Lavar Leap has just been surpassed...

[KnightWhoSaysNit]

Vanderbuilt's Cunningham leaps completely over the center untouched and blocks a field goal. Legal only by virtue of the fact that he made no contact with Auburn's linemen. Unreal. Auburn's snap timing was just too consistent and Vandy did their research.

 

[dbjLions]

That does not surpass Arrington leaping over both lines to tackle a ball carrier two yards behind the line of scrimmage. Although impressive, blocking the kick by jumping over the center has happened a few times in recent memory. Both Jamie Collins and Kam Chancellor did it in the NFL in the last couple of years. Arrington's is much more impressive

 

[mn78psu83]

That does not surpass Arrington leaping over both lines to tackle a ball carrier two yards behind the line of scrimmage. Although impressive, blocking the kick by jumping over the center has happened a few times in recent memory. Both Jamie Collins and Kam Chancellor did it in the NFL in the last couple of years. Arrington's is much more impressive

Agree. Lavar's field goal block against Purdue was more impressive. I've never seen someone jump that high from that far back to block a kick.

 

[KnightWhoSaysNit]

That does not surpass Arrington leaping over both lines to tackle a ball carrier two yards behind the line of scrimmage. Although impressive, blocking the kick by jumping over the center has happened a few times in recent memory. Both Jamie Collins and Kam Chancellor did it in the NFL in the last couple of years. Arrington's is much more impressive

Cunningham made the leap, landed on his feet, and made the block. It was a clean hurdle of the line. But you may be right. What Lavar did was impressive. Perhaps it has faded too much from memory.

 

[Lion Lineage]

I was at the Lavar Leap game and, no joke, missed the leap! Have seen it numerous times on replay and it is to this day the most remarkable play I've seen.

 

[AWS1022]

That does not surpass Arrington leaping over both lines to tackle a ball carrier two yards behind the line of scrimmage. Although impressive, blocking the kick by jumping over the center has happened a few times in recent memory. Both Jamie Collins and Kam Chancellor did it in the NFL in the last couple of years. Arrington's is much more impressive

The only play I've seen close to that was Charles Jefferson's leap for Ridgemont High against Lincoln High.

 

[mn78psu83]

The only play I've seen close to that was Charles Jefferson's leap for Ridgemont High against Lincoln High.

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[MadChill]

Vanderbuilt's Cunningham leaps completely over the center untouched and blocks a field goal. Legal only by virtue of the fact that he made no contact with Auburn's linemen. Unreal. Auburn's snap timing was just too consistent and Vandy did their research.

If memory serves, back in 1975, PSU's Tommy O'Dell blocked Pitt's Carson Long's extra point in the same way, i.e., by cleanly leaping over the offensive line. The blocked extra point preserved a 7-6 victory for your Lions, as Carson Long went on to miss three field goals that day. Many Pitt fans wanted Carson Long to change his name to Carson Wide.

 

[Snow Shoe Lion]

Steve Geise (LHHS) scored Penn State's only TD that game.

 

[slwlion]

Vanderbuilt's Cunningham leaps completely over the center untouched and blocks a field goal. Legal only by virtue of the fact that he made no contact with Auburn's linemen. Unreal. Auburn's snap timing was just too consistent and Vandy did their research.

Over the guard.. I believe.

 

[tboyer]

Is it legal for defensive linemen on a field goal try to "crab" the O-linemen -- i.e. go low and cut them to make room for a leaping DB? They can do that in goalline defense so I suppose the rule wouldn't be different on a kick.

Is that what happened on the PSU block of the OSU FG? Marcus Allen got the ball because he was able to leap forward into the backfield -- he wasn't that high but he was forward. Was that made possible by the DL in front of him?