[mooby]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

The only thing I can think of is that maybe they asked him to punt it like that to see what the scrubs have to show for in a situation where the game is on the line. I say this because I think Gano kicked a short kickoff, which allowed the return guy to actually return the ball.

I think that's the case as well. We won't know because we're not privy to the coach/player instructions, but I think that's the case. They might've just wanted something on film to teach players from.