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Nebraska falls again, upset by Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern upset Nebraska 45-42 Saturday night time in Lincoln, Neb., maybe administering a remaining blow to Scott Frost in what could quickly price as a failed teaching tenure.
“We simply merely didn’t get a cease,” Frost mentioned after the sport. “You possibly can’t surrender that many yards and that many factors and count on to win video games.”
The Eagles, in incomes their first victory in opposition to a Energy 5 opponent since transferring to the Soccer Bowl Subdivision in 2014, drove 75 yards in 11 performs, beginning with 3:05 to play at Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease ran it in from 6 yards for the profitable rating with 36 seconds to play.
A 52-yard field-goal try by Nebraska’s Timmy Bleekrode sailed huge left as time expired, leaving the Huskers at 1-2 as they put together to host Oklahoma subsequent week.
Scott Frost on the skin noise: “We bought to ensure it doesn’t seep into gamers. I haven’t listened to any of it in a very long time. There’s quite a lot of video games left on this season and this group can do effectively.”
Exhausting to not hear it when the scholars on the stadium chant “fireplace Frost.”
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) September 11, 2022
Frost, 16-31 since taking the helm at Nebraska, dropped to 5-22 in one-score video games and misplaced a tenth consecutive recreation determined by eight factors or fewer relationship to the beginning of final season.
“I’m blessed to be the coach right here,” Frost mentioned. “I’m preventing with all the things I’ve. I do know there’s questions and negativity on the market… I admire the folks which are with us.”
Georgia Southern piled up 642 yards and punted simply as soon as, changing into the primary workforce to beat Nebraska at house in 215 video games when the Huskers scored 35 factors or extra. The Eagles capped off a stellar Saturday for the Solar Belt convention, with wins from Marshall over Notre Dame and Appalachian State over Texas A&M.
It’s the first time within the AP ballot period that Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Nebraska all misplaced at house on the identical day.
(Picture: Dylan Widger / USA As we speak)