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8 innovative college plays that NFL teams should steal -- right now

Every NFL play is derivative. It's 11 players on offense vs. 11 players on defense, all lining up in generally the same spots and doing the same stuff.

Every now and then, though, I see something on film that makes me pause and rewind. "Wait, what just happened?" It's smart coaches making tweaks to formations and play designs that we've all seen a thousand times.

I love to watch college film to see who's innovating. Which coaches are scheming-open their players and putting up points?

I found eight unique college football plays -- all touchdowns from this season -- that made me perk up.