Stefan Flintoft took the snap and aimed his body toward the right side of the field. He punted the ball to the right and looked to the right.
Nearly every one of his UCLA teammates went left.
Flintoft appeared to realize what would happen next after jogging several yards downfield early in the first quarter Saturday at the Coliseum. He momentarily held out his arms in disbelief as USC’s Michael Pittman Jr. fielded the punt with only Flintoft and UCLA’s Josh Wariboko-Alali standing between Pittman and the end zone.
The rest of the Bruins seemed to be duped by USC’s Ajene Harris, who pantomimed catching the punt as a horde of Bruins surrounded him.