Early in the afternoon on Halloween, the screams of terror you heard were coming from Nebraska fans everywhere.
Mike Riley's first year as Cornhuskers coach had already been a nightmare, with a 3-5 start and several heart-wrenching close losses. But there was still another subterranean level for this once-proud program to reach, and they found it on Saturday in West Lafayette.
Purdue entered Week 9 with a 1-6 record and having lost 18 of its 19 Big Ten games under head coach Darrell Hazell. Yet the Boilermakers looked like clearly the better team in a shocking 55-45 victory at Ross-Ade Stadium.