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Arkansas Fans Furious About Officiating In Loss to Florida

Michael David Smith — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:59:00 EST

Filed under: Arkansas, Florida, SEC, Video

Arkansas fans are taking to Twitter, message boards and blogs to vent their frustrations about the officiating in Saturday's loss to No. 1 Florida. They're also posting their evidence on YouTube -- and proving that they have every reason to be upset.

Two bad calls in particular, both on Florida's game-tying fourth-quarter drive, have caused the Razorback rage. The first, which you see above, was a personal foul called against Razorbacks defensive tackle Malcolm Sheppard for knocking Florida's Marcus Gilbert to the ground at the end of a play. The call is clearly ridiculous: It was Gilbert who tried to level Sheppard with a late hit, and all Sheppard did was lower his shoulder to absorb the hit. Just because Gilbert fell down and Sheppard didn't doesn't mean Sheppard was in the wrong.

The other call on that game-tying Florida drive, which you see above, was a pass interference penalty. The pass interference call doesn't inspire quite as much outrage as the personal foul -- mostly because pass interference is called so inconsistently that football fans have grown accustomed to bad calls -- but it was still a major gift from the officials to the Gators.

Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel calls them "two of the worst calls I've seen in quite some time" and notes that the calls were made by the same SEC officiating crew that was heavily criticized for an excessive celebration call that helped LSU beat Georgia two weeks ago. And that doesn't even include this non-call on what should have been offensive pass interference against Florida, on Florida's game-winning drive later in the fourth quarter:

We all know that officials are human beings who sometimes make mistakes, and we'll never have perfect officiating. But it sticks in the craws of Arkansas fans that they had three officiating errors go against them at the worst possible time on Saturday. The SEC has some explaining to do.

UPDATE: The SEC has admitted that the personal foul call was incorrect. The pass interference calls, the SEC says, were judgment calls at the discretion of the referee. For more updates, follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

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Pete Carroll Makes His Line Coaches Slide in the Mud

Michael David Smith — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:55:00 EST

Filed under: USC, Coaching, Video

It was a rare rainy day in Southern California on Tuesday, and the rain gave USC coach Pete Carroll a bright idea for what to do at the end of practice: Settle a tied scrimmage between the offense and the defense by having his offensive and defensive line coaches see who could slide farther in the mud.

USC's official football blog describes the festivities:

Carroll said the only way to settle the tie was to put offensive line coach Pat Ruel against defensive line coach Jethro Franklin in a slip-and-slide competition on the most puddle-filled part of the field.

So with the players forming a tunnel on either side of the runway where the battle was taking place, the 58-year-old Ruel and 43-year-old Franklin went through two rounds of hilarious sliding before Franklin emerged -- soaked and muddied -- as the champion. The defense was awarded the overall practice victory, but all were in good spirits after the childlike festivities.

One of the reasons Carroll is such a great recruiter is that he convinces teenage football players they'll have fun if they come to USC. And really, what's more fun for a teenager than watching a couple of overweight middle-aged guys slide around in the mud?

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Golden Tate on Celebration: 'I Forgot That Was Michigan State's Band'

Michael David Smith — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Notre Dame, Video

Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate scored the winning touchdown in Saturday's victory over Michigan State, but what has everyone talking about Tate three days later isn't the score itself, it's the way he celebrated afterward: Tate did a flying leap into the Michigan State band.

Tate could have injured himself or the members of the Spartan Marching Band, but fortunately the Michigan State band members in the vicinity got out of the way, and Tate wasn't hurt when he hit the ground. Tate explained that as he launched himself into mid-air, he was thinking it was the Notre Dame band he was going to celebrate with:

"I thought the people were going to catch me, but I forgot that was Michigan State's band," Tate said. "And, like, I jumped up and they scattered real quick and there was the ground hitting me hard."

Tate is lucky he wasn't hurt -- or flagged for an excessive celebration penalty -- but since no harm was done on the play, we're all free to laugh at one of the funniest moments of this young college football season. And on that note, I'll leave you with this video remix of the Tate leap:

What did you think of the celebration? Tell me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

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Finding Football Experts on Sorority Row

Clay Travis — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Fans, Video, General CFB Insanity

At some point in time, we've all thought, why aren't sorority girls given the opportunity to talk about their college football team's big game. But when have you ever seen them given the opportunity? I'm not one to scream racism from the rooftops, but I know racism when I see it. And this ladies and gents, is racism plain and simple. So I decided to eracism and sit down with sorority girls from the University of Tennessee last Friday.

