Nebraska's Jack Hoffman (8-year-old) TD run called back on penalty
[Embed in 1st post below because it won't embed in OP.]
Do you remember how Nebraska allowed 8-year-old Jack Hoffman to run for a touchdown during their spring game in April? The young guy is in remission for pediatric brain cancer, and the 70-yard TD run was a highlight on ESPN due to the feel-good nature of the story.
New footage of the run shows that the play was called back due to a penalty -- see the video below for Gus Johnson's call. Also, don't miss Bo Pelini's heartwarming words for Jack at around 1:30 of the video.
[Embed below; hat tip to /r/cfb.]
December 13th, 2013 at 5:08 PM ^
Holy cow that's funny!
I do feel horribly about laughing at this, and getting POSBANG'd in the F-ck Cancer thread, however.
December 13th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
The kid showed some solid vision before the QB stepped in, you can see at the beginning of the play all the lb's follow the blocking and flow to the left, if the wr holds his block thats a huge lane he is originally heading for.
December 13th, 2013 at 6:06 PM ^
Good analysis, you might as well keep going and UFR the whole thing. This is what, a RPS +2?
December 13th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
Glad that got called back. Now that means Michigan had more rushing yards than an 8-year-old with cancer against the Nebraska D.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
Even with the penalty, we're still 21 yards short of Hoffman's total.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
Oh right, because...shit.
December 13th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
good thing borges wasn't runnign their offense or the kid would have been destroyed in the backfield...
/s
you guys are crazy!
December 13th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
That legit scared the shit out of me.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:32 PM ^
December 13th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
Lol'ed at work - thanks.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:23 PM ^
Funniest thing I've seen this week...
December 13th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
I had Jack on my college fantasy team. That "block" cost me 13.0 fantasy points and I lost that week by only 8.9 points. Such B.S.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^
This was very well done.
The thing that makes it perfect is that wisconsin and nebraska are indentical in colors.
December 13th, 2013 at 4:54 PM ^
I just shouted (and then laughed) hard enough to freak out both cats and both kids. That was very well done indeed. Actually, now my son wants to see it again, as matter of fact. It was actually funny as well that they went back to a smiling Bo Pelini and a very at-ease Nebraska crowd.
December 13th, 2013 at 5:01 PM ^
Love the 'Chris Collingsworthism' ....
"That was a moment right there.. Wow. Goosebumps"
December 13th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
That is a perfect mix - very funny. Made my Friday. Thank you very much!
December 13th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
I wish I had the free time to put something like that together. I’m glad there are people out there who do.
Well done interwebs, well done indeed.
December 13th, 2013 at 6:31 PM ^
Penalty was on the defense. Offense got hosed. Fuckin' refs.
December 13th, 2013 at 7:02 PM ^
Don't watch this with the speakers turned up.......or drunk.