Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI · 3 days ago
Stukenholtz: Forever Searching for Answers
Maybe the big sign the student section unfurls, “Welcome to your Worst Nightmare,” is actually being directed at all Husker fans and not the opposing team.
The literal darkness of the blacked-out Memorial Stadium on Halloween night gave way to figurative darkness in the psyches of all the players, coaches, and fans who witnessed another late-game collapse. This time, it was Washington that was allowed to hang around and snatch an unlikely 17-10 win away from a Nebraska team that refused to pull away.
It was a carbon copy of the Oregon loss two weeks prior. The games were so similar it’s spooky – and not just because of the costumes.