James Quick with questionable effort on Louisville’s final play
Clemson outlasted Louisville in a thriller on Saturday night in Death Valley 42-36, with the key play coming on a 4th-and-12 stop with 33 seconds left.
On 4th-and-12, the Cardinals had one play to either take the lead or extend their drive. Lamar Jackson threw a pass to James Quick, who really seemed to give a shoddy effort as he got pushed out of bounds a yard shy of the first:
Maybe Quick thought he could only go two ways: cut upfield or break for the sidelines, but most observers feel he could have done more to try for the first down.
No matter how you view it, Quick’s effort did not look like that of a player who recognized a national championship might have been on the line with that play. Did he think it was third down?
