First and goal at the five-yard line, down eight points in the fourth quarter. Seems like a perfect time for… a handoff to your 6’6″, 300-pound offensive tackle? Huh?
Well, that’s what Pittsburgh did on Thursday night against Virginia Tech, and it worked! Check out this beautiful end-around touchdown run from Pittsburgh’s Brian O’Neill:
And that dive! Awesome. Then again, not every offensive lineman is a former tight end and is as athletic as O’Neill is. You may remember him from this touchdown just a couple weeks ago:
Rumble, big man, rumble. #Pitt 6-foot-6, 300-pound OL Brian O'Neill (former TE) with the TD. Love it. #H2P pic.twitter.com/rWlmgZg1m1
— Stephen Nelson (@Stephen__Nelson) October 8, 2016
This guy is an offensive machine and we hope Pittsburgh keeps using him in their offense the rest of the season. Unfortunately, O’Neill’s efforts weren’t enough, as Pitt fell 39-36 to Virginia Tech.
[ESPN]