Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones did not have a great first half against Rutgers on Saturday, with his team going into the break facing a 16-7 deficit. Contributing to that deficit was a safety by the Rutgers defense with two minutes to play in the half.
It was not really a run-of-the-mill safety, either.
As Drones dropped back to pass in his own end zone, he was knocked to the ground by his own pass-blocker and then just heaved the ball backward over his head, through the end zone, and off the field of play.
The whole thing was just a comedy of errors. Virginia Tech was able to overcome that, however, and tied the game with two touchdowns and two two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. The Hokies ended up losing 26-23.
Drones is a second-year starter for the Hokies and threw 17 touchdowns to only three interceptions in his first year as the team’s starting quarterback a year ago.