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WATCH: one of the most incredible acts of kindness took place in Andrews Thursday night.
November 2025 in Texas
In the Bi-District playoff game between Sundown Roughnecks and Wink Wildcats, Wink was comfortably ahead late in the fourth quarter. Sundown had a senior player, Kolt McDaniel, who has special needs and had never scored a touchdown in his high school career.
With 22 seconds left and the game already decided, Sundown’s coaches asked Wink’s head coach Brian Gibson if their team could let Kolt score.
Coach Gibson didn’t hesitate: he pulled his defense off the field entirely, told his players to let Kolt run untouched into the end zone.
Kolt McDaniel scored his first and only career touchdown.
The Sundown sideline, the fans, and even many Wink players and fans erupted in cheers.
After the play, players from both teams met at midfield to celebrate Kolt together.Wink won the game, but everyone who was there (and everyone who saw the video afterward) agrees the real winners that night were Texas high school football and basic human decency.
Coach Gibson later said, “It wasn’t even a question. That’s what this game is supposed to be about.”
The moment went viral across Texas and beyond as one of the purest examples of sportsmanship you’ll ever see.
"Video: Original footage from Sundown vs. Wink playoff game (11/14/2025) – widely shared via Texas HS football communities"
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