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Lamar Jackson tosses 71-yard touchdown pass to James Quick vs Marshall (Video)

By John Buhler

Sep 9, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the second quarter at the Carrier Dome. Louisville defeated Syracuse 62-28. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the second quarter at the Carrier Dome. Louisville defeated Syracuse 62-28. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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2016 Heisman Trophy front-runner quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Louisville Cardinals unleashes a 71-yard touchdown pass versus Marshall on Saturday night.

All Louisville Cardinals’ Heisman hopeful quarterback Lamar Jackson is score ridiculous touchdowns for his ACC football team. Jackson has his Cardinals as the No. 3 team in the nation entering a Week 4 road matchup against the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Jackson heaves a 71-yard touchdown strike to wideout James Quick to put the Cardinals up 7-0 early on the Thundering Herd after the made PAT.

Louisville might have experienced a letdown in Week 4 after arguably the biggest win in school history last weekend at home against the Florida State Seminoles. Marshall has been a solid mid-major football program forever and getting the Cardinals on the road might have helped the Thundering Herd be able to pull off the upset.

Well, the Thundering Herd just don’t have an answer for the best college football player in the game today in Jackson. Jackson has grown in Bobby Petrino’s passing offense in his sophomore season. He finds a wide open Quick for an easy first quarter score on Marshall.

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Jackson has yet another play over 60 yards on the season. He is making everybody miss with his legs. Jackson is now showing off his cannon of an arm for Coach Petrino here in late September.

When former Virginia Tech Hokies standout Michael Vick said that Jackson is five times better than he was at the same age, he wasn’t kidding. Vick took the college game and later the NFL by storm with this dual-threat abilities.

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It seems that Jackson is doing that for Louisville in just his sophomore season with the Cardinals football program. It’s still early, but who is going to catch Jackson in the 2016 Heisman Trophy race?

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