Oklahoma State player wisely calls for fair catch on onside kick

[@pschighlights]

Sorry it’s kinda hard to see from the camera angles provided

[@louisvholster]

Serious Michigan State CB Injury

[@mikegilbert6738]

I didn't think you could call fair catch if it bounced already...learned something new

[@cha0ss0ldier-4]

@@mikegilbert6738 it didn’t bounce. That’s why it was legal

[@mikegilbert6738]

@@cha0ss0ldier-4 I thought that's what happened but was hard to see. I just heard announcer say that it was legal on the bounce. Should've known they didn't know what they were talking about. Thanks

[@Simon-bx9py]

@@mikegilbert6738 I mean the kicker doesn‘t really do a real kickoff but kinda kicks it into the ground causing the ball to bounce up for the onside kick. That‘s what the announcer was probably talking about. That initial contact into the ground doesn‘t really count as a bounce so the player can still call for the fair catch but I wouldn‘t say the announcer is wrong for referring to it as a „high bounce onside kick“

[@bill351]

Announcer: "I mean, you're just not ready for it!!!!!!" OKST Player: *completely and totally ready for it*

[@cooldude2251]

Ah Texas Tech! What an unexpected kick. And by unexpected I mean... COMPLETELT EXPECTED!

[@Fatlax73]

The fact it took like 2 mins for them to realize what had really happened shows you they don't even know what is going on. Terrible announcers....

[@kevinreilly51]

@@Fatlax73 ehh I don't necessarily blame them for this. They were trying to get their bearings straight from the expectation of a deep kick to focus on the onside and at that point you have to look for the ball and follow it. Unless you're either at the right angle or (like the officials) are focusing on the players you wouldn't even notice the fair catch signal until seeing a replay. Though I would blame them for not noticing multiple OKST players appealing for that fair catch signal right after the play since your focus as a commentator ought to be right there in the seconds following the end of the play.

[@Jason-gg4lm]

That guy needs to take it down a few notches Jesus christ

[@VashTheDamnFiend]

The announcers are useless. How didnt either of them catch that?

[@triletto]

the way every single OKST player started appealing to the ref with the fair catch symbol this was definitely coached

[@jayrodr897]

I watch a lot of Rugby League (slightly different code to the Rugby people think about) and short kick-offs go exactly like this. High bombs off the kicking tee. The thing is, there is no fair catch, and the onside kick success rate is probably 40%. I used to wonder why nobody would try this, especially given there are so many Australians playing as kickers in the US, but my guess is this is the reason - They are all coached that they can fair catch in that situation.

[@jacobsims8307]

Thats some belichek shenanigan's.

[@phobos258]

sure it was coached but the correct guy has to signal for it and still get interrupted. It's fucking brilliant

[@legendary__soap6806]

High IQ observation

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@@jayrodr897 they used to do this in the US as well Rule got changed 3 years ago College it's any onside kick unless it rolls on the ground NFL ITS any kick in the air or a top hit where it goes a yard n pops in the air can be fair caught Otherwise if it goes a few yards n then pops in the air or it's a bouncing kick that rolls on the ground or a linedrive ANY OF THESE KICKS CANNOT BE FAIR CAUGHT and the ball is live (Chicago did this n recovered it because they noticed the opponents had backs turned during kickoffs n they kicked a linedrive n recovered it

[@TheAltarOfKez]

I feel so bad for Texas Tech. They did their part perfectly, it just happened to be against the one guy who knew how to counter it.

[@mrjimi1]

Given the way the rest of the team reacted, that had to be a coached thing. Frankly, had the kicker not chipped the ball in the air, he wouldn't have had the oppoortunity.

[@mrjimi1]

@@backhurts11 I was disagreeing that Texas tech did their part perfectly. The kick was obviously not a perfect kick.

[@AdamCasada]

Not perfect. They hit a guy who called for a fair catch.

[@BruceGinkel]

I mean it's an inside kick. It's not rocket science bro.

[@AdamBerke]

Nope. Never pop it up like that. Ever.

[@kalen1702]

That is the most "heads-up" play that I've seen in years. What knowledge and what awareness by 22 and his coaching staff to have that minute of a rule drilled into his memory. Pretty sweet clip

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

why don't people always do fair catches then

[@kalen1702]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj because most of the time on an onside kick the ball is kicked along the ground bouncing. This one didn’t bounce, he just kicked it in the air around 13 yards which you hardly ever see.

[@fishbone3333]

@@kalen1702 You are still permitted to fair catch a kickoff that bounces

[@RenegadeT1TO]

@@fishbone3333 This only works if it bounces one time or less, I believe.

[@kingofrunescapepking]

@@fishbone3333 it has to be on the first bounce though

[@shezpherd]

Big props to the coaching staff for teaching that so much it was muscle memory for the kid.

[@Ticktacktoe2]

Big props to this Man for executing perfectly.

