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Magic happens: Former BYU receiver Austin Collie throws touchdown pass for BC Lions

Austin Collie has accounted for 55 receiving touchdowns in his college and pro careers. But he has never thrown a touchdown pass in that stretch, until Saturday.

“The funny thing is, in practice, he (Collie) was throwing perfect balls (in rehearsing the pitch-reverse play) and I dropped them every time. This time it just kind of worked out.”

Austin Collie has accounted for 55 receiving touchdowns in his college and pro careers. But he has never thrown a touchdown pass in that stretch, until Saturday.

The former BYU wide receiver, now playing for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League, showed off his arm in the Lions’ 46-20 victory over Saskatchewan, completing a pass to his quarterback, rookie Jonathon Jennings.