I don’t even know what to say. How do you explain that one? Down 21-17 with 2:20 to play, Missouri forced a punt. Then, the impossible happened. The snap goes way over Kentucky’s punter’s head. It bounces all the way inside the five. Missouri is going to get this football in Kentucky field position with a chance to win the football game! Except, nope. They’re not. Because, Mizzou.
Let’s get into the takeaways.
1) Mizzou has found another new way to lose
So, let’s pick up where we left off. Do you know how difficult it is for a punter, with all his momentum going toward the end zone, to pick up the football, turn around and get a punt off with a linebacker in a dead sprint coming toward him to either tackle him or block any potential punt attempt?