[@Donny_Double_Dip]

They coaching staff is going to be so happy you gave them big props

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

if you can fair catch onside kicks why don't people always do it

[@shezpherd]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj It's because usually for onside kicks the kicker will kick it in a way where it bounces first which then disallows the ability to fair catch. In this case the ball never hit the ground, so similar to a punt, you can fair catch. You'll notice most onside kicks will have the kicker intentionally have it bounce to prevent fair catch shenanigans

[@RobChapala]

Can't coach intelligence.

[@stevenfoster9402]

Nobody ever says this but props to the refs for properly calling this and not being flabbergasted like the rest of us on the rarity of a play like this.

[@Rowgue51]

It's rare because onside kicks are normally intentionally drilled into the ground which eliminates the ability to call a fair catch. If they were all kicked on the fly like this then calling for a fair catch on an onside kick would be commonplace.

[@DugrozReports]

@@Rowgue51 According to the description box, the rule was changed last year that you can still get fair catch protection even if it's a single "drill" into the ground with a big hop.

[@jamesw71]

Refs messed this up, that wasn't a valid fair catch signal, one single wave of the arm is not valid, the rule is specific in that it must be waved more than once, not to mention it is only valid within your own 25 yard line and is touchback to the 25.....there was no penalty as the kick did not go past their 25 yard line and was not a legal signal.

[@BarderBetterFasterStronger]

Good for the refs knowing the rules of the game they're officiating, hell yeah. 👍

[@Birdofgreen]

Fair catches inside the 25 are placed at the 25. Fair catches caught outside the 25 are spotted at the catch. There is no rule about where the can be called

[@ThaDownestFoo]

HIGH IQ play, saved his team

[@maximo6037]

@@texys5848 lol

[@jamesmead8460]

That is a smart play. But it's a stupid rule. This will take some excitement out of the onside kick.

[@cha0ss0ldier-4]

@@jamesmead8460 It’s not a new rule. The kicker didn’t bounce the ball like they normally do on onside kicks. That’s why it was legal.

[@cloakedsquid]

@@jamesmead8460 this has always been a rule what are you talking about

[@TBOMB19]

Couldn't of kicked the ball better, but yeah since it didn't hit ground first the fair catch saved them

[@jberkhimer]

This play is being shown in every special teams room this week. Guaranteed. Heads up play by the player and good job on the coach for all players knowing it.

[@Jacob32905]

For sure. The NFL too.

[@JonHop1]

things like this are ruining football...

[@xGatorchomp28x]

So are onside kicks basically impossible now???

[@insertcolorherehawk3761]

@@xGatorchomp28x no, you just can’t sky the ball 10 yards, it forces it to hit the ground first

[@insertcolorherehawk3761]

@@JonHop1 This has been in the rule book for decades, and when I first heard this could be done, not even seen it, I questioned why it should be allowed on kickoffs/free kicks on contactless catches

[@ThorsonWiles]

It didn't bounce, the ball was lifted clean off the tee, so the fair catch was absolutely valid. Very smart play.

[@trevorvondenstein5173]

even if it did take one bounce the rules state that you can still fair catch it, anything more than one and a fair catch can’t be called

[@jasonfischer8946]

@National Sports Entertainment You have to be alert to the onsides kick and not panic, you have to make sure that you are the only one calling for the fair catch to prevent an invalid fair catch signal, and you have to assess whether or not you should be the one to call it, all of that in about 2 seconds.

[@cman3310]

@@trevorvondenstein5173 I can't find that rule anywhere in the rule book? Are you sure that is a real rule?

[@ColumbiaB]

@National Sports Entertainment - Why would receiving teams not use this fair-catch rule in every case of an “onside” kick? Well, think about it; the answer should be pretty obvious. Not every such kick is a “bloop”, arcing a relatively short distance off the tee, or off the bounce from the ball’s first strike on the ground. Some “onside” kickoffs instead skip low along the ground, and once the ball has bounced •twice•, a fair catch is not permitted.

[@saiintFPS]

@National Sports Entertainment onside kicks are usually kicked low so that it starts bouncing randomly and becomes unpredictable. in this one specfic case it hadn't bounced yet

[@brucecampbell8436]

Not only high IQ, but thinking on your feet under pressure. Quite nice.

[@karstenshields1694]

More high IQ coaching. Everyone near the play starts appealing to the refs after it happens which makes it seem a lot like this was coached

[@wdaniel891]

It was coached, not like he just thought of it out of nowhere

[@maximo6037]

He don't wanna get rocked by a bunch of guys rullrushing him

[@dio696]

@KiNG bro shut up. You know what he meant.

[@pohorex6834]

@KiNG bullrushing, obvious typo.

[@arizonashane]

I love how the commentators have absolutely no clue what's going on until a producer got in the guy's ear and explained it to him.

[@WhyIsThisHappening83]

I love how you had no idea about this until you watched this video. Smh 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Kylora2112]

@@WhyIsThisHappening83 I knew this was a rule. This is why you drill the ball into the turf.

