One game into the college football season and we already have our first jersey mistake of the year. This one came in the season opener between North Carolina and South Carolina when Gamecocks kicker Elliott Fry’s jersey was missing a letter and said “Carolin” on the front instead of Carolina.
Fry kicked a 37-yard field goal and two extra points in the first quarter as South Carolina was getting its rout on.
Here’s another look at the mistake:
Care to buy a vowel?
At least this jersey mistake wasn’t as embarrassing as the New York Post calling North Carolina and South Carolina in-state rivals:
Yikes!
These sorts of errors are actually regular occurrences in the sports world — we have many more mistakes here in the archives.
H/T Jimmy Traina
