Sideshow Doink.
As time expired in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day, the game-winning field-goal attempt from Texas Longhorns kicker Bert Auburn hit off the left upright and fell harmlessly into the end zone at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, giving the Arizona State Sun Devils a chance to win in overtime.
bert auburn misses the game winning field goal; doink pic.twitter.com/lHGXV4CLAL
— u25c7 (@H00DH3R0) January 1, 2025
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had just pulled Auburn aside and given him a pep talk that failed miserably, sparking criticism from Sarkisian’s former boss, Nick Saban.