A great catch is impressive on its own terms, regardless of outside context. However, we remember great catches when they also happen to come at an important moment in a game and help a team win.
Former USC Trojan Joseph Manjack made a catch over the weekend which was visually spectacular and also hugely important to his new team, the Houston Cougars.
Houston trailed UTSA by 14 at halftime. The Cougars needed a 17-point third quarter to get back into the game. Manjack was able to step up and deliver a sensational one-handed catch, sliding in the back of the end zone and getting his feet in bounds for a massive score. Houston was able to get UTSA into overtime. The Cougars eventually won in triple overtime, 37-35, in one of the best and most thrilling games of the young season.
Manjack wanted more playing time and a bigger role, given that USC’s wide receiver room is stacked. He clearly seems to have made a good choice by finding a home in Houston and contributing significantly to a big Week 1 win.
Incredible catch by USC transfer Joseph Manjack for a Houston TD 🤯
(via @chris_hummer) pic.twitter.com/Mg7XdEW60v
— 247Sports (@247Sports) September 3, 2022
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