Extra goalposts on Miami (OH)'s scoreboard bring an unusual flag

ESPN's clip reveals why a referee penalized the scoreboard graphics, with a wide shot that makes the strange announcement easier to understand.

Channel: ESPN Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 435,133 views a day, 43 times a normal first day on this channel (10,156).

Miami (OH) was penalized for having too many FG posts on the video board 😅

How can a scoreboard earn a football team a penalty? Miami (OH) provides an unusual answer: display extra goalposts behind the real ones.

In ESPN's broadcast clip, the referee explains the problem over the stadium microphone: "There were depictions of the field goal uprights on the scoreboard." He calls unsportsmanlike conduct against Miami, assesses half the distance to the goal and awards an automatic first down.

The commentators' immediate responses are brief: "Wow." Then: "What?"

The explanation becomes clearer when the broadcast cuts from the sideline to a wide view of the end zone. Behind the actual goalposts, the video board shows multiple yellow upright graphics. A commentator explains that those additional targets can confuse the kicker. The issue isn't extra equipment on the field, but the picture behind it.

That reveal is also a recurring subject in the comments. Viewers describe initially finding the announcement baffling, then understanding the call once the scoreboard appears. Others discuss whether the graphics could interfere with a kick and why officials would draw a line there.

The Short drew roughly 435,000 views in its first day, far beyond ESPN's usual Short. Its comment section was about twenty-six times as busy as usual, with an obscure scoreboard penalty giving viewers plenty to untangle.

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The numbers

The scoreboard clip drew an unusually large first-day audience for an ESPN Short, along with a much busier comment section.

the video's first day

usual first day here

10,156

this video

435,133

subscribers

14,600,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

20,945,046,412

views per day

9,862,883

typical day: 4,033,793

the video

views

456,324

likes

4,954

comments

463

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

ESPN

14,600,000

NBC Sports

5,430,000

Bleacher Report

5,090,000

MaxPreps

3,500,000

Whistle

3,220,000

The Pat McAfee Show

3,000,000

As of November 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.