Turf Malfunction Causes Delay in Big Ten Championship Game

Just as Wisconsin Badgers running back Chris James scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to pull within one score of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game, the end-zone turf ripped up, causing a lengthy delay.

As Ohio State was defending the goal-line run, some players' feet dug into the turf and pulled it up from the ground.

On the Fox broadcast, Joel Klatt and Gus Johnson explained that the end-zone turf is replaceable and is connected to the ground with industrial strength Velcro. 

Fortunately, someone on the crew at Lucas Oil Stadium rushed out on to the field and saved the day:

And of course, the jokes rolled in on Twitter:

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