Teammates had no idea this BYU punt returner was going to throw up after touchdown, a breakdown
What Happened
On September 21, 2024, BYU's Parker Kingston returned a Kansas State punt for a touchdown in a game the Cougars won 38-9 in Provo. Kingston initially muffed the catch, chased the loose ball down, and broke free as Kansas State's coverage unit fell apart. Three different Wildcats got tackled by their own teammates on the play, including collisions involving numbers 2, 25, and 36, which sprung Kingston for the score. After reaching the end zone, an exhausted Kingston collapsed, got hit in the stomach by celebrating teammates, and threw up on the field.
Why This Matters
Punt return touchdowns are rare, and BYU hadn't taken one to the house in 11 years before this one. What makes the play stand out is how it happened. Kingston didn't break a string of tackles so much as Kansas State's coverage unit ran into itself, with three Wildcats taking down their own guys in the open field. That kind of self-sabotage is the sort of thing coaches drill against constantly, since lane discipline is the whole point of a punt team. The puking aftermath turned a special teams highlight into a viral moment. Kingston, a returning piece for BYU in 2024, gave his teammates a story they'll bring up for years. The Cougars rode that energy into a strong start to the season under Kalani Sitake.
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Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Parker Kingston.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe've got a punt from Kansas State we've
got a puke from BYU this breakdown is
brought to you by SeatGeek first he
doesn't catch the ball then he chases it
down breaks that tackle and then Kansas
State just tackles the hell out of each
other watch this he misses the ball he
chases it down Parker Kingston's his
name we're going to get a nice dive from
Kansas here number 16 but as he does
that he trips up his own guy number two
behind him their feet get tangled so
number two got tackled by his own
teammate then as we roll on number 16 is
going to make a nice diving effort just
can't reach his feet on the left of the
screen you got number 25 from Kansas
State being taken down by his own
teammate take a look at this 36 is
running up on the back of 25 and their
legs are going to collide right there so
36 takes down number 25
that opens it up for BYU to return this
and then number eight tries to jump over
number 36 and 36 pops up and takes him
down so three Kansas State players were
tackled by their own teammates on this
play which led to BYU getting their
first punt return for a touchdown in 11
years what was that what was that move
by 56 here that wasn't going to do much
and then yeah to the house
BYU returns ooh okay he crossed he
crossed the line that was close returns
it for a touchdown missed it so I had to
go all the way back fans are shocked
let's go oh let's go
oh what's
happening oh my god wow let's
go they're excited he's out of breath
his teammates trying to pump him up and
he's
I'm out of
breath yeah thank you I need to sit down
I need to sit down and then he's dying
and he's laying there kind of sitting
but that's a laid sit and he's dying and
his teammates like bam bam oh up up stop
I love that just
bam stop stop fighting the air and then
the next teammate comes up and he starts
hitting him right in the stomach oh or
in the ribs oh stop stop stop oh
coach yeah okay Coach I can't hear you
because my stomach no
oh gross a puking a punt return oh and
then a puke and where' 12 pop up from
what is he inspecting the puke on the
ground what are you doing dude this dude
just puked you're popping up by his feet
now you're getting in his face he's got
puke breath get out of there matter of
fact dude get Parker off the field he
puked you know he's done enough so he
gets out of there
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