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Cooper was a sure tackler, leading all defensive backs in tackles his final three seasons, and breaking Larry Wachholtz's school record for tackles by a defensive back. Cooper is still 44th on the career tackles list, tied with fellow Louisiana native LeRoy Etienne.

As a junior in 1989, Cooper led the Big Eight in interceptions despite playing with cartilage damage in his left knee. He returned blocked a punt 17 yards and recovered a second blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown. He was a first-team All-Big Eight selection, second-team All-American and finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.

Cooper's senior season was even more of the same. He led the team in pass breakups, led all defensive backs with 71 tackles and once again was named first-team All-Big Eight.

Reggie Cooper played in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and was inducted to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD. 

WVU lost a game like that to Miami in 1996.  They were up 7-3 with 29 seconds left when Tremaine Mack blocked a punt and Miami returned it for a TD. Absolute gut punch. One of the all time most heartbreaking losses as a fan.   To make it worse WVU was 7-0 and ranked in the top 10 when it happened.  It’s now simply remembered as “The Blocked Punt Game.”

The MSU win was more dramatic because it was literally the last play of the game.  I had a bunch of family who were Ohio St fans in that weekend and a lot of us had gathered over at my aunt’s house.  When that play happened we all exploded.  I’ll never forget that game.

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Dude averaged 24 yards per PUNT return in 2019.  That's good for a kickoff return average.

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