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Michael Clay, the upback, took a snap and burst through the middle of the line, rumbling 64 yards on a fourth down deep in Oregon territory.

Oregon BCS Title Game Bound AP 2010

Michael Clay, the upback, took a snap and burst through the middle of the line, rumbling 64 yards on a fourth down deep in Oregon territory.

Oregon BCS Title Game Bound AP 2010

Taylor hurriedly moved under center from upback, then worked a hard count as if to draw the Buffs offside.

USATODAY.com - College Football - Colorado vs. Nebraska 2006

The Ravens, two-touchdown underdogs, took a 19-17 lead after an uncharacteristic botched play by Pittsburgh's special teams, a failed punt attempt in which rookie Greg Warren's snap to Chris Gardocki deflected off upback Sean Morey and resulted in Gardocki's incomplete pass.

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

On a fourth-and-12 from their own 35, the Cornhuskers faked a punt, letting upback Judd Davies throw a pass that fell incomplete.

USATODAY.com 2003

On a fourth-and-12 from their own 35, the Cornhuskers faked a punt, letting upback Judd Davies throw a pass that fell incomplete.

USATODAY.com - Manning tosses Mississippi past Nebraska 27-23 2002

Then he took another chance by calling for a fake punt on fourth-and-4 on Tech's side of midfield, and upback Jackson Richards got stuffed close enough to the first down that officials took a second look at the replay.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

In addition to Brady's blunder, the Patriots were undone by dropped passes and a muff on a fake punt gone awry by Eugene Chung, the upback on the punt team.

USATODAY.com News 2011

On fourth-and-less than a yard, Alabama snapped to upback Brad Smelley out of punt formation.

SI.com 2011

Sam Aiken played punt-covering upback (the guy who stands between the line of scrimmage and the punter, and blocks punt-rushers) on all but one play.

Pats Pulpit Comedic.Sans 2010