Trick Play Gives BYU Life, Touchdown Against Arkansas Razorbacks
Sep 16, 2023, 6:13 PM | Updated: 11:35 pm
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – BYU started slowly in SEC Country before a trick play gave the Cougars some life and their first touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Trick play puts BYU on scoreboard against Arkansas
The Razorbacks hosted the Cougars at Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 76,000) in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday, September 16.
With 8:28 remaining in the first quarter and the Cougars trailing the Razorbacks, 14-0, BYU’s Kedon Slovis dumped the ball off behind the line of scrimmage to Parker Kingston, a former high school quarterback himself.
Kingston unloaded a deep pass to the opposite side of the field. The throw landed in the hands of a wide-open Deion Smith for a BYU touchdown.
that was niiiiiiiiiiice fellas. @ParkerKingston 🤜🤛 @DeionS20
📺 @ESPNCFB : https://t.co/853O6AXXPc pic.twitter.com/XSupGk0sHX
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) September 17, 2023
The score gave the Cougars their first points of the contest and cut Arkansas’ lead to 14-7.
The trick play capped a two-play, 53-yard drive that took only 52 seconds.
Prior to the possession, the Cougars had zero total yards on their first two drives combined.
Beautiful double-throw trick play from Parker Kingston to Deion Smith for the TOUCHDOWN.
Kingston was a quarterback in high school at Roy High School.#BYU is on the board.#BYUFootball
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 17, 2023
Before his time as a wide receiver at BYU, Kingston was a standout quarterback at Roy High School. With the Royals, Kingston was 187/314 passing for 2,649 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also carried the ball 232 times for 2,136 yards and 33 touchdowns. Kingston also caught five touchdowns as a receiver.
In BYU’s previous game, a win over Southern Utah, Smith scored his first touchdown as a member of the Cougars.
BYU’s game against Arkansas is broadcast on ESPN2, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM & 1160 AM), and sports.ksl.com.
BYU vs. Arkansas All-Time Series
The Cougars and Razorbacks have only played once before. BYU hosted Arkansas in 2022. The Razorbacks defeated the Cougars, 52-35.
BYU’s game against Arkansas will start at 5:30 p.m. (MDT) on ESPN2, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM & 1160 AM), and sports.ksl.com.
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