RANGA+ 1,210 Posted April 7, 2013 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: 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted April 7, 2013 That. Was really frickin' cool. Big ups to Nebraska. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omerta+ 1,206 Posted April 7, 2013 Pretty god damn impressive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted April 7, 2013 Brings a tear to my eye, but this an awesome story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted April 7, 2013 NCAA rules that Nebraska gets scholarship reductions for next 5 years due to use of ineligible player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted April 7, 2013 Dat kid has some serious wheels. Once he beats cancer he'll be a stud in the pros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rzb+ 367 Posted April 8, 2013 Awesome. And that cutback he did was ridiculous. Fooled the entire field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted April 8, 2013 Nebraska still fucking sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted April 8, 2013 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSUViking 505 Posted April 11, 2013 I think I shed more than just one tear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bangy 19 Posted April 17, 2013 A lot of respect for Nebraska for this very classy thing to to and the fans reactions to this as well was nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panfan4lyfe 4 Posted May 1, 2013 I remember seeing this a while back.. it's a touching moment, had me tearing up for a bit. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites