Obviously USC Trojans wide receiver Deontay Burnett didn’t just disappear into thin air, but footage recorded before a college football game makes it look as though he did.
In a video posted by USC head coach Clay Helton before a game against UCLA, two players can be seen completing an elaborate handshake, but look closer at the number 80 watching on.
That’s Deontay Burnett – but where did he go?
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Indeed, he must be difficult to get hold of during a game.
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Many on social media were baffled by the footage, in which number 50 can be seen coming into view, but Burnett disappears.
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Does Deontay even know where he went?
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USC went on to win the game 28-23, but of greater concern was where Burnett ended up.
A couple of theories have surfaced, with some believing he was behind 50…
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… and others wondering whether he might have somehow gone out of frame.
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