Nebraska executes fake FG to set up first TD vs. Louisiana Tech
Nebraska is facing Louisiana Tech in Week 4, and the Huskers are trying to get things rolling in the second quarter. After a scoreless opening quarter, Nebraska used a bit of trickery to set up the first score of the game.
Deep in Bulldog territory, Nebraska was preparing to kick a field goal for the first points of the game. Instead, the Huskers utilized Timmy Bleekrode as a ball carrier in a fake.
Bleekrode plunged straight through a massive hole for 10 yards and needed 4 for a first down.
✨ @HuskerFootball with the trick play! pic.twitter.com/mcgBGxh2TS
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 23, 2023
Nebraska kept the misdirection going on 2nd-and-goal. The Huskers called an end-around to Billy Kemp IV with pre-snap motion while faking a handoff to the running back in a well-executed play.
It went for 9 yards and a touchdown for Kemp as Nebraska broke the scoreless tie:
👏 @HuskerFootball strikes first! pic.twitter.com/tQKbJNIyNv
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 23, 2023
Nebraska would like to find some efficiency on offense with a pair of punts already and a 2-for-6 passing start for Heinrich Haarberg. Kempt has both receptions and the 9-yard carry for 36 yards of offense in the first half.