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Blackshirts bend plenty, but don’t break when it counts on key defensive stands | Football



“That’s what it takes. That’s what it takes to win games.”

Nebraska’s defense faced 91 plays Saturday. Penn State piled up 501 yards to Nebraska’s 298.

And the Nittany Lions lost. With data going back to the year 2000, it marked the first time Nebraska had won a game while finishing with less than 300 total yards and allowing 500 or more. The Huskers were 0-10 in such games prior to Saturday.

It marked the second time this season Penn State gained 450 or more yards and allowed fewer than 300 and lost.

“We love challenges, man. We feel like as a defense, the defensive backs on our back end, we feel like everything’s on us,” cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt said. “If something breaks loose we have to be there. If they throw the ball in there, we have to be there. And we really just take pride in that.”

While the two late stops will get the most attention, NU also did good work early on with Penn State threatening.

Early in the second quarter, the Nittany Lions had a first-and-10 at the Nebraska 15 and came away with a field goal. Later in the period, PSU had a first-and-goal at the NU 9-yard line and again was able to score just three points.

A similar situation in the third quarter: first-and-goal for Penn State at the Nebraska 7-yard line, and three points to show for it.



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