Kaelin Clay on Heisman pose: 'It was a little homage to Desmond'

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Utah's Kaelin Clay had three touchdowns on his first six return attempts as a Ute, but all anybody was talking about for a while Saturday was what he did after his latest.

Against Michigan, at the Big House, and on ABC, Clay took a punt back 66 yards and then struck the Heisman pose, mimicking prolific Wolverines returner Desmond Howard (and Charles Woodson, after him).

After the game, Clay said it was something that "just happened."

"It was a little homage to Desmond, but it is what it is. I'm not selfish or anything. It was just one of those things that happens."

Utah linebacker Jared Norris: "It was cool, just say it."

"Yeah, it was, it was cool. It looked good on TV, probably."

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— Tribune staff