scored a touchdown from 11 yards out. He is the last person to score on the fumblerooski in a regular season game. Like the NFL in the 1960s, the NCAA banned the use of the fumblerooski after the 1992 season, making intentional fumbles illegal. In April 2006, the NFHS followed suit, banning intentional fumbles, according to the Los Angeles Times. However, longtime former NFL referee Jerry Markbreit says the play is still legal, provided the quarterback places the ball on the ground behind himself, rather than in front (the forward fumble was banned as the result of another play, the Holy Roller). Direct handoffs to offensive linemen are still thoroughly legal, meaning that the play can still be executed as originally devised, except the ball must be handed off instead of left on the ground to be picked up. Furthermore, since 2008, the center himself can execute the fumble (which in NFL rules is a backward pass, distinct from a fumble) and the ball will be live once the ball hits the ground. On November 23, 2013, the Fresno State Bulldogs successfully executed a fumblerooski on their home field against the New Mexico Lobos, scoring on a 26-yard touchdown run by senior wide receiver Isaiah Burse with 10:27 remaining in the second quarter. The Bulldogs would go on to defeat the Lobos 69–28 and clinch the 2013 Western division of the Mountain West Conference. The Washington Football Team used the Bumerooski on Thanksgiving Day November 26, 2020 in a regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys which resulted in a 10+ yard gain and a 1st down. Quarterback Alex Smith took the snap and handed off the ball very discreetly through Running Back J. D. McKissic's legs who was positioned way down low and just to the right of Smith. Smith faked a run to the right, while McKissic aptly outmaneuvered defenders for a 10 yard gain and a first down. TV Broadcast color commentator and Hall of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman made extensive commentary on the broadcast about this play, comparing it to a Fumblerooski. Similar plays Bumerooski A variation of the play is known as the Bumerooski. The Bumerooski is named after former NFL head coach Bum Phillips. In this variation a handoff is made to a player between his legs. This play is still legal in the NFL and NCAA as the ball never touches the ground.