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Temple’s Maddux Trujillo Drills Historic 64-Yard Field Goal

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Maddux Trujillo has kicked his way into the history books.

The Latino kicker for the Temple Owls nailed a 64-yard field goal against Utah State to set the record for the longest field goal in Lincoln Financial Field history. The booming kick broke the record of 61 yards set by Jake Elliott of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021.

Maddux TrujilloIt’s also the longest field goal in college football in more than a decade and a half.

The Owls opted to kick the field goal in lieu of a Hail Mary as the first half expired.

Trujillo has a big leg and previously nailed a 54-yarder against Coastal Carolina in Week 3, but this attempt was from behind the midfield mark and right hash of the field. The kick sailed through the air and hooked just inside of the right goal post for a truly historic make.

The field goal not only ranks as the best in the history of the stadium that houses the Eagles, but would in fact rank among the longest kicks in NFL history. Only Justin Tucker‘s 66-yarder in 2021 was longer than Trujillo’s. He would tie Matt Prater‘s 64-yarder in 2013 as the second-longest. Six other players are tied for third with a 63-yarder.

The 64-yard field goal is the longest in FBS play since 2008, when UTEP‘s Jose Martinez nailed a 64-yarder of his own. The last time a player made a longer kick was Kansas State‘s Martin Gramatica in 1998, who booted a 65-yarder.

The senior Trujillo transferred to Temple after starting three years at FCS Austin Peay. Thanks to the Governors’ realignment history, he was named all-conference in three different seasons in three different leagues, ultimately connecting on 38 of his 53 field goal attempts. Trujillo has connected on 4 of 5 field goal attempts, including a 49-yarder against Oklahoma and the 54-yarder against Coastal Carolina.

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Guardado Leads Mexico to 3-1 Win Over Jamaica in CONCACAF Gold Cup Title Match

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Andrés Guardado is returning south of the border as Mexico’s new soccer hero…

The 28-year-old Mexican futbol player, who plays for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and the Mexico national team, scored his fourth goal of the knockout rounds to help propel Mexico to its seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title Sunday with a 3-1 victory over upstart Jamaica.

Andrés Guardado

Jesus Corona and Oribe Peralta contributed goals as El Tri scored twice early in the second half to ensure this match wouldn’t come down to any calls in the final minutes.

It was a convincing performance for coach Miguel Herrera and his team after some rough play and contentious moments in the previous two games.

Jamaica had made a rousing run to the final, stunning the U.S. in the semis to become the first Caribbean nation to reach the Gold Cup’s championship match. And they looked as though they belonged in the opening minutes, keeping the pressure on Mexico with several promising scoring chances but never putting a shot on goal.

Jamaica hadn’t trailed since early in the second half of its Gold Cup opener before a yellow card helped lead to Mexico’s first goal.

Darren Mattocks scored in the 80th minute to pull the Reggae Boyz within 3-1.

El Tri will face the U.S., the 2013 Gold Cup champions, on October 9 for CONCACAF’S spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia.

The only way Mexico had been able to score in the knockout rounds before Sunday had been on penalty kicks, all three by Guardado. And two of those came on late, questionable calls.

Against Costa Rica in the quarterfinals, a scoreless game was moments from going to a shootout when Guardado converted his penalty in the final minute of extra time. Mexico had been the better team that day, but that wasn’t the case in the semifinals. Down to 10 men, Panama was on the verge of victory when a disputed hand ball set up a penalty for Guardado in second-half stoppage time, and he scored on another for the winner in extra time.

Mexico had gone 272 minutes since one of its players scored on anything other than a penalty when Guardado put El Tri ahead for good Sunday. Jonathan dos Santos found Paul Aguilar out wide on a free kick, and Aguilar crossed it to Guardado, whose left-footed volley made it 1-0 in the 31st minute. It was his sixth goal of the tournament, one behind Clint Dempsey of the U.S.

Guardado came off to a thunderous ovation from the pro-Mexico crowd of 68,930 at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL‘s Philadelphia Eagles.