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Bruins rusher brings back memories of Michael Vick with soaring takeoff for touchdown

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might be hearing from federal aviation officials after his unscheduled takeoff at the Rose Bowl.

The UCLA tailback-turned-hurdler went airborne at the end of his 22-yard touchdown run in the third quarter Saturday, planting his feet onto the helmet of Oregon safety Mattrell McGraw and vaulting skyward before tumbling backward into the end zone.

“I was like, ‘Oh wow, I’m pretty high,’ ” Olorunfunmi said after the Bruins’ 31-14 victory over the Ducks. “And I just hope I don’t get hurt when I get down. I got up, and wasn’t in pain.