WATCH: Purdue runs trick play made famous by Gus Malzahn

Purdue ran an impressive trick play against Arizona during Wednesday night’s Foster Farms Bowl.

The play might look familiar to SEC fans — particularly those who follow Auburn.

The Boilermakers brought out the classic dubbed by Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn as “Woody,” where a small, fast player crouches and hides behind the offensive line before the play, and then subsequently carries the ball out of nowhere.

Purdue ran the play toward the end of the first half while leading Arizona 28-14. The Boilermakers tweaked it to resemble a fake kneel down, which was a brilliant move by head coach Jeff Brohm.

Running back D.J. Knox gained 41 yards and Purdue ended up adding a field goal before the half.

Check out this successful version of the trick play, courtesy of a video posted to Twitter by Kevin Marchina (kg_holler):

Fake kneel run by Purdue. That was great. pic.twitter.com/x3AIuTByxk

— Kevin Marchina (@kg_holler) December 28, 2017

Here’s a look at when Auburn successfully ran the play against Tennessee in 2009 with Travante Stallworth:

The first time Malzahn called the play — or at least the first time it was documented — was in 2006 against Auburn. Malzahn was Arkansas’ offensive coordinator at the time.

History of “Woody” provided courtesy of this article from War Blogle.

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.