Update: According to reports, it's only been done four times in major college football history.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A ONE-POINT SAFETY? BET YOU HAVE NOT!
BUT IN THE 2013 FIESTA BOWL, KANSAS STATE BLOCKED AN OREGON EXTRA POINT, THEN ATTEMPTED TO RUN IT BACK. A WILDCAT PLAYER WAS EVENTUALLY TACKLED IN THE END ZONE, RESULTING IN WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN A SAFETY ON AN ORDINARY PLAY.
BUT IT CAME ON A CONVERSION ATTEMPT, AND THUS IT WAS A ROUGE. THE BOX SCORE OFFICIALLY RULES IT AS, "ALEJANDRO MALDONADO EXTRA POINT GOOD FOR A SAFETY." INSANE THING TO READ. THE SCORE IS NOW 32-10, OREGON.
RON CHERRY'S EXPLANATION WAS MASTERFUL AS WELL: "WE HAVE AN UNUSUAL RULING ... " HE BEGAN:
THEN HE EXPLAINED IT VERY SUCCINCTLY AND ACCURATELY. BUT, MAN, IF EVER THERE WAS AN OFFICIAL BORN TO DECLARE, "WE HAVE AN UNUSUAL RULING," IT IS RON FREAKING CHERRY.
ONE-POINT SAFETY, EVERYONE.
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— Brian R Stephenson (@NCSU_99_17_24) January 4, 2013
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