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WATCH: LSU tries fake punt vs. Auburn that just looks like it should fail

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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Some trick plays are awesome.

Especially when they work.

Others aren’t as creative, but as long as you get the job done, all is well. When a play fails and looks like it was doomed, that’s when laughs can be heard — and seen — all over the place.

Chalk this LSU fake punt against Auburn up as one of those that just looks like it should fail.

Here’s a video of LSU’s punter trying a Tim Tebow-like jump pass over the Auburn defense:

There are a lot of words that could be used to describe this play. CBS Sports went with the word “ambitious.” That sounds generous and favorable.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.