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Nebraska’s Levi Falck (88) celebrates a catch against Purdue in the second quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.



EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star




Scott Frost addressed the media after the Huskers’ loss to Purdue.







Nebraska football writer Parker Gabriel offers his extra points from the Husker football team’s 28-23 loss against Purdue.

It was over when: Amazingly enough, this game wasn’t over until a late onside kick squirted over the shoulder pad of Nebraska junior defensive back Cam Taylor-Britt and into the waiting arms of a Purdue player.

It would have been a long shot, but the Huskers nearly got the ball back with 1 minute, 40 seconds to go and trailing by five. NU had already burned its timeouts before a late touchdown drive, knowing it needed two possessions to try to overcome a 28-17 deficit. That turned out to be an effort in futility.

Turning point: Nebraska caught a break late in the second half and not only kicked a field goal to go up 17-14 with 1:20 to go, but then got the ball back in great field position with 20 seconds on the clock. Coach Scott Frost and offensive coordinator Matt Lubick dialed up a great play call and Samori Toure ran free on a deep post, but Adrian Martinez’s pass grazed off of Toure’s fingertips. It would have been a walk-in touchdown and a 24-14 halftime lead. Instead, NU led by three and then opened the half with four punts and three interceptions on its first seven possessions.

Quotable: Frost when asked if he noticed that the announced Memorial Stadium crowd of 85,902 began filing out midway through the fourth quarter when his team fell behind by two scores.



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