I'm not typically a Nebraska fan...but suddenly find myself liking them A LOT more...
Here is the story from Yahoo! Sports:
Nebraska held is annual Red-White Spring Game on Saturday and the star of the contest was a 7-year-old boy. Jack Hoffman is a diehard Nebraska fan battling brain cancer. Last season, he formed a bond with Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead and has become an inspiration for the Huskers ever since. So, during the fourth quarter of the spring game, Hoffman, who was dressed in a Nebraska uniform complete with an oversized helmet (no pads), lined up in the backfield, got the hand off and ran the ball in for a long touchdown. It was the highlight of the game.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Jmisv1Spck
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Great story and a classy move. Good thing this wasn't at #LOLUVAs spring game or he would've gotten laid out behind their OL.
It would've been the saddest buttfumble ever.
Maybe he can block...
It is a very nice to see a whole team get behind a kid like that. That is the type of off-season story line we should read more of, instead of players being bribed, arrested or what ever else they get into.
That was awesome
looks like a replay of b1g championship game
Seeing this made me tear up, very classy act by Nebraska. Its good to see some good college sports news after the past couple weeks of negativity.
Dammit, who's cutting onions in here?
Damn pollen. Allergies.
Having lost my mother to brain cancer (front-right lobe) when I was 16, this really moved me.
If for some strange reason, we don't win the National Championship, I hope the Huskers do! They are always a class act.
Meh, if Pelini wasn't their HC I'd be able to tolerate that more. I'll never forget the '07 LSU game where his defense shut us down. Yes, I realize that we won the series against his Nebraska team, but that LSU game still haunts me.
Also known as the game where we burned Tyrod's redshirt because Sean Glennon was being Sean Glennon
I actually kind of root for Nebraska after our series a few years ago. They've got to be some of the nicest fans ive ever met in my life. Since then I've always kind of had a soft spot for them and its just gone up about 100 times thanks to this video, kudos for a class act
That kid was actually pretty fast for a 7 year old. He could probably start for UVA right now.
LOLUVA