While the Oregon Ducks were trying not to get blown out by the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, a rabbit on the field was trying to build a Heisman campaign.
As the Stanford Cardinal took up residency in Palo Alto ahead of their Week 7 home game against the Oregon Ducks, they knew a Heisman Trophy candidate was in play. David Shaw’s No. 23 ranked group knew that they had a playmaker with elite speed, unrelenting quickness, and the ability to elude anyone that would try and catch him.
No, I’m not talking about Bryce Love — I’m talking about a random, rogue rabbit that got on the field at the end of the first quarter. Obviously.
With the Cardinal already having put up 21 points and taken a 14-point lead over the visiting Ducks, Oregon was trying to get going to cut into the deficit. If they had any momentum, though, it was interrupted when play had to be stopped while a rabbit ran on the field — then ran across the field and into the end zone:
Rogue Palo Alto Rabbit for Heisman. (Pt. 1) #OREvsSTAN https://t.co/7hImtLGkvF
— Cody Williams (@TheSizzle20) October 15, 2017
After one trip to the end zone, this rabbit wasn’t done. It looked like play might resume, but the rabbit wanted another taste of glory (and paydirt). The animal again hopped speedily onto the field and went for the touchdown score:
Rogue Palo Alto Rabbit for Heisman. (Pt. 2) #OREvsSTAN https://t.co/bDMxRkfu0n
— Cody Williams (@TheSizzle20) October 15, 2017
Talk about a real underdog story. This rabbit wasn’t even being talked about in the media coming into this week, and now he’s looking like the fastest thing on the field in Palo Alto on Saturday night. Truly incredible that it would break out like this, in Pac-12 play no less.
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In all seriousness, the rabbit was eventually caught, wrapped in a blanket and carefully escorted off of the field. The animal should be just fine back in the wild — but he’ll always have his moment in the spotlight on the gridiron.