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Friendly fire: Arizona suffers embarrassing blunder as punter kicks into teammate
By Keith Farner
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Arizona suffered a tremendous blunder on Saturday in its game against San Diego State, as the Wildcats gave up a touchdown late in the third quarter to make the game 31-17.
Kyle Ostendorp suffered the bad punt, as he was backed up in his own end zone, and booted the ball into the left arm of Josh Donovan.
“He took his normal stance, but usually the punter’s 15 yards deep,” Gary Danielson said on the call for CBS Sports. “He was only 11, so that was the distortion that actually hit Donovan in his left hand.”
Ostendorp is one of the top punters in the country, and was named a second-team preseason All-American by the Associated Press.
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Arizona is trying to get the program back on track in coach Jedd Fisch’s second season, after it won only a single game last year. However, Arizona reeled in both the No. 25 recruiting class, and brought in several talented transfers.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
