The Greatest Quarterback Performance in College Football History

[@SW.Productions]

Almost every year some random Washington State QB will fuck around and lead the nation in passing yards/TDs

[@gagejernigan5277]

Cause Leach was there

[@joshmichaels9282]

Anthony Gordon

[@jaredslabaugh3181]

@@gagejernigan5277 may he rest in peace 😢

[@RubensBarrichello.]

Literally turned Texas tech into a top 10 team for a bit. Like wth

[@rustyshackleford436]

Mike Leach’s Air Raid

[@WSUFan2017]

I had the “pleasure” of being at this game my sophomore year of college. Pain. Just pain.

[@jamedlock83]

No you did not

[@WSUFan2017]

@@jamedlock83 Yes… I did. I was at this game in the student section.

[@bmoneydollasign]

@@jamedlock83”no you did not” 🤦🤓

[@mattjewett4473]

My son is on the drum line. Dropped him off yesterday. I couldn't be more proud, go cougs!

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

Ok well wait...i mean yeah that would suck, for sure. But pain? I mean, no offense, but you're a fan of Washington State...losing is something you should absolutely be used to, especially losing in dramatic fashion, such as what occurred in this game. There is even a well-known phrase for just such an outcome: "Coug'd it." If you lose games like this so often that there is even a term for it that is very specific to your team, that means losing is just in your DNA. You're like Alabama, except the exact opposite...anyway, sorry about your luck. Coug on, I guess 🤷

[@TysenNorton]

perfect timing i’m bout to eat my breakfast now i got a 20 min video to watch with it

[@RSHighlights]

What are you eating for breakfast?

[@levibryant2875]

Your mom​@@RSHighlights

[@its-remiiii]

@@levibryant2875 2 years later fuck is you doing

[@levibryant2875]

@@its-remiiii lmao my bad.. came across the vid yesterday as a recommendation 😂 saw this comment and just couldn't help it

[@its-remiiii]

@@levibryant2875 yeah same here😭😭

[@bridqer5573]

It pains me that 2 of the best QB performances in CFB history (this and 2019 UCLA) are not only from Washington State QBs, but also resulted in absolutely improbable losses

[@reverandhale863]

Man threw for over 700 yards and they decide to run it 3 times at the end.

[@realEmoSedillo]

Scripted

[@rustyshackleford436]

To be fair they scored on that run that they deemed short

[@retireorbust]

The first run was a touchdown.

[@brianeid3604]

You mean on the 4 yard line to run the clock out? Why would they throw the ball to take a chance on stopping the clock? I don't think they expected their kicker to miss a kick my grandmother could've made. How in the world did your comment get so many likes, as if what you said wasn't idiotic? 😂

[@KornPop96]

It's like the reverse Beast Mode. 😂

[@SW.Productions]

He did all that work just for his kicker to miss a chip shot 💀 (Although it was mostly the snapper and holder’s fault)

[@jalenbarnes7888]

Never should have even kicked a FG to begin with. Our RB on that final drive broke the plane and the ref didn't give it to us....

[@pitcher0319]

That call was horrible omg

[@missliz2180]

You're only as good as your weakest link

[@bkteam4251]

Which seemed to be the defense

[@brianeid3604]

Awful snap but actually a great job by the holder to recover. The ball was in perfect position for that kicker, pause it if you need to see it better. It was entirely the kickers fault. I've never seen a kick that short missed and not to mention it was outside the field goal post the entire time.

[@jalenbarnes7888]

I was a Student at WSU during this game. Never been more infuriated after a game, horrible special teams and a TERRIBLE missed TD at the end of the game....

[@cougnation212]

I was so depressed after this game man😂 and angry😂😂

[@MilesRCH]

That run should have been a touchdown right?? I don't understand...

[@FracturedHope01]

Yup, couged it hahaha

[@jonathanlee5314]

@@MilesRCH It should have been. He broke the plane and they blew the call.

