For Nebraska, in some ways, the game came down to a crucial fourth-quarter Michigan drive. After all the fireworks, the explosive plays, and the successful Hail Mary (!), the Huskers needed to stop the Wolverines when it mattered the most.
As you know, they didn’t. They couldn’t.
Michigan, clinging to a 27-20 lead, went on an epic drive — 16 plays that went 77 yards and chewed up 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Three times, the Wolverines had third downs and three times they became first downs. Michigan needed five, nine and 10 yards on the third downs they converted…