Who are some of the best return specialist in MSU football history?

[Dawgfan77]

A forgotten guy who would have probably should be on this list is Leon Berry. If he hadn't quit to focus on track I think he would be thought of more.
He is still #4 in the SEC in career kick return average, and tied with Prentiss for most MSU KR TD's at 2.

Leon didn't quit to focus on track. O'Neal Wilder quit to focus on track

[Dawgfan77]

Pegues return was big in an Egg Bowl with 2 loser teams playing out the final game of the season.

Young's return put us back up in a game in which we were still chasing a Sugar Bowl- as they even mention in the telecast. Not to mention our beating LSU kept them out of a bowl game that season as they finished 7-4

We had beaten Bama in 07 and had 6 wins wrapped up. Winning the egg gave us 7 wins in 07 and resulted in O getting fired

[BrunswickDawg]

Leon didn't quit to focus on track. O'Neal Wilder quit to focus on track

Ah - yeah you are right. Berry was still a good one though.

[redstickdawg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKNxdmBTOpo

I disagree. Was 24-24 at half and Glen Young did this. We won 55-31

Thanks for posting the old ESPN stuff, I was at the game and my memory was altered from Jack and coke.

[Coach34]

Yeah I get it and know the season and the surrounding narratives. That was in my era too. My only issue is we were going to beat LSU that day regardless. It did showcase how good Young was but the Peagues run won the egg bowl in dramatic fashion. Peagues couldn't hold a candle to Young on returns though.

I was at the game. I’m not sure we beat LSU without the KO return. It was an even game and LSU had almost 300 offensive yards at half. That KO return stole the MO and then we got the fumble on the ensuing KO to blow the game open. Without the return? That 24-24 game turns into a scrum

[Dolphus Raymond]

Glen Young. If you saw him play, you would agree I think. So damn quick.

[Offshore Dawg]

I am more concerned with who can do the job now.

[Lord McBuckethead]

If he played in an era that every kicker wasn?t kicking it out the back of the end zone he?d clearly be #1.

Every single time he catches the ball, the kid does something. Like the bowl game a couple of years ago. He had like 180 return yards that could have been more if people wouldn't get flagged.

[tcdog70]

Marcus Rhoden

[R2Dawg]

I was at the game. I?m not sure we beat LSU without the KO return. It was an even game and LSU had almost 300 offensive yards at half. That KO return stole the MO and then we got the fumble on the ensuing KO to blow the game open. Without the return? That 24-24 game turns into a scrum

Yeah maybe but point is there was still a half of football to play. One play doesn't dictate the rest of the half. I know the emotion of some games feels that way and I know there is feelings of momentum and game pressure. Everyone has seen games where it was a tale of two halves. You just can't judge a whole game on one half.

Young was one of my favorites, that we agree and that return was a great return. He was a pro.

Also being at the game doesn't make your opinion better than mine. I watched every minute and I saw some replays that you didn't so I actually saw more of the game that you did.