I conducted an interview with five sorority girls in the majestic setting of a fraternity house trophy room on Tennessee's campus. The girls and I talked about life, love, Layla Kiffin, and the UCLA Bruins. I also asked all of them to make out with me. Since it was such an important event I even wore a suit for the first time since I last appeared in court. (Ed: As a lawyer. We think.) The result is the FanHouse Sorority Roundtable. Enjoy.

Finding Football Experts on Sorority Row originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Terrelle Pryor Best Seen, Not Heard

Brian Grummell — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:13:00 EST

Filed under: Ohio State, Video

Terrelle Pryor is a sometimes-brilliant football player but his thinking needs some work. The Ohio State Buckeyes' star quarterback wrote the word 'Vick' on one of his pieces of eyeblack on Saturday. When questioned about it, he dove deep into the world of what Dr. Saturday appropriately called relativism in defending idol Michael Vick.

Sayeth Pryor, "Not everybody is a perfect person in the world. Everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever." Video after the jump.

Hmmmmmmm no, not whatever. No moral grandstanding needed here as we all know what's wrong with those sentiments. Well, all of us except Pryor.

That's the kind of deep thought that will have certain folks ready to dust off the Andy Katzenmoyer file, ready to charge Ohio State as little else but a football factory. Beat USC next week and Michigan later in the year and all is forgiven, right?

Whatever.

Also on FanHouse:
Blanket Coverage: Week 1 in Review
Bob Stoops on Sam Bradford: "It's Going to Be a While"
Jay Mariotti: Is Cool Barkley Next Great College QB?

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Bill Withers Pays Special Visit to USC, 'Lean on Me' Singalong Ensues

Tom Herrera — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: USC, Coaching, Video

When USC players "punked" Pete Carroll by staging a fake fight during a team practice, the head coach vowed to get revenge. Carroll returned the favor on Friday night with help from a very special guest -- legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers.

Withers posed as an NCAA representative who warned players about a fictional fungus. "It's the only fungus I know associated with any bone damage," Withers said during his staged speech.

After revealing his true identity, the room erupted with laughter.

Carroll, known for staging pranks to lighten the team's mood, enlisted Withers' help because of a connection to "Lean on Me," a song Withers wrote nearly 40 years ago. Earlier in training camp, freshman linebacker Marquis Simmons led the entire team in a rendition of Withers' hit.

"He was more than willing to do it," Carroll said after the Trojans' morning practice Saturday. "It was an extraordinary gift he gave us, but he had a ball."

Withers closed his appearance with some advice for the players: "Don't lose sight of this camraderie that you have now, because the later you go in your life, the less access you will have to this friendship ... just don't let this go by without realizing that it's happening to you."

Hat Tip: The Wiz of Odds

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Lou Holtz: Notre Dame Will Play in BCS Title Game

Michael David Smith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:40:00 EST

Filed under: Notre Dame, Media Watch, Video

Notre Dame has gone 10-15 over the last two seasons, but ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz says the Fighting Irish are about to see their fortunes change. Greatly.

"I personally believe, if you ask me, 'Who's going to play in the national championship game?' I'd say it's going to be Florida and the University of Notre Dame," Holtz says. "They return 11 starters on offense. They return all three running backs, the two best wide receivers, they have a great defense coming back."

Obviously, we all know that Holtz loves Notre Dame, where he coached from 1986 to 1996. But he says his prediction that the Irish will play for the national championship has less to do with his love of the university than about his simple belief that Notre Dame has such an easy schedule this year that they should steamroll most of their opponents.

"They only play one team in the Top 37 preseason," Holtz sys. "Not that they'll be the No. 2 team in the country, but I do believe they'll be the best team in the stadium, and that's all they have to do."

Holtz does make a fair point there: Notre Dame's schedule is ridiculously easy, starting with Nevada at home, following up with three middle-of-the-pack Big Ten teams (at Michigan, Michigan State, at Purdue) and then a home game against Washington, which was 0-12 last year.

But even if Notre Dame does start 5-0, the sixth game is against USC, and that's the one game against a preseason Top 37 team Holtz refers to. Once the Trojans get done abusing the Irish, no one will be talking about Notre Dame in the national championship game. Not even Lou Holtz

What do you think of Holtz's prediction? Tell me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

Lou Holtz: Notre Dame Will Play in BCS Title Game originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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UCLA Pulls YouTube Video of Rick Neuheisel Ripping Pete Carroll

Michael David Smith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:10:00 EST

Filed under: UCLA, USC, Coaching, Video

For the last month, a video was available on UCLA's official YouTube channel that showed head football coach Rick Neuheisel saying he's "ticked off" at his crosstown rival, USC coach Pete Carroll, and promising to "get after their ass." But after the Orange County Register publicized the video Tuesday, UCLA pulled it down.