[@deester7914]

16:51 I think the ball just barely breaks the plane before his left knee goes down. Idk why Mike Leach didnt call timeout there so the officials had time to review the play

[@reggiesmith4132]

Also it was 3rd in goal with 19 seconds. He should’ve ran a pass play and if that didn’t work try a field goal on 4th. Just bad coaching on that last sequence of the game

[@clark2501]

@@reggiesmith4132I mean all you need at that point is a field goal to win it. No use running another play that could potentially turn it over. It’s extra point distance, something college kickers make like 98% of the time at that range. This isn’t Seattle throwing a pick at the goal line. If anything, this was the best decision to make, his kicker just absolutely whiffed.

[@JD-ob1jf]

@@clark2501 there clearly was a use in running another play. If there isn't a wide open td just throw it away then kick, no reason to waste an extra chance to win the game

[@realEmoSedillo]

These games are scripted that's why

[@shchorss]

@@reggiesmith4132 A pass play is the dumbest thing you could possibly do in this situation. The whole idea of the air raid offense is to spread out the field and target gaps in coverage. This close to the goalline, there is nowhere to spread out the Cal defense and WSU is at a much greater risk of turning the ball over. Going for a point-blank FG is by far the best call here.

[@iamza.]

The Man. The Myth. The Pirate. The Legend. THE Coach. I always loved ending Saturdays watching his late night Wazzu games.

[@voldemort008]

1: He absolutely broke the plane there at the end and it should have been a TD. 2: You had 3rd down and 19 seconds left on the clock, run another damn play and go for the score. Even if you run the ball and don't get it, you should be able to get lined up for a FG in that amount of time

[@Jacksonn985]

or jus pass the ball to the corner or low on a short slant, so its either completed or under/over thrown incomplete. not to mention ur qb just broke an fbs record and has 0 interceptions

[@Phelddagrif1998]

I hope the coach was fired.

[@gharrote]

@@Phelddagrif1998 he died

[@bsd7342]

The real mistake here is not kneeling the ball in the dead center of the field. Instead, they gave the kicker a really sharp angle up close and these kickers are not used to that.

[@revolution2009E-7]

​@@bsd7342That definitely wasn't a sharp angle

[@solidstate90]

I was at this game, Connor and the Offense were dialed all night but the Cal QB some dude named Jared Goff had 500+ yards & like 6 TD......College football just isn't the same w/o Mike Leach R.I.P.

[@nunestunes]

RIP coach Leach

[@tkfu9436]

All offense and no defense for both teams.. What a shootout!

[@justinschrank4806]

Inconceivable amount of yards for even a video game

[@CFB_Fan01]

Bro put up 734 passing yards in the game which is an FBS record and his team still lost...

[@torlandmusiq]

That's crazy... One man can't win it by himself

[@brindlebucker4741]

@@torlandmusiq It's true. I am a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan. We had a 3rd baseman named Bob Horner back in the 80s. Beautiful swing. Anyway, dude hit 4 home runs in a game (tying the record). Braves lost. He had a chance to hit 5 because the Braves were losing at home, so we were batting in the bottom of the 9th. Crazy.

[@kingomari901]

Well done Cal-Berkeley!

[@sasquatchhunter86]

RIP PAC-12. The conference of QBs.

[@1016Grind]

quaterbacks that dont last in the league lol

[@sasquatchhunter86]

@@1016Grind Aikman, Palmer, Rodgers, Elway, Plunkett. All great QBs.

[@collegefootballguy6171]

Damn dude poor 41 had to walk off the field in complete utter silence. The kicker is either the hero or the villain.

[@JohnSmith-kg9rt]

It's the coaches fault for calling such a stupid play with 19 seconds still remaining.

