# Miami (Ohio) penalized for distracting kicker with video board goal posts

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6 outlets covering · First listed: The Athletic, Nov 10, 2026, 10:56 PM · Read it: <https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7772481/2026/11/10/miami-ohio-redhawks-video-board-uprights-penalty/>

RedHawks' ploy draws an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in rivalry game against Ohio.

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- Nov 10, 2026, 10:56 PM: [Miami (Ohio) penalized for distracting kicker with video board goal posts](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7772481/2026/11/10/miami-ohio-redhawks-video-board-uprights-penalty/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  RedHawks' ploy draws an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in rivalry game against Ohio.
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:08 AM: [Miami (Ohio) penalized for displaying multiple uprights on video board during Ohio FG attempt](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-ohio-penalized-multiple-uprights-video-board-fg-attempt/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  It's not every day you see a penalty called on a team's video board
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:36 AM: [Miami of Ohio penalized for Patriots-style video board trickery on field goal attempt](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-ohio-penalized-patriots-style-163622129.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  At the start of this season, a former NFL analytics staffer publicized a longstanding effort by the Patriots to confuse opposing kickers with the video board behind the goal posts, showing an image of the goal posts meant to cause an optical illusion and make it harder for a kicker to put the ball through the uprights.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:36 AM: [Miami of Ohio penalized for Patriots-style video board trickery on field goal attempt](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/miami-of-ohio-penalized-for-patriots-style-video-board-trickery-on-field-goal-attempt>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  At the start of this season, a former NFL analytics staffer publicized a longstanding effort by the Patriots to confuse opposing kickers with the video board behind the goal posts, showing an image of the goal posts meant to cause an optical illusion and make it harder for a kicker to put the ball through the uprights.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:40 AM: [Miami (Ohio) penalized for distracting videoboard images during FG attempt](<https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50453492/miami-ohio-flagged-distracting-images-fg-attempt>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  Miami (Ohio) was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for displaying multiple images of uprights on a stadium video screen during an opponent's field goal attempt.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:38 AM: [Miami (Ohio) penalized for distracting images during field goal attempt](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/11/miami-university-ohio-penalized-distracting-images-field-goal-attempt/>) — Washington Times (Newspaper, United States)
  The Miami (Ohio) University football team was penalized for distracting Ohio University's kicker with images on the video screen behind the goalposts.