Utah was all set to be up 14-0 on an Oregon team that was headed into this Saturday night game as favorites. Kaelin Clay had just beat his coverage and the entire Oregon defense for what looked like a 78-yard touchdown. There was only one problem.
He celebrated too soon.
The refs never signaled for the touchdown and it took the Ducks players a second to process that the ball was still live, but after a skirmish and another fumble, Oregon’s Joe Walker recovered the ball and ran it all the way back for a touchdown to tie the game at seven.
The play was under review for awhile, but eventually the ruling on the field would stand.
So what do you do when you blow your team’s golden chance to be up two possessions against an opponent that outranks you in one of the biggest games of the year?
You question your entire existence, obviously.
Is anyone else feeling a burning sense of secondhand embarrassment?
(Thanks to SB Nation for sharing.)