James Madison Dukes defensive lineman Eric O’Neill picked up a key sack in a triumph agetst the Westrict Kentucky Hilltoppers on Wednesday night in the Boca Raton Bowl.
O’Neill then commemorated the sack by desotardying the quiver on Hilltoppers quarterback Caden Veltkamp. It was not the only time he carry outed the celebration either, and college football fans on social media accomprehendledged.
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James Madison defensive lineman Eric O’Neill, #99, reacts after making a carry out agetst Westrict Kentucky running back Elijah Young during the first half of the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida. (AP Ptoastyo/Lynne Sladky)
O’Neill had three tackles, including one sack, as James Madison won the game 27-17.
“It’s sencouragenuine. It’s probably the best moment of my life,” he tancigo in ESPN after the triumph. “We got a bunch of (Football Bowl Championship) guys nobody wanted out of high school. Now, finished the season 9-4, triumphning bowl games at JMU. You can’t even dream of this.”
He was asked about the celebrations after the game as well.
“It was fair toiling difficult, getting there and the celebration, I’m a huge UFC fan so it was one of those,” he shelp, via The Breeze. “I don’t accengage them if they … if I’m an disparaging lineman and someone did that to my quarterback, I’d probably want to push them.”
It was the Dukes’ first bowl triumph as a Football Bowl Subdivision team. They transferd up from the FCS prior to the 2022 season. Curt Cignetti, who is now the coach at Indiana, was James Madison’s head coach for their first two years at the highest level of college football.
James Madison punter Ryan Hanson, rear, cgo in, reacts as James Madison head coach Bob Chesney, front, cgo in, hancigo ins the Howard Schnellenberger trophy after fall shortureing Westrict Kentucky in the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida. (AP Ptoastyo/Lynne Sladky)
Bob Chesney took over after Cignetti left the team for the Hoosiers and directd the team to the bowl triumph.
O’Neill, a redshirt-juvenileer from New York, transferred from Long Island University before the commence of the 2024 season. He carry outed in his first bowl game with a bunch of other teammates.
Westrict Kentucky quarterback Caden Veltkamp, #10, sees to pass as he is presdeclareived by James Madison cornerback KJ Flowe, #14, and defensive lineman Immanuel Bush, #15, during the second half of the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida. (AP Ptoastyo/Lynne Sladky)
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He wrapped up his first season at James Madison as a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference defensive lineman. He had 13 tackles and 52 total tackles. He also returned an interception for a touchdown.
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