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Rutgers World: Janarion Grant returns Adam Korsak punt for incredible touchdown in CFL

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Friday night saw an all-time Rutgers crossover in the CFL.

Adam Korsak, the greatest punter in Rutgers football history, punted to Winnipeg Blue Bombers returner Janarion Grant, the greatest kickoff returner in Rutgers history.

Advantage: Grant.

Grant, who broke approximately 700 tackles for the score in the above clip, was a monster at Rutgers from 2013-2017. He returned 5 kickoffs for touchdowns and 3 punts for touchdowns across his career, totaling over 2,857 return yards from kickoffs and 588 from punts.

He made a brief appearance in the NFL, playing 1 season for the Baltimore Ravens. He moved to the CFL immediately following. Korsak, however, went directly to the CFL.

The Aussie-born punter is one of the best across college football history. Korsak holds the NCAA record for career punts, punting yards and single-season net average. He was named Rutgers’ first first-team all-American since 2006 in 2022. He never had a punt blocked at Rutgers and finished his career without a touchback in his final 150 punts.

Korsak was invited to minicamps with the Chiefs and Steelers but decided to play in the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Featured image courtesy of CFL’s Twitter account (@CFL). 

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.