Hey, here’s maybe the interception of the college football year:
Washington cornerback’s 1-handed pick might be the interception of the year
That’s a perfect 10.
Another angle:
That’s Washington cornerback Kevin King going up against Arizona State receiver N’Keal Harry, and it’s a unanimous decision in King’s favor. He gets a 10 for degree of difficulty and a 10 for execution, making a one-handed interception that’s flatly impossible for the vast majority of college athletes.
Here’s the moment, basically:
A few things about this: King is moving at full speed. He has a receiver immediately on his back, contacting him all the while. And the ball doesn’t come neatly toward his forehand or his backhand. He needs to adjust in midair and put himself to get squared to the ball, and that he actually manages to control it on the way down is incredible.
I’m not sure if King got a second foot or knee down in bounds, but that’s the glory of the college game. He only needs one. In more than one way, this was so, so clean.
Earlier in the season, Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis made a similar interception in a game against Wisconsin.
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Lewis’ was more acrobatic than this one, but it wasn’t along the sideline, so maybe we’ll call it a tie? It’s hard to pick which one’s better. Both are astounding.
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