SEC Announcer Makes Baffling Error on Missed FG Call in Tennessee-Mississippi St.

No, the kick was not good.

SEC announcer Dave Neal mistakenly said Mississippi State's field goal attempt was good in the third quarter. / SEC Network

In the third quarter of Mississippi State's game against Tennessee on Saturday, the Bulldogs lined up to kick a 42-yard field goal. Mississippi State was trailing 20-17, and hoping to tie up the game.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, kicker Kyle Ferrie missed the kick badly. Ferrie, who made a 51-yard kick earlier in the game and was previously perfect on the season, completely messed up the kick and hit it significantly wide right of the goal posts.

Despite Ferrie's obvious miss, SEC announcer Dave Neal initially said the field goal was good.

"And this kick is good. Boy, he's got some kind of leg. Kyle Ferrie," Neal originally said. He soon realized his call was wrong and quickly changed his tune, "Oh no good, excuse me. Missed it, yanked that one. Boy, he's frustrated. His first miss of the year."

"And this kick is good."

Uh, not quite. 🏈🎙️ #CFB pic.twitter.com/EwDYdfHFSw

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 27, 2025

It's unclear how Neal did not initially see the obvious miss. It's also odd he added "he's got some kind of leg" for a 42-yard field goal attempt, which is far from unusual for kickers to make these days.

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