Twitter throws pity party for Rutgers after missed FG to avoid 56-0 loss
Oh, Rutgers.
On a night when Ohio State did anything it wanted on the field, the Scarlet Knights had one last chance to avoid a devastating 56-0 shutout. All they needed was a 32-yard field-goal attempt to retain some dignity in bitter defeat.
With less than a minute to play, the field-goal unit lined up, snapped the ball, and watched as Andrew Harte's kick bounced off the upright, sealing the shutout loss in solemn fashion.
Twitter offered its takes on the finish, as well as Rutgers' pitiful night in general.
Rutgers went for a Sad Field Goal and missed.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) October 1, 2017
Poor, poor Rutgers. Tried to get points on the board in the final minute ... kick hits the right upright. 56-0 final.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) October 1, 2017
Well Rutgers, you tried. I guess.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 1, 2017
How is #Rutgers so goddamn terrible? You're gonna shank a low-effort extreme garbage time charity field goal like that? Good Lord help us
— phil kehoe (@PHILupmycups) October 1, 2017
Rutgers really kicked a FG down by 56 with 43 seconds left to try to avoid the shutout and doinked it off the upright
— Matt (@ConfirmedShoot) October 1, 2017
Rutgers night in one word: doink.
— Steve Carpenter (@carp68) October 1, 2017
I feel bad for Rutgers. Chris Ash looks so sad on the sideline.
— Nathan (@wamp19) October 1, 2017
Press box erupts into laughter as field goal try from Rutgers bounces off the right upright. What a game. #OSUvsRutgers
— Edward Sutelan (@EdwardSutelan) October 1, 2017