It was a quick three-and-out drive for Vanderbilt late in the first quarter against Ole Miss on Saturday, but it ended an awfully memorable way.
As a 17-point favorite going into this game, Ole Miss was up, 14-0, when quarterback Matt Corral connected with tight end Kenny Yeboah for a 9-yard touchdown. On Vanderbilt’s next drive, after a short pass and two even shorter runs, the Commodores were at 4th-and-3 from their own 32-yard line.
So sophomore punter Jared Wheatley was up. And unfortunately for him, this is likely a play he’ll want to forget. Wheatley’s punt appeared to have a trajectory resembling a triangle, and it went for all of four yards — though the camera’s angle makes it look a bit farther.
Vanderbilt 4-yard punt 🙃
Ole Miss (-17) covering at the end of the 1st qtr… pic.twitter.com/scYxrHy6Ur
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That has to be one of the worst punts of the season so far, and it was certainly less than ideal for the Commodores, who are trying to win their first game of the season. And Ole Miss made them pay for that one.
Starting on Vanderbilt’s 36-yard line, Corral found wide receiver Elijah Moore, who scored a 36-yard touchdown off the first play of the next drive, giving Ole Miss a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
