Nebraska won my heart on Saturday when their football team
put seven year old, Jack Hoffman, into the football game. Jack Hoffman has had a rough seven
years. He has been through multiple
surgeries to battle his brain cancer. He
is a true hero. The Nebraska Cornhuskers have adopted Jack to their team. He has attended multiple practices and
games. Football is his favorite sport
and he has really enjoyed being a part of the football program this year.
Last Saturday though, was something different. The Nebraska spring game is a real football
game. It has major implications on who
will start for the following year. There
is a lot of pressure on the players to perform.
The usually have around 60,000 people watching their spring game. In the middle of their aggressive spring
game, they brought out Jack Hoffman in full uniform (number 22). He was positioned at running back and when
Martinez hiked the ball, he handed it off to Jack. It was a real play. The seven year old began to sprint passed the
colossal defensive players in his race to the end zone. Offensive players did a pretty good job
blocking and making it look somewhat realistic. When he scored a touchdown (it was put on the
board for the record books), both benches of the Nebraska football team emptied
to surround Jack. I can only imagine the
joy Jack felt. A big tip of the hat to
the Nebraska Cornhuskers for showing the country that there are some things
that are more important than football. I
respect their program and will root for them until the Hawks go to Lincoln.
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