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When He Couldn't Pass the Ball, He Ran It. When He Couldn't Run, He Basically Flew.
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When He Couldn't Pass the Ball, He Ran It. When He Couldn't Run, He Basically Flew.

"...mouth dropping score..."

When college football quarterback Lemar Johnson sees an opening, he takes it — even if the opening is 5 feet above the ground.

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The Morrisville State senior found himself with limited passing options in a play during his school's game against Kean University in Morrisville, New York, on Saturday, so when he saw an opportunity to run the ball, he did.

A defender confronted Johnson just in front of the goal line, and the quarterback did exactly what many of us wish we could do: He leaped 5 feet in the air...

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...hurdling over the defensive player...

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...and diving safely into the end zone.

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Here's how Morrisville State's athletics website described the play:

Facing a fourth down and four situation on the Kean 22-yard line, Morrisville State opted to take a chance at gaining the first down, and on the play, Johnson scrambled and after a 5+ foot hurdle in the air over the Cougar safety, landed in the end zone for the most thrilling and mouth dropping score of the afternoon.

Watch the amazing play below:

Morrisville State went on to win the game, 37-31.

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