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STANDING AT ATTENTION — The national anthem has been in the news from San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Megan Rapinoe and several other pro athletes drawing attention to the plight of disadvantaged Americans by kneeling in front of a salute to the flag.
But one local athlete won’t have any of it, and he leads our favorite moments on the gridiron from the weekend.
After that, we’ll get to the highlights.
Orem football player leaves wheelchair to stand at attention for anthem
Orem junior Carson Geddes had surgery to repair a hernia Friday morning, but he made it to the Tigers’ game Friday night against Alta — even if he had to sit in a wheelchair on the sideline.
Obviously, he wasn’t playing, but when the national anthem began playing over the loudspeaker, Geddes pulled himself up from his wheelchair and placed his hand over his heart.
The gesture was captured by Alta offensive coordinator Riley Jensen and quickly spread via Twitter.
Alta defeated Orem, 47-28, but the result shouldn’t overshadow a great pregame moment.Ohio State receiver makes most unbelievable catch
This may already be the catch of the year in college football.
Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown can now say he can score a touchdown without seeing the football.
Brown scored on a grab in the Buckeyes’ 45-24 win over Oklahoma by reaching around the defender and hanging on to the ball through his Sooner opposite while falling into the end zone.
Here’s the play.
The play was reminiscent of Stanford’s Francis Owusu last year, which [we also chronicled in this space](http://www.ksl.com/?sid=36970587&nid=294).SC State failed touchback becomes Clemson touchdown
South Carolina State faced an uphill battle when it traveled to Clemson Saturday afternoon, but even the Bulldogs didn’t expect what happened in the first half.
SC State returner Ahmaad Harris seemed to casually receive a kickoff and flipped the ball to the official after seemingly taking a touchback in the end zone.
The only problem: he never took a knee, signaling the end of the play. Clemson hurried down the field and jumped on the live ball that Harris flipped over, scoring a touchdown that led to a 45-0 halftime score.
Both teams agreed to play the second half using college football’s system of the mercy rule with 12-minute quarters instead of a running clock. Clemson went on to win 59-0.
