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Punt returner makes dumbest decision of the year in action vs. Missouri
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The easiest yardage you can get in college football comes from touchbacks on punts and kickoffs. One Abilene Christian punt returner decided he would rather take the hard route.
Young man, what are you doing pic.twitter.com/LUoQxV4KFJ
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 17, 2022
Rather than letting the ball bounce into the end zone and take the yardage, he called for a fair catch on the 1-yard line, meaning Abilene Christian would have 99 yards to go to score.
He looked confused on the play. At first, he was in the end zone but then stepped back out. Maybe he thought the kickoff fair catch rule also applied on punts, or maybe he just made a bad decision.
The play definitely didn’t help what has been a tough game so far for Abilene Christian. Missouri currently leads 17-3 with less than a minute to play in the half and the Tigers don’t seem to be slowing down.