What had Neuheisel so upset is that Carroll voted against Neuheisel's proposal to allow coaches to have their children with them on the sidelines during games. Neuheisel explained on the video that the Pac-10 has a rule that children aren't permitted on the sidelines during games, but Neuheisel wanted a waiver for coaches' children, because he thinks fathers and sons can bond on the sidelines during games. Neuheisel said the proposal was put to a vote at a meeting of Pac-10 coaches, and that the vote was 9-1, with only Carroll opposed.

As Neuheisel told the story, he addressed Carroll directly, saying, "I'm going to get you. I'm going to reel you in."

But now when you try to play the video on YouTube, you get a message saying, "This video has been removed by the user." Apparently someone at UCLA decided that going after Carroll so publicly wasn't a wise use of the university's official YouTube channel.

And anyway, I'm with Carroll when it comes to kids on the sidelines. The last thing college football needs is a Darren Baker situation.

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National Champion Gators, Huskies Visit the White House

Michael David Smith — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:45:00 EST

Filed under: Florida, Video

President Obama recently welcomed the national champion Florida Gators football team and UConn Huskies women's basketball team to the White House. Above is the video of the Gators' visit from the official White House YouTube channel; below is video of Obama playing a game of P-I-G with the Huskies.

The Huskies said they were impressed with Obama's deft outside shooting:

"We played P-I-G, which is a shorter version of H-O-R-S-E," UConn center Tina Charles said. "He beat Maya [Moore], Renee [Montgomery] and myself. He was shooting 17-footers all over the perimeter."

Added Montgomery, "He only missed one shot out of five shots. In 20 years, I'll remember that I could not make one jump shot at the White House. My clothes hindered me. I couldn't extend my arms."

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Hanging Out With the NFL's Future

Ariel Helwani — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:00:00 EST

Filed under: Video

NEW YORK -- Some of the biggest NFL Draft prospects attended Thursday night's EA Sports NCAA Football 10 Draft Night Premiere IV party in New York City. Everyone from Mark Sanchez to Michael Crabtree celebrated the release of the game.

Just 48 hours before the biggest day of their young careers, I was able to pick some of the players' brains and talk shop with the likes of ESPN's Trey Wingo and Fox Sports' Jay Glazer. A video chronicling my exciting night can be found after the jump.

Hanging Out With the NFL's Future originally appeared on NCAA Football FanHouse on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Living the Dream With Erin Andrews

Ariel Helwani — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:51:00 EST

Filed under: Media Watch, Video

NEW YORK -- Any sportscaster would love to be featured in a video game. Erin Andrews is getting to fulfill her virtual dream by being featured in EA Sports' NCAA Football 10.

My dream? Heck, it was to interview Erin Andrews! Sadly, though, things took an unexpected turn at EA's Draft Night Premiere IV in New York City when Andrews left me out of her dream. Confused by all this dream talk? Check out the interview below.

Erin Andrews

Commentator Erin Andrews of ESPN reports from the sidelines as the University of Miami Hurricanes host the Texas A&M Aggies at the Orange Bowl on September 20, 2007 in Miami, Florida.

Al Messerschmidt, Getty Images

ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews looks for interviews on the field prior to the Virginia Tech Hokies against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

G. Newman Lowrance, Getty Images

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews poses for a photo after the Wisconsin Badgers game against the Michigan State Spartans at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

David Stluka, Getty Images

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews during a game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

Ronald Martinez, Getty Images

ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews

ESPN

ESPN's Erin Andrews shows her catch from an ice fishing expedition with the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team during the game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Kohl Center on January 22, 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.

David Stluka, Getty Images

MLB reporter Erin Andrews has a laugh prior to the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox in Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

J. Meric, Getty Images

ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews interviews head coach David Perno #4 of the Georgia Bulldogs against the Fresno State Bulldogs during Game 1 of the 2008 Men's College World Series Championship June 23, 2008 at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images

Justin Morneau #33 of the Minnesota Twins is presented the trophy after winning the State Farm Home Run Derby at the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.

Rich Pilling, MLB/Getty Images

Erin Andrews of ESPN watches infielder Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays after play against the Boston Red Sox July 2, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Al Messerschmidt, Getty Images

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YouTubesDay: Kerry Taylor's Behind-The-Back Catch

Brian Grummell — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:51:00 EST

Filed under: Arizona State, Video

Kerry Taylor has some set of stones attempting this kind of grab in the middle of practice. During a recent Arizona State practice, the receiver pulled off a ridiculous behind-the-back catch (video after the jump). Its the kind of stunt that results in either a dropped ball or dropped jaws. Fortunately for Taylor, it was the latter.

