Boise State lineman trips, faceplants while running onto field with American flag
Boise State has an interesting tradition for conference title games and other similarly big affairs, one in which players run out onto the field carrying sledgehammers.
But as ESPN’s cameras honed in on star running back Ashton Jeanty running onto the field with his prior to the Fiesta Bowl against Penn State, they inadvertently captured a lineman tripping and face-planting into the grass while holding an American flag.
Bad omen? Check it out below.
How to watch the Fiesta Bowl
Time: Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET
Channel: ESPN
Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Boise State put together an impressive run to a Mountain West title, only losing to Oregon during the regular season. The Broncos took down UNLV in the MWC Championship to punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff and secured a bye as the No. 3 seed.
Jeanty put together an all-time season to lead the Boise State charge. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting – the closest race since 2009 – as he rushed for an FBS-leading 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns.
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Jeanty and the Broncos looked on as Penn State and SMU squared off. The Nittany Lions struck first when the defense capitalized on mistake from Kevin Jennings. Dominic DeLuca took the interception 23 yards to the end zone for a pick-six to give Penn State the 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
It happened again early in the second quarter. Jennings threw his second interception of the day when Tony Rojas picked him off and took it back 59 yards to the house to make it a 14-0 Penn State lead with 13:09 to go in the second quarter.
The lead grew to 28-0 before halftime, but SMU got on the board with a field goal to start the second half. However, Penn State kept its foot on the gas, eventually extending the lead to 38-3 in the fourth quarter before the Mustangs scored their first touchdown of the day with 7:31 to play. That made it a 38-10 ballgame.
On3’s Nick Schultz also contributed to this report.