[@travishouston3825]

@@Kylora2112 should probs stop talking before you embarrass yourself more lol.

[@aidanseibel7570]

Yeah these commentators for this game suck

[@luismoreno9633]

Yeah it’s called watching it live

[@texas9871]

He's clearly earned his spot on the field

[@TactShooter]

Belichick would draft him in the sixth round

[@AnilGupta-dr4vr]

Excellent play by both teams, well executed onside kick and even better IQ from the OKST player/team using that rule. Great special teams play

[@bigsletchagain4184]

I say Oklahoma takes the 🎂 , because Texas was planning this and Oklahoma had to think on the fly literally, which was scary rare in high IQ

[@TeamFish15]

Not a good onside kick because if it bounced first the other player couldn’t have called a fair catch.

[@bweezy2372]

@@TeamFish15 It did bounce, it was one high bounce if you look closely. But as long as the ball is elevated and the receiver can be camped in a vulnerable way to receive the ball he can call for fair catch, whether it bounces or not is irrelevant.

[@TeamFish15]

@@bweezy2372 gosh, I just read that rule and you’re right. That was a brilliant play and I’m sure everyone will be calling fair catches on onside kicks now making it virtually impossible for the kicking team to recover it. They’ll probably change that rule, like they did when Kenny Pickett did the fake slide against Wake Forest in the ACC Championship.

[@vinyllpreviews9462]

@@bweezy2372 that's a horrible rule, I guess end of fair catch.

[@EL1TExATHLETE]

According to the NCAA rule book, “a fair catch of a free kick is a catch by a Team B player who has made a valid signal during an untouched free kick.” Additionally, the rule book states that “during a free kick, a player of the receiving team in position to receive the ball has the same kick-catch and fair-catch protection whether the ball is kicked directly off the tee or is immediately driven to the ground, strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of the ball kicked directly off the tee.” For all the “iF hE BoUncED It tHEy CaNT cALL a FaIr cATch” people

[@bbmiller1088]

Don't act like you knew that shit without looking.... I didn't think this was allowed or else we would have seen it before. Also. This is not allowed in the NFL. Not that it matters since it's a college game. But still. Never ever ever ever has this been played like this. Pretty much, no matter what, the person can call for a fair catch every onside.

[@Cruzkilla88]

@@bbmiller1088 fair catching a kickoff is 100% allowed in the NFL lol. There's a free kick rule specifically for it.

[@clarencethomas01]

@@Cruzkilla88 He's saying if the ball bounces off the ground in the NFL then a fair catch won't be valid, they obviously have fair catches. I'm not positive he's right, but I would assume he is or EVERY team would be utilizing this. I've seen so many bloops like this in the NFL, and Belicheck is a walking rulebook. In terms of college, this is a broken rule if you ask me though. The guy didn't even hit the player calling fair catch, he got to the ball first is all. I don't see how in this scenario the rule is protecting the player.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

@@bbmiller1088 mad cause you're stupid 😂

[@kori_snw]

@@clarencethomas01 The receiver MUST be given space to catch the ball. Considering the kicking team 'got there first', it's a foul.

[@Chris-mr5mw]

Man hit the entire team with a full counter 😂

[@vicentequintero2030]

That’s a perfect example of knowing what’s in the rule book and what’s NOT in the rule book, genius play by #22 from OSU

[@footballvideos7778]

The announcers don't fully understand the rule. For a pooch kick (which this is) or a pop-up kick (immediately grounded and then into the air) if there is a receiving team player in position to catch the ball the kicking team player can't touch it while airborne. The only thing the fair catch signal does is protect the receiving team player from contact after completing the catch.

[@715SF]

@@footballvideos7778 sorry but why was the kicking team able to catch it then? And why would Oklahoma call a fair catch?

[@footballvideos7778]

The foul was because the kicking team player touched it before the receiving team player in position to catch it. That's a foul whether or not he signals for a fair catch. The ball becomes dead as soon as the kicking team gets possession which is what they did. That becomes the enforcement spot for the 15 yard KCI penalty. The slight contact was irrelevant. The receiving team will signal fair catch for the same reason they do on a punt. Protection for AFTER they complete the catch.

[@kevinlynes9015]

@@715SF Oklahoma State, not Oklahoma.

[@footballvideos7778]

@UCcGtNWy6WBBd0S2SH5fhiFg There is no such thing as an onside kick in the rule book. There are rules around what has to happen before the kicking team can legally touch the ball so most onside kick attempts follow them. That's why most onside kicks will have the ball dribble or bounce twice so the rules that apply in this play are not a factor. This would have been fine if there were no receiving team players in position to catch it or he let the ball hit the ground first and then recovered. The fair catch signal only protects the receiver AFTER he completes the catch. Nothing changes on this play with no fair catch signal.

