Seven Year Old Brain Cancer Patient Scores For Nebraska

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Jack Hoffman is not on scholarship at Nebraska, but he still led the Huskers in rushing at the team's spring scrimmage Saturday in Lincoln.

 

Clad in full Huskers gear, Hoffman, a 7-year-old brain cancer patient from Atkinson, Neb., ran 69 yards for the scrimmage's final touchdown.

 

"Jack was pretty hard to beat," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said.

 

On fourth-and-1, Hoffman took a handoff from quarterback Taylor Martinez and -- after a brief detour to the left -- followed his blockers around the right end and down the field.

 

Both sidelines cleared as the entire Nebraska team followed him into the end zone and players twice his height lifted Hoffman onto their shoulders.

 

The crowd of 60,174 at Memorial Stadium cheered as Jack celebrated -- a moment that left his father, Andy, misty-eyed on the sideline.

 

Asked what he was thinking when he ran onto the field, Jack said, "Scoring a touchdown."

 

And when he broke free and scored?

 

"It felt awesome," he said.

 

And the crowd reaction? "Really awesome."

 

 

 

 

Rest of article: http://espn.go.com/c...ers-spring-game

 

 

 

 

An epic shot of the the reaction to the touchdown:

 

[Favre4Ever+ 4,476]

That. Was really frickin' cool. Big ups to Nebraska.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

Nebraska

[Omerta+ 1,206]

Pretty god damn impressive

[Bucman 891]

Brings a tear to my eye, but this an awesome story.

[blotsfan 2,112]

NCAA rules that Nebraska gets scholarship reductions for next 5 years due to use of ineligible player.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Dat kid has some serious wheels. Once he beats cancer he'll be a stud in the pros.

[rzb+ 367]

Awesome. And that cutback he did was ridiculous. Fooled the entire field.

[Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014]

Nebraska still fucking sucks.

[Phins4life 271]

I think I just shed a tear over that one. Shit like this just makes my day and reminds me how much good there still is out there. Bet that kid feels like the king of the world. Well deserved, too. Pretty good running for a kid with cancer.

[OSUViking 505]

I think I shed more than just one tear.

[Bangy 19]

A lot of respect for Nebraska for this very classy thing to to and the fans reactions to this as well was nice.

[panfan4lyfe 4]

I remember seeing this a while back.. it's a touching moment, had me tearing up for a bit. lol