No one expected the Boise State Broncos to pull off one of the best upsets in College Football Bowl history but they did and in dramatic fashion as well, scoring three trick plays to beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl 43-42 in overtime, with Jared Zabranksy being named the offensive MVP for the game.



While the game was an immediate classic and an overnight sensation it was still unexpected for Zabransky of Boise State (then a Western Athletic Conference member) to grace the cover of NCAA Football 08. Not only was he the top pick to be on the cover in EA's 2008 iteration of the series, he is the top pick of my list as well. Although it is a shame his college success did not translate over to the NFL, despite leading the Boise State Broncos to a perfect 13-0 record in 2006-2007 and throwing 23 TDs with only 7 interceptions that same year, he would go on to be undrafted and bounce from team to team in the NFL and Canadian Football League before leaving football for good.



Zabranksy's career at Boise State ended with him pashing for 8,256 yards (58 TDs) as well as rushing for 863 yards and 31 touchdowns.



Score one for the underdogs that play on a blue football field!