Play of the year? QB throws TD pass while hurdling defender
By Sydney Hunte
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Texas State and James Madison are tangled in a Tuesday night Sun Belt showdown in San Marcos. The Bobcats, at 3-4, are looking to play spoiler against a 6-1 Dukes team looking to stay in the hunt for a possible College Football Playoff bid.
It’s been so far, so good for JMU, which took a 28-20 lead into the locker room. But Texas State quarterback Brad Jackson may have pulled off one of the plays of the year in college football.
Watch below as Jackson hurdles a JMU defender and still manages to find his wide-open receiver, Mavin Anderson, in the end zone:
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Jackson, a redshirt freshman from San Antonio, has enjoyed a strong season thus far for the Bobcats. Coming into Tuesday’s game, he had thrown for 1,786 yards, 9 touchdowns, and just 2 interceptions while recording 384 yards and 8 scores on the ground. In his previous game against Marshall, he posted a career-best 444 yards passing. And, against Arkansas State on Oct. 4, he had 10 carries for 131 yards.
At halftime of Tuesday’s game, Jackson was 16-of-25 for 189 yards, throwing an interception along with his touchdown. He’s also run 14 times for 54 yards and a score.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
