Breaking down the punt

I guess from now on, when you say "El Punt", "everyone will know what you mean in the same way that" The Immaculate Reception "touchdown miracle refers to Franco Harris' deflected off a pass in a game AFC divisional playoff 1972.

What the punter Matt Wheeler, had to do on that play you can never know the Strong, although head coach Jeff Scott Sims said in Citizens Bank Bowl post-game press conference that the call was entirely his.

"For the record, I made a mistake," Sims said.

Here's something ironic about the work: Blinn made mistakes in setting up the punt return.

Greyhounds had fourth-and-11 with less than a minute to go, leading 26-24. Sims Blinn said he saw problems in the establishment of his punt return and ordered his team to run the ball and catch the Bucs off guard.

Greyhounds Blinn really caught off guard, according to Buccaneer running back Mike Hayes.

"How is executed, it was supposed to come and false (a setback)," Hayes said. "And when he caught it, I got stuck and just stared at him. I did not know what he's doing and he ran beside me. I have not touched anyone. And he ran past me and I saw him make the cut and then all I had to do was put my hands up. "

Chad Froechtenicht, the man who went back 84 yards for a touchdown, said he felt he had discovered the Greyhounds' tendencies in punt coverage.

"The first two punt returns, I ran to the right," said Froechtenicht. "And I saw overpursuing. On the touchdown, went to the right and decrease its size. The next thing I know, I'm saying" I will not stop until you reach the end zone.

The video of the work is published on the Web site of the NJCAA. When Froechtenicht catches the ball, you can see Hayes (No. 5) about 12 yards downfield. It was supposed to return even Froechtenicht.

Froechtenicht starts right about four steps, stops and cuts to the middle. Hayes is looking around, not knowing what to do while running for Froechtenicht.

And he was right, he never touched anyone.

Froechtenicht cuts back right at the Blinn 35-yard line and from that moment, it takes only two blocks that allow you to run to the end zone. During the last 50 meters, only two players ahead of him Blinn.

"Chad has been performing well all season," said Blinn coach Brad Franchione said. "If the strength of the team to punt, I do not think we had a touchdown of others."