Watch Kent State's Andre Parker make a wrong-way punt return

Watch Kent State’s Andre Parker make a wrong-way punt return

By Houston Mitchell

Aug. 31, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;So it’s the first game of the season. You are playing on special teams. While racing downfield to cover a punt, you notice the return man fumble. You scoop up the ball and head for the end zone. You get knocked out of bounds after running the ball for a 58-yard gain. What a great first game!&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;But if your name is Andre Parker and you play for Kent State, you made one little mistake: You ran the ball the wrong way.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can watch it all in the video above. And pay attention to who knocks him out of bounds: two players from Kent State’s opponent, Towson. What were they thinking? Let him go!&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Parker didn’t realize his mistake until a bit after the play, when returning to his team’s sideline. His reaction is fantastic.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;And he can laugh about it today, because his team won, 41-21.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lionel-messi-goal-20120830,0,362285.story”&amp;gt;Lionel Messi goal: Watch his amazing free kick&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-chad-johnson-tweets-about-not-being-able-to-find-himself-on-madden13-20120830,0,7435170.story”&amp;gt;Chad Johnson tweets about not finding himself in Madden ‘13&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-bruce-springsteen-playoffs-20120830,0,143777.story”&amp;gt;Bruce Springsteen gets called up in time for the baseball playoffs&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Watch Kent State’s Andre Parker make a wrong-way punt return

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