New Mexico showed why you never hand the ball off to your kicker


James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
New Mexico’s kicker had a dream. A chance to carry the ball on the bright stage of a bowl game. The play was called and he left the huddle with a song in his heart -- a dream that he could run for a first down -- or even a touchdown. “Can you imagine that?” he thought, “a touchdown in a bowl game! Something to tell my family forever!”
Then gravity happened.
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