Cornelius Johnson launched forward Saturday off the line of scrimmage.
With head down and arms pumping, Michigan football's wide receiver lengthened his stride until he was 16 yards downfield. On a different play and a different route, Johnson might have stopped right there, chopping his feet and turning toward the sideline on a deep curl.
But on this play and this route — first and 10 from his own 13-yard line with a 25-point lead on the scoreboard — Johnson pulled the bait and switch. He fooled Northern Illinois cornerback Eric Rogers into thinking he was running a deep curl and then, after giving a half turn back toward quarterback Cade McNamara, Johnson planted his right foot in the ground to restart his momentum and torch the defender with a double move.