It was the most perfect example of bittersweet.
Khalil Shakir hauled in a 49-yard touchdown pass with 9 minutes, 22 seconds left Nov. 9 against Fresno State, and it proved to be the winning score in a 24-17 victory for his Boise State Broncos. But he went to the sideline afterward, and he felt off.
“I got up and flexed a little bit, jumped with my teammates, celebrated, jogged to the sideline and something didn’t feel right,” Shakir said.
After hopping on an exercise bike, it still didn’t feel better. Turned out Shakir had suffered a knee sprain, and he didn’t play again the rest of the season.