[@jaredgambeski2991]

Intelligent play. It has been sad to slowly watch the death of the onside kick in football though. That ball was kicked to near perfection

[@kdutta9]

couldn't agree more

[@DirtRoad83]

Was kickers fault for not putting it into the ground...it never touched the ground and stayed in the air so he called fair catch

[@paxtonjolly7975]

The ball was kicked to perfection because it is considerably easier to kick a ball like this than bouncing it first, but its a bad play because of what happened in this play.

[@cavscout678]

On the contrary, it never bounced.

[@63076topher]

@@kdutta9 If he kicked it into the ground so it bounced before the fair catch was called that would have been better

[@bigpace]

I love how the announcer says “you don’t expect this on the first kickoff” which clearly they did lol

[@FieldEmperor]

Whatever coach taught him that has to be proud. Wow thats football IQ right there.

[@TheHagerman12]

Gundy

[@anthonyjones5047]

mullet man

[@SnarlyCharly]

Good ol' Mike Gundy. HE'S A MAN! HE'S FORTY!

[@nickinportland]

It’s so Texas Tech of us to execute a perfect onside kick and it still doesn’t go our way 😂. Love to see it.

[@leehunter4049]

That’s because it wasn’t executed perfectly.

[@nickinportland]

@@leehunter4049 what else could we have done

[@stevenclark5173]

@@nickinportland Bounced the kick off the turf more than once and not into the air where fair catch can be signalled.

[@nickinportland]

@@stevenclark5173 lol ok steve a good onside kick is that your point 😂

[@djz771]

Bro that’s a 2000 IQ play. So good the announcers didn’t even catch on or even the Texas Tech bench until they reviewed it. Dude deserves a trophy just for that

[@jjmanzano9]

I see high schoolers do it all the time. Maybe college players simply forget that the fair catch is an option.

[@chaminadecrew79]

Probably because the announcers suck, it was not that hard to see

[@MJIZZEL]

Bruh can't nobody have an IQ that high. If you did either your head would explode or you would become Professor X. And that player definitely didn't manipulate the other teams minds so this comment is fake news.

[@BernardGarcon]

@@MJIZZEL 🤓

[@pebble312]

@@MJIZZEL You cannot be serious 😅

[@D2RCR]

That’s smart, I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often.

[@johnjacob9741]

teams usually bounce the ball on the onside kick to get around a fair catch.

[@aegismule13]

not many people can think that fast lol

[@andres.__]

Under pressure it dosent seem like a thing to do

[@gscurd75]

@@Alex-lf5oz Nope. No bounce on this one. He kicks from the bottom of the ball and it goes up from there with no bounce off of anything other than his foot. Start at :25 and go at .25 speed.

[@ImReverseGiraffe]

​@@Alex-lf5oz no they didn't. it's was a straight pop up.

[@booksteer7057]

For blind Thomases like me, the fair catch is at the bottom of the screen by the player on the 50-yard line at 0:45

[@The__Wanderer.]

As someone who was at the game, they did not explain this at all. We just presumed that Tech had touched the ball before it went 10 yards.

[@wereleeroads9311]

It went about 13.

[@tristenrodrigue1814]

That is great coaching and awareness because no other team would’ve ever thought to do that that’s the first time I’ve ever seen that happen

[@PoochieCollins]

It's smart to take advantage of the rule, but it's a bad rule that should be abolished. E.g. Don't allow a fair catch if the ball bounces off the ground.

[@neekovo9256]

@@PoochieCollins You have no idea what you are talking about. The only reason he can call a fair catch is because the ball never hit the ground, the distance does not matter you can call a fair catch prior to the ball's first contact with the ground. The kicker was dumb and kicked it straight up allowing the returner to call fair catch and establish himself under the ball making it impossible for the kicking team to get the ball unless he muffs it

[@GoPoketheBird]

@@neekovo9256 while, yes I do agree with you about it being “dumb” to not bounce it off the ground. I still think no other team is calling a fair catch on that

[@paxtonjolly7975]

@@neekovo9256 Agreed. Realistically this is an atrociously bad play by the kicker. Any special teams coach should know why you always bounce it first on an onside kick. This guy never practiced this in front of any coach on their team?

[@neekovo9256]

@@GoPoketheBird 100% agreed, I was replying to the person saying this was a dumb rule. I was simply stating it is just the objective rules for any kick ever, most people just know not to do an onside kick like this

[@JacaboBlanco]

For that to happen on the first play, and for him to think to do that is really amazing.

[@jasonclay6218]

He really didn't do anything special. He had protection whether he signaled or not. That was going to be a 15 yard penalty regardless. Rule 6-4-1.

[@9caplad]

Not sure why they said it was the first play of the game. It was 7-0 Texas with just over 12 minutes in the quarter

[@DarrylAJones]

Wasn't the first kickoff. It followed Texas Tech's touchdown.

[@lv6slime321]

Would they not be allowed to call a fair catch if it had been a bouncing kick? Kicker just kicks it up

[@saintbrownthetrojan]

Good question.

