AN ESPN reporter was brutally leveled while covering a college football game from the sidelines.<br /><br />Tori Petry was on duty on Saturday at TCU Lane Stadium, where the Baylor Bears hosted the Kansas State Wildcats.<br /><br />An intense encounter took place between the two college football teams in Waco, where the Bears won 35-34 following a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback. <br /><br />But it wasn't Baylor's resilience on the gridiron that made headlines in Texas.<br /><br />Instead, people were left talking about the shocking hit Petry took during the game.<br /><br />The journalist was standing on the sidelines doing her job when the unthinkable happened.<br /><br />It was during the second quarter when Kansas ace Avery Johnson was rushing forward before getting pushed out of bounds by Baylor's Kyland Reed. <br /><br />Johnson was moving at great speed and had no time to slow down as he approached the lines.<br /><br />That is when the quarterback accidentally smashed right into the ESPN journalist.<br /><br />Petry went flying and brutally crashed on the grass in front of thousands in attendance and millions watching from home.<br /><br />Players, including Johnson, and coaches quickly went over to check on her.<br /><br />Thankfully - and remarkably - Petry stood up immediately and dusted herself off.<br /><br />The reporter has yet to comment on this extraordinary incident.<br /><br />Petry combined her passions for modeling and football to forge a successful journalism career.<br /><br />The Emmy award-winning reporter worked for the Detroit Lions after playing the sport and competing for Miss Florida Teen USA.<br /><br />Petry graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated Summa Cum Laude with the highest honors in the top 10 of her class.<br /><br />Before going to school, though, the eventual TV host and sideline reporter played semi-pro football while entering pageants.<br /><br />Petry said, "I didn’t do my first pageant until my senior year of high school.<br /><br />"I had actually applied for a scholarship that required me to read an essay on stage at a community event.
