Joe Mixon drops ball on kickoff return before scoring vs Ohio State (Video)

Joe Mixon had one of the more electrifying touchdowns of the day on Saturday, but the thing is, it wasn’t really a touchdown

In what was one of the more exciting plays that we saw on Saturday, Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon lit up the Ohio State kickoff team to the tune of a 97-yard score. That score on the kickoff would make it 14-7 at the time and all seemed well in Norman.

Well it was, but the thing is — it probably shouldn’t have been.

Below you can watch the return for yourself and see if you notice anything out of the ordinary.

"OU responds!Joe Mixon takes the kick back 97 yds for the score, but did he cross the goal line with the ball? https://t.co/di5WuThPn6— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 18, 2016"

Did you notice anything there? Well if you didn’t, look real closely and you will see that Mixon committed the way-too-common mistake of dropping the ball before he got himself across the goal line.

When you look at the closeup of that picture, it’s more than clear that Mixon should not have been awarded the score. It’s obvious that he let the ball go before he got across, so the six points should have been taken off the board.

But in this regard, Oklahoma got lucky because the play was not reviewed and the score stood. So, the Sooners really got a gift with that one.

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Really, this is a mistake that we see all too often in all levels of football, even the NFL. It’s a pretty simple concept to hold onto the ball until you get over the line, but it still happens nonetheless, though.

Again, Oklahoma was able to keep the touchdown on the board, so there’s nothing to take it back now.