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The design of this Purdue trick play was good, but in execution, it was one of the worst trick plays you’ll see all year.
Check out how much work the Boilermakers do here for a play that resulted in no gain:
Purdue ran the best trick play ever for the worst result ever. pic.twitter.com/21QSpmYWxT
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) October 29, 2016
There’s a chance this play could have worked, but it took too long to develop and was quickly diagnosed as a trick play by the Penn State defense.
The Boilermakers should probably take that page out of the playbook and burn it at halftime.
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.