"Our defense was crushing Pittsburgh, which I think was a big surprise to them and everybody in the nation," remembers linebacker Leon White. "It was great to see Adam just break free for that touchdown. It was a crazy play and a great part of the history of that year."

What was coach LaVell Edwards' reaction to Haysbert's TD?

"I was excited about it," he says. "Then I looked at the clock and saw there was still a minute and a half left. We may have scored too quick."

Two days later, the previously unranked Cougars jumped to No. 13 in the Associated Press poll.

Three weeks later, No. 6, 3-0 BYU was in the Islands facing a fired-up Hawaii squad.

At the end of three quarters, the score was BYU 12, Hawaii 10. In the fourth quarter, Cherry led his team on a 10-minute, 84-yard drive down to the BYU two-yard line, first and goal. On first and second down, Cherry tried a quarterback sneak but both times he was stopped, after minimal gains, by linebacker Marv Allen. That brought third down and inches to go. Morrell decided, on his own, to line up across the line of scrimmage from Cherry as if he were the middle linebacker.

Just as Cherry took the snap, Morrell, with flawless timing, ran toward the line of scrimmage, launched himself over the center, collared Cherry by the shoulder pads, and made a complete flip in the air. On his way down to the Aloha Stadium turf, his teammates smothered Cherry. Hawaii had to settle for the field goal, giving it a 13-12 lead.

"Throughout the game, I really got to know their cadences," Morrell explains. "We were trying to disguise our coverages all night. I always tried to keep myself in position. I just thought, 'You've got to make something happen.' It was an instinctive thing. I'll never forget Rafael Cherry. I remember I could see his eyes as I went over the line. They were as big as saucers."

"I had no idea whatsoever that Kyle was going to do something like that. Honestly, even at the time, I didn't really know what happened," says defensive lineman Jim Herrmann. "I remember thinking the front got a good push. I remember the officials come in signaling that we had stopped them. It wasn't until I got back from Hawaii, after seeing the replay, that I realized what had happened. He timed it perfectly. He sacrificed the body, flew over there and reached down and grabbed him just right. It honestly was one of the top five plays in college football history. Some people will read that and roll their eyes. But when you look at the net effect of an undefeated season and what he did, it was a big play for sure."

At the time, Morrell didn't think of his heady play as a big deal. But over the course of the next week, The Play was being shown all across the nation, including on David Letterman's show.

Still, while Morrell's improvisational play is remembered by die-hard Cougar fans, it's not so well-known nationally.