No. 10: Braxton Miller first quarter touchdown run against Cal
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Not the most impressive run of Miller's season, but a very good example of how athletic this man can be, and how easy it was for him, at times, to run for a touchdown this season.
No. 9: Taylor Martinez 92-yard touchdown run against UCLA
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A straight forward (literally) touchdown run by Martinez. It is the record long for a TD run in the Rose Bowl stadium and was an early indication that Martinez was destined for a really good season.
The play is the first thing on this highlight reel of the game:
No. 8: Bennie Fowler's game-winning touchdown catch against Wisconsin
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A good catch when you consider how fast the play itself happens. The Badgers gave up a tying touchdown in the final minute of regulation, and that ended up leading to this play.
No. 7: Denard Robinson touchdown run against Air Force without right shoe
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Even though “Shoelace” didn't have the season he was expected to have, he remained one of the most thrilling players in college football. This play is an example of that as it appears to be your standard TD run by Robinson, except he's doing it with one of his shoes off. And he still doesn't miss a step.
This became a bit big online after the game and was a very talked about play at the time. My take: it was a clean hard block by Bell and that the fall Devin Smith suffered appeared a whole lot worse than the hit itself. It is one of the best blocks or hardest “illegal” shots (depending on how you see it) I've ever seen. You be the judge.
No. 5: Montee Ball third quarter touchdown run in Big Ten title game
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If this TD run doesn't say it all about the Badgers' domination of this conference title game, I don't know what does. Ball has no trouble from any Cornhuskers defenders going into the end-zone, including a huge stiff-arm to once such defender who gets in his way.
No. 4: Braxton Miller 72-yard run against Nebraska
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A dazzling run to say the least. Some sweet maneuvering by Miller, who is then chased down the field by four Cornhuskers. Miller is obviously going for the touchdown, but is stopped short, something that is also kind of dazzling in its own way.
No. 3: Taylor Martinez 76-yard touchdown run in Big Ten title game
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One of the best runs of the year in all of college football. Martinez basically runs the full-length of the field after having to go backward and complete a couple twists & turns before outrunning the Badgers down the field for the score. Truly great stuff from Martinez and the lone bright spot for the Cornhuskers in the conference title game.
No. 2: Roy Roundtree's fourth quarter catch against Northwestern
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This one was straight out of Lynn Swann & Super Bowl X. With the game on the line and the Wolverines in need of a field-goal, Roundtree stuck with a ball that had been deflected into the air, and managed to come down with it somehow. The Wolverines ended up getting their field-goal, and went onto win the game in overtime.
No. 1: Devin Smith one-handed touchdown catch against Miami (OH)
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The listing of the final two makes me a bit sad as a Wolverines fan, but I have to give credit where credit is due. Even when I first saw this play on the first Saturday of college football this season, I figured it would be play of the year. The athleticism, the concentration, the great hand of Smith, all of it was too much to be denied.