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Quinyon Mitchell had four on Saturday in UT's 52-32 liquidation of Northern Illinois.
On a career day, the Toledo cornerback caught more passes than all but one Huskie and all but one of his teammates.
Instincts and play calls, Mitchell said when asked about his performance.
His four interceptions tied a program record (Jerry Palmer, 1950) and no Rocket had intercepted three passes in a game since 1985. Five is the single-game NCAA record.
Mitchell's four interceptions and the ensuing returns accounted for 45 yards, which would have been the sixth-most receiving yards of the game. Incredibly, he had zero career interceptions in 24 games entering Saturday.
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