LINCOLN, Neb. – HCU got an 82-yard rushing game out of redshirt freshman Xai’Shaun Edwards but fell, 59-7, to Big Ten member Nebraska on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
The Cornhuskers (3-0) took the opening kickoff and drove the ball downfield to the HCU (1-2) six-yard line before the Huskies’ defense held and forced a field goal. The Huskies were unable to get much going offensively in the first quarter, falling behind 17-0 after the first 15 minutes.
Late in the second quarter, HCU was able to string together a nine-play drive but it stalled out and ended in a punt. The Huskies went into the locker at the half trailing, 38-0. After a three-and-out to start the second half, Nebraska marched 78 yards on eight plays to score a touchdown and push the lead to 45-0. ON the next HCU drive, the Huskies converted on a third-and-four with a completion fromJake Weir to Deuce McMillan for a nine-yard game with an extra 15-yard personal foul penalty assessed against the Cornhuskers. On the next play, from the Nebraska 45-yard line, Xai’Shaun Edwards carried the ball to the right, shedding a tackle before reversing course back to the left and racing untouched to the end zone for his fifth rushing score of the season…