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PERFECTION ATTAINED — It's almost impossible to play a perfect game.
But when perfection is attained in a sport, we should celebrate it.
North Texas executed a perfect fake punt return for a touchdown in the Mean Green's 44-17 upset of Arkansas, LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have executed the perfect goal, and BYU coach Kalani Sitake reacted perfectly to celebrating fans at the Provo Airport.
Those three special moments are our Great Clips of the Week. As always, click the video above to see the rest of the nominees.
Mean return, Greenie
If at first you don’t succeed, don’t punt to the Mean Green.
North Texas punt returner Keegan Brewer seemed to perfectly execute a fair catch after forcing SEC foe Arkansas to punt with a 7-0 lead.
The only problem? He didn’t call for a fair catch.
After someone forgot to tell that to the Razorbacks, the shifty returner sprinted from the 10-yard line for a touchdown, helping to pave the way to the Mean Green’s 44-17 destruction of Arkansas.
Ibra-cadabra
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the 500th goal of his incredible career Saturday night.
And it was so perfect, even fans of LA Galaxy’s rival Toronto FC were applauding.
Between the touch, the control, the shot and the assist by Jonathan dos Santos, what’s not to love?
With the goal, Ibrahimovic — or just Zlatan, if you will — joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only active players in world football to score 500 career goals for club and country.
Of course, Toronto fans had more to cheer about — their team won 5-3, dropping the Galaxy to 10-11-8 and six points below the playoff line with five matches left.
Classy, Kalani
In case you missed it … no, really, go check out ICYMI earlier today because BYU stunned formerly No. 6 Wisconsin 24-21 in Madison and moved into the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2015 with the victory.
But that wasn’t the coolest thing head coach Kalani Sitake did over the weekend.
Sitake showed incredible class Saturday night when the Cougars flew home after the game. Facing a swelling crowd of Cougar fans at the Provo Airport, Sitake took time to pose for selfies, slap hands and throw up shakas — and make the late night extra special for an extra-special fan.
Love him or hate him, it’s hard not to respect the third-year BYU coach.
