Moment #29: Goal Line Stood Up

Beau Palin is back as the Elis captain for 2013

After the Ryan Murphy safety brought the Lions to within 7-5 in the week six home game against Yale, the Lions were unable to score on their possession following the Eli free kick.

But LB Mike Waller got Columbia right back in business on Yale’s ensuing possession when he forced Mordecai Cargill to fumble the ball away and DB Jeremy Mingo recovered at the CU 46.

The Lions took this second chance with gusto, rattling off a new gain of 53 yards in seven quick plays to set up a 1^st and goal at the Eli one.

But then things took a bad turn.

RB Marcorus Garrett was stopped for a two yard loss on 1^st down by Yale’s Beau Palin and Will McHale.  One the next play, Garrett could only get back to the one as he was stopped again by Palin and Kurt Stottlemeyer.

On 3^rd down the Lions went to the air, but the pass intended for TE Hamilton Garner fell incomplete.

With 4:15 left in the half, the Lions then made the very gutsy move to go for the TD.

But on 4^th and goal from the one, it was once again Palin and Stottlemeyer who stopped Garrett short of the goal and Columbia came up with nothing.