Top 10 Best College Punt Returns for Touchdowns on YouTube

Here Are My Picks for the Best College Football Punt Returns for Touchdowns as Found on YouTube

By Shawn Brewer, published Apr 30, 2007
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Baseball may be "America's Sport", but everyone knows that football is America's greatest game. Football is the perfect blend of skill and luck combining to be incredibly entertaining. Momentum plays a huge role in the flow of a football game. Success breeds success, as the saying goes, and so it is with momentum during the game. And nothing can change the momentum of a football game quicker than a punt return for a touchdown. Punt returns can be among the most exciting plays in football. Some returns are special and some are truly spectacular. Here are my picks for the top ten college football punt returns for touchdowns to be found on YouTube.

10. DeSean Jackson, California. Jackson starts one way across the field, then reverses field a good way back across the field before breaking loose for the TD.

9. Ted Ginn, Jr., Ohio State. What would a top ten punt return list be complete without an appearance by Ted Ginn? What could be more sweet than taking a punt 82 yards to the house against your biggest rival? Doing so by breaking tackles and running away from the defense, that's what.

8. Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame. Rivalry games always cause things to be taken up a notch. This one does not disappoint, as Zbikowski finishes off this return versus Southern Cal by dragging a couple guys with him.

7. Maurice Hines, Marshall. Hines reverses fields then breaks a couple tackles late as he takes this one to the house against Bowling Green.

6. Mike Cooney, Linfield. Yeah, I've never heard of Linfield either, or Whitworth for that matter, but this return is amazing. Cooney gives ground before making his break to score the touchdown against Whitworth.

5. Wes Welker, Texas Tech. Welker makes his living catching footballs in the NFL these days, but here is a glimpse of him before the big bucks. Welker breaks tackles and then pulls away from the pack in this 58 yard punt return versus Colorado.

4. Terrell Buckley, Florida State. This is a unique punt return, as Buckley fakes the fair catch when he receives the ball, then takes off when the Syracuse players give up on the play. 69 yards later, Buckley is putting 6 on the board for the Seminoles.

Takeaways
  • college football
  • punt returns
  • touchdowns
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I don't believe I saw that one at the time I compiled the list, but I still don't think it would have made the list. The setting (#1 vs. #2) makes is special, but the return itself doesn't really stack up to others on my list.

Posted on 03/15/2008 at 2:03:03 PM

 
The Johnny Rodgers punt return in 71 against Oklahoma in the game of the century is on u tube,it is hands down the best of all time.The folks doing this must not have known it was on the U tube site.

Posted on 11/15/2007 at 6:11:00 PM

 
That's a nice one, but unfortunately it was posted 4 months after I wrote this article. :^(

Posted on 08/31/2007 at 7:08:00 AM

 
This one gets my vote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4TZFozZvQk

Posted on 08/30/2007 at 4:08:00 PM

 
Even after doing a specific search for Breaston's name, I could not locate a video of a punt return for a TD. There was a nice punt return and and nice kick return, but no TD on either...

Posted on 05/01/2007 at 3:05:00 PM

 
No Stevie Breaston? I'm disappointed! Otherwise, good list

Posted on 05/01/2007 at 2:05:00 PM

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