Generally attempting to ice the kicker backfires, and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights discovered that out the laborious manner in a 38-31 loss to Illinois on Saturday.
With Rutgers clinging to a one-point lead and 14 seconds to play within the fourth quarter, Illinois lined up for a possible game-winning 58-yard field-goal try into the wind.
Simply as Illinois snapped the ball, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano referred to as a timeout in an effort to ice Illinois kicker David Olano. The kick, which didn’t rely due to the timeout, badly missed.
Upon seeing how poorly the field-goal try went, Illinois determined to place its offense again on the sphere for a 4th-and-13 play.
It not solely labored, but it surely resulted in a game-winning landing with 4 seconds to play in regulation.
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