Blake O'Neill would do the same thing if he had another chance.

O'Neill, the field-flipping punter whose successful one-year stint at Michigan will forever be remembered for a single play, ended up on the wrong side of college football history last October. In the final seconds of what looked to be a redemptive victory over rival Michigan State, O'Neill mishandled a knee-high snap and was then swarmed by Spartan defenders when he picked up the loose ball and tried to sneak off a bicycle kick to save a sour situation. The ball popped loose into the waiting arms of Michigan State's Jalen Watts-Jackson, resulting in one of the most memorable and pivotal touchdowns of the 2015 season.