One of the first people Michael Rucker laid eyes upon Friday after returning to Memorial Stadium was former teammate Matt Davison, now in an administrative role within the Nebraska football program.
Blast from the past, Rucker thought.
Of course, he specifically remembered what most people do when initially seeing Davison or hearing his name – that miraculous game-saving, national championship-saving touchdown catch as time expired to force overtime against Missouri in 1997.
“That’s a good one,” Rucker said, smiling.
Yeah, you could say that.
Well, here’s something else good. Rucker still has that game ball.