Stanford football’s Clay Patterson made quite the play against Hawai’i on Saturday, Aug. 23, blowing up an attempted trick play for a 12-yard loss late in the second half.
Then his celebration came.
The seventh-year senior broke out a hilarious celebration, busting out a TikTok dance on the field after the sack. However, the celebration was penalized, resulting in an automatic first down for the Rainbow Warriors.
‘Clay Patterson aura farming right now,’ said CBS color commentator Logan Ryan, a former NFL defensive back.
“Hawaii goes with the trickeration,” Logan added. “Clay Patterson has been in college seven years. You can’t fool him. But then he does the foolish TikTok dance that looks like it’s gonna be a taunting call. Welcome to Week 0 football, people.
‘Clay Patterson, trying to get trending real quick, cost his team. That might get you a seat next to the coach on the bench … and then you get the infamous hand on the head. ‘Oh, doy. What did I do?’”
While Patterson’s dance moves might have been elite, it was a substantial blunder for Stanford. Hawai’i avoided the negative play and later scored on the drive, taking a 14-13 lead into halftime after quarterback Micah Alejado found Jackson Harris for a 19-yard score.
Patterson had already impacted the game in a strong way before the penalty, though, as he strip sacked Alejado in the end zone in the first quarter before linebacker Wilfredo Aybar recovered the ball for a touchdown.
Patterson has two sacks against Hawai’i through three quarters, although he’d have three if it wasn’t for the penalty.
The 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive tackle is making his presence felt against the Rainbow Warriors, but he should probably leave the TikTok dances on the internet rather than the gridiron.