As Lee ascends at quarterback, Huskers try to follow the leader

Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee (13) looks to pass against Northern Illinois earlier this season at Memorial Stadium.

Watch Tanner Lee in the moments after he cut loose that rope of a post route into a crisp West Lafayette, Indiana, night.

He tracks the ball through the traffic in front of him, making sure his most reliable target, Stanley Morgan, hauls it in.

He throws his hands in the air. He rushes down the field, seemingly to catch Morgan, but realizing that the junior wide receiver has already sprinted to the sideline.