He probably still got chewed out by his coach, but only after getting a pat on the back. Unfortunately it was only practice, we're talking about practice, and not a live game. Still awesome, but do it against an all Pac-10 corner and we've really got something here.
(Via Wild West)

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USF Coach Leavitt's Sub-6.0 40-Yard-Dash

Chas Rich — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:34:00 EST

Filed under: South Florida, Big East, Coaching, Video, General CFB Insanity

USF coach Jim Leavitt is known for leading his team out on to the field before games in a mad dash as the state troopers accompanying him try to keep up.To promote the South Florida spring game,Leavitt agreed to do a 40-yard dash. The 52-year old Leavitt turned in a brisk 5.72 second time. He also complained that the run was into the wind.

I'm hopeful that someone will eventually set up a biathlon of swimming and running between Leavitt and USC coach Pete Carroll.

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Signing Day: Wisconsin Swipes Recruit From Illinois

Bruce Ciskie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Illinois, Wisconsin, Big 10, Recruiting, Video, National Signing Day 2009

Whenever you are dealing with young kids, you're going to experience some difficulties in decision-making. Plenty of adults have issues with commitment, so kids are bound to have the occasional change of heart. I've never thought it was a terribly big deal when it happened, but it seems to be grounds for assault when a teenage athlete changes his/her mind on a college choice. One of those who has made that change on Signing Day is Kraig Appleton, a wide receiver from East St. Louis, Illinois. YouTube of his skillz is after the jump.

I'm not a scout, so I don't know how good Appleton is going to be at the next level. He looks like he has some wheels, and he uses his size pretty well for a young kid.

Anyway, Appleton had previously committed to Illinois. Somewhere along the line, however, he started to waver on his commitment, and he followed through on that wavering Wednesday.

Appleton has signed to play his college football at Wisconsin. Not surprisingly, Badger fans are a tad pleased with this.

Of course, as Jeff Potrykus points out, they're not so giddy when it goes the other way. That's the nature of fans, though. You expect that.

In cases like this, I've always felt that it's wrong for a school to continue recruiting someone who has already given a commitment elsewhere. That said, how do you stop it? The answer is that you don't. Good salespeople don't take "No" for an answer, and good recruiters are going to learn that mantra, too. It might not be right to put pressure on a teenager who had enough trouble making a decision, but if you don't do it, you can be certain someone else will.

FanHouse takes you into the belly of the college football beast that is recruiting. We'll be around before, during and after Signing Day '09.

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Pete Carroll Talks to FanHouse About Mark Sanchez's Decision to Leave USC

Elie Seckbach — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:33:00 EST

Filed under: USC, Video

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

What does USC coach Pete Carroll think of junior quarterback Mark Sanchez going into the NFL Draft? Does he still think it's a bad idea? And will Pete follow Mark to the NFL? We get all of those answers and more in this exclusive video. We also talk to more USC legends, like Reggie Bush and Willie McGinest, as well as other L.A. celebs.

Check out the video after the jump.

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Saturday Night Live and Will Forte Also Think the BCS Is Awesome

Will Brinson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: BCS, Media Watch, Video, General CFB Insanity, Bowl Games

The BCS stinks. It's never been more apparent than this year and that's why Saturday Night Live, a former cultural bastion of satirical humor, decided to take on the system. Kudos to Will Forte for making something funny that didn't involve Andy Samberg.

Thanks to Sports Rubbish for bothering to watch SNL (I fell asleep after the Doogie Howser theme song skit) all the way through and grabbing this sucker.

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BCS National Championship Game: FOX Praises Tim Tebow for Taunting Sooners

Michael David Smith — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:55:00 EST

Filed under: Florida, Oklahoma, Media Watch, Video

As long as the media is turning today into the official Tim Tebow Hagiography Day, we ought to at least acknowledge that this was a bush league move:

That was Tebow doing the Gator Chomp directly in the face of Sooners safety Nick Harris after Tebow picked up a first down late in the fourth quarter. It was a clear violation of college football rules, and the officials correctly penalized him for it.

The FOX announcers, who absolutely embarrassed themselves with the way they worshiped at the Tebow altar, were just as ridiculous as you'd expect them to be. Thom Brennaman said, "That might be the first thing he's ever done wrong in his life."

