No. 14 Michigan rolled over New Mexico on Saturday night, winning their season opener at home, 34-17. While the Wolverines looked solid throughout the night, their defense did get burned by an awesome trick play by the Lobos that led to an easy touchdown.
This all happened with just over two minutes left in the second quarter when New Mexico went for it on a 4th-and-1 from Michigan's 9-yard line. It looked like the Lobos were going to run a QB sneak but then they snapped the ball through the QB's legs to running back D.J. McKinney, who then threw a touchdown pass over the middle to a wide-open Dorian Thomas in the end zone.
What made this play even better was that the snap wasn't perfect, but McKinney was still able to pick up the bouncing ball and before throwing for the easy score.
Check this out:
New Mexico snaps it BETWEEN THE QBs LEGS and it leads to a TD. 🤯
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 31, 2025
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That was too good.
It will be interesting to see if any NFL teams will try to mimic this play when the season begins next week.
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