Duke College quarterback Riley Leonard managed to steer his crew to an upset victory over Clemson College on Monday evening in North Carolina, however that wasn’t sufficient to attain an extension from one in every of his professors.
The Blue Devils beat the No. 9 Tigers 28-7 in Durham thanks partially to Leonard, who had 175 passing yards and 98 dashing yards, together with a 44-yard landing run.
Sadly, his victory on the gridiron might have come at a value for his teachers.
The junior had apparently neglected a college task that was due at midnight, and realized there was no manner he’d full it in time.
However as an athlete, Leonard appears to know you miss one hundred pc of the pictures you don’t take. So he recorded a video asking Donald Taylor, a professor of public coverage, for an extension.
“Professor Taylor, when you’re seeing this, please let me flip in my homework late as a result of it’s due tonight, I feel at 12. So it could already be 12,” Leonard mentioned within the clip, which was shared on-line.
The professor quickly responded with his own video message, however he gave the quarterback’s request — pardon the pun — a go.
“Hey, Riley. Nice sport final evening,” Taylor mentioned. “It was so thrilling. Congratulations to you and all of your teammates.
“However you recognize Wesley Williams and the opposite linemen who’re within the class? They mentioned they ready forward and did it forward of time, so why didn’t the quarterback? So no manner, man. No extension.”
Up to now, the alternate is getting blended reactions on X, the platform beforehand often known as Twitter.
Some individuals agreed that Leonard ought to have ready for the task, whereas others criticized the professor’s response.