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Craziest "Cardiac" Finishes of the 2026 College Football Season
Somebody call a cardiologist. These are the finishes that had every stadium holding its breath this season, from last-play Hail Marys to walk-off kicks to 2-point tries with the game on the line. No blowouts and no wasted seconds, just the heart-stopping endings.
Featuring Harvard's Hail Mary lateral, Oklahoma walking off No. 1 Texas, Kentucky over LSU in OT, Iowa's last-play TD in the Big House, Michigan's second Hail Mary, Idaho beating FCS No. 1 Montana State with no time left, Vanderbilt's Music City Miracle and more.
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Hold your breath. These were the absolute craziest cardiac finishes of the 2026 college football season
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Jay Bailey has six seconds to burn here. Bailey is tackled with the ball
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The ball came out and Vanderbilt recovered the football. Caden Daniels forced a fumble and Vanderbilt has won it. What
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The game is not over. The game is not over. The game is not over. Ball is fumbled, and that guy's face says it all
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So does his. He's trying to kill more time. But as you mentioned earlier, you don't want to risk a snap on a punt
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That is Miles Capers. And ball's out. Wow. He's been pretty quiet. Here he is right here, number two
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Eldridge in the backfield, third and eight. Williams steps up in the pocket
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Williams keeps his eyes down, feels. Oh, he lost the ball! Stewart scoops it up
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Look at the big man go! Stewart on his feet to the end zone
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Touchdown! Big man style in L.A. And the Trusans take the lead
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There is a flag back at the 33-yard line. On the reload
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Ball came out before the arm came forward. I think it stands as a fumble
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And that is 6'5", 295 pounds, going 48 yards to the house
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Kane Holtz on the draw. And he is corralled on a fantastic play by Frank Cassano
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Pressure taken down. He had no time. A 42-yard drop. And no good
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Wake brings four. Keen Hall is going to see. First down, Trey Richardson
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And it's blocked. Wake will scoop it up And the Demon Deacons are going to lead Louisville
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With another road upset And Wake is going to lead Louisville With a massive victory
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And that means this ACC I know we're not yet to October
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Is wide open after the upset Louisville with a loss now Wake Forest with a loss SMU with the loss
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Garcia gets the handoff trying to turn the corner Still upright spins at the 20
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Scores for the Citadel and the biggest block on the back end was made by Billups
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Charlotte feels like there were a couple blocks in the back and
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Colin Gill had a shot at Garcia and just couldn't get him down
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You'll see it here to the right-hand side of your screen. Colin Gill, he's got him. And a stiff arm, and then all of a sudden he works his way back across the field
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And the early season tackling not pretty there by Charlotte. Got it up
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Ben Good. Kijin, first and ten of the 25. Underwood hit as he throws
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Another interception. Wow. Three turnovers this half. A muff punt and two picks
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Here's a reverse for Jennings. Jennings walking. Jennings down close to the five
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Taylor remains in the game. Late sub coming in for Michigan. Lindsey drops it up
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Touchdown Gophers. Darius Taylor. Last play of the game. Fumble snap, but the Gophers recovered
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Third down and eight at the 10-yard line of Oregon. Wyatt Young to the top of your screen
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favorite target. Mestemaker hit in the pocket, escapes
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runs at the five, goes up into the air and scores! Touchdown, Oklahoma State
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Shades of Fernando Mendoza going high into the air. Mestemaker got hit twice
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Shaken up on the play. But he gives The Cowboys, a 36-31 lead
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How about the guts and the toughness of Drew Mestemaker? He knows a big collision's coming
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He goes high, gets into the end zone. What a massive play
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Elevates over the defender. Takes the shot from Carl Williams IV. He jumps over Flowers, who got a piece of him
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and then, as you said, Williams comes in. Jumbo package third and one
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Minji wants to throw lobs it up and that's a touchdown Henry Boyer
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and Kentucky's an extra point from tying it and a two point conversion from winning it
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and those were two fingers that Will Stein just put up here we go game on the line Minji in zone
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Yes! Willie Rodriguez. Kentucky wins it in Columbia. Fought back and giving themselves a shot here late
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Slant. Mosley. Still running. Knocked down at the one. Alignment for Texas in front of Smothers is in the I formation
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Has it. And leans. No signal. No touchdown. The clock will continue to run
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In the I formation. He's got it. Dives. Touchdown, Texas. Dead even with the PAT to come
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Here's the touchdown. Again, these backs have been fantastic. This is Hollywood Smothers kind of fighting
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Goes airborne, extends. That's it. Three, two, one. Last play. Desperation. And he, by saying, launches into Texas territory
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And it'll be bobbled up in the air and finally intercepted. And Texas storms from behind and stun number one
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Hank Brown throws. Corner, end zone. Caught. Is he in? Touchdown. Reese Van Der Zee
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The Hawkeyes. The game is not over. The ruling of a touchdown is under review
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In the corner. That foot. If he survives the ground, he does
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That's a touchdown. Touchdown. Six foot. The ruling of a touchdown is upheld. The game is over
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And still able to get the foot down, possess it. Reese Van Der Zee
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two big touchdowns none bigger than that one right there the Iowa Hawkeyes remain undefeated Menchie
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trying to drive the stack and did he get in no signal yet touchdown Kentucky
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Baxter watched him push their quarterback initially he's stonewalled by this LSU front he stopped
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Watch them continue to push, continue to push, and will their quarterback hit it for Idaho
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And we'll give him a chance to return it. So 49 seconds showing on the clock
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Idaho with no timeouts. Joshua Wood ready to work with no timeouts And pressure coming Wood stepping up Got to tuck it in run now
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He's got the first down. And he's taken down at the 36-yard line by Tacky
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Yeah, and that's just killer. The defensive line just cannot get him down. I mean, that's what Joshua Wood can do
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So clock stops enough for them to reset the chains. Play action for Joshua Wood
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And he slides down. They'll mark him where he started his slide
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That's at the 41-yard line. Clock going. That hurt. You can't do that play there if you're Joshua Wood
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You can't. They'll throw it out to Tony Harstie across midfield. And Harstie gets out of bounds
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Eight seconds on the clock. Wood is looking his way. Noah West Bromko with the catch around the 25, but time is over. Yeah
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Was it zeros? The clock would stop for a second. You cannot spike it with a second
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So, I don't... Clock operator, please reset the game clock to one second
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And start on my list. But the snap's going to take one second here to spike it. You got to run a play
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This is to the goal line. Here they go. And straight ahead and not getting there is Jordan Davison
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Failed two-point conversion. UCLA's defense does its job again. Snap and hold are good
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The kick is good! John McChier in Oklahoma. Give Coach Venables a huge win
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He's capped off by physicality on both sides. And Sandell hasn't been at his best
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But when his best was needed, he delivers. An absolute strike. Right down
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Brent Venables. Some of him questioning why did the new athletic director, Roger Denny, give him a two-year call
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see how many that Colgate comes with Charlie Smith the overload from the
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right side he's flushed out he heaves toward the end zone it's going to be
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short of the end zone it's caught a lateral back toward Bailey
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he's got the edge touchdown touchdown Harvard Crimson win Unbelievable
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The game is not over. The previous play is under further review
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Well, I think we can say we've seen everything. The game is not over
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The previous play is under further review. We're going to review it. Paul on the field was a touchdown
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