College football fans had a unanimous reaction on Saturday to a puzzling would-be Purdue touchdown against No. 4 Penn State.
De’Nylon Morrissette thought he had caught a touchdown pass in the first half of the Boilermakers’ matchup against their Big Ten rivals.
However, both of his feet were both comfortably behind the end zone, as the wide receiver was confused by the team’s black end zone paint design extending well beyond the usual 10 yards long and 53 ⅓ yards wide.
The bizarre sequence led college football fans to bash Purdue’s paint design at their Ross–Ade Stadium.
‘They played themselves with that end zone design,’ one fan said on X.
‘Exactly why you paint that part of the end zone white to make it abundantly clear which part is out of bounds,’ a second suggested.
‘Why would you paint your field like that,’ another asked with a crying-laughing emoji.
And a fourth fan said, ‘Everything about this sums up Purdue’s 2024 season.’
Purdue went on to lose the game 49-10 and they’re now 1-9 on the year.
Incredibly, the design quirk is apparently not new as one fan said the end zone had been painted like that for ‘at least’ two years.
However, Morrissette – a transfer from Georgia in his first year with Purdue – was fooled by the design on the play.
He was even mocked by Penn State defensive back A.J. Harris afterwards, who stood with his hands on his hips and stared down the receiver.
Purdue has no more home games this season, as they’ll travel to Michigan State and then Indiana to close out their disappointing year.
