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Pittsburgh player appears to flop, force a timeout on the field before final play of game vs. UCF

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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Pittsburgh was leading UCF 35-34 with under a minute left.

UCF had the ball on its own 22-yard-line and faced a third-and-13. It appeared as though the Knights were in deep trouble.

And, they were. They ended up losing the game. But on that third-and-13, Pittsburgh DL Jaylen Twyman got a sack and the clock continued to tick. The game was approaching its final play.

UCF hurried up to the line, but perhaps because of how long Pittsburgh celebrated the sack, it didn’t appear as though the defense was ready for one final stop.

So, why did Twyman do as he started to approach the line?

He fell over, forcing a timeout to be called on the field:

Could Twyman have been legitimately hurt? Absolutely. Anything can happen at any time.

But after getting a sack and celebrating, it did seem odd for him to just fall to the ground before the final play started considering the Pittsburgh defense wasn’t set.

Again, Pittsburgh ended up stopping UCF on the final play to ensure the victory, 35-34.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.