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WATCH: De’Mornay Pierson-El gets Nebraska on the board with spectacular TD catch
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Nebraska needed a big play to stay in the game.
It was still the first quarter, but Oregon was starting to pull away. Down 14-0 and facing a third-and-nine, Nebraska needed to find the end zone to keep pace with the Ducks. Tanner Lee threw a pass up for grabs and, fortunately, one of his guys game down with it.
That guy was receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El.
This is the football equivalent of getting dunked on in basketball pic.twitter.com/YC9mzoLsoG
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 9, 2017
That touchdown grab was the second of the year for Pierson-El and the third TD pass for Lee.
It was a huge momentum play the Huskers desperately needed early in the game.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB