Kirk Herbstreit, CFB fans hammer Auburn for awful 4th-and-goal call vs. Penn State

Auburn was giving Penn State all it could handle on Saturday night in Happy Valley. The Tigers got it to fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter.

The score was 28-20, so the Tigers needed the touchdown and a 2-point conversion to tie the game up and potentially force overtime.

Instead, this was the play we got on fourth-and-goal — a low-percentage fade into the end zone:

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On the broadcast on ABC, Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t impressed with what Bryan Harsin and Mike Bobo drew up after a timeout.

“I don’t really like the call. I don’t understand the call. It’s a low-percentage throw,” Herbstreit said after the turnover on downs.

He wasn’t the only one with questions. Former Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson and others were left scratching their heads:

They really wasted a timeout…just to come up with that play call….and now they really need a timeout…..I’m disappointed

— Kerryon Johnson (@CoachKerryon) September 19, 2021

What was that, Bo?

— Tom Green (@Tomas_Verde) September 19, 2021

That’s Auburn’s play call out of a timeout?!

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 19, 2021

Auburn ended up losing 28-20.

Adam Spencer

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