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Steven M. Sipple: If you're a Husker fan, enjoy the 'W' and worry about the Buckeyes later

He pounded it with both hands. It was that kind of night for Nebraska. It needed both hands to win this game.

At any rate, about 6 1/2 minutes remained in Nebraska's game against Illinois when Robinson looked up to the sky and pounded his chest. He wanted this one bad. Ninety seconds earlier, the true freshman had scored the touchdown that gave Nebraska a 42-38 lead, its first of the game. You read that right. Its first lead of the game.

Notice I said much of the night. Nebraska (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) looked exceptionally well-coached as it battled back from a 35-21 deficit with 5:40 left in the third quarter.