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per the AP:
Maxx Williams was open on a corner route in the second quarter, and the pass from Mitch Leidner was high and wide as he approached the sideline.
Minnesota’s nimble sophomore tight end fully extended his arms to catch it as his momentum took him hurtling out of bounds, a noble effort surely for naught.
But wait. The incompletion call on third-and-7 was reviewed.
The replays showed his left toe, as evidenced by the rubber pellets stirred up from the contact, dragging on the turf during the split-second between the ball hitting his hands and his right foot touching the white line. The ruling was reversed, and the Gophers kept going for a two-touchdown lead over rival Iowa on the first of three scores that afternoon by Williams.
“I’ve coached a lot of great players, but I’ve never seen anybody catch a football like that kid,” coach Jerry Kill said.
Hardly a person in the stadium believed the pass was complete because the play happened so fast, but nobody on the Minnesota sideline was surprised.
“I make sure I get a good view of all of his catches, if I’m in or if I’m on the sideline,” running back David Cobb said, smiling.
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2014/11/sophomore-makes-tough-catches-look-easy-for-gophers/
Go Gophers!!
Maxx Williams was open on a corner route in the second quarter, and the pass from Mitch Leidner was high and wide as he approached the sideline.
Minnesota’s nimble sophomore tight end fully extended his arms to catch it as his momentum took him hurtling out of bounds, a noble effort surely for naught.
But wait. The incompletion call on third-and-7 was reviewed.
The replays showed his left toe, as evidenced by the rubber pellets stirred up from the contact, dragging on the turf during the split-second between the ball hitting his hands and his right foot touching the white line. The ruling was reversed, and the Gophers kept going for a two-touchdown lead over rival Iowa on the first of three scores that afternoon by Williams.
“I’ve coached a lot of great players, but I’ve never seen anybody catch a football like that kid,” coach Jerry Kill said.
Hardly a person in the stadium believed the pass was complete because the play happened so fast, but nobody on the Minnesota sideline was surprised.
“I make sure I get a good view of all of his catches, if I’m in or if I’m on the sideline,” running back David Cobb said, smiling.
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2014/11/sophomore-makes-tough-catches-look-easy-for-gophers/
Go Gophers!!