PITCH IT! Kickers running the option ends poorly for Air Force

The Military Bowl was as fantastic as anybody familiar with Toledo and Air Force would have expected. When Air Force completed a long pass to pull the score to 42-41 with less than a minute to play. The Falcons lined up for the extra point and faked it. It was beautiful. The holder rolled out, the kicker was wide open, and this happened:



The ball hitting the turf? No, that wasn't a pitch. The holder cut up-field and tried to score himself with the kicker waiting for the pitch, all by himself. He fumbled as soon as he was hit. Ballsy call from Troy Calhoun, and it worked, too, minus the execution. In hindsight, maybe keep your offense on the field and line up with players used to handling the option.