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The result of Jessie's stepping onto the field and, in the opinion of the officials who had video replay available to them, touching a backwards lateral with his left thumb, was ASU's getting the ball seven yards from the end zone. If Chris Jessie hadn't excitedly signaled intentional grounding while stepping onto the field and then reached down to pick up the football—despite no whistle and a thundering herd of players rushing at him—UT would've had possession 43 yards from the end zone.
The Sun Devils were pumped up by Jessie's play and immediately scored a touchdown to move within 14 of the Longhorns. Arizona State's defense continued the surge by stopping Texas on their next possession.
Chris Jessie had turned the tide against his step dad's team.
Why was a political science major from Colorado State who helps book the team's travel even on the sidelines?
I suspect Coach Brown will be instituting a few new sideline guidelines for the 2008 season.
One other burning question remains: Who will do the extra set of up-downs for Chris Jessie's mistake?
As the Longhorn coaches review tape, they count the number of plays that were not up to Texas' high standards. When a player is NOS (Not Our Standard), the consequence is that teammates must do an extra set of up-downs to emphasize the impact of a mistake on the entire team.
Jessie's mistake should certainly warrant some NOS up-downs. Will the team members doing the extra exercise include family members?
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