Everyone praises the big plays from each SEC weekend, but more often than not, there are the big plays that technically never happen. Whether its because of a penalty, a timeout, etc. some of the best plays in SEC games don’t actually count.

Well, this unfortunate occurrence plagued the Arkansas Razorbacks this past Saturday, thanks to a tripping penalty of all things.

Here’s the play:

The situation – Arkansas begins the fourth quarter with the football as the Hogs look to add on to their 14-point lead against Texas A&M. The name of the game for Arkansas right now is ball control.

The play – It’s a pitch to the right side for Jonathan Williams. A key part at the beginning of the play is the fake wide receiver reverse to Keon Hatcher. Although it’s not the most deceptive of plays, it still gets at least three or four Texas A&M defenders to bite and completely sell out to the opposite side of the field. On the near side of the field, Brey Cook and AJ Derby are able to create a big hole for Williams and give him at least 12 yards of open space. Williams then makes safety Armani Watts look foolish with a nice juke and then a tough spin out of the hands of a fallen down Watts. And then things just get crazier for the Arkansas running back, who trucks over another helpless Texas A&M defender and proceeds to blow by the last two defensive backs. It’s not until defensive back De’Vante Harris can track Williams down and bring him down by the shoestrings at the one-yard line. It was an absolutely incredible 57-yard run to put the Hogs in great position to go up 21 points on the Aggies with 14 minutes left in the game.

The mistake: Offensive lineman Dan Skipper is the one responsible for bringing this play back. After falling down, you can see him stick his leg to take down the Texas A&M defender.  Skipper’s tripping penalty seemed unnecessary as well considering the play went to the other side of the line. It was an unfortunate break for an Arkansas team that could practically smell the upset. Not only did Skipper’s penalty negate arguably the best run of the weekend, but it cost the Hogs a key opportunity to go up three scores and probably win the game. The Razorbacks never recovered, giving up 21 unanswered points to lose in overtime.