When flea flickers go right, they are a thing of beauty. A good play design coupled with perfect execution can completely baffle the other team.
When they go wrong, players can get hurt and fans turn to Twitter to crack mean jokes.
The UConn Huskies pulled one of those terrible flea flickers in their season opener Thursday night against the N.C. State Wolfpack.
With UConn trailing by three points early in the third quarter, wide receiver James Burns went in motion. On the snap, quarterback Joe Fagnano, in the shotgun formation, pitched the ball to Burns — who immediately collided with running back Brian Brewton, who was running in the opposite direction. It was a hard collision, too, not a glancing blow.
To add insult to injury, the Wolfpack appeared to recover a fumble on the play. It was quickly ruled an incomplete pass, one of the strangest incompletions in recent memory.
https://twitter.com/TSV__1/status/1697423112479101257
Granted, it was the first game of the season, and players are still learning the plays, but it didn’t appear this trick play got much work in practice.
Luckily, other elements of UConn’s offensive game plan worked much better, including this explosive 71-yard touchdown run by Victor Rosa.
UCONN TO THE HOUSE ! 🐺
Touchdown de 71 yards à la course de Victor Rosa qui permet aux siens de revenir à 3 petits points de NC State.
NC State 17 – 14 UConn. Le Q4 arrive.
— The Trick Play – NCAA/CFB (@TheTrickPlayFR) September 1, 2023
N.C. State would go on to defeat UConn, 24-14.
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