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Great Scott! 72-yard Pick Six fuels Miami to upend Ohio State

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WATCH Ohio Stat’;s 57-tard pass completion, followed by Young’s heroic 72-yard Pick Six just moments later.


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East County Sports.com

ARLINGTON, Texas – Keionte Scott, one of a long list of former Helix Highlanders to make a mark in major-college football, repeated the feat in Wednesday’s (Dec. 31) Cotton Bowl.

Scott, making a key read on the offense by defending national champion Ohio State, jumped the pass route on a player he easn;t supposed to defending, Instead, the short [ass result ed into a dramatic pick-6 interception of 72 yards to give his 10th-ranked Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes a 14-0 halftime advantage, en route to a 24-14 upset victory to gain a berth in the national semifinals.

For his efforts, which included a pair of third-down stops, Scott was tabbed the game’s Outstanding Defensive Player.

The Canes (12-2) wait to learn their opponent out of the three New Year’s Day ballgames. The No. 2 Buckeyes end their season with an identical 12-2 mark.

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