[@JarradBruessel32]

Can't fair catch it if it hits the ground first.

[@Max-wd6og]

No. Only was allowed cause ball was in the air

[@Fletchman1313]

@@JarradBruessel32 Yeah, I think you're right. If he bounced it a fair catch is irrelevant. Although I'm not 100% sure of that since the commentators said it was a new rule.

[@theo_omni]

​@@Fletchman1313 I don't think the commentator knew what he was talking about

[@YoCamronsAquatics]

One of the highest IQ moments I’ve ever seen in football. Reacted on the spot to something very unexpected

[@richardcheng670]

Wow, 22 with amazing football IQ to recognize what was going on and react so quickly in the heat of the play. Outstanding!

[@Deere55]

Glad to see Devin Gardner is doing well and able to make a living with football. Even as an Ohio State fan, I always thought he was a quality guy.

[@mroberts566]

Devin Gardner is awesome. Monday Morning Quarterback is required listening for any UM football fan.

[@GreenSkipCard]

As a Michigan State fan, I totally agree. Good dude.

[@dariusbelk]

As a true ohio state fan MSU is better than the other school...and no one from that school is great or good besides Braylon Edward's who I met on a golf course in Detroit....and I respectfully told him the same

[@lyrics2challenged]

​@@dariusbelk well, as an OSU fan to the end, mo matter our results. If you think Hart, Robinson, Hemingway Jr, Devin, etc were never worth any salt, you're just mot a good judge of (at least) college athletes. And I didn't even name many, ofc. Can't wait for them to (hopefully) get ROCKED real soon though.

[@thewhoda9996]

That OKST player knows the rules and has great awareness. You love to see it.

[@paullastnamehere3295]

"Good eyes Deon Gardner". Get out of here with that. Both of them missed it as they were too busy fluffing Texas Tech.

[@Kyango]

Pretty sure it was just kicked directly into the air, which can always be a fair catch regardless of where it is on the field. This is the reason why teams always drive the ball into the ground first on an onside kick, and also the reason behind a "squib kick", so teams must field it and lose time off the clock. As for this "new rule" where you can do it off of one bounce, I don't know, I haven't heard of this.

[@burke615]

Yeah, on the slo-mo it didn't look like the ball went toward the ground at all when it was kicked, so I would say you are right.

[@marvinmange4805]

Looks like the "One Bounce" Rule was put it the NCAA in 2018. I was like WTF? But yes, it can hit the ground once, then go into the air, and be Fair Caught.

[@steings]

I've never seen a one-bounce kick. Most onside kicks bounce several times.

[@RoyalMela]

Yes, but the bounce must be immediate off the tee. You can not let the kick bounce after 40 yards and then call a fair catch. The bounce must be immediate.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Well coached and smart. Even the “expert announcers” didn’t get it.😂

[@Donationking1]

Yea funny they said surprising everyone but It only surprised them and Texas

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

I don't know shit about the game despite playing it for probably 14 years. If you can call fair catch on onside kicks, doesnt it render all onside kicks moot by definition?

[@HoodWeegee]

@@TheNYCGoldenGlover Nope. There's a reason kickers try to make the ball bounce or dribble along the ground when they kick onside. If the ball hits the ground, you can't call a fair catch on it. This kicker put it straight up in the air which opened up the fair catch shenanigans

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

@@HoodWeegee ahhh so the bounce is what makes it moot. I am surprised I have never seen this before you would think the whole receiving squad would be calling for fair catches the second the ball is kicked hoping for the best.. cant say i like the rule but appreciate the clear explanation i had no clue

[@tjtheo3584]

@@TheNYCGoldenGlover @lord popo fair catch can be called off the 1st bounce or in air. It can not be called if it is tumbling down field.

[@nealwright5630]

In addition to the fact that an onside kick must go ten yards before being touched... if I'm not mistaken, we were taught in high school that an onside kick should hit the ground.

[@bsu-xw1ln]

Gundy and OK State are under appreciated. Seems like they’re solid year in and year out.

[@kenbard6371]

Cool story..nobody cares

[@bsu-xw1ln]

@@kenbard6371 You cared enough to comment.

[@kenbard6371]

@@bsu-xw1ln nobody cares

[@bsu-xw1ln]

@@kenbard6371 You cared enough to comment…twice.

[@kenbard6371]

@@bsu-xw1ln nobody cares moron

[@Jesus-lw3gp]

What high bounce is this commentator talking about? There was no bounce in this kick, it went straight up. He was so hyped they recovered the on side kick he did not pay attention.

[@jyashin]

An onside kick bounces off the ground immediately after the kicker kicks it.

[@Jesus-lw3gp]

@@jyashin your right, I finally saw it on my big screen & not my phone it definitely bounced. I did not know college football had that rule. Kinda takes away the onside kick

[@tommykern2336]

The commentator got it wrong - the ball never bounced, which is why he can call for the fair catch. The ball is rotating backwards. If it had bounced, it would be rotating forwards.

