In a thrilling Camellia Bowl matchup, Northern Illinois University's (NIU) football team delivered some sensational moments. Quarterback Rocky Lombardi's exceptional throw to wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph resulted in a touchdown, a play celebrated by MAC Sports with the exclamation 'WHAT A THROW. WHAT A CATCH.' The excitement continued as NIU's kicker Kanon Woodill executed a 'good fake field goal touchdown,' according to DraftKings, and was described as 'SHOT OUT OF A CANNON' by Yahoo Sports. Woodill astonished the crowd with a 33-yard touchdown run, which was also highlighted as an 'electric 33-yard TD run' by Outkick, indicating that the play 'set social media ablaze.' TheScore captured the sentiment with an expressive 'π€π ,' while jthurm_20 praised NIU for utilizing Woodill's skillset, acknowledging his athleticism. David Haugh praised Coach Hammock for the entertainment provided by the fake field goal play, and ForTheWin noted the kicker's 32-yard touchdown run on a perfect trick play.
Northern Illinois' kicker pulled off a 32-yard touchdown run on a perfect trick play in the Camellia Bowl https://t.co/cChbznNXse https://t.co/ZGXGuq5RGz
Most of you didn't know NIU Huskies kicker Kanon Woodill was an actual person. That is, until today, when he broke off an electric 33-yard TD run in the #CamelliaBowl that set social media ablaze. Read: https://t.co/r5RkoF36V9 https://t.co/1VcunYjPtX
When I first trained @KanonWoodill, I didnβt believe he was just a kicker with how athletic he was. Glad NIU is utilizing his skillset. ππΎππΎππΎππΎ https://t.co/gMJt3TkN8V
NIU kicker Kanon Woodill was SHOT OUT OF A CANNON on this fake π€― (via @espn) https://t.co/D5p7Xe0T3w
We love a good fake field goal touchdown in bowl season! Northern Illinois kicker Kanon Woodill has WHEELS. https://t.co/TSlQtbDAGG
NIU kicker Kanon Woodill takes it in himself! π€π (π₯: @MACSports) https://t.co/dPk96rg0P7
Watching @NIU_Football kicker Kanon Woodill score on a 32-yard pass off a fake FG and the ensuing celebration is enough to justify watching @CamelliaBowl. Thank you, @NIUCoachHammock for the entertainment. Great call, play.
33 YARD TD FROM THE KICKER π€― WHAT A RUN FROM KANON WOODILL https://t.co/AnysTjJ374
WHAT A THROW. WHAT A CATCH. @rocky_lombardi β‘οΈ @gbarnes5252 for six! @NIU_Football | #MACtion https://t.co/YHbsklX6DW