The Legend of Oz: Hometown hero

  • Austin Allen made this now infamous catch against Elkhorn South in the 2015 state final. The officials ruled it an incomplete pass.
    Austin Allen made this now infamous catch against Elkhorn South in the 2015 state final. The officials ruled it an incomplete pass.
    It was a 4th and 1. There was 1:07 remaining on the clock, game tied up. This was the Class B state semifinals, the winner taking a first-class trip to Memorial Stadium. A moment every Nebraska kid dreams about.Many believe the Legend of Oz was born on that chilly November night in McCook on Weiland Field.Husky QB Grant Fox put everything he had into a deep ball, hitting Austin Allen in...

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