Midway through the third quarter against Northern Illinois in 2024, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love awakened something in himself.
Love took a carry from quarterback Riley Leonard and burst through the line at full speed. He saw a Huskies safety careening towards him in the open field. For a moment, Love's mind went blank as his body left the earth. And then, he was running untouched for a touchdown, wondering what he had just done.
"I've always felt like I can get pretty high," Love told CBS Sports. "But I just never really did it in a game until last year against Northern Illinois. I just fell in love with it ever since."
That was the first time Love can remember hurdling over a defender. And he was never going back.
In the 18 months since, Love's hurdle has become the mos

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