WATCH: Youngstown State QB carried onto field for final snap
A Youngstown State football player who suffered a season-ending injury earlier this season had a heartwarming moment on senior day.
Quarterback Nathan Mays broke his ankle in a Nov. 2 loss to North Dakota State, ending his senior season -- for the time being.
On the final play of Youngstown State’s 21-3 win over No. 6 FCS Illinois State, Mays’ teammates carried him onto the field for the final snap. Mays was in full uniform.
t was the talk of the upset win for the Penguins, which improved to 6-6 with the victory.
In four seasons at Youngstown State, Mays completed just north of 61.3 percent of his passes for 2,169 yards and threw 20 touchdowns to seven interceptions. He started every game this season before his injury,
“I feel for him,” Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini said regarding Mays’ injury. “He’s a great competitor and it’s too bad. No one wants to end their career like that; that’s a tough one to swallow.”
“I had it planned, a lot of people thought I was just joking around,” Mays said. “I said if we were up multiple scores at halftime I was going to bring the pads out. Once it got closer and closer, it was just kind of flying by, and I didn’t know if I had the guts to ask if I could finally do it, and when I went up to Bo [Pelini], Bo was all about it...It didn’t hit me until I actually did it, and then I saw my dad in tears...It was pretty special.”
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