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Nebraska and Purdue faced off in a college football game in Lincoln. Nebraska fumbled the opening kickoff but recovered, and Purdue had a turnover as well. After a scoreless first quarter, Nebraska scored a touchdown in the second quarter to take a 7-0 lead. They extended their lead with a 73-yard touchdown pass, making it 14-0. The halftime score was Nebraska 14, Purdue 0.
Halftime in Lincoln: Nebraska 14, Purdue 0.
Arkansas played some great defense in the first half, holding Purdue to 34.5% shooting and 15.4% from three. The Boilermakers did have 5 offensive rebounds and won the overall rebounding battle 19-14, but that's not a bad discrepancy at all for the Hogs.
HALF: Arkansas 31, Purdue 26. El Ellis with 7 to lead the Hogs, while Braden Smith has 8 for Purdue. Teams combined for 19 turnovers. Purdue had zero assists. Zach Edey and Davonte Davis both battled through foul trouble. Feels like a regular season game.
Tommi Hill picks it off. ❌ @hilltommi13 x @HuskerFootball 📺: FS1/@CFBONFOX https://t.co/3oGrxRU4ol
Boom. Heinrich Haarberg with a 73-yard TD bomb that took a scant 11 seconds after the Purdue INT. Nebraska 14, Purdue 0
There's Tommi Hill again. Second interception of the season for Hill. That's two takeaways today for Tony White's Blackshirts. Jimari Butler's forced fumble was the first. Next play, Haarberg finds Jaylen Lloyd for a 73-yard TD pass. Nebraska 14, Purdue 0 in 2Q.
Interception, Tommie Hill. Nebraska corner just ran in front of WR Deion Burks deep downfield.
Tommi Hill on the interception of Hudson Card for Nebraska. He ran 30 yards to get 6 yards on the return. Huskers have it at their 27, up 7-0 here in the second quarter.
All tied 22-22 at the U-4. The Arkansas front court isn't providing much on offense, but those guys are battling against a physical Purdue team on the other end. Fortunately, the backcourt has picked up the slack in the scoring department.
15-play, 87-yard drive from the #Huskers that chewed 8:52 off the clock. The end result was a 1-yard TD pass from Heinrich Haarberg to Thomas Fidone. Credit to Alex Bullock for picking off Fidone's man to get the TE free.
One of Nebraska's best offensive drives of the season: 15 plays, 87 yards across 8 minutes, 52 seconds. Heinrich Haarberg to Thomas Fidone for the 1-yard touchdown pass to finish. Nebraska 7, Purdue 0, 10:43 2Q.
Huskers draw first blood on a Haarberg 1-yard TD pass. Nebraska 7, Purdue 0 It may take only 14-17 points to win this thing.
Nebraska continues to attack the edges of this Purdue defense as Haarberg hits Ty Hahn for 8 on third-and-5 to the 11.
Total yardage after a scoreless first quarter in Lincoln: Nebraska 65, Purdue 58. For the Huskers, 63 of those yards have come on the current possession.
One quarter in the books: Purdue and Nebraska have combined for 123 yards, 5 first downs, 2 turnovers and 0 points.
123 total yards in a 50-minute scoreless first quarter between Nebraska and Purdue.
Jaidyn Doss on the 16-yard reception from Haarberg on third down. Doss gets tangled up with Purdue DB Cam Allen after the play. Fans wanted a flag. Josh Fleeks follows with a 16-yard run. Nebraska has moved to the Boilermakers' 24-yard line as the first quarter ends.
Back-to-back buckets from El Ellis, including a long 3 as the shot clock was winding down, and Arkansas cuts the Purdue lead to 12-10 at the U-12. Trevon Brazile still doesn't look like his old self just yet. A little hesitant after a couple of early misses.
The review gives it to Nebraska. Officials are 0 for 2 on sorting out special teams fumble recoveries on the field. Replay got it right. Huskers will start at their 13 with 4:35 to play in the first quarter.
Purdue leads 10-5 at the U-16. Arkansas looks a little too jacked up with four early turnovers and some sloppy play in transition.
Early returns on the reshaped Nebraska offensive line: It's not opening space for the backs to run, and it's not protecting QB Heinrich Haarberg. Huskers can't get a first down after the turnover at midfield. Buschini punt puts Purdue at its 17.
Takeaway, Blackshirts. Jimari Butler forces it on the running back, Quinton Newsome recovers. Short field for the Nebraska offense near midfield.
And now a Purdue turnover. Devin Mockobee loses it after a gain into Nebraska territory. Jimari Butler forced it, Quinton Newsome recovered at the 46-yard line.
Jimari Butler with the forced fumble, Quinton Newsome with the recovery.
Not the best start!
Purdue frittered a chance to grab an early lead after recovering NU fumble on opening kickoff. An inauspicious start.
Purdue goes for it on 4th & 11 from the Nebraska 33. Makes sense for a team that's an FBS-worst 3 of 9 on field goals this season. Incomplete. #Huskers defense, again, holds.
That opening fumble by Nebraska was its eight lost this season. Could be much worse considering the #Huskers have recovered their own *12* other times.
Replay review overturns the call on the field. Purdue recovers the Snodgrass fumble and will start at the Nebraska 32.
Not a great way to start this one. Garrett Snodgrass with the kickoff return and fumble.
Garrett Snodgrass fumbles the opening kickoff for Nebraska. The Huskers recover and will start at their 32, pending the replay review.
After fumbling three times without losing any last week, Nebraska fumbles on the opening kick return. #Huskers recover.
Game captains for Nebraska: Janiran Bonner, Nick Henrich, Alex Bullock, John Bullock. Purdue wins the coin toss and defers. Nebraska will receive the opening kick and move into the wind (to the north) in the first quarter.
Pregame Purdue-#Huskers blog on borderline freezing temps, momentum and a big Nebraska recruiting weekend: https://t.co/IbmunQrmW1
Not good. https://t.co/kTWG1QRgAV
Game day. Appropriate weather for Nebraska and Purdue in Lincoln. Here are some predictions from the @NebraskaRivals crew before the #Huskers take the field looking for their first three-game win streak since 2016. https://t.co/wAJoGJiE1s
Not looking great https://t.co/Zev7HeXMqI
Garrett Shrader is pressured on the first play, tripped up and throws the ball away.