Keionte Scott sent two different messages during his game-changing pick six in Miami’s win over Ohio State
The Hurricanes’ star defender said a lot without saying much during the Cotton Bowl’s pivotal moment.
The U is indeed back, and it came thanks to one of the biggest and most exciting plays of the entire season. The Miami Hurricanes defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 24-14 in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Miami never trailed and led for the majority of the game, and that control can be traced back to early in the second quarter with Miami up 7-0. Two plays after Jeremiah Smith reeled in a 59-yard bomb, Miami CB Keionte Scott read a screen pass to Brandon Inniss. He jumped the route and took off 72 yards for a touchdown.
Keionte Scott chirped at the Ohio State bench on the way to the end zone
As he approached the end zone, it looked like Scott directed some words towards the Ohio State bench. After the game, Scott confirmed that he indeed had a little bit to say to the Buckeyes as he was going by.
“Yeah, I was full of emotions. I think I took a little moment to peek at the sideline and look at everybody and let them know what was going on. So, that was a pretty cool moment. Just having fun. At the end of the day, that’s what this team relies on, just going out there, playing free, and just having fun.”
Scott then appeared to hit the Jim Thorpe Award trophy pose after scoring
Scott also struck a pose in the end zone that looks very similar to the one on the Jim Thorpe Award trophy. Scott was named a semifinalist for the award on the back of a strong season for Miami this year.
The Auburn transfer was one of Miami’s highest graded players by Pro Football Focus this year, posting a defensive mark of 90.7 that comes in only behind the Hurricanes’ sensational pass rushing duo of Rueben Bain, Jr. and Akheem Mesidor.
However, an injury against Syracuse cost him the final three games of the regular season. That injury kept him from being named a Thorpe Award finalist, which went, ironically, to Ohio State safety Caleb Downs.
Scott was able to return for the first round of the playoff and had a monster game with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble. He was a difference maker on Wednesday against the Buckeyes, too. Scott might not have taken home the award, but he proved there’s no better defensive back in the country this year than him.
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