Watch Miami’s Keionte Scott return an interception for a massive Cotton Bowl touchdown
How does a top defense respond to giving up an explosive play?
Exactly how the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes did in the second quarter against the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in its College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday.
Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin hit a wide-open Jeremiah Smith for a 59-yard completion immediately after Miami opened scoring to get Ohio State into the red zone.
One play later, Rueben Bain Jr. sacked Sayin for a 6-yard loss.
One play after that, Keionte Scott jumped Brandon Inniss’ route and returned an interception for a 72-yard touchdown to give Miami an early 14-0 lead.
“Shot my shot,” Scott said after the game, an eventual 24-14 win to advance Miami to the College Football Playoff semifinals, “and the ball went in my hands.”
Take a look here:
It’s the fourth-longest pick-six in Cotton Bowl history.
For Scott, it’s his second interception of the season — both of which he returned for a touchdown. Scott is the first Hurricanes player to return multiple interceptions for a touchdown in the same season since Sean Taylor did it three times in the 2003 season.
The others to do so: Mauirce Sikes in 2002, Ed Reed in both 2001 and 2000, Dexter Seigler in 1992 and Bennie Blades in 1985.
“I was full of emotions,” Scott said. “I think I took a little moment to peek at the sideline and look at everybody and let them know what was going on. So that was a pretty cool moment. And then, you know, just having fun. At the end of the day, that’s what this team relies on: Just going out there, playing free and just having fun.”
This story was originally published December 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM.
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