Huskers Fall at Home to Georgia Southern

The Huskers dropped to 1-2 after a 45-42 defeat to the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Huskers misplaced one other one-possession recreation, the tenth straight within the Scott Frost period. The shootout with the Solar Belt Convention staff marked the primary time in Nebraska soccer historical past that the Cornhuskers scored 35 factors in Memorial Stadium and misplaced. Till tonight, NU was 214-0.

Georgia Southern scored first on a 13-play, 74-yard drive.

The Eagles held a 7-0 lead till The Huskers answered with a landing drive that ended with a formidable 8-yard landing run by Casey Thompson.

Georgia Southern regained its seven-point lead with a speedy eight-play drive, placing the Eagles up 14-7.

The Huskers tied up the sport at 14 on their subsequent drive on a 21-yard landing move from Casey Thompson to Brody Belt.

Marques Buford Jr picked up his first interception of the yr off an errant throw from Eagles QB Kyle Vantrease. NU capitalized when Anthony Grant punched the ball in from the 4, placing Nebraska up 21-14.

Georgia Southern shortly tied up the sport at 21 after Eagles working again Gerald Inexperienced busted a 67-yard run to the NU 3-yard line and scored two performs later.

The Huskers punted on their subsequent drive. Inexperienced gashed one other run for the Eagles, this time for 47 yards and a landing, giving Georgia Southern a 28-21 lead with 4 minutes to go within the half.

Casey Thompson continued to roll within the first half and tallied a second dashing landing to tie the sport at 28.

Georgia Southern obtained the ball again and marched to Nebraska’s three-yard line however didn’t rating any factors after committing a snap infraction, which ended the half.

Each offenses had been sizzling within the first half. Casey Thompson began the half 10-fot-11 on throws and ended the half with 202 yards and three complete touchdowns. Georgia Southern discovered main success on the bottom and totaled 171 first-half dashing yards.

Georgia Southern began the second half with the ball and marched down to attain in underneath three minutes. Vantrease accomplished six of eight passes, ending with a 10-yard landing move that gave the Eagles a 35-28 lead.

Nebraska then went three and out, however the Blackshirts stepped up and obtained the ball again for the Huskers.

Beginning by itself 16, Nebraska drove 84 yards and tied the sport at 35 after an Ajay Allen dashing landing.

The Eagles drove 77 yards down the sector however settled for a subject aim after a goal-line stand by the Nebraska protection.

The Cornhusker’s first drive of the fourth quarter was a three-and-out. Georgia Southern, up 38-35, marched all the way down to the Husker 28.

The Eagles appeared moments away from closing the door on Nebraska till Marques Buford grabbed his second interception of the sport on the Husker 2-yard line.

Nebraska drove 98 yards down the sector and took a 42-38 lead with three minutes left within the recreation. Thompson tallied his third dashing landing.

The Eagles wouldn’t go away quietly. Georgia Southern transformed on a fourth down in its personal territory and later scored the game-winning landing on Vantrease’s 8-yard run.

The Huskers obtained the ball again and gave kicker Timmy Bleekrode a chance to ship the sport to time beyond regulation, however he missed the 52-yard subject aim.

Nebraska’s offense appeared one of the best it has all season. Thompson ended the sport with 4 complete touchdowns and 318 passing yards, finishing 23 of 34 passing makes an attempt. Anthony Grant had his third straight 100-plus-yard dashing recreation, totaling 138.

The Nebraska protection gave up 642 complete yards of offense, most of which got here from Vantrease, who totaled 409 yards, one landing and two interceptions. The Blackshirts additionally allowed 233 dashing yards. Three rushes alone accounted for 140 yards.

Buford was one of many solely shiny spots for the Husker protection, grabbing two interceptions, each of which was factors for NU.

“That one damage,” Nebraska coach Scott Frost mentioned on the postgame press convention. “We win as a staff and lose as a staff, and we obtained beat at present.” 

“I feel we obtained out schemed; we actually didn’t have a solution.”

Frost mentioned on the finish of the press convention: “I simply recognize it. It’s enjoyable being right here, and I’m blessed to be the coach right here. I really like this state and this program. I’m combating with every thing I’ve, and so is the remainder of the teaching workers.”

After the loss, the long run is unknown for Frost at Nebraska. However the resolution to maintain or do away with him is within the arms of 1 man,  athletic director Trev Alberts. Alberts has many issues to ponder over the following couple of days, probably the most notable being that Frost’s buyout might be lower in half from $15 million to $7.5 million on Oct. 1. There are attention-grabbing days forward in Lincoln, Nebraska.