As anyone familiar with the history of college football knows, the largely unproven practice of feigning injuries goes back decades—to before conference realignment, before cable, and even before the widespread use of television.
However, it has come back into the spotlight in 2024. Oklahoma took flak from ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit in September for allegedly doing it against Tennessee, and Ole Miss's alleged use of the practice attracted so much speculation the Rebels felt compelled to issue a statement.
