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Source: BroBible
Summary
Penn missed a game-winning field goal against Columbia due to poor clock management. The team’s head coach, Rick Santos, said the error was caused by a sideline staffer calling for the field goal unit, not him. The Quakers had 10 seconds left but failed to spike the ball, leading to a chaotic snap and a missed kick. Columbia won 28-27. The explanation for the loss was criticized as worse than the play itself.
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Author: Evan Null
Penn missed its game-winning field goal
Penn had a chance to beat Columbia during the Ivy League college football game on Friday night. It failed to kick the game-wining field goal because of terrible clock management.
The clock management disaster was even worse than it looked
Everything went right for the Quakers on the final drive of the game. They quickly moved the ball into field goal territory and gave themselves a chance to win. What happened next was a disaster. I’m not just talking about the miss.
Penn had the opportunity to spike the ball
Penn, which did not have a timeout remaining, converted a crucial first down with 10 seconds left on the clock. It had the opportunity to rush to the line while the clock was stopped and to spike the football on first down.
The entire transition was jumbled
The offense did not know whether to get off of the field or rush to the line and stop the clock. The entire transition was jumbled. And the kick missed.
The explanation was worse than the mistake
Head coach Rick Santos explained the blunder during his postgame press conference. The Quakers should’ve spiked the ball instead of rushing the field goal unit on to the field. However, someone (or somebodies) on the sideline — not Santos — yelled for the field goal unit.
