Joel Klatt fell victim to perfect announcer jinx on field-goal try

The Texas Tech Red Raiders benefited from the rare reverse announcer jinx on Saturday thanks to FOX’s Joel Klatt.

The Red Raiders opted to have kicker Stone Harrington attempt a 58-yard field goal with 54 seconds left in the first half of their game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Ut. on Saturday. Klatt had little faith that Harrington could make the kick, and the FOX analyst even suggested that Utah should be prepared for a possible return due to the likelihood of Harrington missing short.

“I don’t think he’s got the leg,” Klatt said. “Utah should have somebody back under the goalposts. There’s a good likelihood that this is short.”

The kick was not short. Harrington converted, prompting Gus Johnson to exclaim “take that, Joel Klatt!”