WELP, Alabama completely botched another field goal against Auburn

Alabama special teams continue to be special.

Alabama’s special teams continue to be extra special, folks. Late in the third quarter of Saturday afternoon’s game against Auburn, Tide kicker Andy Pappanastos lined up to attempt a 35-yard field goal. The snap though, was completely botched, leaving the holder, Bama punter JK Scott, with no choice but to pick it up and run with it, and throw it for a pass short of the first down.

The field goal, if Pappanastos would have made it would given Bama a 17-13 lead, but instead it gave Auburn the ball back on its own 26 yard line. It’s no secret that Alabama has struggled on special teams in this game before — in 2013, one of the most unbelievable plays in all of college football, the Kick Six, happened when Auburn ran back a missed field goal to win 34-28.

Auburn had the opportunity to score off this Alabama mishap, and it did to take a 26-14 lead, so this mistake on the field goal snap proved to be quite costly after coming up empty on the scoreboard.