Noonie Murray burns Michigan for 92-yard touchdown (Video)

Florida State sophomore wideout Noonie Murray got behind the Michigan zone and kept going for a 92-yard touchdown

Nyqwan Murray (aka Noonie Murray) was the sole reason that the Florida State Seminoles weren’t shutting out the Michigan Wolverines early in the 2016 Orange Bowl. After a big defensive stop by the Noles, Murray muffed a punt at the 1-yard line and couldn’t do anything to stop the Wolverines from recovering. However, Murray more than redeemed himself later in the opening 15 minutes.

The Florida State defense, who held Michigan to just three points after the muffed punt, was all over the Wolverines still. However, the Wolverines punt team continued to put the Seminoles in a tough spot. Pinned back at their own 8-yard line, they obviously had a long way to go to make another score happen and go up by two scores. Or, you know, they just needed one play.

Freshman quarterback Deondre Francois dropped back and read the Michigan zone like a book. With Wolverines star cornerback Jourdan Lewis losing his coverage on Murray, the speedy sophomore got behind the coverage and was wide-open on a deep bomb down the right sideline. Then it was off to the races and no one for Michigan could catch or bring down Noonie Murray, who bolted his way to a 92-yard score:

As if going up by two touchdowns and redeeming himself wasn’t enough for Murray, he also set a record. That 92-yard trip to the end zone was the longest touchdown in Orange Bowl history. Considering the illustrious history of the game, that’s one hell of an accomplishment.

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This was just yet another example of how dominant Florida State was right after kickoff. Michigan was playing without Jabrill Peppers in this game after him becoming a late scratch. Even still, no one foresaw this Seminoles offense (and defense) dominating like so right out of the gate.