Northwestern touchdown
College FootballBy Sean Keeley on

It makes perfect sense that, in a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Northwestern Wildcats, one team would require a defensive lineman to play offense in order to score a touchdown.

In a Big Ten showdown featuring two of the most anemic offenses in the nation, Northwestern found a way to make a magical moment on offense with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to defensive lineman Duke Olges.

Down 20-0 to Iowa in the third quarter, Northwestern didn’t have much to lose by going for it on fourth and goal from the one-yard line. The 260-pound defender lined up as an eligible receiver at the tight end slot. Perhaps assuming, like most of us, that the Wildcats wouldn’t consider throwing in his direction, he slipped into the endzone and had just enough space to haul in the touchdown pass to get Northwestern on the board. 

The junior from Winnetka, Illinois certainly has an interesting background, courtesy of Iowa sports columnist Mike Hlas.

And naturally, the college football world loved to see the big man touchdown and celebrated thusly.

Iowa is cruising to victory on the day, up 33-7 in the fourth quarter with five minutes to play, but that doesn’t take away from the incredible big-man score for Olges.

[Big Ten Network]

About Sean Keeley

Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Editorial Strategy Director for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.

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