[@qwaszx2]

@@tommykern2336 He didn't, and it clearly bounced.

[@redswingline262]

Calling fair catch on every onside attempt is going to be the norm, making the onside extinct

[@dariuswhite2148]

Always been there.. That’s why most onside kicks the kicker bounces the ball off the turf first.. fair catch doesn’t matter then

[@joebederka2082]

The real question is, why is Texas Tech doing an onside kick in the first quarter up by 7?

[@GreedRunsall]

Because surprise onsides work more than an expected one, and it's from what I can tell an unranked team playing a ranked team, Texas tech probably thinks they need some trickery to win

[@ppbandit8832]

I feel like that's just Big 12 football tbh 😂 I'm an SEC fan so I can't confirm, but if there's one conference I expect to see this type of stuff in, it's the Big 12

[@useyowords9745]

Tech had a slow start vs Kansas state the week prior and emphasized getting ahead early this week

[@G-Blockster]

Tech is the fastest team in Big 12, and they wanted to steal a possession to force OSU to play catch-up all game long. As it was, Tech had over 100 offensive plays in the game.

[@C_money]

I’m not sure if what the announcer said about the high bounce kicks is true, but it shouldn’t matter in this case. The kicker kicks the ball upwards straight off the tee. It’s a fair catchable ball regardless.

[@marvinmange4805]

Seems the NCAA changed the Rule in 2018, and One Bounce, into the Air, then Fair Catch is true. Crazy!

[@Stewart5225]

Demarco Jones#22 !!! Pure Brilliance! Respect

[@danielbrowne9344]

So basically you can’t do an onside kick with one big bounce anymore?! I get that it didn’t happen here, but according to the announcers, even if it had bounced once, he still could have used fair catch. This is taking away yet another already extremely difficult play to perform right out of the game.

[@RoyalMela]

Yes you can. It has to be driven to the ground immediately. Then you can call a valid fair catch. If the ball is kicked something like 5 yards, then bounces, then no. Then there is no fair catch.

[@divinecomedian2]

​@@RoyalMelawell that's part of the problem. "Immediately" can be interpreted in different ways.

[@timneitzel6703]

Good call by a good coach. Way to go Gundy and crew

[@vaguelysomething]

Every ST coach tells their guys to call a fair catch if it goes straight up and you are on the front lines. Thats why kickers are told to kick it straight into the ground

[@HTLTDI74]

Now everyone on the front line is going to be waving their arms to call fair catch everytime 😂.

[@teebob21]

Under the current ruleset, that is the correct way to field this kick.

[@RoyalMela]

You can call a fair catch only if the ball is kicked upwards or directly downwards and has bounced only once. If it bounced further away from the kick line or bounces twice after the first bounce is directly after the kick, you can not call a fair catch.

[@RoyalMela]

Yes you can, but then again, you can not return the ball. No matter who catches it and where.

[@00monkeydude001]

so onside kicks are pointless now with the wave of an arm.

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

Its funny how completely clueless the broadcasters were. They do this professionally lol

[@MidwestFarmToys]

I'm just going to go out on a limb and say probably 99.5% of hardcore football fans wouldn't have known this either

[@TeamBeastmode]

How is the title so chill about this play. This is one of the most big brain plays this year

[@polkcountyboxbreaks]

I did this once in a game when I was a kid and the other team leveled me. Blew the strap and ear pieces off my helmet 😆 I was called a few choice words as well.

[@drewsmithson6665]

Thats kind of messed up. That takes s whole part of the game away. There needs to be an amended no fair catch within 20 yards. Without it, there wont be an onside kick ever again. Everyone will just immediately fair catch and the kicking team will get the ball. This is a huge flaw.

[@HolySpicoli]

They specifically changed the rule to allow for this result. It’s an abomination.

[@Falcon4224]

There are two reasons for the change: 1. A high bounce kick like this forces receiving players into bad positions where they're stuck looking up at the sky while multiple full-speed players are bearing down on them, making them a completely defenseless target. 2. It's incredibly hard to tell whether or not a ball like this is a single bouncer or an air kick. Fair catching a bouncer was previously a penalty in and of itself (I believe in college, it is in the NFL). Simplifies the rules for both players and referees to limit mistakes. Even in this case, everyone assumed it was a bouncer, but frame-by-frame it actually looks like a straight up air kick.

[@Trudope4Jail]

That rule just defeats the whole purpose of the onside kick. lmao

[@BullpupKing]

Not at all. he kicked the ball straight up, it never touched the ground. Had he kicked it so it bounced off the ground, like almost all fair kicks are, then he couldn’t fair catch it. This is just a HUGE heads up play by OK State

[@marvinmange4805]

@@BullpupKing In 2018 the NCAA changed it. They are allowed One Bounce, then up in the Air, then Fair Catch.

