NC State Innovates Brand New Endgame Choking Strategy
defector.com • • sports
Key Points:
- NC State led Vanderbilt 24-7 in the third quarter before Vanderbilt mounted a comeback, narrowing the gap to a field goal late in the game.
- With just over a minute left, Vanderbilt quarterback Jared Curtis threw an interception at the NC State two-yard line, seemingly ending their comeback hopes.
- Despite this, Vanderbilt used two timeouts and forced NC State into a critical fourth-and-7 with six seconds remaining, creating a tense late-game scenario.
- Instead of safely running out the clock or taking a simple intentional safety, NC State chose a risky safety play where the quarterback rolled out and fell to the ground, aiming to burn time.
- This plan backfired when Vanderbilt blitzed, forced a fumble, and recovered the ball for a game-winning touchdown, marking a historic and costly mistake for NC State.
