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Osborne Not the Only One Who Choked Up Friday

Randy York N-Sider

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Friday night, inside Memorial Stadium, Nebraska’s 1995 football team saw something most had never seen…their unflappable head coach pausing at the podium and slowing down toward the end of his 15 precious minutes with what many consider to be the best team in college football history.

The man who wrote More Than Winning, among other books, was sharing his wisdom about life lessons when he went silent for a few precious seconds. Then he cleared his throat, regained his composure and spoke volumes about what was beating in his heart and running through his brain.