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Big 12's most iconic plays of the past decade: Nos. 1-5

This week, we’ve been counting down the Big 12’s biggest plays of the past 10 seasons. It’s been a chance to look back and celebrate some of the league’s most memorable moments from the 2006 season through 2015. This list could easily be 250 plays long instead of 25, but we tried our best to narrow our selections down to the most iconic and important. We close out the series with Nos. 1-5:

1. RG III beats Oklahoma

After the Sooners had tied the game on a Blake Bell touchdown, Baylor had one last opportunity in regulation to finally notch a signature win in 2011. Quarterback Robert Griffin III rolled to his left, then unleashed a pass downfield back to his right. The laser split a pair of Oklahoma defenders before hitting Terrance Williams smack in the chest in the end zone for a 34-yard game-winning touchdown. The play, which gave Baylor its first win over a top-five opponent in 26 years, clinched the Heisman Trophy for Griffin and catapulted Art Briles' Bears into the national force they have become today.

2. Boise State upsets Sooners with Statue of Liberty

After Oklahoma's Marcus Walker took an interception to the house, Boise State appeared to be finished, down 35-28 with a minute remaining in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl. That, however, is when the Boise magic began. The Broncos sent the game to overtime with a beautifully executed 50-yard hook-and-ladder touchdown on fourth-and-18. Then in overtime they won it when quarterback Jared Zabransky pulled off the Statue of Liberty by handing the ball behind his back to tailback Ian Johnson, who raced into the end zone untouched clinching an improbable 43-42 victory. Moments later, Johnson capped the magical night by proposing to Broncos cheerleader Chrissy Popadics. She said yes.

3. Michael Crabtree stuns Texas

With the final seconds ticking away and Texas Tech down a point, quarterback Graham Harrell threw a desperation pass toward the sideline. Crabtree was double-covered. But somehow the Biletnikoff Award winner snagged Harrell's pass, broke loose from a defender and glided 28 yards into the end zone with one second remaining, handing the No. 7-ranked Red Raiders a 39-33 win over No. 1 Texas in 2008. The play ultimately knocked the Longhorns out of the national championship game, and catapulted Tech to its first double-digit winning season since 1976.

4. Longhorns get a second chance

In the 2009 Big 12 championship game, Nebraska thought it had pulled the upset over Texas when Colt McCoy's pass out of bounds left no time on the Cowboys Stadium scoreboard. But, after asking for a replay, officials put one second back on the clock, noting McCoy's pass had hit the railing of a luxury suite to stop the clock before it had run out. Given the chance for one final play, Hunter Lawrence nailed a 46-yard field goal as time expired, giving Texas a 13-12 win to secure its spot in the national championship game. Nebraska coaches Bo and Carl Pelini went ballistic afterward, the latter reportedly yelling "You should be ashamed to accept that trophy!" while pointing at the Texas celebration.

5. Aaron Green's miracle grab

In September, on fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line with TCU trailing Texas Tech 52-48, quarterback Trevone Boykin went to his go-to receiver, Josh Doctson. Doctson was well-covered, and Boykin's pass seemed too high. But Doctson managed to get a hand on the ball, and the tip allowed Green to slip in underneath and haul the deflection in before falling out of bounds in the back of the end zone. The miraculous conversion gave TCU a 55-52 win, at the time keeping the Horned Frogs' Big 12 title and College Football Playoff hopes alive.