During a timeout, Shawn Clark huddled his Appalachian State defense together to warn players what would happen next.
Their opponent, Louisiana, led by five points at its own 35-yard line with a fourth-and-2 upcoming. In cold temperatures and drizzling rain, the Ragin’ Cajuns’ snapper was having a rough night. Paul Boudreaux had sent three snaps over the head of punter Rhys Byrns. Punting almost certainly wasn’t an option for the Cajuns, Clark told his team.
Instead, he said, they should expect the Cajuns to do one of three options: (1) go for it on fourth down, (2) have their quarterback pooch punt it out of the shotgun or (3) intentionally take a safety.