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We are almost at the midway point of bowl season.
There have already been a few nail biters and heartbreakers.
Here’s a look at the 5 longest touchdowns in bowl games so far (spoiler: we hope you like special teams.)
1. San Diego State crushes Cincinnati and adds a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown: San Diego State didn’t have any trouble with the Bearcats, winning 42-7 in the Hawaii Bowl. Check out Rashaad Penny’s 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Omg!! Rashaad Penny does it again!!!https://t.co/uMvqUyoGlv
— NorwalkFootball (@Teamnews4u) December 25, 2015
2. Pitt’s Quadree Henderson takes it 100 yards to the house in the opening kickoff against Navy. It happened again. The Panthers opened the Military Bowl with this electrifying 100-yard kickoff return from Quadree Henderson. But it was all Navy after that. The Midshipmen went on to claim a dominating 44-28 win.
WATCH: Quadree Henderson's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the game was pretty electric: https://t.co/lFjiL4GrM8
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) December 29, 2015
3. Arkansas State posts a 98-yard kickoff return in loss to Louisiana Tech: Maybe huge kickoff returns aren’t always a good thing. Arkansas State fell to Louisiana Tech 47-28, but Blaise Taylor found the end zone on this breakout play.
HIGHLIGHT: Blaise Taylor takes the kickoff 98 yards to the house for @RedWolvesFBallhttps://t.co/d8iDLbIgP8
— Sun Belt (@SunBelt) December 20, 2015
4. Shaun Wilson returns 98-yard kickoff to provide a spark for Blue Devils: The Pinstripe Bowl was back and forth the entire game. Duke was down 34-27 in the fourth quarter until Shaun Wilson made it happen. The Blue Devils won 44-41 in overtime.
Shaun Wilson adds a 98yd kick return for a TD to make it 34-34, 10:55 4Q #PinstripeBowl pic.twitter.com/TLWBtI7Okv
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 26, 2015
5. Northern Illinois only touchdown comes on a 96-yard kickoff return: Boise State controlled the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and won mightily, 55-7. But Aregeros Turner found the end zone to put Northern Illinois on the board with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. If only he could have done that a few more times.
Sean Labar is an SEC football contributor for Saturday Down South.
