During the game the announcer said something like as the defender goes flying by... The reality is Hillard tossed his ass out of the way...
This will be engrained in my mind forever, and was one of the coolest runs ever. It's up there with the Tyrann Mathieu punt return against Georgia where he almost scored a TD and that stutter step, let me try and find it.
The really amazing thing about that run was that he was able to get himself set after making the off-balance spin move and still chuck that Reb into the bench. Beast Mode!
You have been the biggest Hilliard supporter on this board, he was my MVP last night, he finished and that move was so acrobatic for a runner like him. Can't help but feel awesome for one of the most unselfish Tigers of all time. He will make an NFL team and continue the Hilliard legacy. Hell maybe the Saints will do the right thing and draft him in the later rounds, Ingram has been done and the Cadet/Robinson science project really isn't working too great.
If you listen closely enough, you can hear #54 yelling "SHIIIIT!!" as he's being tossed aside like yesterday's paper. That run by Hilliard, to me, typifies the kind of focus & determination that the entire team is playing with right now.
He actually stopped on a dime after that spin move, caused the miss and tossed off the arm tackle, and let the defender's momentum carry him out of bounds. Smartly avoiding a hit like that is what prolongs running back careers.
