LOOK: Big Sky Conference takes shot at Nebraska
As Nebraska gave away an 11-point lead in the second half against Northwestern, the Cornhuskers started taking the inevitable flak on social media. Big Sky Conference got in on the action, poking fun at Nebraska.
When one Twitter user mused that Nebraska will be playing in the Big Sky soon, the conference said even they wouldn’t be interested.
Nebraska trailed, 17-14, at the half before ripping off 14 unanswered points to grab a 28-17 lead. Then, the Huskers opted to onside kick and gifted the Wildcats a short field. Northwestern drove down and scored a touchdown to cut the lead to four and then, with just under 12 minutes to play, the Wildcats took a 31-28 lead.
The onside kick became another self-inflicted wound for Nebraska, leading to another meltdown in a tight game. And this time even the Big Sky Conference got in on needling the Cornhuskers.
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After the game, Frost said he made the call to kick the onside
Nebraska looked like it was rolling, jumping out to a 28-17 lead against Northwestern in the second half of Saturday’s season opener in Dublin, Ireland. Then, the Cornhuskers went for an onside kick — and the game changed.
The Wildcats recovered the attempt and scored on the ensuing drive. They used that to eventually take a fourth-quarter lead before defeating Nebraska 31-28 in Week 0 at Aviva Stadium. It was quite a comeback victory, and the onside kick wound up giving Northwestern the momentum right back.
After the game, Frost addressed the decision to try the onside kick, which proved to be a turning point in the game. The Cornhuskers didn’t score another point after that call, which Frost said was his doing.
“I made the (onside) call,” Frost said, via Nebraska On3’s Steven Sipple. “So it’s on me. I thought if we got it, we could end the game.”
Frost was also asked if he’d make the same call again, and he had a blunt response.
“if I had it over,” he said, “I wouldn’t make the call.”