Gritty, Ugly, and Beautiful: Huskers Bounce Back to Beat Northwestern

by T.J. Birkel

The Nebraska football team improved to 6-2 on Saturday with a gritty–and let’s face it, sometimes ugly–28-21 win over Northwestern in Lincoln. Leading 21-6 in the 3rd quarter, it looked like the Big Red might run away with it. But Northwestern battled back (with the help of some really bad calls) to tie it at 21, before Nebraska scored late and the defense held on to secure the win. We cover it all in the Topline Takeaways.

CHEERS TO THAT

Responding After Minnesota. I don’t think it was a stretch to say this was a must-win game for Matt Rhule and this year’s Nebraska team. After the dud in Minneapolis (against a Gopher team that got destroyed by Iowa on Saturday), the Huskers absolutely needed a bounce back game. 

And bounce back they did. The boys in red came out with energy, showed a lot of fight, and found a way to get the win against a hard nosed and well coached Northwestern team. They finish October with a 3-1 record for the month, and at 6-2, Nebraska currently owns its best record through eight games since 2016. 

Taking It to the House. After almost returning a kickoff for a touchdown a couple weeks ago at Maryland, redshirt freshman Kenneth Williams took one all the way home on Saturday. Coming right after halftime–when Nebraska led 7-6 but really needed a boost–Williams injected a surge into the Memorial Stadium crowd and gave…

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