[@jimqin1173]

@@JohnSmith-kg9rt and a 3rd down... could have run it one more time to adjust the angle

[@nobleboles3101]

I’ll never forget watching this game as a kid, go bears

[@joshuadohring3260]

Almost as impressive as the 9 TD loss by Anthony Gordon after being up something like 42 in the 3rd

[@LK.1207]

WHAT 😂 im not aware of that game but it sounds wild lmao

[@marcd1981]

Just watched the highlights. It was Washington State vs UCLA in 2019. Gordon threw for 9 TDs and they still lost to UCLA. The same coach for State as well. I guess State never learned they would need a defense no matter how many yards and TDs their QB throws for.

[@WaywardAnalysis]

@@marcd1981 Again, WSU had 6 turnovers and 2 punts and twice on downs....so, WSU had 19 possessions....it was all about the game script and even the best defense would've given up at least 50 points...having to defend so many possessions and bad field positions. It's no surprise that Halliday and Gordon never got drafted...

[@AerithTheGreat]

Bro, it was dope seeing them drive down on the last drive and i’m screaming he better not miss..

[@KarnivorActual]

Being in the red zone and deciding to run for 3 plays, go for a kick on 3rd while on the goal line, while your QB has been slaying it all game has to be the worst call since a certain Seahawks Super Bowl years ago when they decided to pass at the 1 when Lynch was on a hot streak.

[@jordancrawford6707]

The fact that they punted in the first drive makes it that much more impressive

[@GoatedAtNFS]

he’s back

[@williamfreeman6935]

Any team that gives up 60 points deserves to lose.

[@jcoolguy1548]

You can say the same for Cal. Their defense was suspect too

[@sirql8]

With a 1st down inside the 5 under a minute to play, how do you NOT use at least one down to center the ball and 2 more to burn Cal timeouts and the clock to 2 seconds for a chip shot ?

[@louisrich304]

WRs, RBs & O line did a great job 👍🏾

[@torlandmusiq]

this was a defensive masterclass at its finest..

[@torlandmusiq]

Just 24 to 13 at halftime. Those locker room speeches must have been epic..

[@drewparrish6725]

What a depressing game to be at. Will never forgot falling to the crowd when we missed the game winning FG. Could hear a pin drop.

[@jalenbarnes7888]

FWIW, we shouldn't have even kicked a FG. Gerard Wicks was in the endzone.

[@analyticalinsight]

Dude had 500 yards passing midway thru the 3rd quarter, insane

[@ez8308]

I remember watching this game. It was ridiculous then and it's stil ridiculous today. Only WSU would throw for 734 yards, score 59 points, and still lose.

[@strikersemperfi2531]

Wow! What happened with this guy? He puts it on the money every time! And what an awesome arm! Why is he not in the NFL?

[@claythomas7982]

When I played football the ball was always spotted where the ball handlers knees hit, not where the ball carrier could manufacture a touchdown by stretching our his arms with the ball in them hoping that would suffice to call a touchdown.

[@diontate122]

The running back scored. They falsely ruled him short of the goal line.

[@keeganryan7481]

love Kevin calabro. such a great announcer

[@Kayluv101]

costello vs LSU might be the greatest performance of all time.. Another mike leach QB.. Broke like two SEC records his very first game coaching in the SEC.. rip leach

[@TheGnarTube]

saw the kickers picture and knew what was gonna happen

[@marcd1981]

Same team, same coach, lost to UCLA in 2019 after State's QB threw for 9 TDs. They never learned they would need defense to stop the other team from scoring more than their record setting QBs.

[@trustmewereallydontcare4553]

I knew what was going to happen because of the description but I was devastated when he missed that FG 😅😮

[@DeRocco21]

they decided to not bring thier defenses that game

[@kmh4674]

This is my issue with the no huddle thats rampant in college now. That last play was a score but because your players knew if he didn't get in the next play was to run the hurry up and run zone right you couldn't get enough time for the coordinator to watch the reply and tell the coach to call a review and now you missed an opportunity to review and win that game all because you wanted to go faster and not let them off the field.

