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Dwayne Harris Is A Special-Teams GeniusIn the NFL, if a player on the punting team touches the ball first before it lands in the end zone, a player on the return team can scoop it up and advance it without worrying about a fumble; the turnover wouldn’t count against them. Raiders return man Dwayne Harris is quite familiar with this rule,...

USC Fakes Out Everyone With Genius Decoy Punt ReturnMichael Pittman Jr. went 72 yards for a punt return touchdown on a play that faked out UCLA and ABC/ESPN’s camera operator as nearly every Bruin bit on a decoy punt return that opened the scoring in tonight’s battle of L.A. ...

Christian McCaffrey Punt Return Called Back, But Is Still A Work Of ArtHeisman favorite Christian McCaffrey is starting this season off with a bang, even if it didn’t actually result in points on the board. Here’s his first-quarter punt return against Kansas State that was brought back for an illegal block penalty; Stanford fans have a lot of reasons to be excited this...

Chris Rainey Returns Punt 95 Yards Untouched

Chris Rainey, who busted out of the NFL due to shenanigans, gave BC Lions an early lead on Calgary tonight with this 95-yard punt return. Football highlights, everybody!...

Cyrus Jones Takes Punt 57 Yards, Extends Alabama Lead To 24-0

Alabama’s Cyrus Jones increased an already big Crimson Tide lead to 24 with this 57-yard punt return. Above is the ESPN Deportes call; here’s how it sounded on Alabama’s Crimson Tide Sports Network:...

Utah Tires Of Pummeling Oregon, Starts Beating Up Fox Camera Operators Too

Utah extended its shocking blowout lead over Oregon 55-13 tonight with a 69-yard punt return that confused fans, Ducks punt coverage team members, and Fox camera operators. The fake fair catch seemed to fool everyone except, of course, Gus Johnson. (You might remember the Rams running this play last...

Tyreek Hill's 92-Yard Punt Return Ties Up Bedlam With A Minute Left

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Georgia's Isaiah McKenzie Returns Bounced Punt For Touchdown

Georgia is already out here beating Troy down, and freshman punt returner Isaiah McKenzie decided he wanted to get in on the fun. Not content to make the safe play, with the first touch of his college career according to ESPN, McKenzie picked the ball up and took it 52 yards to the house. Let's cool...