Senior punter Tyler Sarrazin lined up to punt it back to the 49ers at the USM 12-yard line with 3:18 left in the third quarter. Sarrazin received the punt, but it was blocked high in the air and recovered by Ed Rolle in the end zone with no Golden Eagle around him.
The play was called a touchdown and USM found themselves down 38-14 with an entire quarter left to play.
It was that kind of day for Southern Miss.
“We just got to play better in all stages of the game,” Hopson said. “Sometimes, you just won’t come out and play the way you want to play.