Ole Miss Player Pulled Off Worst Fake Injury Move of the College Football Season

ABC announcer Sean McDonough wasn't buying this for a second.

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (No. 2) speaks to running back Matt Jones (No. 0) before a play during a game against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, September 28. | Screengrab Twitter @On3sports

More and more, college football players, mostly on defense, are beginning to fake injuries during games, often in an attempt to buy their team some added time without burning a timeout.

Well, Ole Miss Rebels running back Matt Jones pulled off what may be the worst and most obvious fake injury move of the college football season thus far during his team's game against the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

As the two teams prepared to line up for a play, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart appeared to say something to running back Matt Jones, who, after looking from Dart to the sideline, fell to the ground as if he was suddenly injured.

Blatant fake injury from Ole Miss vs. Kentucky😬

(via @ESPN)pic.twitter.com/l09rrJ7cA1

— On3 (@On3sports) September 28, 2024

ABC play-by-play commentator Sean McDonough wasn't buying Jones's "injury" for even a second, as he proceeded to roast the Rebels running back on the broadcast.

"Fortunately Matt Jones survived to walk off the field," McDonough said. "Just a blatant fake injury."

McDonough then questioned why officials don't have the ability to penalize players for these fake injuries.

Given the fact that such instances have seemingly increased this season, it's possible that the sport may explore ways to limit them after the season.

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