Florida's Ricky Pearsall adds name to catch of the year debate after insane one-handed grab

Chris Olave put social media in a frenzy Monday night, but we may have a new leader for best catch of the year.

Florida's Ricky Pearsall made an insane one-handed grab Saturday night that was probably shared in just about every group chat ever.

You know those catches that Odell Beckham Jr. used to do in warmups with the New York Giants? That's what Pearsall did — in a game.

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Quarterback Graham Mertz eyed Pearsall downfield and let one rip midway through the first quarter against Charlotte, and it looked like the receiver had put superglue on his gloves.

Running toward the middle of the field, Pearsall leaped and caught the ball across his body and over his head with his right hand, not even bobbling it. It just stuck to his hand as if it were a tennis ball.

Pearsall was tackled by two Charlotte defenders who also seemed to knock one another down in the process. And Pearsall stuck with it.

The senior has been going off for the Gators. Entering Saturday, he had 20 receptions for 258 yards and a score in three games. He had a season-high 123 yards against McNeese in Florida's second game of the year.

Pearsall caught 33 passes for 661 yards and five touchdowns last year in 13 games. That's 20-plus yards per reception.

The 25th-ranked Gators entered the game at 2-1, having upset Tennessee in the swamp last weekend. At halftime, they led the 49ers 16-3.

Junior at Division III school becomes first woman non-kicker to appear in college football game

A woman made history in a Division III college football game Saturday.

Haley Van Voorhis, a safety at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., became the first woman to appear in an NCAA football game at a position other than kicker.

She registered a quarterback hurry on a third down in the first quarter.

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She became the eighth woman to appear in an NCAA football game.

Van Voorhis, who stands 5-foot-6, 145 pounds, spent the last two years playing for the JV team at the university. She was an All-State honorable mention in high school, playing for Christchurch in Virginia.

She also is a member of the university's track and field team.

Van Voorhis, a junior, was interviewed by ESPN in 2021, and she spoke about being a young woman playing football.

"There's definitely people out there who see the story and think, 'This girl's going to get hurt,'" she said. "I hear that a lot. Or, 'She's too small, doesn't weigh enough, not tall enough.' But I'm not the shortest on my team, and I'm not the lightest."

Shenandoah coach Scott Yoder praised her work ethic in the interview.

"What has really helped me has been when you peel everything back, it's about a young person who wants an opportunity, who works for it and has earned an opportunity," he said. "For 21 years, I've been fortunate to be on the coaching side of that. And at the core of this, it's no different."

Shenandoah defeated Juniata, 48-7.

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