East Texas A&M Beats UT Rio Grande Valley 20-17 on a Last-second Field Goal
Ozlo Rigby kicked from 51 yards with the clock at 0:00, and East Texas A&M beat UT Rio Grande Valley 20-17. A 17-17 tie was one swing of the leg from going to overtime.
East Texas A&M started like it meant it. Major McBride ran in from 7 yards in the first quarter and from 4 yards in the second, and it was 14-0 before UTRGV did anything. Kyran Lee caught a 7-yard touchdown from Aidan Jakobsohn with 25 seconds left in the half, and Brysen Gardner kicked a 36-yard field goal early in the third to make it 14-10. Rigby answered with a 32-yarder at 3:48 of the third, and East Texas A&M led 17-10 going into the fourth.
Then Jakobsohn found Jaydon Smith for an 18-yard touchdown with 5:32 left, and it was 17-17, the only time the game was tied. The final scoring play was Rigby's kick, and it was the last thing that happened.
The box score says this was about as even as they come. East Texas A&M had 272 total yards to 265 for UTRGV, and the home side did it with 142 rushing yards on 43 carries and only 130 passing. UTRGV threw an interception and lost a fumble, East Texas A&M turned it over zero times, while UTRGV's defense got three sacks. Two turnovers for the loser, none for the winner. Hold that thought next to a three-point margin. East Texas A&M is 2-3, UTRGV 1-2. Fantasy-wise, nobody scored more than 24, and the kicker decided the real result.