They’re not head coaches. The shocker of the day produced broadcasting highs and lows. First the low. The call was high-quality. Then Northern Illinois operating back Gavin Williams ran for a transparent first down that should have arrange the Huskies to kick for the win at the horn. He was more than a yard past the marker — not simply the yellow line, which will be fallacious — but the line judge made an egregiously bad spot. It was close to 2 yards in need of the place the ball should have been placed. She stuck with an interview with emotional NIU coach Thomas Hammock, asking several questions and letting him open a vein on his team and faculty football. Northern Illinois had simply change into the most important story in college football, and Stephenson helped NBC pivot to inform it. Dan Hicks on the call as Northern Illinois blocks a FG to seal an upset win over No. 5 Notre Dame. I’m positive Herbstreit was far from nice in his first year in broadcasting, but who knows?

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