High School Football Team Discovers Backup Quarterbacks Exist, Media Declares Cinematic Origin Story
- Who
- Lyndon Vikings football team and the Vermont sports media industrial complex
- What
- Backup quarterback Jackson Wells replaced injured starter Owen Fox ten minutes into the season opener against Spaulding, leading Lyndon to a 34-12 victory in Barre on Thursday
- When
- September 4, 2026
- Where
- Barre, Vermont
Lyndon's starting quarterback Owen Fox suffered a game-ending injury roughly ten minutes into Thursday's season opener against Spaulding. Backup Jackson Wells entered the game and directed the Vikings to a 34-12 win. The game was played in Barre as part of the opening week schedule. No further details on Fox's injury were provided in the roundup.
Our analysts have confirmed that a team's second-string quarterback taking snaps after the first-string quarterback gets hurt is, technically, the entire purpose of having a second-string quarterback.
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