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The time had expired when Collin Riccitelli could have become the hero of his team: In the US college football game against Middle Tennessee State, the Rice Owls kicker had the chance to score a field goal for the in first overtime To ensure victory.
The score was 34:34 when Riccitelli kicked the football.
The ball flew 45 yards, towards the bars, and then:
Boing.
Boing.
Boing.
Boing.
Out.
The football jumped four times against the bars, against one vertical, then against the crossbar, against the other vertical, back onto the crossbar and from there back into the field.
The chance of victory was gone, the game went on.
And there was another curious scene in football.
Here you can see the scene in the video:
In the second overtime, Riccitelli had another chance to put his team in the lead with a field goal, but this attempt also failed, reports "Yahoo Sports" and "USA Today".
So it was Tennessee quarterback Asher O'Hara, who brought the necessary points for the 40-34 victory in the first game of the season with a touchdown run over 14 yards.
The "Quadruple Doink", as the US media dubbed it, brings back memories of Cody Parkey of the Chicago Bears, who caused a similarly curious scene in January of last year.
In the playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he could have brought his team to the quarterfinals, but hit the bars twice - his team was eliminated.
"It's one of the worst feelings in the world: leaving your team down. I feel awful," said Parkey at the time.
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