[@mattryanflores]

Props to the kid and the special teams coach. That's phenomenal coaching right there. OMGosh

[@mikehundt4263]

Horrible rule to allow a fair catch there, it will kill the onside kick

[@tomatoface12]

I bet Texas Tech has done this in the past and OSU had practiced it. Mike Gundy is a top 10 coach.

[@michaelvincent7115]

Or they watched bama do it to clemson

[@G-Blockster]

In the post-game interview, Gundy said they drill it in practice.

[@christianlopez5]

1000 iq play

[@robertberia6762]

This piece of video needs to be shown to every special teams unit in the country.

[@sfl2636]

Smart guy

[@vinnyXT]

Now that someone thought of it everyone is gonna try it, okst broke the onside kick

[@JayD73]

Most teams already know. you never see onside kicks done like this for exactly this reason

[@DirtRoad83]

Kicking team knows to put the ball into the ground so he knew not to kick it in the air like that to give em a chance to call that fair catch

[@JoeMama-iq2xs]

Just like that an arm wave saved a whole possession, that was clutch

[@frankym69]

Lol. At first I'm like, yeah this can't be real. There's no way an onside kick travelled through the air at least 10 yards. No kicker can be THAT stupid. Well, I was proven wrong. That's some brilliant football IQ man. Great stuff.

[@elmoblatch9787]

Were you "like" it or did you "think" it?

[@michigan-kentuckyfan5733]

And now we'll never see an onside kick again

[@TwilightKnight347]

That is the sign of a well-coached team. The players know the nuances of the rules and use them effectively. Brilliant!

[@awfulwarlock91]

The last announcer did a great job explaining it.

[@f1david]

"Does this apply to the NFL?", a lot of NFL players right now.

[@Kylora2112]

It does. You can signal fair catch on any kick on the fly. This is why you drill the kick into the turf instead of trying to pooch kick it on an arc.

[@christianguzman8228]

That's the reason for the bounce or why they kick it at players. It has to touch either the opposing player or the inside of the play area for the kicking team to recover it.

[@kalebstuckey570]

They know it does. They were probably taught the rule in middle school like the rest of us.

[@davidroman1654]

@@christianguzman8228 NOT TRUE

[@sundarpichai940]

You guys commenting don't understand what happened. The ball was driven into the ground and bounced. In the NFL, you cannot call a fair catch here, but for safety reasons, college made a change that allows you to call a fair catch even if the ball has bounced. This is what happened here.

[@bch5513]

Dang good coaching right there

[@southstar9931]

how has football gone on this long without this happening

[@brianpollock2227]

It's a new rule. Previously you couldn't call fair catch if the ball bounced first. That's why onside kicks were always driven into the ground first. Now you can call fair catch on a ball kicked from the tee or driven directly into the ground first. Any bounce after that makes it a live ball

[@The_Gamers_Gamer]

That was possibly the most brilliant on the spot football decision I've ever seen.

[@jonfisher1782]

So whats the rule with calling for a fair catch on every onside kick? They just cant touch you? Confused lol.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

You can only call fair catch if the ball doesn't hit the ground, or if it bounces once inside of 5 yards.

[@johndidorek6995]

Wouldn’t be surprised if they end up changing the rule where you can’t do that on an onside kick. But a great heads up play.

[@RoyalMela]

Of course you can and it should not be taken off. No matter if the kick is 10 yards or 50 yards, you can call an onside. Difference is the bouncing ball which can not be called as a fair catch.

[@insertcolorherehawk3761]

I would prefer if on all *live ball* kicks (so kickoffs and free kicks) that there just wasn’t a catch condition, but only a contact condition for what cannot be done when a fair catch is called

[@CyaSpaceCowboy]

That’s a bogus rule, but a very smart play by 22

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

It's not a bogus rule. If you want to attempt an onside kick, and you don't want the other team to be able to call for a fair catch, don't kick it in the air. Kick it along the ground like everyone else has been doing for 50 years. I get the idea. Catch them off guard. But it doesn't matter how off guard you catch them if they know the rules of football.

[@broadstreetbullies849]

Devin Gardner having better eyes in the booth than he did playing QB

[@EchosTackyTiki]

That was some of the most impressive on-the-fly thinking I've seen in college ball in a long time. Hus ability to quick-react like that was excellent.

[@dominickr.7024]

That's a knowing the rules moment

[@johnspillman]

When I was a kid & first got cable I watched some Canadian football and the kickers would chip the ball to come down into his teammate's arms just past the 10 yard minimum and just inside the extra wide field's sideline. I have never heard of or seen a fair catch call made by the receiving team but that chip shot cross was beautiful; it reminded me of a corner kick cross into the PK spot in soccer with a defender running in to head it home.

[@tylershumaker4242]

This is an obvious play in a straight up onside situation. In a surprise onside situation its a fantastic play. Awesome job.

