Ex-LSU QB throws game-winning 53-yard TD pass with 3 seconds left to beat Houston
One of the wildest and gutsiest finishes of the college football season took place Thursday night.
Former LSU quarterback Justin McMillan helped Tulane beat Houston 38-31, and how it happened is what everyone’s talking about.
With the game tied 31-31 with 21 seconds remaining, Tulane looked like it would play for overtime. Instead, the Green Wave ran a fake quarterback kneel to setup a game-winning attempt.
Perhaps just as crazy as Tulane's game-winner: This fake kneel play to set it up. pic.twitter.com/VS9i8C0kd6
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) September 20, 2019
The very next play, the ex-LSU signal caller McMillan hit wide receiver Jalen McCleskey on a 53-yard game-winning touchdown pass that left just three seconds on the clock.
This game-winning TD by Tulane is INSANITY. pic.twitter.com/31rnwqqa7M
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) September 20, 2019
Since McMillan took over the Tulane starting quarterback job, the Green Wave is 8-2. McMillan finished just 7-of-20 for 186 yards, but he threw three touchdown passes and ran for another one.
Tulane improved to 3-1, while Houston fell to 1-3.