Eighty-five football seasons.
Eighty-four years and ten months.
That’s how long Ralph O’Gwynne’s name was on the top line in the Auburn football record book for the longest scoring run from scrimmage: 92 yards.
On Saturday, after an Alabama State punt rolled end-over-end along the sideline and settled at the Tigers’ six-yard-line, things changed.
Auburn led 48-0 with less than a minute to play in the third quarter when backup freshman running back Jarquez Hunter heard his number called for a first-down run off right tackle. He went untouched for 94 yards and a touchdown.