Nebraska was up 22-0 at the half last Saturday against an outmanned Souther Miss team; yet, the Huskers managed to lose the second half of the game 14-28.
Luckily, the early 22-point lead was enough to overcome the lackluster performance in the second half, and the Huskers won the game by eight points on Homecoming Saturday.
This might be a good time to remind that Southern Miss did beat Nebraska. Once. The year was 2004—Bill Callahan’s first season in Lincoln. I mention this merely to remind ourselves of the recent past and just how bad it was.