Brennaman's partner, Charles Davis, was even worse: He tried to excuse Tebow's behavior by saying, "he was backing away, which is good." Uh, no. Tebow had purposefully walked several yards downfield to get right into Harris' face before he did the Gator Chomp. He only started backing away when he was sure Harris had seen what he was doing. Last time I checked, getting in someone's face to taunt him, only to back away before he has a chance to respond, isn't "good."

Is this a big deal? No. Taunting goes on in every game. But it's absurd that the FOX announcers responded to a player committing a penalty -- a stupid, unsportsmanlike penalty that stopped the clock just when the Gators were trying to run it out -- by showering praise upon him.

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Rey Maualuga Gets Blasted by Women's Sports Foundation, Apologizes to Erin Andrews

Will Brinson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Penn State, USC, Big 10, Pac 10, NCAA FB Gossip, Media Watch, NCAA FB Scandal, Video, General CFB Insanity, Bowl Games

Rey Maualuga moved to number one in the blogosphere's collective heart recently when he did a little shimmy-shake behind Erin Andrews. It was baller and hysterical all at the same time. Well, not so fast, my friends. Turns out Donna Lopiano, a former CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation, didn't think so.

"[Maualuga is] my first-round pick for 'offensive' player of the year" and his dance behind Andrews "another example of a narcissistic, high-profile athlete believing that any behavior, no matter how inappropriate, is acceptable because of his status. For those who would laugh off, celebrate or enable this behavior, think twice. Ms. Andrews could be your sister, daughter or wife."

Since this is a serious matter, I'm not going to make the seemingly requisite "Erin Andrews as my wife" blogger joke. You know how I know it's serious? Rey even apologized (Go on. Kiss it.) according to a statement from USC.

"The situation was addressed immediately," the statement said. "Rey both e-mailed and spoke to Erin and apologized to her. He realized he made a mistake and used poor judgment. He deeply regrets his actions."

I see the inherent sexism that could be pulled out of this little stunt, but I also kind of tend to think that Andrews would (and probably did) laugh this whole thing off. That being said, it's still pretty awkward anytime a football player pulls off a sexist-related act on the field towards a female reporter, so, yeah, this is probably how it should have worked out.

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Rey Maualuga Shows America How to Shimmy on an Unsuspecting Erin Andrews

Will Brinson — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: Penn State, USC, Pac 10, Fans, Video, General CFB Insanity, Bowl Games

Rey Maualuga has had an outstanding college career and he's more or less guaranteed to be a first-round pick in this year's NFL draft. He also played in his final game for Southern Cal on Thursday, helping the Trojans destroy the Penn State Nittany Lions. But of all the things he's given us (as football fans) and USC (as a football program), the following video of him grinding on Erin Andrews' back while she's not looking is going to end up ranking pretty high on the awesome meter.

Sure, Maualuga was casually sauntering off the field, but the fact that he still had the presence of mind to spot Andrews, realize she wasn't paying attention and then throw a shimmy-grind on her without her realizing it -- all in front of hundreds of thousands of people -- is pretty freaking impressive. And it shows how famous she really is.

H/T: Wiz of Odds

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Video: LeGarrette Blount Touchdown Run Emphatically Closes Out the Holiday Bowl

Brian Grummell — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:15:00 EST

Filed under: Oklahoma State, Oregon, Big 12, Pac 10, Video, Bowl Games

FanHouse gathers around the TV to bring you insights from Bowl Season '08.

Purely ridiculous stuff here. Leading Oklahoma State just 35-31 with three minutes remaining, Oregon lined up at the Cowboys' 29-yard-line. What happened next was the stuff of legend.

From shotgun on first down, Oregon handed the ball off to six-foot-two, 230-pound tailback LeGarrette Blount. Oklahoma State's defense got tremendous penetration but Blount evaded the initial surge, made a cut to surge into open field and then strung together three great elements that will make this a famous run for many years.

First, he completely hurdled a defender at the 20-yard-line. We're talking soared right over him. Awesome stuff but we've seen that this year out of Beanie Wells and Knowshon Moreno.

Next, he maintained enough of a head of steam to power through a bloc of five defenders in front of, underneath and to the side of him.

Finally, the clincher. At the ten yard line, a final defender met him from the side, but Blount stuck out his left arm and held him off, stiff-arm style, the final ten yards while running diagonally. Brilliant stuff mixing so many great running elements from speed to power to stiff-arms to unteachable leaps. What great timing, as that run was the clincher that put the game away at 42-31. If you can't enjoy this you have no soul. Video after the jump.

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