Nebraska had a 28-17 lead over Northwestern with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter. For some inexplicable reason, head coach Scott Frost dialed up an onside kick.
Northwestern recovered the onside kick...The Wildcats didn't squander that opportunity, scoring a touchdown to cut the Cornhuskers' lead down to 28-24.
Ooph.
"If I did it over, I wouldn't make the call," Frost told reporters, via Amie Just of HuskerExtra.
Frost questioned the offensive staff's creativity when it comes to calling plays.
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"I think our offensive staff has to learn you've got to be a little more creative in this league," Frost said.
Some people think Frost is calling out Nebraska offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, who signed a contract with the Cornhuskers last December.
Whipple was the offensive coordinator at Pitt before coming over to
Nebraska. Last season, he was in charge of an offense that averaged 41.4
points per game.
College football fans:
"I still can’t believe Nebraska did that onside kick," tweeted Barstool's Big Cat. "Give Scott Frost a little momentum and he says fuck it let’s go crazy."
"AND AFTER AN INSANE MOMENTUM SHIFT AND GOING UP BY TWO SCORES IN THE THIRD QUARTER NEBRASKA ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDE KICK FOR LITERALLY NO REASON."
"Nebraska fans have vomited 15-20 times this game. Totally normal."
"Nebraska went from a Natty contender to Frost getting fired in a span of two hours on Twitter. FOOTBALL IS BACK."
[I guess "national". Never heard of "Natty" before.]