The first thing Wyatt Liewer did was look for a flag.
After he scooted into the end zone for his first collegiate touchdown, the walk-on sophomore from O’Neill had to make sure the play was actually going to stand.
“I was really surprised. It was just so wide open I immediately turned around looking for some sort of holding flag or anything,” Liewer said Tuesday. “I just didn’t know it would work out, and a lot of guys were excited.”
Wan’Dale Robinson was so excited for the play he nearly drew a penalty for running onto the field after Liewer scored, NU offensive coordinator Matt Lubick said.
Lubick was excited too. Nebraska stresses wide receiver blocking to a high degree, and the Huskers’ execution on the play, when receiver Levi Falck and tight end Austin Allen threw the blocks to spring Liewer, was perfect.
“Probably my favorite play of the year,” Lubick said.
With Falck already on the right side of the formation, Liewer and tight end Austin Allen motioned from left to right to join Falck in a bunch formation. Allen and Falck threw the blocks, Liewer stepped back to take the pass from Adrian Martinez, and the rest was a walk in the park as Liewer went untouched into the end zone to put NU up 27-10.
“Pre-snap it’s a run-pass option play, and I knew I had guys like Levi Falck and Austin Allen out there blocking for me,” Liewer said. “I really wasn’t expecting it to be that wide open; so I caught the ball and saw the edge was open and hit it as hard as I could, got in.”
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