WATCH: Temple takes huge loss on third down, forced to punt on 4th-and-goal
By Adam Spencer
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When you get to 1st-and-goal, you’re supposed to at least end up with three points on that drive, barring a turnover.
However, on Saturday afternoon, the Temple Owls managed to screw up their goal-to-go situation in a more unusual way.
As you can see in the video below, the Temple quarterback scrambles around trying to avoid pressure from the Houston defense before taking a huge sack:
Temple football in one play:
(They punted on 4th & Goal lol) pic.twitter.com/A06H5kbX4F
— Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) September 30, 2017
Faced with 4th-and-goal from the 36-yard line, the Owls made the surprising decision to forgo a field-goal attempt and sent out the punt team:
Update on Temple Football – They're punting on 4th and Goal pic.twitter.com/07J1qN5fpc
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 30, 2017
In related news, the Owls trail the Cougars 7-0 late in the first quarter.
Perhaps they should try to avoid punting in goal-to-go situations for the rest of the afternoon.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
