Youngstown State may have pulled off the Play of the Year in college football Saturday with its game-winning score vs. Eastern Washington in an FCS playoff semifinal.
The unseeded Penguins needed a last-second touchdown to upset the second-seeded Eagles 40-38. Even better? The receiver who caught the game-winning touchdown, Kevin Rader, caught it against the defender's back.
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Youngstown State then took a knee on the point-after attempt to prevent the Eagles from making a 2-point return to tie the game.
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Making the touchdown even more dramatic was the way in which Youngstown State came back to win: The Penguins were down 31-20 at the start of the fourth quarter, then outscored the Eagles 20-7 in the period.
Bo Pelini's Penguins will now play for the FCS title against No. 4 seed James Madison, which upset No. 1 seed and five-time defending FCS champ North Dakota State on Friday.
Sporting News' Joe Rivera contributed to this report.