Why not try to kick a field goal with a four-point lead and two seconds left in the first half? Credit to Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst for going for it in that situation against Purdue on Saturday.
The Badgers were up, 21-17, with a drive that started on their own 27-yard line with 22 seconds remaining in the second quarter. They moved up the field quickly, and with only a couple seconds left, they could have taken a knee or kicked a field goal.
Thankfully, they chose the latter, and senior kicker Zach Hintze stepped up. He narrowly made the kick, but it was good nonetheless. And just, wow.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN 😳
Zach Hintze just nailed a 62-yard field goal for @BadgerFootball 💪 pic.twitter.com/ml6qE5h6Bk
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2019
The Badgers entered the break with a 24-17 lead over Purdue.
Going into Week 13’s games, four players were tied for the longest field goal of the season at 57 yards. But now, Hintze stands alone at the top of that category.
It wasn’t, however, the longest field goal in college football history. That honor goes to Ove Johansson, who kicked a 69-yarder for Abilene Christian University, now an FCS team, in 1976, as NCAA.com noted earlier this year.
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