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DOINK! Penn State kicker’s shank is still echoing off the walls at Memorial Stadium
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Penn State’s first half vs. Indiana ended with a thud — and a remarkably loud doink off the upright.
After a nightmare first half, the Nittany Lions got the ball back with two seconds left in the half on the 8-yard line with a chance to narrow the deficit before the break.
Instead, Penn State kicker Jake Pinegar did this:
The doink heard round the world
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 24, 2020
That’s a 25-yard field goal that doinked off the left upright so hard that the noise momentarily disrupted the broadcast.
The reaction from Pinegar and his holder is just as comical. It’s not quite clear if they were hoping to will the kick inside the upright or if they were shielding themselves from a potential ricochet:
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 24, 2020
With Penn State unable to take advantage of a free three points, the Hoosiers took a 17-7 lead into halftime.
Indiana hasn’t won a game in this series since 2013. Penn State holds a 22-1 all-time lead over Indiana.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.