VIEW: Division III powerhouse Mount Union pulls off spectacular Hail

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Mount Union Purple Raiders won their 33rd Ohio Athletic Championship game in stunning style on Saturday, managing a Hail Mary on the final play to beat Baldwin Wallace 23-21 and clinch an automated berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs. The win also guaranteed Mount Union’s 31st undefeated regular season in the program’s history.After their win

over John Carroll recently improved them to 9-0 and gave them a minimum of a share of the OAC title, the Purple Raiders required just to win versus Baldwin Wallace in order to win their championship game outright and make a playoff spot. However, Mount Union discovered themselves trailing the Yellow Jackets 21-17 on the last play, with half the field separating them from the championship and the playoffs.Quarterback Braxton Plunk heaved a pass toward the endzone, where it was deflected off the helmet of a Yellow Jackets protector and after that captured by Purple Raiders receiver Wayne Ruby Jr., giving Mount Union an improbable success and everything that chose it. What made Mount Union’s win all that more rewarding was

that they had the ability to prevail despite blowing a 17-0 lead in the 4th quarter. The Yellow Jackets went on a run of 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter, consisting of the consent touchdown by Reese Warner with simply 22 seconds left to play. The Purple Raiders will now look to win their 14th national championship at the Division

III level and their very first given that 2017.