If Davison, a freshman from Tecumseh, Neb., never catches another ball for the Cornhuskers, it won't matter. Last Saturday his diving retrieval of a deflected pass in the end zone with no time remaining in regulation allowed the Huskers to tie Missouri 38-38. When Nebraska won in overtime, 45-38, Davison forever won a place in the hearts of Huskers fans. It doesn't seem as big to me as everybody else. If we go on to win the national championship, then it will be a bigger thing.
College football has a way of making no-names memorable.
At Auburn, mention David Langner and men will take off their hats and place them over their hearts. A quarter century ago Langner returned two blocked punts for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, leading the Tigers to a 17-16 upset of undefeated, No. Southern Cal fans revere Doyle Nave, the fourth-string quarterback who led the Trojans to the winning touchdown in the 1939 Rose Bowl. The Huskers haven't lost to the Tigers since 1978. However, behind the wondrous running and passing of quarterback Corby Jones, Mizzou led 38-31 with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.