Romney Pulls Down Impressive Catch Leading To BYU’s First TD Against W. Kentucky

PROVO, Utah – BYU wide receiver Gunner Romney snagged an impressive reception on the Cougars’ first touchdown drive against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

BYU hosted Western Kentucky at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, October 31.

With 11:49 left in the opening quarter, BYU quarterback Zach Wilson found Romney running down the far sideline and let the ball sail through the air towards the junior receiver.

Romney leaped into the air and pulled down the pigksin at the Western Kentucky three-yard line despite tough defense by a Hilltopper cornerback.

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— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 1, 2020

The 38-yard reception set the Cougars up for two easy runs and a Tyler Allgeier touchdown. The score gave BYU a 7-0 lead with 10:38 remaining in the opening quarter.

This grab from Gunner to setup the TD 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/5Y0GmvF6eF

— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 1, 2020

Romney’s catch was his second of the game and put him at 44 receiving yards early in the contest. His first catch put him over 1,000 receiving yards for his BYU career.

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Congrats to Dax and Gunner on 1,000 career receiving yards! pic.twitter.com/7e8b7FZ4HT

— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 1, 2020

For Wilson, it was his 17th passing touchdown of the 2020 season.

Zach Wilson's first drive: 4/5, 66 yards, 190.9 QBR. On top of that he picked up a critical 4th down on the ground. #BYU leads 7-0#BYUFootball #WKUvsBYU @kslsports

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 1, 2020

BYU’s game against Western Kentucky is broadcast on ESPN and KSL NewsRadio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM.