After all, Nebraska’s defense had played great for the better part of three quarters and an offense like Colorado’s is rarely going to be shut down entirely for a full game.
Looking back after the fact, though, one of the prickliest little devils in football stood as the first sign of what was to come over the final 18-plus minutes of regulation and overtime for the Husker defense against the Buffaloes: Missed tackles.
With 3 minutes, 35 seconds remaining on Saturday afternoon at Folsom Field, the Blackshirts had allowed just 114 total yards on 44 snaps, good for a dominant 2.