College football program uses viral Dwyane Wade statue in attempt to distract opposing kicker
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Columbia is going to interesting lengths to distract Yale’s kicker on Friday night.
Shortly before halftime of the meeting between these Ivy League giants this week, Yale scored a touchdown to take a 6-3 lead. As Yale lined up to take the ensuing extra point, Columbia put a photo of the much-maligned Dwyane Wade statue on their Jumbotron just behind the uprights.
Here’s a look at the situation:
Columbia used the Dwyane Wade statue to try to bother Yale K Nick Conforti.pic.twitter.com/ER5xHJKfE4
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 2, 2024
Wade’s statue was revealed outside of the Miami Heat’s arena earlier this week to heavy criticism from the sports world. A basketball legend, Wade won 3 titles with the Heat during his professional career.
Unfortunately for Wade and the Heat, his statue has become a bit of a punch line this week — with Columbia’s stunt being just the latest example.
Yale and Columbia have a rivalry in football that dates back decades. The Bulldogs are 72-22-2 all-time in this series and have won 4 consecutive matchups entering Friday’s contest.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
