“If it wasn’t there,” Daniels said afterward, “hopefully I could make something of it with my legs. Daniels could either hit true freshman tight end Mason Taylor in the flat running nearly parallel to the goal line, or he could improvise. The 2-point conversion progressions were simple.
He did that because of Daniels, AKA the guy that Kelly plucked out of the transfer portal in the middle of his first spring in Baton Rouge.
After the Tigers quarterback scampered into the end zone for what could’ve been a game- tying touchdown (pending the extra point), Kelly opted for the potential game- winning 2-point conversion.