The subsequent Hail Mary attempt didn't even reach the end zone, and the Saints walked into the locker room with their heads bowed. Rizzi was irate, and fans on social media weren't cutting him any slack for his lack of awareness about the clock.

As Sparacio sprinted down the field, Rizzi was matching him step-for-step on the sideline. The new kid, a 23-year-old graduate assistant who had been with the team for three weeks

W hen Dennis Allen was fired in November, it came as little surprise that special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi took over as head coach on an interim basis. As expected, the latt