[@MRPERFECT_79]

IVE BEEN WATCHING FOOTBALL FOR 35 YEARS AND THE THOUGHT OF A PLAYER CALLING FAIR CATCH ON AN ONSIDE KICK HAS NEVER EVEN ENTERED MY MIND. VERY CLEVER

[@tommykern2336]

Because the commentator got the rule wrong. It's not a new rule for high bounces - he can call the fair catch because the ball never bounced.

[@dennisglasier2004]

Rule 6-4-1 ¶f

[@EL1TExATHLETE]

@@tommykern2336 wrong, the ball bounced. You can see his foot angle down toward the turf. The rule was changed a few years ago, the commentator was 100% correct

[@wavedog23]

"And it's perfectly executed!" My man didn't even know he was talking about the other team lol

[@acct5910]

..so you can fair catch any onside kick that isn’t a roller? That seems too easy.

[@nicholasmedich7493]

That's why they roll it

[@JarradBruessel32]

Well what if the kicker whiffed and didn't mean to kick an onsides kick?

[@Max-dm6yo]

That rule he says about high bounce does not exist, just an announcer making shit up

[@megatroneata9911]

usually when they do an onside kick, they kick it into the ground and then it pops up. You can't call fair catch on those. This guy just straight up kicked it up

[@triletto]

@@megatroneata9911 which makes it even crazier that this guy recognized that in complete surprise so quickly

[@roguenugget242]

Makes sense

[@steings]

The announcer incorrectly states that the ball bounced. This has caused a lot of confusion.

[@martinswiney2192]

Smart play. Great coaching. Think this will be a standard drill very soon.

[@sethwiley7839]

They could only call a fair catch because the kicked didn't bounce. Wouldn't work unless

[@jonathansanders8665]

Fucking genius!!! He shifted the momentum instantly with that heads up play.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

That's some goofy lawyer ball right there. Why is that even allowed on an onside kick?

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

Technically, it's not allowed on an onside kick - because generally, an onside kick first hits the ground. Once the ball hits the ground, you can't call for a fair catch. If you watch the video again, this isn't *_technically_* an onside kick. It's just a short pooch kick. The ball doesn't hit the ground and then bounce up; it's a kick in the air the whole time, and it can be fair caught.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

@@willoughbykrenzteinburgInteresting. Thanks.

[@jasonboness3871]

There goes onside kicks

[@JarradBruessel32]

Just means you have to hit it down first and bounce it. This one wasn't bouncing.

[@toddster2721]

And this doesn’t apply at all in nfl, since there is no fair catch for kickoff

[@jasonboness3871]

@@JarradBruessel32 but that’s just what he did, he hit it down and it bounced???

[@kangkim150]

@@toddster2721 Fair catches exists on kickoffs in NFL too. You can even do it on Madden.

[@TheRivs80]

@@jasonboness3871 wrong, it was in the air the whole time

[@doseofsarcasm4895]

We see this so many times, announcers try to go for 'sound bites' rather than actually paying attention to the game, thus their over reaction. There is one particular announcer who does this time after time in games, always trying to yell, even on the most simple plays, most of you probably know who I am talking about, on every third and ten conversion late in games you'd swear the team that converted won the game right then!

[@hansenfiet2539]

Now THAT was a smart and quick thinking move on the Okie State player’s part! Nice!

[@kalebstuckey570]

Oklahoma State

[@zachansen8293]

That kick didn't bounce. It was just straight up into the air off the kicker's foot.

[@EliInTheUniverse]

I didn't even think you could call a fair catch on an onside kick. 1000iq move right there.

[@slimj091]

extra laps for the kicker who lofted the ball in the air instead of kicking down and bouncing it off the ground like you are supposed to do. Game stick for the receiver for having his head in the game, knew the rules, and made a clutch decision.

[@darklordojeda]

The ball didn't bounce. Usually that would nullify the fair catch because it already hit the ground but the kicker just punched it right up into the air allowing the fair catch to legally be called.

[@ghostlyadventures5982]

that is not a valid fair catch signal. It has to be waving hand over head. That wave is out to the side at best.

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

A valid fair catch signal is anything an official recognizes as a fair catch signal. The End.

[@fattybolger1]

I have no idea what is going on here. Not sure what's going on with the algorithm. I'm going to resume looking at videos of cats.

[@thehighend4545]

That may be the smartest heads up play I've ever seen in 47 years

[@TheHuskyK9]

That is GREAT coaching and great IQ by the player to recognize it immediately

[@bigfrenchy7192]

Are you able to do this in the nfl?

[@paulguthrie4857]

This has got to be one of the smartest plays I've ever seen, coached or not.

[@ryanb4533]

This is coached beginning in high school. It’s not at all rare for players on the return team to know/do this when it is possible. It’s just usually not possible because onside kicks aren’t often kicked like this (for good reason).

[@reynoldswrap26]

The only chance teams have to come back and win a game when they are down has now been taken way for safety… it’s an onside kick wtf

[@Spritofjazz]

I love this stuff in sports. From both teams. The sneaky stuff and the rule knowledge stuff are cool to me

[@rh906]

You must love politics then.