Utah Player Drops Ball Before Goal Line in Celebration, Ducks Take It 100 Yards

Oh no, he didn't just do that, did he? He didn't actually pull the DeSean Jackson, right? Just who scored the touchdown—Utes or Ducks?!

At 14:34 of the second quarter of the Utah-Oregon battle on Saturday night, Utah wide receiver Kaelin Clay beat the coverage for a long touchdown. He released the ball in celebration...quite short of the goal line. He rejoiced. His team celebrated. 

Oregon picked up the fumble.

Yes, there was a period of time in which both teams were celebrating, 100 yards apart. Fans and announcers tried to figure out what had happened.

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Both Utah and Oregon think they scored a TD 100 yards apart.

— David Lombardi (@LombardiESPN) November 9, 2014"

The replays showed the answer quite clearly:

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As brutal as it gets: Utah's Kaelin Clay clearly drops ball before scoring, Oregon picks it up and runs it back. https://t.co/vR9JUNnVkj

— Teddy Mitrosilis (@TMitrosilis) November 9, 2014"

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Oregon just got burned for a TD, and scored? Best offense a heads-up defense? review coming.

— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) November 9, 2014"

Touchdown, Oregon.

Of course, DeSean Jackson made this "move" famous:

How's this for a crazy coincidence?

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Fun fact: Utah WR Kaelin Clay, who dropped ball before scoring, went to same high school as DeSean Jackson, who's done it multiple times.

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 9, 2014"

The play tied the game at 7-7 before Oregon went on to win 51-27. 

[SB Nation, Twitter]