It was one of two lost fumbles on the day for a Nebraska team that came into the game leading the nation in that category with 47 fumbles and 23 lost fumbles. I thought maybe it was a good time where we could swing the momentum. After watching Texas come back to beat the Huskers in October and recalling the Nov. 26 Colorado game where the Buffs rallied for 24 fourth-quarter points to force overtime, one might have suggested that Nebraska was feeling something slipping. Not so, said Husker senior cornerback Ralph Brown. We had a lot of confidence.
Fumbles happen and that's the name of the game.
After that happened, we told the offense to keep their heads up and we went out there and played as hard as we could. Despite not netting a single yard in the fourth quarter, Crouch said the Huskers weren't trying to sit on the lead. They came out in the second half and started doing some things different, but we were able to make adjustments and get some good drives after that. Texas' Brown said that Nebraska's overall performance was impressive. They were quick and dominating.