Vanderbilt steals win from NC State on last-second fumble by CJ Bailey in endzone.
NC State · VanderbiltPeople in Nashville came to see the first start of Jared Curtis' career against NC All signs pointed toward a loss for the Commodores until the unthinkable happened. Running around to kill time was the call from head coach Dave Doeren before either getting tackled or stepping out of the endzone.
Pandemonium struck as, initially, the clock hit zero. After a review, one second was left but Vanderbilt was able to successfully kick a PAT and defend NC State pitching the ball around.
Vanderbilt was just six seconds away from its first loss of the season. NC STATE FUMBLES AND VANDERBILT WINS ON THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME🤯 (via SEC Network) pic.
Austin Peay and Delaware were the two previous opponents, coming with mixed results. You have to imagine head coach Clark Lea was looking for some kind of statement.
KEY POINTS
- NC State’s plan appeared to be to run out the clock with quarterback CJ Bailey .
- [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Enough Vanderbilt players were around to clearly recover the ball.
- Vanderbilt stole a win away from NC State on Saturday due to a last-second fumble from CJ Bailey in the endzone.
- Vanderbilt moves to 3-0 on the season and gets a win over a power conference opponent.