Garrett Nelson: Heroes Game win over Iowa a ‘long time coming’

Garrett Nelson has been on the wrong side of too many losses to Iowa. A member of Nebraska’s 2019 recruiting class, Nelson was 0-3 in the Heroes Game with those losses coming by 7 points or less.

Fortunately, Nelson was able to flip the script this time around. He came up with 4 total tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries in the win over the Hawkeyes.

After the game, he admitted he had been thinking about this one for a long time:

“Long time coming. I’ve thought about it for a while,” said Nelson. “Wow. No words.”

As for quarterback Casey Thompson, he revealed he did not know the Heroes Trophy existed until Saturday. But he also admitted it was “big” to get the chance to take the trophy away from Iowa.

In contrast to that below, there’s Garrett Nelson, a kid from western Nebraska who took the trophy and paraded around the field, allowing all Nebraska fans to touch it.

“Long time coming. I’ve thought about it for a while. Wow. No words.” https://t.co/mh30Dkhv1c pic.twitter.com/Hjlh2VO4oM

— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) November 26, 2022

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.