The play is called “Knee.”
For it to work, the quarterback must deliver an award-winning acting performance. He must become a thespian on the football field, a master in deception and deceit. Justin McMillan deserves all of the Oscars. He did it.
As Tulane’s quarterback, he orchestrated this ruse. Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Tom Hanks, they’d all be proud. Maybe even Brad Pitt, who owns a house in New Orleans not far from where these theatrics unfolded.
The score between Tulane and Houston was locked at 31 with 18 seconds left. The Green Wave, with possession on its own 29-yard line, did not play for overtime—it only looked that way.