Four years ago, the Bears got everyone’s attention with a tricky punt return that would have led to a key touchdown for Chicago if it hadn’t been for a holding penalty:
South Carolina State pulls off the fake punt returner trick for a touchdown
After it failed, the play went dormant for a few years until the Rams got it to work last year against the Seahawks:
Then a couple weeks ago, Utah ran the same play to get a touchdown vs. Oregon, and the Seahawks followed it up the next day by running it against the Bears.
On Thursday night, South Carolina State drew up the same play to score a touchdown against Bethune-Cookman:
Moral of the story: Never trust a punt returner.
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