You never see teams as excited for a 3-yard touchdown in a blowout win as Boise State was on Sept. 1 in Troy, Ala.
When Akilian Butler took a quick pass from Brett Rypien into the end zone, holding on after a hit, he popped up from the turf to celebrate with anyone in sight.
Eight days shy of a year prior, Butler was lying in an end zone on the other side of the country at Washington State, unable to stand on his own, aware that the pain in his left knee meant his season was done early.