Moment #21: Cashing In

Sean Brackett

After Mike Waller’s amazing strip of Tyler Varga in the week seven game against Yale, Columbia had just 2:05 left in the 4^th quarter to cash in on the turnover.

Trailing 22-19 and with the ball at their own 41, the Lions had their work cut out for them.

But QB Sean Brackett was about to put together his finest series of the season.

His first three passes were completed, the first to Chris Connors and the next two to Connor Nelligan for a total gain of 46 yards.

After on incomplete pass, Brackett found Nelligan again who made a great dash to the end zone that made it to the Yale three.

Then, the CU crowd buzzed with nervous tension as the fans all remembered the goal line stand that ended with no points at the end of the first half.

The crowd’s anxiety was only increased when two straight Marcorus Garrett runs only netted one yard.

After a Columbia timeout with 51 seconds left, the Lions faced a 3^rd and goal at the two.

On this play, the Light Blue opted for a play action pass that Garrett caught as he stepped untouched into the south end zone.

The extra point gave Columbia a 26-22 lead with 45 seconds to play.