Quarterback J.J. McCarthy faked a handoff to a receiver in motion before launching a 45-yard pass that Loveland caught over his left shoulder. After sprinting into the end zone, the freshman turned to the crowd of 106,787 and put his finger to his lips.

Multiple teams were looking to trade up in the NFL Draft until the Chicago Bears took TE Colston Loveland, and then those trade calls stopped, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Two days before the Bears would draft him and change his life forever, Loveland helped brand cattle back home in Gooding, Idaho.