Posted by Jason Snell at 5:47 PM in
Cal Football
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Today I saw one of the most unsporstmanlike acts I’ve ever seen live at a college football game.
Arizona State cornerback Justin Tryon, congratulations, you are today’s Worst College Football Player In The World!
Here’s the situation: Cal’s up 28-7. DeSean Jackson has, in a matter of minutes, returned a punt 80 yards for a score and made a 52-yard reception that led to another Cal score. Cal’s defense forces ASU to punt. Jackson goes back to field the punt.
Just as the ball is about to get there, Tryon looks up, sees that the ball isn’t there yet, lowers his helmet and smashes into Jackson at full speed. Jackson spends five minutes on the ground. (He ends up getting up, bouncing off the field, and scoring a TD later, but it was a scary few moments when he was laid out.)
The stadium booed, I booed with them, and I’ve never been prouder to boo a college student.
The Second Worst Person In College Football today was the official who decided not to throw Justin Tryon out of the game. The Third Worst Person In College Football was ASU Coach Dirk Koetter — already proven, via his ridiculous quarterback vacillations, as someone who is completely incompetent when it comes to dealing with his players — who let Tryon keep on playing after the play, rather than sitting him down for even a single play.
On the list and rising: the Pac-10 officials who should review the tape and suspend Justin Tryon for his next game.
So, to recap: Justin Tryon sucks. He deserves to be punished severely for his terrible behavior.
