Eric Crouch Part 4 - Black 41 Flash Reverse

Eric Crouch looks back on the play that catapulted him to the 2001 Heisman Trophy: Black 41 Flash Reverse vs.

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FIRST TIME SINCE2010 ...IN 2001, ERICCROUCH WAS PARTOF A GAME AGAINSTO-U THAT WILL LIVEON FOREVER INHUSKER LORE...THANKS TO A PLAYSIMPLY KNOWN AS'BLACK 41 FLASHREVERSE.'WITH N-U CLINGINGTO A THREE POINT4TH QUARTER LEADOVER THE SOONERS,FRANK SOLICHREACHED INTO HISBAG OF TRICKS ANDPULLED OUT ONEOF THE BIGGESTPLAYS IN THEHISTORY OF THENEBRASKA-OKLAHOMARIVALRY...NAT POP THEONLY ONES MORESURPRISED THANTHE SOONERS BY'BLACK 41 FLASHREVERSE' ...MIGHT HAVE BEENTHE NEBRASKAPLAYERSTHEMSELVES..."COACH SOLICHTOOK THAT OUT OFTHE GAMEPLAN.BASICALLY, THEREASON HE TOOK ITOUT IS BECAUSE ITDIDN'T WORK ALLWEEK.SO THE FIRST TIMETHAT IT HADWORKED WAS INTHE GAME.IT KIND OF TOOKME A LITTLE OFFGUARD WHEN HECALLED IT BECAUSE ITHINK THURSDAYNIGHT OR MAYBEEVEN FRIDAYMORNING COACHGILL SAYS HEY THISPLAY DIDN'T WORKALL WEEK IT'S...IMEAN I LITERALLYREMEMBER HIMTAKING LIKE ASHARPIE ANDSCRATCHING IT OFFLIKE THE PLAY, THEGAMEPLAN FOR THEGAME.AND YOU KNOWWHAT?

I'M GLAD HECALLED IT.I'M GLAD HE PUT ITBACK IN FOR THATPLAY BECAUSE ITWAS A HECK OF AMEMORY, A GREATPLAY." THE 63 YARDTOUCHDOWN PASSFROM TRUEFRESHMAN MIKESTUNTZ TO ERICCROUCH SENT THE246TH STRAIGHTMEMORIAL STADIUMSELLOUT CROWDINTO A FRENZY ASN-U WOULD GO ONTO ENDOKLAHOMA'S 20GAME WIN STREAKTHAT LATE OCTOBERDAY IN LINCOLN."I DON'T REMEMBERA TIME THAT I'VEEVER HEARDMEMORIAL STADIUMTHAT LOUD ANDI'VE GOT SO MANYPEOPLE THAT COMEUP TO ME AND SAYMAN I WAS SITTINGRIGHT HERE WHENYOU HAD THIS RUNAND CATCH ANDOH MAN IT'S SUCHA GREAT MEMORYAND I'M GLAD I CANSHARE THAT WITHEVERYONE."ALTHOUGHCROUCH'S CATCHCATAPULTEDHIMSELF TO THETOP OF THEHEISMAN RACE ANDTHE HUSKERS TOTHE TOP SPOT INTHE POLLS, THEREWAS A SPLITSECOND OFUNCERTAINY IF THESENIOR WOULDREEL IN THE PASS."OH NO, THERE WASA BOBBLE.IT WAS BECAUSEMIKE STUNTZ WASLEFT-HANDED.SO IF YOU DON'TREALLYUNDERSTAND THEPHYSICS BEHINDTHAT.IT'S JUST THE BALLSPINS THE OTHERWAY REALLY.THAT'S THE EASIESTWAY I CAN SAY IT.BUT YES, THERE WASA LITTLE BIT OF ABOBBLE.BUT ONCE I GOT AHOLD OF THATTHING, I WASGOING TO SCORE."ADAM: DO YOUEVER THINK WHATWOULD'VEHAPPENED HADYOU DROPPED IT?

"YOU KNOW I THINKTHERE'D BE A LOUDSIGH OFDISAPPOINTMENTIN THE STADIUM.I JUST COULDN'TDROP THAT PASS.OKLAHOMAACTUALLY RANTHAT EARLIER INTHE GAME.THEIRS DIDN'TWORK.SO I WAS GOING TOMAKE SURE OURSWORKED.CREDIT EVERYBODYON THAT PLAY: THEBLOCKING, THEWHOLE THING, MIKESTUNTZ THROWINGA PERFECT PASS.I MEAN A DIME, ASPIRAL.IT'S JUST NICE TOREMINISCE ABOUTTHESE PLAYSBECAUSE THEY'RETHINGS THATREALLY MADE A BIGIMPACT INNEBRASKAFOOTBALL."AFTER PLAYING ATO-U IN 2021, THESOONERS WILLRETURN THE TRIP TOLINCOLN IN 2022...IN THE 5TH ANDFINAL PART OF OURSERIES...CROUCH GIVES HISTHOUGHTS ON THEFUTURE OF HUSKERFOOTBALL, HEADCOACH SCOTTFROST ANDQUARTERBACKADRIAN MARTINEZ....