Alabama OL Chris Owens takes ‘full responsibility’ for failed fake FG in title game
By Adam Spencer
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The Alabama Crimson Tide were blown out in Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game, going down 44-16 to Clemson.
One play in particular drew a lot of criticism, and it came in the third quarter when the Tide ran a horrible fake field goal that didn’t even come close to converting.
As you can see below, this play was doomed from the start, but there was a missed block that led to backup QB Mac Jones being tackled before the first-down line:
Clemson not at all fooled by the fake field goal try by Alabama https://t.co/XvKDmRWj0z
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) January 8, 2019
After the game, Alabama redshirt sophomore OL Chris Owens tweeted that he takes full responsibility for the botched play:
I take full responsibility for that unsuccessful fake FG attempt. You gotta be locked in every play because you never know when a big play is coming. That’s 100% on me.
— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) January 8, 2019
That’s certainly a noble thing to do, and Owens did miss a block, but his teammates and Alabama fans should make sure he doesn’t stay down for too long. You win as a team and you lose as a team.
The play call deserves a lot more scrutiny than Owens’ missed block, as Clemson wasn’t even lined up in a normal field-goal block formation. They were ready for the fake and Alabama ran right into it.
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.
