Turning point: Running back Dedrick Mills took a pitch from sophomore quarterback Adrian Martinez and rumbled into the end zone from 14 yards out with 2 minutes, 11 seconds, remaining in the third quarter to get Nebraska within 35-27. That was the first of three straight touchdown drives for Nebraska.
It was over when: Martinez took a knee with the game clock deep enough that no further snaps were needed. No sooner than that did anybody on Nebraska’s sideline dare begin the celebration.
Quotable: Nebraska head coach Scott Frost on his team’s adventurous route to a 3-1 record with a Big Ten win in the books and Ohio State coming to town next:
“We are where we are,” Frost said.