[@ethandolbear3834]

Of course, his opponent was no rookie either. Straight up Jared Goff as the opposing California QB.

[@Bucky916]

the coaching staff is to blame for that loss! WTF were they thinking?!?!?!

[@AdeptLg]

Crazy tht river cracraft was apart of 2 amazing games one in college and the pros this game then 70 points with the dolphins

[@arnoldgomez24]

The Mike Leach effect. RIP to the Air Raid GOAT!

[@OnlyFloor]

exactly 💯 you know ball my guy, ppl don't know anything about the Air Raid goat Mike Leach, absolute legend.

[@tsunamipapi1343]

how tf did halliday go undrafted

[@WaywardAnalysis]

He didn't get drafted because Halliday was NOT a good passer....just threw the ball a lot and he led his team to only 2 wins in 8 games. Heck, he was even benched at WSU for the last 4 games.

[@beatingu8347]

How have I never heard of this kid

[@tsunamipapi1343]

bro at the end I was screaming at the screen wondering y cal didn’t just let them score and then he missed the FG and my mouth dropped 😭 bro wtf

[@devencollier6670]

RIP Mike Leach, QB whisperer

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

Lmao this is like playing road to glory on freshman. You score 10 touchdowns and throw for 600 yards, just for your kicker to blow a chip shot at the end of the game ☠️

[@brewskiswiththebroskis]

After they’ve beamed a 60yard+ field goal minutes earlier 💀

[@mmclaurin8035]

Joe Burrow vs. Oklahoma 2019 Peach Bowl Playoffs First Half Stats : 21/27...403 yards...7 TDs LSU almost completely shut down the offense in the second half, or Burrow would have thrown for 700+ yards and 10+ TDs. Against the #4 team in the country.

[@Lsthnbrd]

These two teams combined for over 1,400 yards, only 140 of those were rushing yards… Goff and Halliday combined had 123 passing attempts and 0 interceptions

[@Scroggs_4]

No one wants to blame the defense for giving up 60? Just the kicker?

[@yeetskeet5529]

This guy has the whole right to hate the kicker and the holder😂😂

[@heythereitsRBK2]

I know it's easy to blame the kicker/snapper/holder for that final missed field goal. But how does the defense still choke so hard when the QB and the offense puts up 59 points in a game?

[@kammeres61]

WSU FG kicker had jersey #41, same number as Alejandro Maldonado of Oregon, who blew easy FGs in two games that cost the Ducks chances at the national championship

[@BlorbusUnimax]

sad the pac is no more, dude on first down at the end, td...they got robbed

[@wayneparker461]

A lot of great QBs from WSU. One including Drew Bledsoe.

[@codypiccillo4427]

Defensive coordinators were pounding brews after this game

[@YaMuthaHo3]

‘19 Joe Burrrr > Anyone else

[@robohippy]

Well, when you have no running game, what else are you going to do?

[@brindlebucker4741]

It's 3rd and goal. Why would you not run one more pass play?

[@brucewelty7684]

so really a great LOSS! Where was any defense on either side?

[@jaybeats7321]

You get a screen, you get a screen, everyone gets a screen!

[@garn5t]

im not tryna downplay the qb but there were a lot of yards after catch this game and he threw a hell of a lot of screens. his receivers went to work this game.

[@OnlyFloor]

take what the defense gives you.

[@garn5t]

@ brother we arent talking about the game we are talking about an individual record, my point was its propped on the backs of his receivers, who in my opinion after watching the highlights, carried him to it

[@OnlyFloor]

@garn5t doesn't matter brother

[@OnlyFloor]

@garn5t that's the point of the video, we're literally talking about the game, and the player. tf 😂

[@OnlyFloor]

it's hilarious to me that ppl in the comments are wondering "where's the defense"? First of all, college football here was peak imo but that's a conversation for another topic. Secondly, this was also during a time where defense in CFB was king; in particular most teams were able to stop the air attack due to the passing volume of QB's at the time. Thirdly, Mike Leach (RIP) was just a flat out offensive genius. this, imo was when a shift in the air attack began, the spread.

