Pitt offensive lineman Brian O’Neill got his moment of glory, taking a 24-yard run to the house against Georgia Tech. Big Guy Touchdown!
Loving everything about college football is a perfectly acceptable practice. Saturday’s are great because the sport and phenomenon simply exist. However, arguably the best moments in the sports are when the unlikely heroes emerge. And there’s no better example of that than the ever-elusive “Big Guy Touchdown.” The Pitt Panthers, however, delivered the goods against Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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With the ACC matchup scoreless in the early going, 290-pound lineman Brian O’Neill popped out into the backfield near the sideline to the left of the play. Wide-open, O’Neill got the look and looked like a seasoned running back from there. The big fella rumbled down the field through some great blocking and found his way to the end zone.
Big Guy Touchdown euphoria is now in full-effect:
To be fair, O’Neill is actually a converted tight end that now plays on the Pitt offensive line. Even still, it’s not every day that you see a 290-pound player catch a pass and then proceed to house it. That’s the type of thing that dreams are made of.
Making the play even better is the fact that O’Neill is thunderously rolling down the sideline in arguably the best uniforms we’ll see in college football this season. Those Pitt throwbacks are 100 percent fire. And it’s fitting that we’d get a Big Guy Touchdown when they’re throwing it back with such style.
O’Neill’s glorious touchdown gave the Panthers the early 7-0 lead. Though the Yellow Jackets responded with a field goal, it’s hard to not feel like Pitt already won. Once you have the 290-pound lineman find the end zone, it’s basically curtains for whoever you’re playing.