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Morgan doesn't believe his records will stand, but is overwhelmed to be the first to 1,000

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But there's something that no Husker going forward will be able to take away from the Nebraska senior wide receiver.

Playing in his final collegiate game, Morgan became the first Husker to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He finished with seven catches for 81 yards Friday in a 31-28 loss to Iowa.

The New Orleans native said he could tell he was getting close to the milestone in the second half. He came in needing 77 yards to pass the 1,000-yard milestone.

"I kind of teared up on the field," Morgan said. "I've never been the first ever to do I don't think a lot of things, because I'm a junior, my dad's a senior, so I (was) never going to be the first Stanley Morgan.