If you've seen the crazy Hail Mary that BYU executed in the final seconds Saturday to beat Nebraska, you've probably seen Terenn Houk.
Houk wasn't the quarterback on the play. That was Tanner Mangum, BYU's backup quarterback who is now the team's starter because of a season-ending injury to Taysom Hill. He wasn't the guy who caught the pass on the play either. Mitch Mathews caught the pass. Houk is the guy that did this:
The moment was of pure jubilation. But Houk told the Salt Lake City Tribune that he at first felt "so dumb" when he went and hugged linesman John Roggerman.
"At first, when I ran over to him, he looks at me like, 'what the heck is he doing.' Looked like he was kinda scared," Houk said, then demonstrated how Roggerman stiffened up. "I felt so dumb, to be honest with you, when that happened."
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No penalty was called on the play. And if there would have been a penalty for touching the official, it would not have wiped out the touchdown. It happened after the play was over. And Houk said he's embracing the moment now. He's not feeling ashamed about it at all.
Houk also called the play a dream come true.
"It was everything you ever dream of as a football player," Houk said. "Being there, and just our little section of fans just erupted. It was awesome, and then of course, [BYU coach] Bronco [Mendenhall] goes to his go-to [fist pump] and he's running around and I was like, 'who is that? That's Bronco.' And everybody just was so happy. It was awesome."
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BYU doesn't have much time to revel in the win. While the play will live on as one of the best plays of the 2015 season -- unless the season turns out to be insanely wacky -- the Cougars host Boise State in Week 2.
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