Fans never know what they will see when they tune in for a bowl game. The Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl certainly provided the unexpected excitement on Saturday. Fresno State Bulldogs defensive back Anthoula Kelly stunned everyone with a dazzling pick-six for a 70-yard score.
The play came late in the first quarter just as Arizona State started to put together some momentum and drive down the field. Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins made a disastrous throw, then could only watch as Kelly jumped the route and broke the ankles of anyone who tried to stop him on his way into the end zone.
#MMLVBowl Update …
Score: Fresno State 10, Arizona State 0
–@FresnoStateFB's D gets on the 'board with this 70-YARD PICK-6 by Anthoula Kelly in the 1st quarter!👀Watch as Kelly puts on the brakes & the ASU players fly right by … ala "Top Gun" style! 🛩️ #Maverick pic.twitter.com/6KKo3I5fEW
— SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (@LasVegasBowl) December 15, 2018
The interception is one thing but some of the moves Kelly put on Arizona State’s players are just dirty. Wild things tend to happen in Las Vegas and while things are supposed to stay there, the memory of this play will certainly be remembered for a while.