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Inside the helmet of MSU's record-breaking kick returner

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Deion Holliman lines up 53 yards away from the punter when he goes back to receive the kick.

He spent the whole week fielding kicks to make sure he’d be confident enough to make the catch when he gets into the game, but the preparation goes back further than that.

He remembers playing football in his backyard in Camden, Arkansas. Playing NFL football has been his goal since the fifth grade.

God has given him a gift, he tells himself. It's instinct.

Before each game, he watches highlights of Chicago Bears legend Devin Hester, who is Holliman's favorite returner.