Excising 300 words on punter/QB stars is fine, but I think you now owe us a separate post of 3,000 words on punter/QB stars (and don't forget Sammy Baugh). This is a case of knowing your audience -- we want extremely long discursions about sports arcana.
Because of bad punting, the punt that was called for by the coaches was an “open field punt”
in which the gunners did not make the tackle. Normally Henderson puts the Punts to the edges near the numbers on the field. It was a 45 yard punt with 4.5 seconds of hang. As a matter of fact, that’s the only punt returned against Henderson all season. Up to that point, he had only 39 Total Return yards on him all season long, which includes big performances against Penn State and Texas A&M. Henderson was on the Ray Guy award for best NCAA D1 college punter, is a Semifinalist top 10 punters in D1 FBS football for the Ray Guy award 2024. The second fake punt was a miscommunication with the Punt Unit and the staff. The fake punt was called off, the Punter and Long Snapper did not know that, so Henderson attempted to run for the 1st down. When Arkansas State took the over the ball on downs, their result was a missed field goal and thus the ,failed fake punt was a non-issue in the game. Check highlights on ESPN where Henderson successfully runs for two other 1st downs for 30 yards and 1 for 25 yards for Bowling Green. Henderson was also voted for 2nd Team All
MAC Conference and 3rd Team
All MAC Conference by Phil Steele. Unfortunately, we missed some critical Field Goals and and some 1st downs that in my opinion would have swung the game in Bowling Greens favor. This game was not lost because of the BGSU punter. He also helped BGSU win a few game during the season by putting 23 punts inside balls inside the 20 and numerous inside the 5 yardline and two
At the 1 yardline this season. One leading to a safety.
My humble opinion. Someone who follows BGSU football 🏈 closely.
Cal did something similar in 2013 vs Ohio State. Jared Goff and Cal's punter Cole Leininger both wore #16, so they snuck Goff out there on a 4th down for a fake punt that got a first down.
Virginia Tech did the same thing in a game a few years ago. They sent in a walk-on QB who had never played a down, and like Baron May, he threw a perfect pass. it was the only completion of his career.
Excising 300 words on punter/QB stars is fine, but I think you now owe us a separate post of 3,000 words on punter/QB stars (and don't forget Sammy Baugh). This is a case of knowing your audience -- we want extremely long discursions about sports arcana.
🤝🤝🤝 will put that one in the Post Ideas Bank
FYI.
Mr Sherman, Bowling Green didn’t lose
Because of bad punting, the punt that was called for by the coaches was an “open field punt”
in which the gunners did not make the tackle. Normally Henderson puts the Punts to the edges near the numbers on the field. It was a 45 yard punt with 4.5 seconds of hang. As a matter of fact, that’s the only punt returned against Henderson all season. Up to that point, he had only 39 Total Return yards on him all season long, which includes big performances against Penn State and Texas A&M. Henderson was on the Ray Guy award for best NCAA D1 college punter, is a Semifinalist top 10 punters in D1 FBS football for the Ray Guy award 2024. The second fake punt was a miscommunication with the Punt Unit and the staff. The fake punt was called off, the Punter and Long Snapper did not know that, so Henderson attempted to run for the 1st down. When Arkansas State took the over the ball on downs, their result was a missed field goal and thus the ,failed fake punt was a non-issue in the game. Check highlights on ESPN where Henderson successfully runs for two other 1st downs for 30 yards and 1 for 25 yards for Bowling Green. Henderson was also voted for 2nd Team All
MAC Conference and 3rd Team
All MAC Conference by Phil Steele. Unfortunately, we missed some critical Field Goals and and some 1st downs that in my opinion would have swung the game in Bowling Greens favor. This game was not lost because of the BGSU punter. He also helped BGSU win a few game during the season by putting 23 punts inside balls inside the 20 and numerous inside the 5 yardline and two
At the 1 yardline this season. One leading to a safety.
My humble opinion. Someone who follows BGSU football 🏈 closely.
Go BGSU Football
Thanks John Henderson
Did Slingin' Sammy Baugh ever pass when he was expected to punt (or vice versa)? Of course with him it would not be a complete surprise.
http://www.espn.ph/video/clip?id=41758496
23 yard run by John Henderson. Punter BGSU. 2024
John Henderson goes 23-yard on impressive rush ESPN. Against Northern Illinois University.
https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbgsufalcons.com%2Fimages%2F2024%2F11%2F15%2FHendersonSemiHenderson.jpeg&width=1600
https://youtu.be/zWEKLjzxqGY?si=oUksJZFsUyNn-2As
Henderson with a successful fake
FYI, the pic of the ETSU game shows the ETSU QB, not May.
Cal did something similar in 2013 vs Ohio State. Jared Goff and Cal's punter Cole Leininger both wore #16, so they snuck Goff out there on a 4th down for a fake punt that got a first down.
https://youtu.be/cDBEzfHZoAM?t=3930
Virginia Tech did the same thing in a game a few years ago. They sent in a walk-on QB who had never played a down, and like Baron May, he threw a perfect pass. it was the only completion of his career.