The play of the season came just a few minutes before the hurdle heard ‘round Lucas County.
Bryce Mitchell, a senior wide receiver from Bowsher, had a one-handed 28-yard touchdown catch that attracted oohs and ahhs from the college football populace and gave Toledo a 13-3 lead in a must-win game against Western Michigan.
“It was probably one of the best catches I’ve ever had,” Mitchell said. “It was a concentration catch. I had to fend off the defender with my one hand and catch the ball with the other.”
And then disaster struck.
Mitchell was returning a kick along the UT sideline when he hurdled a Western Michigan player.