Ad Disclosure
WATCH: Rutgers botches perfectly executed ‘Philly Special’ at the goal line
By Paul Harvey
Published:
Leave it to Rutgers to find a way to botch a beautiful trick play.
The Scarlet Knights have been on an agonizing slide and are desperate for a win against Penn State. Trailing 13-0 in the third quarter, Rutgers battled its way to a first-and-goal inside the five.
Unfortunately, the Nittany Lions defense stepped up and forced the Knights into a fourth-down play. Digging into the playbook, Rutgers ran its version of the “Philly Special” and ran it to perfection. However, the Knights botched the ending of the play and turned the ball over on downs.
Brian Fonseca shared the video of the disastrous play:
Rutgers runs ‘Philly Philly’ on 4th-and-2. It was executed to perfection, but Giovanni Rescigno could not make the catch. Rutgers turns it over on downs. pic.twitter.com/XOF1xxKyMa
— Brian Fonseca (@briannnnf) November 17, 2018
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.