There was 1:49 left on the clock. Nebraska held a 13-6 lead and had a 99.5% chance of winning. But then craziness ensued. The Cornhuskers decided to throw the ball on two straight plays, giving the timeout-less Illini life in the process. Illinois got the ball back and found themselves inside the opposing 10-yard line after a 50-yard strike to a wide open Malik Turner.
From there, Wes Lunt targeted Geronimo Allison four times in the endzone. The first three tries yielded two separate pass interference calls on the defense and it was first-and-goal from the 2-yard line.