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Wofford Has Epic Fail in FCS Playoffs

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We’ve already seen Texas Tech allow a touchdown while receiving a kickoff this fall and now Wofford has been added to that list.

The Terriers trailed 21-14 vs. Northern Iowa on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs when Stephon Shelton received a kick in the end zone and forget to kneel down. Instead, Shelton walked around the end zone, dropped the ball and appeared outraged when someone ran into him. The Panthers hopped on the ball for a touchdown and the game-winning score in a 28-21 victory.

Making matters even worse, Shelton had committed a personal foul on a field goal try on the previous possession that led to another Northern Iowa touchdown, meaning that his back-to-back gaffes cost Wofford 14 points. You have to feel horrible for a kid that just turned 21 on Sunday.

“For the life of me, I don’t get it,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers told GoUpstate.com. “Evidently, he didn’t understand that you have to take a knee. He’s returned a lot of kicks for us and has taken a knee several times. I don’t know. In the heat of the moment, things go awry.”

That would be an understatement.

[GoUpstate.com]

3:12 PM on 12/5/2011
  • The Greek

    Thought the rule was if the ball is possessed by a player in the end zone on a kick off and does NOT make a football move within a “reasonable” amount of time, then the play is ruled a touchback.

    IMHO…whether or not the rule was misinterpreted by me…the ref clearly saw that the player made no attempt to advance the ball…and was walking…WALKING to the official to hand him the ball. The ref blew the call…hometown cookin’ or not…and I have no dog in this fight…but that should have been called a touchback. Common sense…

  • Bcat4

    I agree w/ The Greek. Wofford player made no no attempt to advance, did not leave the end zone, and was clearly walking toward the official to hand him the ball. Really unfortunate call. Like The Greek, I have no vested interest in Wofford (or Northern Iowa), just think they got a raw deal on this call.

    This is like so many college football games I have seen recently (on all levels — D-I, D-II, etc.) — officiating seems to be sliding down the toilet. NCAA needs to take a serious look at the quality of officials — perhaps more training for them is in order….

 

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