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Special teams can be pretty ‘special’ sometimes especially in Week 3 of College Football. Let’s check out football this week’s cob nominations.
Northern Illinois/Nebraska Special Teams
Northern Illinois has a fumble by the punter Matt Ference, a fake punt run which came up short and a blocked punt. Nebraska had two field goals and an extra point blocked. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many special teams mishaps by both teams in one game.
"Does it still count as a block if it never hit his foot?"
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 15, 2019
The @HuskerFBNation pressure worked on this punt: pic.twitter.com/IoYBjC2uLO
Final seconds of Arizona State/Michigan State
A game tying field goal by Michigan State was called because Sparty had 12 men on the field. This is what happened next.
What a rollercoaster of emotions
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 14, 2019
Michigan State thought they had tied it up...until they didn't. pic.twitter.com/TmKdvEJgxN
The Pac 12 refs also screwed up big time.
Pac-12 confirms officiating error in ASU win over Michigan State: pic.twitter.com/Eje9dyxdNn
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) September 16, 2019
Iowa State Defensive Back Datrone Young
Iowa State was about to get to ball back with a final chance to drive down the field for a winning score against Iowa...and then this disaster happened.
oh no
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 15, 2019
Iowa State ended their chances against Iowa with this muffed punt pic.twitter.com/qctUaUfE3u
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins picked the worst time to call a timeout.
Georgia Tech thought it'd won the game with a last-second touchdown...but the Yellow Jackets called a timeout just before the snap. pic.twitter.com/EP9dX9w7q2
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) September 14, 2019
It led to this game-winning field goal by The Citadel.
FIRE THOSE CANNONS @CitadelFootball takes down Georgia Tech. pic.twitter.com/NqQABVkyqf
— FOX Sports South (@FOXSportsSouth) September 14, 2019
FCS teams are 3-85 against FBS opponents this season. There are 26 remaining matchups.
— FCS Football (@FCS_STATS) September 15, 2019
Winners to Date
Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
Southern Illinois 45, UMass 20
The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24, OT
Illinois
Georgia Tech paid 400k and lost to the Citadel but Illinois paid $1 million to lost to Eastern Michigan thanks to a late field goal by the Eagles. Ouch.
Eastern Michigan DOES IT AGAIN
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) September 14, 2019
Field goal as time expires to beat Illinois, 34-31. Third straight year with a win over a Power 5 team. pic.twitter.com/h43DKoUcmp
@EMUFB has enjoyed playing the Big Ten in recent years pic.twitter.com/YufYcmfDqA
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 16, 2019
Another ‘special’ list of cob nominations for Week 3 of the 2019 College Football Season but unfortunately you can only pick one.
Poll
Who is you Cob for Week 3?
This poll is closed
-
17%
Northern Illinois/Nebraska Special Teams
(73 votes) -
28%
Final seconds of Arizona State/Michigan State
(122 votes) -
36%
Datrone Young
(156 votes) -
12%
Georgia Tech
(51 votes) -
5%
Illinois
(23 votes)
BONUS
Mississippi State quarterback Garrett Shrader goes flying!
No one has ever tried harder, to not even come close to getting a first down than Mississippi State's quarterback just did pic.twitter.com/FoyQk4bX9h
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) September 14, 2019
Rice’s marching band takes a dig at Texas.
Rice’s band (@ricemob) throws some shade at Texas’ infamous GPA tweet with a giant 2.89 pic.twitter.com/uiBL21VB1E
— Steve Helwick (@s_helwick) September 15, 2019