If you’re a person who truly believes the Huskers will need a few lucky breaks to get over the hump, the first half didn’t fill you with a sense of hope.
The Huskers got on the board first when Jayden Maiava overthrew a balloon which Ceyair Wright settled under and then returned 45 yards to give the Huskers a 7-0 lead. The luck bunny then struck Southern Cal on 2nd & 13 of the following drive when a harried Maiava lobbed another rainbow, but this time it dropped for a 28-yard completion to the Nebraska 6 which the Trojans converted for the tying touchdown.