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Pat Bryant caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Luke Altmyer in overtime to give No. 24 Illinois a 31–24 win over No. 22 Nebraska in Lincoln to open Big Ten conference play. The Fighting Illini are 4-0 for the first time since 2011.
Dylan Rosiek sacked Huskers quarterback Dylan Raiola on 4th-and-29 to finish off the win. Nebraska 9-yard loss. An intentional grounding penalty on the freshman QB then pushed Nebraska to a third-and-42. A 13-yard pass play on third down set up the finale, fateful play.
Altmyer passed for 215 yards and four touchdowns, completing 21-of-27 passes. Pat Bryant had five receptions for 74 yards and two scores, with Zakhari Franklin adding five catches for 50 yards. Kaden Feagin rushed for 69 yards on 12 carries.
Illinois tied the game at 24-24 on a 6-yard catch by offensive lineman Brandon Henderson, lined up at tight end. The 70-yard drive was highlighted by a 16-yard run from Feagin, which had another 15 yards tacked on by a facemask penalty on Nebraska’s Malcolm Hartzog Jr. Altmyer followed up with a 15-yard pass to Malik Elzy that moved the Fighting Illini to the Huskers’ 14-yard line.
Nebraska had a chance to take the lead on its next possession, but Raiola overthrew tight end Luke Lindenmeyer for what would’ve been a 21-yard touchdown on third down. John Hohl then missed a 39-yard field goal.
The Huskers went up 24-17 on a 1-yard flip from Raiola to Janiran Bonner early in the fourth quarter. Earlier in the drive, the freshman QB hit Isaiah Neyor for a 44-yard gain. On the next play, Raiola threw off his back foot to Thomas Fidone II for 29 yards.
Raiola completed 24-of-35 passes for 297 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Jahmal Banks finished with eight receptions for 94 yards while Neyor added four catches for 90 yards and two scores. Dante Dowdell led the Huskers in rushing…
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Publish date : 2024-09-21 03:50:15
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