Tag: Timmy McClain

Eric Collins’ voice nearly broke as he called this improbable UCF 4th-down conversion

“IT’S CAAAAAUUUUUUGGGHHHHT!”

Veteran broadcaster Eric Collins always knows how to accentuate an exciting moment in a football game, but his call of this absolutely improbable University of Central Florida fourth-down conversion is one of his best.

As UCF faced down 4th-and-five with 1:02 left in its game against Baylor, the Knights trailed by a point and absolutely needed to get the first down.

Quarterback Timmy McClain decided to defy the laws of football physics by scrambling all the way back to his team’s end zone from around the 30-yard line, avoiding the safety and moving up just a few yards to make the mind-blowing throw to running back R.J. Harvey for the conversion.

The way Collins guided viewers through the dramatics of the play was spectacular, and the “What do ya got, McClain?” quote all the way to his voice almost breaking when Harvey hauled in the pass was just special.

UCF wasn’t able to get points out of this wild sequence, but it doesn’t take away from the spectacular throw from McClain and the unforgettable narration from Collins on the “unbelievable” conversion.

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UCF’s Timmy McClain with astonishing fourth-down completion in loss to Baylor

Timmy McClain with a stunning play for UCF in a loss to Baylor

The play — and call — will be seen and heard over and over.

UFC lost to Baylor on Saturday, 36-35, but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort by Timmy McClain.

The Knights quarterback came up with a miraculous conversion on fourth down that saw him all over the field, backing up to the end zone, before delivering a strike that gave UFC a first down.

McClain was faced with a fourth-and-6 at the UFC 30 with 43 seconds left.

Somehow, he wound up back by the end zone before finding RJ Harvey for 16 yards and a first down.

Another call of the play:

The heroics proved for naught as UCF missed a 59-yard field goal on the last play of the game.