[@typaul8062]

I’d thought it was Cam newtons comeback . To go on win the national championship

[@J9045hello]

stands tall when he throws, for sureee

[@Gatsu_Gambino]

1:25 lmfao why?

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

Avid effort by Washington State!

[@yae7467]

air raid cfb teams are the best teams to watch offensively. so many schemes that just break defenses

[@F_a_V1]

16:51 Refs: *I'm gonna pretend like I didn't see that*

[@spreadjoy1477]

wicks was in on that run play should have been a review

[@Jvilla3478]

When was this game played?

[@generalmoonstone]

October 4 2014

[@rutgers182]

mike leach is a genius

[@davidwhiren817]

Monster SEC fan here!!! You got a good kid here no doubt!!! But come on now, this is West Coast Sling it all over the field football!!! Yall, know we play a different brand in the Deep South!!!

[@itzanopinion]

well, no sh** sherlock! Tell us something we DON'T KNOW! That being said, 70 pass attempts, 6 TD's and not a single INT! Name another SEC QB who has even come close to that in a single game? Yeah! Didn't think so! The only other QB's to come close or even 'tie' this record are Mahomes (2 years later tied the record) and David Klinger out of Houston in 90' w/716 yards!

[@kurtamesbury6679]

Nah! Half a dozen Kellen Moore games were this good.

[@Stumble1b4]

Does Cal have a defense, by the way does WSU have a defense.

[@stun2187]

This is better than 7 td passes in one half of a CFP semi final game?

[@DanP2525]

Too many passing yards to lose.

[@WaywardAnalysis]

Passing yds are for dummies, unless the QB is efficient, it just means the QB threw a lot and their poor defense had to defend 2 games worth of possessions.

[@dinnerwinner2525]

The pac is the only conference where you can pass for 750 yards and still lose 🤣

[@Cedeck]

What year was this ?

[@RSHighlights]

2014

[@Cedeck]

@@RSHighlights ok thx , I saw Jared goff as qb for the other team but I didn’t which year so thx

[@martinhughes2637]

That’s why they call Wazzu Quarterback U.

[@mrstiles100]

Wait a minute........this isnt Vince Young led U.T. vs. USC!!!!!!!!!!!!! That title is misleading af

[@Adrian-xj9hz]

7:45 #16 got rocked then pissed💀

[@tommyo2450]

FYI.. that first run at the end was a touchdown. Don't know WTH they were looking at.

[@danielcarrales6702]

That’s a hell of a plot twist in the end😂 that’s like breaking someone’s ankles and missing the shot

[@CKGriff]

Greatest quarterback play on 90% screenpasses

[@Ofcourseitsgonwork]

I’m killing myself laughing rn 😭😭

[@tuzonthume]

giving the QB a lot of credit for the effort of the receivers aren't you? Cal's defense was helping him too.

[@Brad88ford]

In College football, never leave the game winner up to the kicker!!!

[@jcoolguy1548]

Then what are kickers in football for then? Kicking is one of the most important aspects in football. Sometimes, the kicker has to win the game. That's why they're called game winning field goals.

[@jcoolguy1548]

And besides, their running back crossed the plain

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

and yet he couldn't make it in the NFL. that tells you how tough it is

[@kaynemcdowell9077]

Imagine being on that defense at practice the next day🤣

[@valentevallejo6087]

Absolutely no defense played this game

[@carlozabbia1157]

So, "the operation was a success, but the patient died."

[@KingofBeepers]

This shit is insane. The guy threw a screen pass for zero yards. 💀💀

[@PrestigeWorldwid3]

Special teams, not so special players ☝🏼

[@thomashigdon5015]

Hard to be the greatest when you lose.

[@TheGambler2003]

🙄

[@kirkdavis3929]

Washington got ripped off by the zebras..That was a touchdown for real..