Fresno State kicker Dylan Lynch has spent four years with the Bulldogs, and on Saturday he accomplished something unprecedented: he kicked the ball to one of the most successful rappers in history.
The kickoff took place during the Arizona Bowl, a 10-year-old Tucson-based postseason contest formally known as (deep breath) The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop. The musician, who has become something of an all-purpose sports ambassador in recent years and received plaudits for his work at the 2024 Summer Olympics, naturally turned out for his namesake game between Miami-Ohio and Fresno State.
With 7:54 left in the second quarter and the game deadlocked at 3–3, Lynch kicked the ball off for a touchback following a successful 28-yard field goal—only for Snoop Dogg to dive and catch the ball on the fly…