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[SIZE=6][B]Michigan punter's Australian rules past may have contributed to mishap[/B][/SIZE]
[URL]http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25345233/michigan-punters-australian-rules-past-may-have-contributed-to-mishap[/URL]

[SIZE=6][B][SIZE=4]Interestingly, the continuing blend of Australian punters in American college football may have impacted the Michigan-Michigan State play that's sure to become iconic. Chapman believes O'Neill's instincts from Australian rules football caused him, upon dropping the ball, to still try to pick it up and kick instead of falling on the ball. The flubbed punt attempt went into the arms of Michigan State's Jalen Watts-Jackson, who raced into the end zone for the winning score.

“In a sense, it was quite an innate reaction to still kind of kick it,” Chapman said. “Yeah, he probably should have jumped on it, but jumping on the ball is not what we do here. We pick it up and we move it forward by hand or foot. If the ball is on the ground and two teammates jump on you (in Australian rules football), it can be called holding the ball -- I get penalized and you receive the ball because I didn't attempt to get the ball out and continue the game on.”[/SIZE]
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