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Virginia's Simpson sets NCAA bowl record for running back

Associated Press

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Virginia's Mikell Simpson set an NCAA record Tuesday for the longest touchdown run by a running back in bowl history, a 96-yarder in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl's second quarter. The Cavaliers were up 9-7 against Texas Tech and starting from their 2. After a 2-yard run, Jameel Sewell took a shotgun snap and handed it to Simpson. He made one cut through a huge hole and then raced down the sideline untouched. Simpson's run was the second-longest in NCAA bowl history, but ...

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