It was a critical point in their game against the East Carolina Pirates. The UConn Huskies football team found themselves pinned deep in their zone after Nick Vitale muffed a point two times and Josh Marriner recovered it on their 10 yard line.
The UConn football team was leading at the time 17-6. A stop for ECU may have given them good field position.
Instead, Arkeel Newsome had other ideas as he picked up his teammate’s muffed punt with a 90-yard touchdown run on the very next play from scrimmage. The UConn Huskies football team would go on to win the game 31-13.
After the game, Newsome along with his quarterback Bryant Shirreffs talked about the run.
