College football and NFL fans love a good tush push. Generally.
The play, also known as “The Brotherly Shove,” was popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles, and teams everywhere are trying it out (even if they maybe shouldn’t). Some squads are even running fake tush-push plays.
The play certainly doesn’t work every time, but it also doesn’t usually end in disaster. However, unfortunately for Washington State on Saturday, that’s exactly what happened.
The Cougars, taking on Cal on the road, seemingly attempted the tush push early in the first quarter on fourth-and-1, and oooh boy, it did not go well. Washginton State quarterback Cam Ward — who’s having a solid season and was once a distant Heisman Trophy candidate — fumbled the ball, which popped out of the huge pile of players before being recovered by Bears linebacker Cade Uluave.
Uluave scooped it up and ran it back for a wild 51-yard touchdown.
It's a scoop n' score for Cade Uluave pic.twitter.com/3CQcq4xqnm
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That was a rough opening drive for Cal, which might want to table the tush push for now.
