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SALT LAKE CITY โ It's September and the fall sports season is officially here. Enjoy this week's top plays from the opening weekend of college football and more.
5. Easton Hicks' 95-yard game-winning kickoff return for Riverton
Riverton's Easton Hicks returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Springville Friday. It came immediately after Springville tied the game in the fourth quarter, and ended up being the game winner in a 22-15 win.
4. Anderson Julio seals 3-0 win for RSL on a breakaway
Real Salt Lake is in the middle of a gauntlet of Western Conference playoff teams down the stretch of the regular season and Anderson Julio finished off a statement win and big help in the team's goal differential with this goal against Minnesota United FC on Wednesday. The through ball from Andrew Brody creates the opportunity and Julio dribbles past the keeper the open up one of the easier goals he'll ever finish.
3. Max Tooley pick six in 28-0 first-quarter BYU run
This is simply sensational from BYU linebacker Max Tooley who reads the QB like a book and takes it to the house to open up a 21-0 lead over USF
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) September 3, 2022
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Spoiler alert: There's another BYU play coming up later. The Cougars trounced South Florida 50-21 on the road, and Max Tooley's perfectly-time pick and run to the end zone was part of a 28-0 first-quarter statement performance from BYU.
2. Anthony Richardson's "jump fake" touchdown pass vs. Utah
Still thinking about this Anthony Richardson play from last night ๐คฏ
— ESPN (@espn) September 4, 2022
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Anthony Richardson lit up No. 7 in a 29-26 win in Week 1 of the college football season. He flashed his arm talent and mobility with 168 passing yards, 104 rushing yards, and three touchdowns, including this fake, spin and pass to the end zone that had social media in a frenzy.
1. Puka Nacua opens BYU's season with 75-yard touchdown run
So I had no idea BYU & South Florida were playing this whole time... ESPN said it was delayed, but BYU's dominating 38-0. Here's Puka Nacua's 75 yard TD on the first play of the game. pic.twitter.com/4p50lapFrm
— ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช @๐๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ณ (@FTBeard7) September 4, 2022
BYU waited through a lengthy weather delay to begin its season against South Florida, and Puka Nacua was ready when it did. The star wide receiver got a handoff from Jaren Hall on the Cougars' first offensive play of the game and sprinted to the edge and then to the end zone to announce the team's 2022 arrival in style.
