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Watch: Nebraska’s punt at the end of the half nets negative yardage
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The next time Nebraska encounters a fourth down situation, Mike Riley might have to think a little bit harder.
Late in the second quarter facing a 4th-and-3, the Huskers sent their punt unit out on the field, hoping to pin Minnesota deep in their own territory and head into halftime trailing 14-10. Instead, things went wrong for Nebraska. Really wrong.
Freshman Caleb Lightbourn booted a punt high into the air. When the ball finally fell back to the turf it struck the ground hard and started heading the opposite direction. It was officially registered as a punt netting -2 yards.
Nebraska punted for -2 yds… pic.twitter.com/JzHkD5ZcXP
— Vikings Blogger (@firstandskol) November 13, 2016
The special teams miscue allowed the Gophers to get into field goal range and increase their lead to 17-10 heading into the half.
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